Duygun Erol Barkana

Duygun Erol Barkana
Associate Professor
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University
34755 Kayisdagi – Istanbul
[email protected]
0-216-5781741
http://ee.yeditepe.edu.tr/staff/derol/
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Systems, Humanoid Robots, Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems, Dynamical
Systems and Control, Medical Robotics, Cognitive Robotics, Eye-tracking Systems, Human-Robot Interaction,
Surgical Interface
EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN  (August 2003- May 2007)
PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
PhD Thesis: Design of an Intelligent Control Architecture for Rehabilitation Robotics
GPA: 3.98/4.0
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN  (August 2001-August 2003)
M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Master Thesis: Development of a Procedural Memory for a Humanoid Behavior and Task Learning
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey  (September 1997-June 2001)
Bachelor of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, minor in Automatic Control
Final Project: Simulation Studies for Flow Control in Multi-Bottleneck Data Communication Networks
Senior Project: Circuit Design of a control mechanism that turns on lights in a house automatically
GPA:3.53/4.0, 1st of 80
PUBLICATIONS
Thesis
1. Erol, D, “Development of a Procedural Memory for a Humanoid Behavior and Task Learning”, Prof.
Kazuhiko Kawamura, Prof. David Noelle, MSc. Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, Vanderbilt University, 2003.
2. Erol, D., “Design of an Intelligent Control Architecture for Rehabilitation Robotics”, Prof. Nilanjan Sarkar,
Prof. Mitch Wilkes, Prof. Michael Goldfarb, Prof. George E. Cook, Prof. Thomas E. Groomes, PhD. Thesis,
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, 2007.
Journals
1. Kawamura, K., Rogers E. T., Hambuchen, A. K. Erol, D., "Towards a Human Robot Symbiotic System",
Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 19(6), 555-565, 2003.
2. Erol, D. & Sarkar, N. “Intelligent Control for Robotic Rehabilitation after Stroke”, Journal of Intelligent and
Robotic Systems, 50(4), 341-360, 2007.
3. Mallapragada, V., Erol, D., Sarkar, N. “A New Method of Force Control for Unknown Environments”,
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 4(3), 313-322, 2007.
4. Erol, D. & Sarkar, N., “Design and Implementation of an Assistive Controller for Rehabilitation Robotic
Systems”, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 4(3), 271-278, 2007.
5. Erol, D. & Sarkar, N. “Coordinated Control of Assistive Robotic Devices for Activities of Daily Living Tasks”,
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 16(3), 278-285, 2008.
6. Barkana Erol, D. & Sarkar, N. “Towards a Smooth Human-Robot Interaction for Rehabilitation Robotic
Systems”, Advanced Robotics, 23(12-13), 1641-1662, 2009.
7. Cetin E. A, Adli, M. A., Barkana Erol, D, Kucuk H., “Implementation and Development of an Adaptive
Steering Control System”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 59 (1), 75-83, 2010.
8. Barkana Erol, D., “Towards Intelligent Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Systems”, International Journal of
Systems Science, 41 (7), 729–745, 2010.
9. Barkana Erol, D., “Design and Implementation of a Control Architecture for a Robot-Assisted Orthopedic
Surgery”, International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 6(1), 42-56, 2010.
10. Barkana Erol, D., “Evaluation of Low-Level Controllers for an Orthopedic Surgery Robotic System”, IEEE
Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 14(4), 1128-1135, 2010.
11. Wang, F., Erol Barkana, D., Sarkar, N., “Impact of visual error augmentation when integrated with assistas-needed training method in robot-assisted rehabilitation”, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and
Rehabilitation Engineering, 18(5), 571-579, 2010.
12. Barkana Erol, D., Das J., Wang F., Groomes T. E., Sarkar N., “Incorporating Verbal Feedback into a RobotAssisted Rehabilitation System”, Robotica, 29(3), 433-443, 2011.
