Mahmut Beyaz

Mahmut Beyaz is a doctoral researcher in Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems at Istanbul Medipol University. His research covers human–robot interaction, control systems, variable impedance actuation and sensing for rehabilitation, and forms part of the BALANSens project.

Education

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems, Istanbul Medipol University, 2022–present
• M.Sc., Mechatronics Engineering, Sabancı University, 2018–2021. Thesis: Efficacy of sEMG-based Stiffness Variation in Improving Dexterity of a Hand Prosthesis
• B.Sc., Mechatronics Engineering, Sakarya University, 2014–2018, graduated first in the programme

Research experience

• BALANSens, robotic platform for balance analysis, rehabilitation and support, 2022–2025
• Tele-impedance control of a variable-stiffness transradial hand prosthesis, 2020
• Human Machine Interaction Laboratory, Sabancı University, haptic interaction, physical human–robot interaction, safety and human biomechanics, 2018–2020
• Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, biomedical instrumentation and prosthetic-hand research, 2016–2018

Expertise

Robotics and autonomous systems; control systems and force control; human–robot interaction; variable impedance actuation; EMG-based systems; embedded systems; kinematic and dynamic analysis. C/C++, Python, ROS, MATLAB and CODESYS.

Achievements

Certified SIRI Assessor (CSA), TÜV SÜD / INCIT, 2026. Full scholarship, Sabancı University, 2018. Graduated first in Mechatronics Engineering at Sakarya University, 2018.