Resume

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - 2013

The University of Texas at Arlington, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Engineering,

Mechanical Engineering Program, Arlington, TX, USA.

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) - 2006

Izmir Institute of Technology, The Graduate School of Engineering and Sciences,

Mechanical Engineering Program, Izmir, Turkey.

• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - 2004

Izmir Institute of Technology, The Graduate School

Profession  

• Assistant Professor (2018 - Present)

Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University of West Florida,

Pensacola, FL, USA.

• Research Scientist III (2017 - 2018)

The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI),

Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Adjunct Professor (2014 - 2018)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department,

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.

• Research Scientist II (2015 - 2017)

The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI),

Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Postdoctoral Researcher (2014 - 2015)

The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI),

Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (2009 - 2013)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department,

The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA.

• Visiting Researcher (Summer 2009)

Service Automation and Systems Analysis Laboratory (SAAS),

Control and System Analysis Department,

Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

• Graduate Research Assistant (2005 - 2009)

Artificial Intelligence & Design Laboratory,

Mechanical Engineering Department,

Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey.

Research Grants & Sponsored Research

• Co-PI, "Adaptive Robotic Nursing Assistants for Physical Tasks in Hospital Environments", research grant, National Science Foundation (NSF - PFI:BIC), Award# 1643989, 26 months (06/2016-07/2018), $880,776, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Co-PI, "Implementation and demonstration of object tracking with an elevation over azimuth gimbal and dual antenna INS solution for high dynamic on-the-move platforms", sponsored research, VectorNav Technologies LLC, Award# 1267606140, 6 months (02/2017-08/2017), $20,000, Fort Worth, TX, USA.

Awards & Honors & Distinctions

• Advisor of Enterprise Engineering Design team, who received "Honorable Mention" award at 2019 UWF OUR Student Scholars Symposium (OUR 2019) for their poster presentation on our work titled "Toward Cost Efficient Robotic Arm for Object Pick-and-Place Application: Design and Feasibility Study".

• Advisor of student, Luke Fina, who received funding in the amount of $3000 from HMCSE Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP - Summer 2019) for his project proposal on our work titled "Experimental Analysis of Robust Trajectory Tracking Controller for UAVs under Steady Wind Conditions".

• Advisor of student, Renan Barbosa, who received funding in the amount of $500 (Project Award #: S19-109P) from UWF Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) for his project proposal on our work titled "An Adaptive Hybrid Gripper Design for Industrial and Service Robotic Platforms".

• Supervisor of intern, Laura Betancourt, who received "the third place" award in Engineering category at 2015 LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation) Conference for her poster presentation on our work titled "Implementation of UAV-UGV Cooperation for Obstacle Map Construction".

• STEM Fellowship, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2009-2013.

• Graduate Assistantship, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2005-2009.

• Graduate Achievement Award, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2008.

• Graduate Achievement Award, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2007.

Projects

• Research Scientist II, "Development of a Variable Autonomy SUAs for NAS Integration", research grant, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), 2015 (NNL09AAOOA), Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Postdoctoral Researcher, "UAV to Support Intelligent Transportation Operation and Management", state planning and research (SPR) fund, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, 2014 (1000000275), Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Postdoctoral Researcher, "UGV and UAV Cooperation for Constructing Probabilistic Map of Obstacles", research grant, The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI), 2014 (UTA/311507), Fort Worth, TX, USA.

• Visiting Researcher, "Sensor Fault Detection and Isolation System through Hardware Redundancy for a Subsystem of Wind Turbine with Doubly-Fed Induction Generator (DFIG)", research grant, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS (Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research), 2009 (2.4.553.08 FRFC), Brussels, Belgium.

• Graduate Student Researcher, "Simulator of Vibration based Damage Mitigating Control and Life Extension", research grant, The Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey, 2009 (TUBITAK/108M622), Izmir, Turkey.

• Graduate Student Researcher, "The Role of Synchronization on Failure under Forced Vibrations with Multiple DOF Systems", university grant, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2008 (IZTECH/21), Izmir, Turkey.

• Graduate Student Researcher, "Damage Mitigative Control of a Drilling Machine", university grant, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2008 (IZTECH/8), Izmir, Turkey.

• Graduate Student Researcher, "A Real Time Process Monitoring on a Gear Mechanism through an Accelerometer", university grant, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2006 (IZTECH/44), Izmir, Turkey.

• Graduate Student Researcher, "Condition Monitoring of a Gear Set by Accelerometers", university grant, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2005 (IZTECH/47), Izmir, Turkey.

• Graduate Student Researcher, "Passive Process Monitoring by acoustic emission", university grant, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2005 (IZTECH/44), Izmir, Turkey.

