Biography

Gokhan Alcan received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey in 2013, 2015 and 2019, respectively. Then, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University. He was a member of Control, Vision and Robotics (CVR) Research Group of Sabanci University which is led by Prof. Mustafa Unel. Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher in Intelligent Robotics Research Group led by Prof. Ville Kyrki in Aalto University, Finland.

Research Interests

  • Modeling and Control: Control Theory and Applications, Model Predictive Control, System Identification
  • Mechatronics: Autonomous Driving, Intelligent Transportation, Autonomous Ground and Aerial Robots, Manipulators, Mobile Machines
  • Machine Learning: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning

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davidbmulero David Blanco-Mulero @davidbmulero ·
25 Oct

Really happy to see the research carried out in Finland @AaltoUniversity! The video includes also the robotic manipulation of deformable objects done at our group lead by @VKyrki

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ieee_ras_icra ICRA2024 @ieee_ras_icra ·
2 Jun

Thank you for joining us at #ICRA2023! Record number of people (6000+) and robots. Amazing talks, workshops, competitions, exhibits, and socials.

Time to embrace the future and make robots for humans!

See you in Yokohama for #ICRA2024 - more on this channel soon. Safe travels!

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davidbmulero David Blanco-Mulero @davidbmulero ·
9 May

The extended abstract of my work QDP got acectped to the Workshop on Representing and Manipulating Deformable Objects at ICRA.
If you are interested in deformable object manipulation and are attending, let's have a chat!
More info in the project website:

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pappasg69 George J. Pappas @pappasg69 ·
8 May

The IEEE Control Systems Society (@CSSIEEE ) report on Control for Societal-Scale Systems: Roadmap 2030 identifies several research areas where control systems can have an impact over the next decade. Download the report at https://ieeecss.org/control-societal-scale-challenges-road-map-2030 @IEEEorg @IFAC_Control

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Work Experience

  • Present2020

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Intelligent Robotics Research Group
    Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.

  • 20202019

    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Control, Vision and Robotics Research Group
    Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.

  • 20192015

    Research and Teaching Assistant

    Mechatronics Engineering
    Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Autonomous Mobile Robotics
    • Computer Vision
    • Linear Algebra
    • System Modeling and Control
    • Control System Design

  • 20152013

    Research and Teaching Assistant

    Mechatronics Engineering
    Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
    • Autonomous Mobile Robotics
    • Control System Design
    • Industrial Control

Education

  • 20192015

    Ph.D. in Mechatronics Engineering, Sabanci University

    Istanbul, Turkey | GPA: 3.67 / 4.00
    Ph.D. Thesis: Data Driven Nonlinear Dynamic Models for Predicting Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Torque and Combustion Emissions

  • 20152013

    M.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering, Sabanci University

    Istanbul, Turkey | GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
    Master Thesis: Novel Vision Based Estimation Techniques for the Analysis of Cavitation Bubbles

  • 20132008

    B.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering, Sabanci University

    Istanbul, Turkey | GPA: 3.45 / 4.00

  • 20132008

    Math Minor Honor Program, Sabanci University

    Istanbul, Turkey | GPA: 3.67 / 4.00

  • 20082004

    Çapa Anatolian Teacher’s Training High School

    Istanbul, Turkey | Grade: 92.82 / 100

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