13. Cetin E. A, Adli, M. A., Barkana Erol, D, Kucuk H., “Adaptive On-line Parameter Identification of a Steerby-wire System”, Mechatronics, 22(2), 152–166, 2012.
14. Ozkul, F., Barkana Erol D., Demirbas Badilli S., Inal S.,” Evaluation of Elbow Joint Proprioception with
RehabRoby: A Pilot Study”, Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc., 46(5), 332-338, 2012.
15. Ozkul, F., Barkana Erol, D., “Upper-Extremity Rehabilitation Robot RehabRoby: metholodogy, design,
usability and validation”, International Journal of Advanced Robotics, 10(401), 1-13, 2013.
16. Barkana Erol D., Acik A., Duru Goksel D. , Duru D. , “Improvement of Design of a Surgical Interface using
an Eye Tracking Device”, Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling (TBioMed), 11(48), doi:10.1186/17424682-11-48, 2014.
17. Muradore R., Fiorini P, Akgun G., Barkana Erol D., Bonfe M., Boriero F., Caprara A., De Rossi G., Dodi D.,
Elle O. J., Ferraguti F., Gasperotti L., Gassert R., Mathiassen K., Handini D., Lambercy O., Li L., Kruusmaa
M., Manurung A. O., Meruzzi G., Nguyen H.Q.P., Preda N., Riolfo G., Ristolainen A., Sanna A., Secchi C.,
Torsello M.,
Yantac A.E. Development of a Cognitive Robotic System for Simple Surgical
Tasks. International Journal of Advanced Robotics, 12(37), 1-20, doi: 10.5772/60137, 2015.
18. Badıllı Demirbaş Ş, Barkana Erol D., İnal S., “Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Robotics”, J Physiother
Rehabil-Special Topics, 1(1), 1-5, 2015.
International Conferences
1. Schroder, J., Erol, D., Kawamura, K., Dillmann, R. "Dynamic Pneumatic Actuator Model for a Model-Based
Torque Controller", IEEE Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation, Kobe, Japan, 342–347,
2003.
2. Erol, D., Park, J., Turkay, E., Kawamura, K., Jenkins, O.C., Mataric, M. "Motion Generation for Humanoid
Robots with Automatically Derived Behaviors", IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics, Washington DC, USA,
1816–1821, 2003.
3. Erol, D., Rani, P., Brackin, R., Sarkar, M. S., Sarkar, N. "Robotic Aid to People with Disability By Means of
an Innovative Communication Paradigm", 9th Mechatronics Forum International Conference, Ankara, Turkey,
2004.
4. Erol, D., Mallapragada, V., Sarkar, N., Uswatte, G., Taub, E. "A New Control Approach for Robot Assisted
Rehabilitation", IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: Frontiers of the HumanMachine Interface, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 323–328, 2005.
5. Erol, D., Mallapragada, V., Sarkar, N., "Adaptable Force Control in Robotic Rehabilitation", 14th IEEE
International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Nashville, TN, USA, 649–654,
2005.
6. Erol, D., Mallapragada, V., Sarkar, N., Uswatte, G., Taub, E. "Autonomously Adapting Robotic Assistance for
Rehabilitation Therapy", The first IEEE / RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and
Biomechatronics, Pisa, Italy, 567–572, 2006.
7. Mallapragada, V., Erol, D., Sarkar, N., "A New Method for Force Control for Unknown Environments",
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Beijing, China, 4509–4514, 2006.
8. Erol, D., Sarkar, N., Halder, B. “A High-Level Controller for Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation”, IEEE/EMBS
International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, New York, USA, 3234–3237,
2006.
9. Erol, D. & Sarkar, N., “Intelligent Control Framework for Robotic Rehabilitation after Stroke”, IEEE/RAS
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Rome, Italy, 1238–1243, 2007.
10. Erol, D. & Sarkar, N., “Smooth Human-Robot Interaction in Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation”, IEEE 10th
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: Frontiers of the Human-Machine Interface , Noordwijk,
Netherlands, 5-15, 2007.
