Graduate Students

Post Doctoral Advisees

• Abdullah Kamadan (Ph.D. in ME from Sabanci University, Spring 2015– Fall 2017, currently at GE)
  Co-Design Frameworks for Robots with Adjustable Compliance
  Co-supervisor: Prof. Gullu Kiziltas
• Ahmetcan Erdoğan (Ph.D. in ME from Sabanci University, currently a faculty member at Istinye University and a research engineer at AVL)
  Rehabilitation Robotics Ontology System on the Cloud: Representing and Querying Big Data
  Co-supervisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Peter Schuller (Ph.D. in CS from TUWien, was with us during Summer 2012 – Fall 2013, currently a faculty member at Marmara University)
  Applications of Answer Set Programming in Cognitive Robotics
  Co-supervisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Damien Jade Duff (Ph.D. in CS from University of Birmingham, was with us during Summer 2012 – Fall 2013, currently a faculty member at Istanbul Technical University)
  Robust Physical Cognition for Applications in Computer Vision by Exploiting Knowledge of Rigid Body Dynamics
  Co-supervisor: Prof. Esra Erdem

Ph.D. Advisees

• Ayhan Aktaş (Ph.D. pre-candidate in ME, graduation expected Fall 2021)
  Passivity of Interaction Control with Fractional Order Elements
• Gökay Çoruhlu (Ph.D. candidate in ME, graduation expected Fall 2020)
  Explainable Robotic Plan Execution Monitoring under Partial Observability
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Mustafa Yalçın (Ph.D. in ME, Fall 2019, currently at Interact Medical Technologies, Istanbul, Turkey)
  Design, Implementation, Control and User Evaluations of AssistOn-Arm Self Aligning Upper Extremity Exoskeleton
• Yusuf Aydın (Ph.D. in ME at Koc University, Spring 2019)
  Multi-Criteria Optimization Framework for Interaction Controller Design for Physical Human-Robot Interaction
  Main advisor: Prof. Cagatay Basdogan, Co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu
• Ahmed Nouman (Ph.D. in ME, Fall 2018, currently a faculty member at UET Taxila, PK)
  Hybrid Conditional Planning for Service Robotics
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Hammad Munawar (Ph.D. in ME, Summer 2017, currently at a faculty member at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), PK)
  Design, Implementation and Control of an Overground Gait and Balance Trainer with an Active Pelvis-Hip Exoskeleton
• Ozan Tokatlı (Ph.D. in ME, Spring 2015, currently at UK Atomic Energy Authority, RACE R&D, UK)
  Fractional Order Control in Haptics
• Abdullah Kamadan (Ph.D. in ME, Spring 2015, currently at Tusas R&D, Istanbul, Turkey)
  Development of Co-Design Frameworks for Optimal Variable Compliant Actuation
  Main advisor: Prof. Güllü Kızıltaş Şendur, Unofficial Co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu
• Elif Hocaoğlu, Ph.D. in ME (Summer 2014, currently a faculty member at Medipol University )
  Design and Tele-Impedance Control of a Variable Stiffness Transradial Hand Prosthesis
• Ahmetcan Erdoğan, Ph.D. in ME (Summer 2014, currently a faculty member at Istinye University and a research engineer at AVL)
  Optimal Exoskeleton Design and Effective Human-in-the-Loop Control Frameworks for Rehabilitation Robotics

