My general interest lies in modeling, control, and optimization in the context of robotics. I am currently working as robotics control engineer at Franka Emika, where I am responsible for enhancing the performance of a 7-DOF cobot arm at different control layers, ranging from low-level motor control to joint-level full state feedback and arm-level impedance control. As these controllers are model-based, I am also improving the robot modelling and parameter identification processes, which heavily impacts the control quality.
Previously, I completed my Ph.D. on bipedal robot control in Dynamic Locomotion Group at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. The focus of my research was to investigate mechanisms for postural stability during running for humans, avians and bipedal robots. Prior to my Ph.D., I worked as a research engineer on motor simulation and control at Maxon Motor AG in Switzerland. I received my M.Sc. in Robotics, Systems and Control at ETH Zurich in Switzerland and my B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering at Sabancı University in Turkey, both of which had a focus on control theory in connection to quadrupedal robot locomotion.

My Ph.D. research explored potential control mechanisms to achieve postural stability in bipedal running based on simulated template models. In particular, I looked into functional requirements for using different trunk orientations during running and investigate energetical consequence of using different postural control strategies.