11. Erol, D. & Sarkar, N., “Synchronization of arm and hand assistive robotics devices to impart activities of daily
living tasks ”, 5th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation & Robotics, Funchal,
Portugal, 5-12, 2008.
12. Barkana Erol, D., Wang, F., Das, J., Sarkar, N., Groomes, T., “A Step Toward Increasing Automation in
Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation”, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics,
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, 930-935, 2008.
13. Cetin, E., Adlı, M.A., Barkana Erol, D., Kucuk, H. “Compliant Control of Steer-by-wire Systems”,
IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Singapore, 636-643, 2009.
14. Ertas, İ. H., Hocaoglu, E., Barkana Erol, D., Patoglu, V. “Finger Exoskeleton for Treatment of Tendon
Injuries”, IEEE 11th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Kyoto, Japan, 194-201, 2009.
15. Wang, F., Barkana Erol, D., Sarkar, N. “Integration of Error Augmentation Training Method to an Assistive
Controller for Rehabilitation Robotic Systems”, IEEE 11th International Conference on Rehabilitation
Robotics, Kyoto, Japan, 463-468, 2009.
16. Wang, F., Barkana Erol, D., Sarkar, N., “Evaluation of a Rehabilitation Robotic System with Assist-As-Needed
and Visual Error Augmentation Training Method”, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots
and Systems, St. Louis, MO, USA, 3555-3560 2009.
17. Barkana Erol, D., “Orthopedic Surgery Robotic System”, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and
Biomimetics (ROBIO), Guilin, Guangxi, China, 1947-1953, 2009.
18. Guven Y., Barkana Erol, D., “Bone Cutting Trajectory Generation using a Medical User Interface of an
Orthopedical Surgical Robotic System”, IEEE 3rd International Conference on Human System Interaction,
Poland, 325-330, 2010.
19. Ayhan B., Barkana Erol D., Cınar M., “Comparison of the Performance of a Fuzzy Controller with a PI
Controller for Real Time Temperature Control in the Oil Bath”, International Symposium on Innovations in
Intelligent Systems and Applications, Kayseri, Turkey, 157-160, 2010.
20. Guven Y., Barkana Erol, D., “Control Architecture for an Orthopedic Surgical Robotic System OrthoRoby”,
World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science- International Conference on Intelligent Automation
and Robotics (ICIAR'10), San Francisco, USA, 334-339, 2010.
21. Atasoy, A., Barkana Erol, D., Ozkan M., “Hardware Interface For A 3-DOF Surgical Robot Arm”,
EDERC2010: 4th European DSP Education and Research Conference, Nice, France, 2010.
22. Ozkul, F., Barkana Erol D., Demirbas Badilli S., Inal S., “Evaluation of Proprioceptive Sense of the Elbow
Joint with RehabRoby”, IEEE 12th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 1-6, Zurich, Sweden,
2011.
23. Ozkul F. and Barkana Erol D., “Design of an Admittance Control with Inner Robust Position Control for a
Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System RehabRoby”, IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced
Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2011), Budapest, Hungary, 104-109, 2011.
24. Ozkul F. and Barkana Erol D., “Design and Control of an Upper Limb Exoskeleton Robot RehabRoby”, 12th
Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, Sheffield, UK, 125-136, 2011. (Lecture Notes in
Computer Science, vol. 6856).
25. Barkana Erol D., Ozkan M., Calisir F., Duru Goksel D., Duru D. , “Development of a Surgical Interface for
Cryoablation of Kidney Tumors”, The International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical
Engineering (IWBBIO 2013), Granada, Spain, 601-611, 2013.
26. Barkana Erol D., Ozkan M., Duru Goksel D., Duru D. ,” Applying Human Factors for Design of a Kidney
Tumor Cryoablation Surgical Interface”, Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 27th International
Congress and Exhibition (CARS 2013), Heidelberg, Germany, 2013.
