TOLGA EREN

Professor Tolga Eren serves as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Kirikkale University's Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences. Holding a PhD from Yale University with postdoctoral training at Columbia University, he previously held a visiting professorship at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and earned his BSc from Bilkent University under full scholarship.

His educational trajectory includes:

• BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University (full scholarship)
• MSc from University of Massachusetts and Yale University
• PhD from Yale University
• