Faculty Achievements
International Research Fellowship Awarded to Res. Asst. Oğuzhan Çiftçi under the CoHE Young Minds Program
01.02.2026 YÖK Young Minds • Brunel University LondonOur department Research Assistant Oğuzhan Çiftçi has been awarded a 3-month international doctoral research fellowship under the Young Minds Program of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE / YÖK) to conduct advanced academic research at the Brunel Interdisciplinary Power Systems (BIPS) Research Centre, Brunel University London (UK).
Research Facility: Brunel Interdisciplinary Power Systems (BIPS) Research Centre
Center Website: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Centres/Power-Systems
Conducted at BIPS—a recognized hub for cutting-edge investigations in smart power networks, energy distribution architectures, and renewables integration—this research stay aims to strengthen joint co-simulation methodologies and foster institutional collaborative links.
We congratulate our colleague and wish him continued success throughout his international research activities.
BAPKO Standard Research Project Grant Awarded to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp
15.12.2025 BAPKO 2025 • FBA-2025-11845The Standard Research Project application titled “AI-Powered Respiratory Device Monitoring Lung Functions”, led by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp (Project No: FBA-2025-11845), has been unanimously approved for funding with a research budget of 300,000.00 TRY by the Marmara University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (BAPKO).
Project Title: AI-Powered Respiratory Device Monitoring Lung Functions
Principal Investigator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp
Grant Program / Funding: BAPKO Standard Research Project • 300,000.00 TRY
Focusing on real-time respiratory sound analysis via on-device edge AI algorithms, this research contributes substantially to the department's ongoing biomedical instrumentation and portable healthcare monitoring investigations.
We congratulate our faculty member on this grant award and wish her continued success throughout the project's execution.
International Academic Mobility at Chulalongkorn University by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp
10.12.2025 Erasmus+ KA171Within the framework of the Erasmus+ KA171 Staff Teaching Mobility program (Project Grant No. 2023-1-TR01-KA171-HED-000164359, awarded in 2025), our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp successfully conducted academic teaching activities, seminars, and bilateral institutional collaboration initiatives at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, between July 20–31, 2026.
Throughout the academic visit, joint research opportunities focusing on electromagnetic wave applications and sensor systems were discussed, specialized lectures were delivered to undergraduate and graduate cohorts, and institutional academic cooperation ties between the institutions were solidified.
We congratulate our faculty member for her contributions to international academic partnerships and global institutional visibility, wishing her continued success.
Academic Visit from Chulalongkorn University within the Scope of Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility
10.12.2025 Erasmus+ • Chulalongkorn UniversityThe Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Project proposal submitted by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp on behalf of our department has been officially awarded. Within the bilateral inter-institutional agreement established between Marmara University and Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Panuwat Janpugdee will visit our department during the 2025–2026 academic year.
During his stay, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janpugdee will share his state-of-the-art research with our department scholars and deliver a total of 8 hours of specialized lectures and technical seminars for our undergraduate and graduate cohorts.
This international engagement aims to consolidate bilateral research ties, enhance academic cooperation, and foster knowledge exchange and global networking opportunities for our students and faculty members.
Project Note: Marmara University and Chulalongkorn University are partnering institutions under the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project grant agreement No. 2023-1-TR01-KA171-HED-000164359. This project is funded by the European Commission and the Turkish National Agency, with administrative execution overseen by the Turkish National Agency.
We congratulate our faculty member for coordinating this initiative and look forward to a fruitful and productive academic visit.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp Elevated to IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE) Grade
05.11.2025 IEEE Senior MemberOur department faculty member and IEEE Young Professionals Turkey member, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp, has been elevated to the grade of IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE) in recognition of her professional experience, technical accomplishments, and significant contributions to the field.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world's largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, with more than 400,000 members worldwide. The Senior Member grade is the highest professional grade of IEEE, achieved by less than 10% of its global membership, requiring extensive professional experience and demonstrated technical excellence and leadership.
We congratulate our faculty member on this prestigious international milestone and wish her continued academic excellence and success.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp Selected as Finalist in the Halkbank Producing Women Competition 2025
20.10.2025 Halkbank 2025 • Entrepreneurship AwardsIn recognition of her technology-driven entrepreneurship ventures and high-value industrial solutions within the Technopark ecosystem, our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp achieved the distinction of becoming a finalist among 4,000 nationwide applicants in the Technology-Based Woman Entrepreneur category at the Halkbank Producing Women Competition 2025.
She attended the ceremony as a distinguished finalist on February 17, 2025, held under the auspices of First Lady Emine Erdoğan.
Celebrating prominent female entrepreneurs translating academic research into commercial technological innovations, this national recognition exemplifies the successful transformation of scholarly know-how into impactful industry initiatives.
We wholeheartedly congratulate our faculty member on this remarkable milestone and wish her continued and expanding success in her academic and entrepreneurial endeavors.
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.
Nature Communications Paper by Prof. Dr. Gökhan Bora Esmer and Research Team
08.12.2022 • Nature CommunicationsThe prominent research article titled “Acousto-holographic reconstruction of whole-cell stiffness maps”, co-authored by our faculty member Prof. Dr. Gökhan Bora Esmer and his international research collaboration team, has been published in Nature Communications.
Representing a significant breakthrough at the intersection of cellular biophysics and digital holographic imaging, this research enables high-precision acoustic-holographic reconstruction of whole-cell elasticity and biomechanical stiffness distributions.
TÜBİTAK 1512 BİGG Techno-Entrepreneurship Capital Grant Awarded to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp
15.11.2022 • TÜBİTAK 1512 BİGGThe technology venture project titled “Therapy-Assisting Wearable Smart Accessories for Addiction Tracking in Smoking Cessation”, developed by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fulya Çallıalp, has been awarded seed funding following the Stage-2 panel evaluations of the TÜBİTAK 1512 Individual Young Enterprise (BİGG) Program 2022 call.
The TÜBİTAK BİGG Scheme supports innovative, technology-driven business concepts from ideation through commercialization, facilitating early-stage venture establishment and advancing globally competitive technological products.
We congratulate our faculty member on this grant and wish her sustained achievement in her commercialization and venture operations.
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).
Prof. Dr. Engin Maşazade Appointed Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on AES
25.07.2022 • IEEE TAESOur department faculty member Prof. Dr. Engin Maşazade has been appointed as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, an influential journal indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) published by the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society.
We congratulate our faculty member on this esteemed international appointment and wish him continued editorial 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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TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
01.10.2021 TÜBİTAK BİDEBOur department faculty member Asst. Prof. Dr. Alper Şişman was awarded the prestigious TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for conducting advanced studies abroad.
Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) Innovation Week Most Innovative Project Award
15.12.2012 TIM 2012Within the scope of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) Innovation Week, our department faculty members Prof. Dr. Murat Doğruel and Asst. Prof. Dr. Alper Şişman were honored with the "Most Innovative Project Award" for their pioneering technological research.
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