M.Sc. Advisees

• Çağatay Irmak, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Spring 2020)
• Cemal Gönen, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Spring 2020)
• Cansu Öztürk, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Spring 2020)
• Ali Yaşar, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Fall 2020)
• Batuhan Toker, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Fall 2020)
• Mahmoud Al Abrash, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Fall 2020)
• Uğur Mengilli, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Fall 2020)
• Ali Khalilian Motamed Bonab, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Fall 2020)
• Zeynep Özge Orhan, (M.Sc. in ME, Spring 2020)
  Co-design Optimization for Lever Type Variable Stiffness Actuation
• Umut Çalişkan, (M.Sc. in ME, Fall 2019)
  A Series Elastic Brake Pedal for Improving Driving Performance under Regenerative Braking
• Fatih Emre Tosun, (pursuing M.Sc. in ME, graduation expected Spring 2019)
  On the Passivity of Interaction Control with Series Elastic Actuation
• Abdul Rahman Dabbour (M.Sc. in ME, Spring 2019)
  Placement Generation and Hybrid Planning for Robotic Rearrangement on Cluttered Surfaces
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Faseeh Ahmad, (M.Sc. in ME, Fall 2018)
  A Hybrid Planning Approach to Robot Construction Problems
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Momina Rizwan, (M.Sc. in ME, Fall 2018)
  A Formal Approach to Human-Robot Collaborative Assembly Planning under Uncertainty
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Özdemir Can Kara, (M.Sc. in ME, Summer 2018, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at EPFL)
  Design of a Stylus with Variable Tip Compliance
• Ata Otaran, (M.Sc. in ME, Summer 2017, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Queen Mary University of London)
  Design and Control of Series Elastic Actuated Educational Devices
• Yusuf Mert Sengül, (M.Sc. in ME, Summer 2017, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Carnegie Mellon University)
  Design And Control Of A Bowden-Cable Actuated Magnetic Resonance Imaging Compatible Series-Elastic Actuator
• Gökay Çoruhlu, M.Sc. in ME, (Summer 2014, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Sabanci University)
  Design, Control and Implementation of CoCoA: A Human-Friendly Autonomous Service Robot
• Zeynep Gözen Sarıbatur, M.Sc. in CS, (Summer 2014, currently pursuing her Ph.D. at TU Wien)
  Optimal Global Planning for Cognitive Factories with Multiple Teams of Heterogeneous Robots
  Main advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem, Co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu
• Mine Saraç, M.Sc. in ME (Fall 2013, PhD at SSSA Pisa, currently a post-doc at Stanford University)
  Design, Implementation and BCI-based Control of a Series Elastic Mobile Robot for Home-based Rehabilitation
• Zeynep Doğmuş, M.Sc. in CS (Summer 2013, currently at SAP, Istanbul)
  An Ontology System for Rehabilitation Robotics
  Main advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem, Co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu
• Beşir Çelebi, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2013, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Istanbul Technical University)
  Design and Implementation of Self-Aligning, Bowden-cable Driven, Series Elastic Exoskeletons for Lower Limbs
• Mustafa Yalçın, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2013, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Sabanci University)
  Design, Implementation and Control of a Self-Aligning Full-Arm Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation
• Erdi Aker, M.Sc. in CS (Summer 2013)
  Housekeeping with Multiple Autonomous Robots: Representation, Reasoning and Execution
  Main advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem, Co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu
• Mustafa Hakan Çakmakçı, M.Sc. in ME and M.Sc. in Mgt. (Fall 2011)
  Material Transfer Vehicle Automation
  Main co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Main co-advisor: Prof. Enes Eryarsoy (dual degree)
• Alper Mehmet Ergin, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2011, currently at Interact Technologies, Istanbul)
  Design, Implementation and Control of Rehabilitation Robots for Upper and Lower Limbs
• Can Palaz, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2011, currently at Autoliv, Istanbul)
  Combining High-Level Causal Reasoning with Low-Level Geometric Reasoning and Motion Planning for Robotic Manipulation
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Kadir Haspalamutgil, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2011, currently at Autoliv, Istanbul)
  Multi-Robot Systems in Cognitive Factories: Representation, Reasoning, Execution and Monitoring
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem
• Tansel Uras, M.Sc. in CS (Summer 2011, currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California)
  Applications of AI Planning in Genome Rearrangement and in Multi-Robot Systems
  Main advisor: Prof. Esra Erdem, Co-advisor: Volkan Patoglu
• Aykut Cihan Satıcı, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2010, Ph.D. at UT Dallas, post-doc at MIT, currently an assistant
  professor at Boise State University)
  Modeling, Implementation and Control of a Forearm-Wrist Rehabilitation Device
• İsmail Hakan Ertaş, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2010, currently at Ford Motor Company, R&D Department)
  Design and Implementation of Robotic Devices for Physical Therapy of Distal Upper Extremity
• Melda Şener Ulusoy, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2010, Ph.D. at Boston University, currently at Mathworks, Boston)
  Haptic Rendering of Continuous Parametric Models
• Ozan Tokatlı, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2010, completed his Ph.D. at Sabancı University)
  A Novel Approach to Micro-Telemanipulation with Soft Slave Robots: Integrated Design of a Non-overshooting Series Elastic Actuator
• Özlem Sezer, M.Sc. in ME and M.Sc. in Mgt. (Summer 2010)
  Automation of Single End Cord Strip Adhesion Test Specimen Preparation System
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Main advisor: Prof. Nihat Kasap (dual degree)
• Ayse Neşe Tüfekçiler, M.Sc. in ME (Fall 2010)
  Dynamic Balancing of Under-actuated Robots
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Co-advisor: Prof. Ahmet Onat
• Özgür Akboğa, M.Sc. in ME and M.Sc. in Mgt (Summer 2008)
  Automation of Manual Tread Loading Process during Truck-Bus Tire Manufacturing
  Main advisor: Volkan Patoglu, Main advisor: Prof. Nihat Kasap (dual degree)
• Ramazan Ünal, M.Sc. in ME (Summer 2008, completed his Ph.D. at the University of Twente, currently a faculty member at Özyeğin University, Istanbul)
  Design Optimization and Control of a Parallel Lower-Arm Exoskeleton