ACHIEVEMENTS
Publication Success of Our Master's Student
RAST 2026The research titled "A-Star Driven Sequential Convex Programming for UAV Trajectory Planning" conducted by our department's master's student Ayşenur Aşçı has been published within the scope of the international RAST 2026 Conference.
Recent advances in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have intensified the demand for autonomous navigation in environments with dense obstacles and varying time dynamics. While traditional trajectory-planning methods based on discrete search or heuristics can efficiently produce collision-free paths or dynamically feasible trajectories, they often struggle to deliver both properties in real-time under non-convex obstacle-avoidance constraints. This paper presents a real-time planning framework based on A-Star and Sequential Convex Programming (SCP) methods, which converts non-convex constraints into convex ones. An A-Star search is used to generate an obstacle-avoiding initial path for reliable initialization, while SCP refines the path into a smooth trajectory. The numerical results show that the proposed A-Star driven SCP approach computes smooth, dynamically feasible trajectories substantially faster than conventional nonlinear solvers, helping to achieve more efficient and responsive UAV operation.
Publication Link: 10.1109/RAST69551.2026.11672480
We congratulate our student and wish her continued success.
ERA-NET Smart Energy Systems European Union Joint Project
19.03.2024The EU project titled "Shallow-Geothermal sourced Low-Temperature District Heating (S-GeoHeat)", submitted by a consortium comprising Turkey, Spain, and Austria, has been awarded support under the "ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems" program. Asst. Prof. Dr. M. Alparslan Zehir from the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering will lead the project on behalf of our university.
The project aims to utilize low-enthalpy shallow geothermal resources directly (without heat pumps) through low-temperature district heating systems. Case studies in the Havza and Ladik districts of Samsun will involve building insulation optimization, primary energy potential assessment, district heating design, and blockchain-based smart monitoring applications.
We congratulate our faculty member and the project team, wishing them continued success.
Rail Systems Technology Workshop
01.03.2024Our Department Faculty Members Prof. Dr. Gökhan Bora Esmer and Asst. Prof. Dr. M. Alparslan Zehir contributed in the fields of "Artificial Intelligence" and "Alternative Energy and Power Systems" during the workshop organized by Metro Istanbul, which brought together field engineering capabilities with the scientific expertise of 20 academicians across diverse disciplines.
Patent Success: Myoelectric Controlled Exoskeleton System Design
21.02.2024The patent application titled "MYOELECTRIC CONTROLLED EXOSKELETON SYSTEM DESIGN" submitted by our faculty member Prof. Dr. Mustafa Onat has been officially approved and granted.
View Patent Record (TurkPatent)Patent Success: Digital Hologram Imaging Device Including Acoustic Module
15.02.2024The patent application titled "DIGITAL HOLOGRAM IMAGING DEVICE INCLUDING ACOUSTIC MODULE" filed by our faculty member Prof. Dr. Gökhan Bora Esmer has been officially granted.
View Patent Record (FreePatentsOnline)Presentation by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp and Undergraduate Students
20.09.2023Accompanied by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp, our undergraduate students Erkan Erten and Halil İbrahim Karaoğlu successfully presented their research titled “Micro-Patch Antenna Design and Frequency Comparison: Efficiency and Performance Analysis” at The 7th International EMC Conference (EMC Turkey 2023), hosted by Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul.
Appointment of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engin Maşazade as Associate Editor
25.10.2022Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engin Maşazade has been appointed as an Associate Editor for "IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems", an internationally recognized, high-impact journal indexed in the SCI (Science Citation Index).
TÜBİTAK 1512 BİGG Entrepreneurship Support Grant
06.09.2022The project proposal titled “Wearable Smart Accessories Supporting Treatment for Addiction to Smoking”, prepared by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp, has been officially awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1512 Techno-Enterprise Capital Support Program (BİGG).
We congratulate our faculty member and wish her continued success.
Success in the 2022 Atölye Üsküdar Ideathon Program
01.03.2022Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp and doctoral student Nazenin Güre were awarded 3rd place in the finals of the 2022 Atölye Üsküdar Ideathon Program. Their venture was granted one year of office space, corporate establishment assistance, mentorship, and investor networking opportunities.
We congratulate our faculty member and her student, wishing them continued success.
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