Mahmut Beyaz
Doctoral Researcher
Human–robot interaction, variable impedance actuation and sensing for balance rehabilitation.
About the director
Prof. Elif Hocaoğlu
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Director, Living Robotics Laboratory
Prof. Hocaoğlu works on human-centered robotics, human augmentation and physical human–robot interaction, with particular emphasis on rehabilitation and wearable robotics, advanced prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces.
Woman Inventor Award · 2023 TET R&D Project Award · 2021 Researcher, SABITA
Education
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Ph.D., Mechatronics Engineering
Sabancı University · 2014
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M.Sc., Electronics Engineering and Computer Science
Sabancı University · 2008
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B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering
Yıldız Technical University · 2005
Appointments
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Assistant Professor & Director, Living Robotics Laboratory
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Researcher
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Robotics Laboratory
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Humanoid and Human-Centred Mechatronics Laboratory
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Brain–Computer Interface Laboratory
Our researchers
Each member is listed with their research focus and the areas they work in.
Doctoral Researchers 03
Tanin Boka
Doctoral Researcher
Soft robotics, assistive gloves and biomechanics for upper-limb rehabilitation.
Hiba Latifee
Doctoral Researcher
Human–robot shared and supervisory teleoperation, learning from demonstration, imitation learning.
Master's Researchers 10
Habibe Asran
Graduate Researcher
Wearable rehabilitation exoskeletons, adaptive and assist-as-needed control, smart-material actuation.
Zikra Alfaris
Graduate Researcher
Wearable rehabilitation robotics, exoskeleton design and human-participant experimentation.
- zikra.alfaris@std.medipol.edu.tr
Darin Elessavy
Graduate Researcher
Haptic and painful sensory feedback for prosthetic control and human–machine interfaces.
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Burak Elmas
Graduate Researcher
Variable-stiffness knee exoskeletons, shape-memory-alloy actuation and physics-informed control.
Omar Mahmoud Mohammad Khalil
Graduate Researcher
Knee exoskeleton design with variable-radius pulleys and shape-memory-alloy stiffness.
Buket Ünal
Graduate Researcher
sEMG-based human–machine interaction, fingertip stiffness estimation and adaptive prosthetic-hand control.
Ahlam Sawah
Graduate Researcher
Variable-stiffness mechanisms and compliant joint design for underactuated prosthetic hands.
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Emad-ud-din Sheikh
Graduate Researcher
Reactive stepping training and balance rehabilitation for fall prevention.
- emad.sheikh@std.medipol.edu.tr
Abdulrazaq Sulaiman Usman
Graduate Researcher
Soft robotic actuation for hand and wrist rehabilitation, and sEMG-guided thermal therapy.
- abdulrazaq.sulaiman@std.medipol.edu.tr
Ibad UrRehman Jeelani
Graduate Researcher
Real-time systems and human–robot interaction for rehabilitation.
Alumni
Researchers and students who worked in the laboratory, and where they went next.
- MSc candidate, Arizona State University
- R&D Engineer, ASELSAN
- MSc candidate, Istanbul Medipol University
- MSc candidate, Yeditepe University
- MSc candidate, Özyeğin University
- MSc candidate, Boğaziçi University
- Robotics Software Engineer, Altınay Robot Technologies
- MSc candidate, Gebze Technical University
Hafız Muhammad Bilal
MSc, Electrical, Electronics and Cyber Systems
Hamzeh Salah Saleh Allawzi
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Mohammed Nabıl Esmaıl Abdulrahman Sharaf Aldeen
BSc, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Hassan Ghezzaoui
BSc, Computer Engineering
Eren Sadıkoğlu
BSc, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
MSc candidate, Arizona State University
Emirhan Kaçan
BSc, Electrical and Electronics Engineering / Biomedical Engineering (double major)
R&D Engineer, ASELSAN
Mentallah Tarek Ahmed İbrahim
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Aya Baya
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Raian Bhaia
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Ahmet Berk Eldemir
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Yaşar Çalışkan
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Şule Nisa Songür
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Hasan Celal Arslan
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
MSc candidate, Istanbul Medipol University
Eda Betül Akyüz
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
MSc candidate, Yeditepe University
Tuğçe Ersoy
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
MSc candidate, Özyeğin University
Rabia Gül
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
MSc candidate, Boğaziçi University
Şaika Şener
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
Robotics Software Engineer, Altınay Robot Technologies
M. Tarık Çöpoğlu
BSc, Biomedical Engineering
MSc candidate, Gebze Technical University
Meryem Şanlı
TÜBİTAK STAR Intern, Mechatronics Engineering
Join the laboratory
We welcome doctoral, master’s and undergraduate researchers who want to work on human-centered robotics, rehabilitation and wearable systems, prosthetics, or human–machine interfaces. Write to us about what you would like to work on.