Buket Ünal

Buket Ünal is an M.Sc. researcher in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Cyber Systems. Her research focuses on sEMG-based human–machine interaction, fingertip stiffness estimation, human hand adaptation, and intuitive and adaptive control approaches for prosthetic hands.

Her current project develops a more intuitive and adaptive control algorithm for prosthetic hands. Rather than relying on predefined commands, discrete grasp selection or repeated mode switching, the study investigates how people naturally adapt their hand and finger behaviour when interacting with different objects and conditions, and transfers that into prosthetic-hand control so that both user intention and changing daily conditions are taken into account.

Education

• M.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Cyber Systems, Istanbul Medipol University
• B.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Medipol University, full scholarship

Selected experience

• TÜBİTAK 2209-A research project, Stiffness Estimation through sEMG Signals for Hand Amputees
• TÜBİTAK project scholarship holder, Embedded Storage Elements on Next MCU Generation Ready for AI on the Edge, 2024–present
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Istanbul Medipol University, 2021–2024, 2025–present
• Research poster presentation, Koç University, 2026

Achievements

Finalist, 2023 TEKNOFEST Digital Technologies in Industry Competition. Finalist, 2021 TEKNOFEST Fighting UAV Competition, Rotary Wing Category. Participant and team captain, 2022 TEKNOFEST International UAV Competition.