27. Barkana Erol D., Duru Goksel D., Duru A. D., Acik A., Ozkan M., “Development and Evaluation of an
Interface for Pre-Operative Planning of Cryoablation of a Kidney Tumor ”, 3rd Joint Workshop on New
Technologies for Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery, September 11-13 September, 2013, Verona, Italy.
28. Barkana Erol D., Erol D. “Applying a User-Centered Design Approach to Develop a Surgical Interface for
Cryoablation of a Kidney Tumor”, The International Workshop on Human-Machine Systems, Cyborgs and
Enhancing Devices (HUMASCEND 2013), 13 October 2013, Manchester, United Kingdom.
29. Duru Goksel D., Duru A. D., Erol Barkana D., Sanli O., Ozkan M., “Assessment of Surgeon’s Stress Level
and Alertness Using EEG during Laparoscopic Simple Nephrectomy”, 6th International IEEE EMBS
Conference on Neural Engineering November 5-8, 2013, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA.
30. Yantaç A.E, Cay D.,Erol Barkana D., “Exploring Design Criteria for Graphical User Interface of a Surgical
Operation Robot”, Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery 27th International Congress and Exhibition
(CARS 2014), 25-28 June 2014, Fukuoka, Japan.
31. Yandac, A. E., Cay, D., Akgun, G., Erol Barkana, D. “Insights from user studies for the graphical user interface
design of a surgical operation robot”, in the Proc. of the 8th International Conference on Interfaces and Human
Computer Interaction (IHCI), 15-17 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal.
32. Calisir F., Basak E. Erol Barkana D., Relative Importance of Usability and Functionality Factors for Computerassisted Navigation System for Cryoablation of Kidney Tumors, Global Conference on Healthcare Systems
Engineering (GCHSE), 5-8 August, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
33. Aypar Y., Palaska Y., Gokay R., Masazade E., Erol Barkana D., Sarkar N. “Clustering of Emotional States
under Different Task Difficulty Levels for the Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System-RehabRoby”, 11th
International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO), Vienna, Austria,
September 1-3, 2014.
34. Aypar Y., Palaska Y., Gokay R., Masazade E., Erol Barkana D., “Fuzzy Clustering of Emotional States for the
Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System-RehabRoby”, 36th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference of
the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Chicago, Illinois, USA, August 26-30, 2014.
35. Yandac, A. E., Cay, D., Akgun, G., Erol Barkana, D. “A Surgical Robotic Interface for Kidney Tumor
Cryoablation”, 36th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Society, Chicago, Illinois, USA, August 26-30, 2014.
36. Gokay R, Masazade E., Aydin C, Barkana Erol D., “Emotional State and Cognitive Load Analysis using
Features from BVP and SC Sensors”, IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration
to be held in San Diego, CA, USA, September 14-16 2015.
National Conferences
1. Çetin, E., Balcı, Ş., Adlı, M. A., Barkana Erol, D., Kucuk, H., “Adaptif Sürüş¸ Kontrol Sistemi Tasarımı ve
Gerçeklemesi Bolum 1: Sürücü Etkileşim, Araç¸ Yönlendirme Ünitesi ve Adaptif Parametre Tanımlama”,
Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı TOK, 657-662, İstanbul, 2008.
2. Çetin, E., Balcı, Ş., Adlı, M. A., Barkana Erol, D., Kucuk, H., “Adaptif Sürüş¸ Kontrol Sistemi Tasarımı ve
Gerçeklemesi Bolum 2: Araç Modeli”, Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı TOK, 663-668, İstanbul, 2008.
3. Ayvalı, E. & Barkana Erol, D., “Ortopedik Cerrahi Robot Sistemi OrthoRoby”, Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal
Toplantısı TOK, İstanbul, 2009.