Graduate Student Supervising

• Ph.D. Dissertation - Ongoing

Bhavyansh Mishra, Ph.D. in Intelligent Systems and Robotics (co-Advisor: Dr. Robert Griffin, IHMC)

Thesis Committee Membership & Advising

• University of West Florida

Faculty Advisor of Luke Fina for HMCSE Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), "Experimental Analysis of Robust Trajectory Tracking Controller for UAVs under Steady Wind Conditions", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Summer 2019.

Faculty Advisor for Enterprise Engineering Design team, "Pick and Place with Robotic Arm - Amazon Robotics Challenge", Department of Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2018 & Spring 2019.

• The University of Texas at Arlington

Faculty Advisor for Senior Design team, "Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M)", Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Fall 2017 & Spring 2018.

Faculty Advisor for Senior Design team, "Indoor 3-D Mapping system using 360 degree LiDAR sensor", Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Spring & Summer 2017.

Gangadhar Rajashekaraiah, "Moving Obstacle Detection and Avoidance for Unmanned Ground Vehicle", M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, November 2014 (Supervising Professor: Atilla Dogan).

Supervising Responsibilities & Experience

• Supervisor of Student Interns, The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI)

"Adaptive Robotic Nursing Assistants for Physical Tasks in Hospital Environments"

Sudheer Raja, Master of Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Summer 2018)

Ankur Vipulkumar Dalal, Master of Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Spring 2018)

Ajinkya Mahadeo Ghadge, Master of Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Fall 2017, Spring 2018)

"Implementation and demonstration of object tracking with an elevation over azimuth gimbal and dual antenna INS solution for high dynamic on-the-move platforms"

Mugdha Rajendra Pawar, Master of Science, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Summer 2017)

Armaan Zirakchi, Bachelor of Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Spring 2017)

"Guidance, Navigation & Control of small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in GPS-denied Environments"

Dung Huu Nguyen, Bachelor of Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Fall 2016)

Kelvin Sudani, Master of Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Spring 2016, Summer 2016)

Chethan Narayanaswamy, Master of Science, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Fall 2015)

"Omni Directional Moving Object Detection and Tracking with Virtual Reality Feedback for User"

Armaan Zirakchi, Bachelor of Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Summer 2016, Fall 2016)

"Implementation of UAV-UGV Cooperation for Obstacle Map Construction"

Isha Maun, Master of Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Fall 2016)

Sinchan Bhattacharya, Master of Science, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Fall 2016)

Yathartha Tuladhar, Bachelor of Science, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Spring 2016)

Ramakrishna Lanka, Master of Science, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Summer 2015, Fall 2015)

Laura Betancourt, Bachelor of Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (Summer 2015)

Sharath Vasanthakumar, Master of Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Spring 2015)

Farhaj Mayan, Bachelor of Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington (Spring 2015)

Service & Academic Activities & Courses Assisted

• University of West Florida

Service to University

Faculty Sponsored Merit Scholarship Committee Member - HMCSE Faculty Representative, University of West Florida, 2019-2022.

Service to Department

Intelligent Systems and Robotics Department Admission Committee, University of West Florida, Spring 2019.

Intelligent Systems and Robotics Department Scholarship Committee, University of West Florida, Spring 2019.

Intelligent Systems and Robotics Department Hiring Committee, University of West Florida, Spring 2019.

Intelligent Systems and Robotics Department Bylaws Committee, University of West Florida, Spring 2019.

• The University of Texas at Arlington

Graduate Teaching Assistant

MAE 4310: Introduction to Automatic Control (Spring 2013, Summer 2013).

MAE 3318: Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Summer 2011).

MAE 3324: Structure and Mechanical Behavior of Materials (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012).

MAE 3344: Introduction to Manufacturing Engineering (Summer 2012).

President of Unmanned Vehicle Systems Interest Group (UVSIG) Student Organization, partner with the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) - Lone Star Chapter and the Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory (AVL), The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012-2013.

Mentorship for Unmanned Aerial Systems Undergraduate Student Team, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013.

• Izmir Institute of Technology

Graduate Teaching Assistant

ME 352: System Analysis and Control (Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2009).

ME 409: Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (Fall 2007, Fall 2008).

ME 583: Industrial Fault Detection and Identification (Fall 2007).

ME 402: Engineering Design (Spring 2006, Spring 2007).

ME 579: Computational Intelligence (Fall 2006).

ME 570: Dynamic Analysis of Robot Manipulators (Fall 2006).

ME 112: Computer Aided Engineering Drawing - I (Spring 2007).

Member of University Promotion and Industrial Relations Committee, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2005-2009.

Member of Mechanical Engineering Almanac Committee, Izmir Institute of Technology, 2005-2006.

Courses & Laboratory Development

• EEE 6772 - Foundations of Intelligent Systems & Robotics, Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University of West Florida, Fall 2019.

• EEL 6617 - Multivariable Linear Control Systems, Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University of West Florida, Fall 2019.

