Meet Our Alumni
Doctorate Student
Dogan Onur ARISOY
Education: ME (BS '81, MS '84; Bogazici U, Istanbul), BioE (PhD '89, Clemson U, SC)
Experience: Assist. Director, CV Surgical Research Labs, Texas Heart Inst, Houston; Director of CV Research, UPMC, Pittsburgh; Assoc. Prof. of BME, Yildiz Tech U, Istanbul.
Projects: Physiologic Control Mechanisms, Mathematical Modeling,Mechanical Circulatory Assist Systems.
Masters Student
Gamze BALKAN
Education: CAE (BS '19, MS '22; Yildiz Teknik U, Istanbul)
Experience: Laboratory of Automation and Robotics, Department of Automation Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna/Italy, Research Intern September 2018-December 2018; Botek Automation, Antalya – Istanbul / Turkey, Tech Department Engineering Intern July 2017 – September 2017; Lutron Electronics Co.Inc.-Pozitif Engineering Ltd, Istanbul / Turkey, Project Department Intern Engineer July 2015 – September 2015
Projects:Nonlinear LVAD Controller Design, Optimal Control of Cardiovascular Hemodynamics)
Graduate, Control Engineering
Kaan UCAR
Education: CAE (BS '22 ; Yildiz Teknik U, Istanbul)
Experience:Robotics Engineering Intern at Bizero Robotics (Mar 2021 - Jun 2021); Control Engineering Intern at Baykar Technologies (Jun 2021 - Aug 2021); Intern at Robogor (Aug 2021 - Oct 2021); Software Engineer at Cezeri Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technologies (Oct 2021 - Present)
Projects: Designing an Doctor - Patient Interface for LVAD using Communication Protocols
Graduate, Biomedical Engineering
Melisa OZAKCAKAYA
Education: BME (BS '23 ; Yildiz Teknik U, Istanbul)
Experience: Internship at Istanbul University Medicine Faculty (Çapa Hospital)
Projects: LVAD CAD Design, CFD Analysis, and Design Optimization. In Vitro Tests Using External Drive Mechanism (EDM), and Parameter Determination for LVAD.