4. Barkana Erol, D. Özcan Ö.,İnan M., Küçük H.,Üstünkan F., “Kalkaneal uzatmada tespit amacıyla kullanılan
dinamik kompresyon plağı ile yeni geliştirilen titanyum kübik plağın sonlu element analizi ile
karşılaştırılması”, 21. Ulusal Türk Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kongresi, İzmir, 2009.
5. Guven, Y. & Barkana Erol, D., “Ortopedik Cerrahi Robotik Sistem için Tıbbi Kullanıcı Arayüzü”, 15.
Biyomedikal Mühendisliği Ulusal Toplantısı, Antalya, 2010.
6. Ozkul, F. & Barkana Erol, D., “Robot-Destekli Rehabilitasyon Sistemi RehabRoby’nin Pozisyon Kontrolü”,
Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı TOK, İstanbul, 2010 (Nominated for the Best Student Paper Award).
7. Ozkul, F., Barkana Erol, D., Demirbas Badilli S., Inal S., “Eğitim Durumuna Göre Propriosepsiyon ve
RehabRoby’nin Kullanılabilirliğinin Değerlendirmesi”, 3. Ulusal Fizyoterapi Rehabilitasyon Kongresi,
İstanbul, 2011.
8. Ozkul F., Barkana Erol, D., Geler Külcü D., “Hemiplejik Hastalarda Üst Ekstremite Robot Destekli
Rehabilitasyon Sistemi RehabRoby'nin Tasarim ve Uygulaması, Ön Çalışma”, 3. Tıbbi Rehabilitasyon
Kongresi, Ankara, 15-18 Kasım 2012 (Best Paper Award).
9. Aypar Y., Palaska Y., Gokay R., Masazade E., Erol Barkana D., “Robot Destekli Rehabilitasyon Sistemleri
için Farklı Zorluk Seviyeli Görev Altında Duygusal Durumların Sınıflandırılması”, Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal
Toplantısı TOK, İzmit, 2014.
10. Palaska Y. , Gokay R. Ozkul F. , Masazade E., Erol Barkana D., “RehabRoby için Farklı Zorluk Seviyeli Görev
Altında Bulanık C-Ortalamalar Yöntemi ile Duygusal Durumların Sınıflandırılması, Türkiye Otonom Robotlar
Konferansı (TORK 2014), 6-7 Kasım 2014, Ankara, Türkiye.
11. Gurhan H.D., Unsalan C., Barkana Erol D., “Texas Instruments Hercules LAUNCHXL2-TMS57012
Geliştirme Kiti ile Sayısal Kontrol Deney Tasarımı”, Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı TOK, Pamukkale,
Denizli, 10-12 Eylül 2015.
Workshop
1. Erol. D., “Use of Hybrid System Modeling Technique for Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Systems”
International Workshop on Hybrid Systems Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, Koç Universitesi,
İstanbul, 2008.
Book Chapters
1. Erol D. and Sarkar N., “Design and Implementation of a Control Architecture for Rehabilitation Robotic
Systems”, Rehabilitation Robotics, editor: Aleksandar Lazinice, ISBN 978-3-902613-04-2, edited by: Sashi S
Kommu, August 2007, I-Tech Education and Publishing, Vienna, Austria.
2. Barkana Erol D., “An Orthopedic Surgical Robotic System – OrthoRoby”, Human-Computer Systems
Interaction: Backgrounds and Applications 2, edited by: Zdzisław S. Hippe, Juliusz L. Kulikowski, Teresa
Mroczek, Springer-Verlag Co, Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, Vol. 99, pp.75-90, 2011, ISBN
978-3-642-23171-1.
3. Guven Y. & Barkana Erol D., “Evaluation of an Orthopedic Surgical Robotic System OrthoRoby on Bone
Cadaver”, Intelligent Automation and Systems Engineering, edited by: Ao, Sio-Iong; Amouzegar, Mahyar;
Rieger, Burghard B., Springer-Verlag, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Vol. 103, pp:41-53, 2011,
ISBN:978-1-4614-0372-2.