• EEL 5683 - Introduction to Autonomous Systems, Department of Intelligent Systems and Robotics, University of West Florida, Spring 2020.

• Intelligent Systems and Robotics Department Laboratory Initiative, University of West Florida, Spring 2019.

Professional Activities

• International Program Committee Member, 2019 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS'19).

• Technical Conference Session Chair Service

Session 4, Florida Conference on Recent Advances in Robotics (FCRAR 2019).

Session "Assistive and Rehabilitation Robotics I", ASME 2018 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (DSCC 2018).

• Journal Reviewer Service

AIAA Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics.

Aerospace Science and Technology Journal.

Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control.

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Journal.

IET Control Theory and Applications Journal.

IEEE Access Journal.

The Aeronautical Journal.

International Journal of Prognostics and Health Management.

Sensors.

Applied Sciences.

• Conference Reviewer Service

IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (2017).

American Control Conference (2012, 2013).

ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference (2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019).

IEEE Symposium on Mechatronics and its Applications (2013).

• Conference & Competition Judge Service

Judge for the 2019 UWF OUR Student Scholars Symposium (OUR 2019).

Judge for the 2019 Emerald Coast BEST Competition.

Judge Chair for the 2016 UTA ACES Symposium.

Judge for the 2015 UTA ACES Symposium.

Judge for the 2018 AIAA Region IV Student Conference.

Judge for the 2017 AIAA Region IV Student Conference.

Judge for the 2014 AIAA Region I Student Conference.

• Funding Program Reviewer Service

University of West Florida Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Project Funding (2018).

Presentations & Invited Talks

• Oral Presentations

"UGV and UAV Cooperation for Constructing Probabilistic Map of Obstacles", Brown Bag Lunch Series, The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute (UTARI), October 06, 2014.

"Airdata Sensor Fault Detection and Isolation for Receiver Aircraft in Aerial Refueling", Brown Bag Lunch Series, MAE UTA, November 14, 2012.

"Real-time Obstacle Avoidance and Autonomous Waypoint Navigation of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle", ACES Symposium, UTA, March 22, 2012.

"Autonomous Waypoint Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle", Brown Bag Lunch Series, MAE UTA, November 23, 2011.

"False Fault Detection in Airdata Sensor due to Non-uniform Wind in Aerial Refueling", ACES Symposium, UTA, March 24, 2011.

"False Fault Detection due to Non-uniform Wind Field in Aerial Refueling", Brown Bag Lunch Series, MAE UTA, November 24, 2010.

"Nonlinear Techniques in Condition Monitoring", Arcelik R&D Cayirova, March 19, 2007.

• Poster Presentations

"UGV and UAV Cooperation for Constructing Probabilistic Map of Obstacles", Poster Presentation, The Texas Systems Day, The University of Texas at Dallas, March 27, 2015.

"Real-Time Implementation of an Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm on an Unmanned Ground Vehicle", Poster Presentation, UTARI Unmanned Systems Consortium, January 27, 2014.

"Real-Time Implementation of an Obstacle Avoidance Algorithm on an Unmanned Ground Vehicle", Poster Presentation, UTARI Assistive Robotics Symposium, February 19, 2013.

"Intelligent Predictive Maintenance and Damage Mitigative Control", Poster Presentation, Project Display Exhibition, Chamber of Mechanical Engineering - Izmir Branch, June 18, 2008.

• Presentations by Students Advised

Luke Fina, "Experimental Analysis of Robust Trajectory Tracking Controller for UAVs under Steady Wind Conditions", Poster Presentation, 2019 UWF HMCSE Summer Undergraduate Research Program Symposium (SURP 2019), 09 August 2019.

Barbosa Barbosa, "Design of Dual Action based Robotic Gripper with Adaptive Controller", Poster Presentation, 2019 UWF OUR Student Scholars Symposium (OUR 2019), 18 April 2019.

Wade Earnest, Luke Fina, Kendrick Chau, Max Quaranta, Gabriela Araujo, "Pick and Place with Robotic Arm Team Project", Poster Presentation, 2019 UWF OUR Student Scholars Symposium (OUR 2019), 18 April 2019.

Barbosa Barbosa, "Design of Dual Action based Robotic Gripper with Adaptive Controller", Poster Presentation, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2019), 11-13 April 2019.

Wade Earnest, Kendrick Chau, "Pick and Place with Robotic Arm", Exhibition Table, 2019 Gulf Coast Science Festival, 30 March 2019.

Armaan Zirakchi, "360 Degree Situational Awareness with Virtual Reality Feedback", Poster Presentation, ACES Symposium, UTA, March 22, 2017.

Laura Betancourt, "Implementation of UAV-UGV Cooperation for Obstacle Map Construction", Poster Presentation, 2015 Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Conference, 11 September 2015.