College of Engineering
Koc University
Sariyer, Istanbul, Turkey, 34450
Tel: 90 + (212)-338-1721
Fax: 90 + (212)-338-1548
cbasdogan@ku.edu.tr
I conduct interdisciplinary research in the areas of man-machine
interfaces (in particular haptics),
control systems, mechatronics, robotics, biomechanics, physics-based modeling
and simulation, 3D computer graphics, and virtual reality technology (see Google
Scholar). Before joining to Koc University,
I was a senior member of technical staff at NASA-Jet
Propulsion Laboratory of California
Institute of Technology from 1999 to 2002. I moved to JPL from Massachusetts Institute of Technology where I
was a research scientist and principal investigator at MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics and a
member of the MIT Touch Lab from
1996-1999. I received my Ph.D. degree from Southern
Methodist University in 1994 and worked as a research scientist at Northwestern University Research Park
(with MusculoGraphics Inc.) for two years before
moving to Boston.
Ongoing Research
Projects at Robotics and
Mechatronics Laboratory (RML):
·
Characterization of
material properties of soft tissues using a robotic indenter (Student profile:
ME, Biomedical Eng.)
·
New control techniques
for nano-scanning using a piezo-actuated probe (Student profile: ME, EE,
Control Eng.)
·
Mechatronics design and
development of an experimental set-up for nano-robotics (Student profile: ME,
EE, Control Eng., Physics)
·
Haptic tele-manipulation
of micro-scale objects using optical tweezers (Student profile: ME, EE, Control
Eng., Physics)
·
A virtual reality
interface with haptic feedback for nano-manipulation (Student profile: ME,
CE/CS)
·
Real-time 3D graphical
and haptic simulation of deformable objects (Student profile: CE/CS)
·
Information and data
visualization using 3D graphics and haptics (Student profile: CE/CS)
·
Graphical and haptic
simulation of molecular docking (Student profile: CE/CS)
·
Human perception and
cognition in multimodal virtual environments (Student profile: CE/CS)
Prospective Students: My group consists
of students with mixed educational backgrounds. M.S. and Ph.D. students who are
interested in control systems, mechatronics, robotics, nano/micro
systems, biomechanics, and biomedical engineering are encouraged to apply
through the Mechanical Engineering program. M.S. and Ph.D. students who are
interested in human-computer interaction, computer graphics, robotic motion
planning, physics-based modeling and simulation, and virtual reality technology
are encouraged to apply through the Computational Sciences and Engineering
program (learn
more about the application procedure). Prospective students are always
welcome to visit our laboratory to learn more about our research.
·
Research
Summary (as appeared in Koc University’s Research Magazine, June 2009,
English)
· TRT-2, Gelecege Umutla Bakmak, January 2009 (video-1,
video-2, Turkish)
· NTV-MSNBC,
Yakin Plan, March 2008 (video,
Turkish)
· NewScientist Tech, March 2008 (Weather
map interface lets you feel the wind, English)
IEEE World Haptics 2011 was in Istanbul.
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