4. Erol Barkana, D. and Ozkul, F. “A Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System – RehabRoby”, in Interdisciplinary
Mechatronics, edited by: M. K. Habib and J. P. Davim), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ USA. pp: 145162, 2013, ISBN 9781848214187.
5. Barkana Erol D., Masazade E., “Classification of the Emotional State of a Subject using Machine Learning
Algorithms for Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation Systems”, in Handbook of Research on Advancements in
Robotics and Mechatronics (2 Volumes, edited by: M. K. Habib, Hershey, PA: IGI Global, pp: 53-80, 2015,
ISBN: 1466673877, doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-7387-8.
RESEARCH GRANTS
1) Project Title : Orthopedic Surgery Robotic System (01/09/2008-01/04/2011)
Supported by: TUBITAK The Support Programme for Scientific and Technological Research
Projects (1001) (108E092)
Project Role: Principal Investigator
2) Project Title : Robotic System for Rehabilitation (01/02/2009-01/02/2012)
Supported by: TUBITAK National Young Researchers Career Development Programme (Career
Programme) (3501) ( (108E190)
Project Role: Principal Investigator
3) Project Title: Intelligent Surgical Robotics (I-SUR) (01/03/2011-31/12//2014)
Supported by: 7th Framework Programme-ICT-2009-Call 6)
Project Number: 270396
Project Role: Partner
4) Project Title: Temperature and Pressure Sensitive Myoelectric Controlled Upper-Extremity
Prosthesis
Supported by: TUBITAK 1511 Araştırma Projesi, (01/08/2014-01/08/2015)
Project Role: Consultant
5) Project Title: Development of Wireless Charging System for Electrical Vehicles
Supported by: TUBITAK 1511 Araştırma Projesi, (01/07/2014-31/03/2015)
Project Role: Consultant
6) Project Title: Extraction of Features from the Biofeedback Sensors to Classify the Emotions
Supported by: TUBITAK 1002 Araştırma Projesi, (01/10/2014 –01/07/2015).
Project Role: Co-Principal Investigator
7) Project Title: Bir Robot-Destekli Rehabilitasyon Sistemi Için Fizik Tedavinin Zorluk Derecesinin
Bireyin Duygusal Durumuna Göre Uyarlanması, 01/05/2015-01/11/2017.
Supported by: TUBITAK The Support Programme for Scientific and Technological Research
Projects (1001) (114E614)
Project Role: Principal Investigator
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVIT IES
Editorial Board of the Journals
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International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Advances in Robotics & Automation
Reviewed projects for the following programmes:
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TUBITAK (TEYDEB, 1001 Control and Robotics Panel)
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Sanayi ve Ticaret Bakanlığı San-Tez Projects
Reviewed papers for the following journals:
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IEEE Transactions on Robotics
IEEE Transactions on Neural and Rehabilitation Engineering
Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems
International Journal of Systems Science
The International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems
Journal of Computer Science and System Biology
The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
Robotica
International Journal of Advanced Robotics Systems
Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Reviewed papers for the following conferences:
 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: Frontiers of the Human-Machine Interface
(ICORR 2007, ICORR 2009)
 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2007)
 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2007)
 IEEE/RSJ 2008 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2008)
 IEEE/RSJ 2009 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2009)
 19th IEEE International Symposium in Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN
2010)
 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010)
 20th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN
2011)
 IEEE/RSJ 2011 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011)
 19th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED 2011)
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IEEE 12th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2011)
Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı (TOK 2011)
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2012)
IEEE/RSJ 2013 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2013)
Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı (TOK 2013)
THESIS INVOLVED
MS Thesis (as Advisor)
1. Gürel, Kübra, “Evaluation of Tracking Control of a Steer-by-Wire System Rack Position”, Department of
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, December 2010.
2. Özkul, Fatih, “Design and Implementation of a Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System, RehabRoby”,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, September 2011.
