Erkan Kayacan

Assistant Professor

Email: erkan@ou.edu
Phone: (405) 325-6797
Office: Engineering Lab 110
Office Hours: T/R 3:30-4:30pm
Field and Autonomous Robots (FAR) Laboratory

Education
Postdoc (2018-2029)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoc (2015-2018)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D. Bioscience Engineering (2014)
KULeuven, Belgium, 2014
M.Sc. System Dynamics and Control (2010)
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (2008)
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Research Focus

Real-time optimization-based control and estimation methods
Nonlinear control and machine learning
Special emphasis on foundational theory and experimental realization on robotic and autonomous systems.

Experience and Awards

Best System Paper Award, Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2018

Undergraduate Courses Taught

AME 4383: Control Systems
AME 4802: Robotics Laboratory

Professional Organizations

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)