Dr. Tansel Yucelen is an Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Director of the LACIS, and the Director of the Forum on Robotics and Control Engineering (FoRCE) at the University of South Florida. He is also the Co-Founder and Principal Engineer of ControlX - a startup company focusing on sensing and control for next-generation aerospace and space systems. Dr. Yucelen received the Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2012. Prior to joining the University of South Florida, he held Research Engineer positions in the School of Aerospace Engineering and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology from December 2011 to August 2013. He also held Assistant Professor position in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology from August 2013 to August 2016, where he created and directed the Advanced Systems Research Laboratory and the Control Systems Forum. He participated in summer programs at the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace System Directorate in Dayton, Ohio, from May 2014 to July 2014 and at the Munitions Directorate in Eglin, Florida from May 2015 to July 2015.
Dr. Yucelen is a member of the National Academy of Inventors in recognition of advanced technological development and innovation, an associate fellow of the AIAA, and a senior member the IEEE. He is also the recipient of the University of South Florida Research and Innovation Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of South Florida College of Engineering Junior Outstanding Research Achievement Award, ACGSC Dave Ward Memorial Lecture Award (for the outstanding contributions to the field of adaptive control), AIAA Technical Contribution Award (for the creation of novel flight control synthesis and analysis algorithms), Oak Ridge Associated Universities Junior Faculty Award (for public recognition of the quality and promise of research), and Class of 1942 Excellence in Teaching Award. His research places a strong emphasis on both syetem-theoretical research and experimentation for addressing fundamental and open real-world technological problems. Specifically, his research falls into dynamical systems and controls with specializations in i) adaptive and robust control of safety-critical systems, ii) distributed estimation and control of networked multiagent systems, and iii) resilient and secure robotics, autonomous vehicles, human-in-the-loop systems, cyber-physical systems; and large-scale modular systems. He has co-authored more than 325 archival journal and conference publications in these areas and his contributions were implemented on various platforms including AirSTAR of the NASA Langley Research Center. Check out his Google Scholar, Twitter, and YouTube pages!
His hobbies include but not limited to composing rock songs; playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and piano; photography; reading and writing poems and critical essays; bodybuilding; and travelling.
Jesse Jaramillo: Jesse is a Ph.D. student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His dynamical systems and controls research specializes in adaptive control with applications to aerospace systems.
Deniz Kurtoglu: Deniz is a Ph.D. student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. Her dynamical systems and controls research specializes in distributed and event-triggered control with applications to multiagent systems. Her hobbies include playing guitar and piano as well as swimming.
Alexander Saltos: Alex is a Ph.D. student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His dynamical systems and controls research specializes in distributed control and uncertainty mitigation. His hobbies include traveling, saltwater aquariums, and videography.
Kevin Wilcher: Kevin is a Ph.D. student of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His dynamical systems and controls research specializes in adaptive control with applications to aerospace systems.
Emre Yildirim: Emre is a Ph.D. student of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. His dynamical systems and controls research specializes in distributed flight control with applications to aerial swarms. His hobbies include travelling and photography.
- Ali Albattat, Ph.D. (now at University of Al-Qadisiyah)
- Ehsan Arabi, Ph.D. (now at Ford Research Laboratory)
- Kemberly Cespedes, M.S. (now at Sandia Research Laboratory)
- Meryem Deniz, Ph.D. (now at University of Texas, Arlington)
- K. Merve Dogan, Ph.D (now at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University)
- Benjamin Gruenwald, Ph.D. (now at Army Research Laboratory)
- Jesse Jaramillo, M.S. (now at University of South Florida)
- Ahmet T. Koru, Ph.D. (now at University of Texas, Arlington)
- Daniel Peterson, Ph.D. (now at ABB)
- Andrya Pimentel, M.S. (now at NASA KFC)
- Stefan Ristevski, Ph.D. (now at Combine)
- Burak Sarsilmaz, Ph.D. (now at Utah State University)
- Dzung Tran, Ph.D. (now at Air Force Research Laboratory)
- Daniel Wagner, M.S. (now at Czech Technical University)
- Tyler Wieczorek, M.S. (now at Lockheed Martin)
- Kevin Wilcher, M.S. (now at University of South Florida)
- Kimberly Wilcher, Ph.D. (now at DARPA)
- Emre Yildirim, M.S. (now at University of South Florida)