3. Güven, Yasin, “An Orthopedic Surgical Robotic System”, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Yeditepe University, August 2012.
4. Canbaz, Anıl Onur, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University (continue).
5. Palaska, Yunus, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University (continue).
MS Thesis (as Co-Advisor)
1. Dinçer, Mehmet Bahar, “Hybrid Electric Vehicle Control Electronics and Its Fuzzy Logic Simulation”,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, February 2009.
2. Özcan, Özkan, “Düz Tabanlık Tedavisinde Lateral Kolon Uzatma için Tasarlanmış Yeni bir İmplatın Sonlu
Elemanlar Analizi ile Biyomekanik Değerlendirmesi”, Department of Mechatronics, Marmara University,
Kasım 2009.
3. Aydın, Selçuk, “HF/UHF Dual Mode RFID Transponder Antenna and HF Range Extesion via Wireless Power
Transmission”, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, March 2010.
4. Sarıtaş, Örs Ceren, “A Video Surveillance System Based on Interaction Multiple Models, Department of
Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, March 2010.
5. Atasoy, Ahmet, “Hardware Interface For A 3-Dof Surgical Robot Arm And A 6-Dof End Effector, Institute of
Biomedical, Bogazici University, March 2010.
6. Balcı, Şafak, “Otomobil Elektrikli Direksiyon Sisteminin Modellenmesi ve Duyarlılık Analizi”, Department
of Mechatronics, Marmara University, July 2010.
7. Gümüş, Caner, “Autostereoscopic Displays in Computer Assisted Surgery”, Institute of Biomedical, Bogazici
University, December 2010.
8. Güvenilir, Serhat, “Gait Analysis and Its Implementation”, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Yeditepe University, July 2011.
9. Yüce, Melih, “Human Identification and Tracking”, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Yeditepe University, July 2011.
10. Ekici, Çağkan, “Automated Tolerance Inspection of Free Form Objects”, Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, October 2012.
11. Koç, Gökhan, “Intruder Detection Using Seismic Sensor Network”, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Yeditepe University.
12. Dai, Remzi Barış, “A Dimmer Circuit for Various Lighting Devices”, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Yeditepe University, November 2013.
PhD Thesis (as Advisor)
1. Karakaya, Utku, “Control of Efficiency of Wireless Energy Transfer for Charging of Electric Vehicles”,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, (continue).
2. Ozkul, Fatih, “”Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yeditepe University, (continue).
PhD Thesis (as Co-Advisor)
1. Sırmaçek, Beril, “Object Detection in Aerial and Satellite Images”, Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Yeditepe University, January 2010.
2. Topal, Sebahattin, “Multi-Robot Coordination Control Methodology for Search and Rescue Operations”,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ortadoğu Technical University, October 2011.
3. Özyer, Barış, “Momentum Transfer Continuum between Preshape and Grasping Based on Fluidics”,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ortadoğu Technical University, October 2012.
4. Doğru, Sedat, “Sycophant Wireless Sensor Networks Tracked by Sparse Mobile Wiress Sensor Networks
while Cooperatively Mapping an Area”, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ortadoğu
Technical University, October 2012.
5. Tilki, Umut, “Imitation of Human Body Poses and Hand Gestures Using a Particle Based Fluidics Method”,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ortadoğu Technical University, October 2012.
6. Durdu, Akif, “Robotic System Design for Reshaping Estimated Human Intention in Human-Robot
Interactions”, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Ortadoğu Technical University, October
2012.
7. Kızır, Selçuk, “Medikal Amaçlı Güdümlü Empedans Kuvvet Kontrollü Stewart Platformu’nun Geliştirilmesi
ve Kontrolü”, Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kocaeli University, December 2012.
8. Hocaoğlu,Elif, “Design and Tele-Impedance Control of a Variable Stiffness Transradial Hand Prosthesis”,
Sabancı Universitesi, August 2014.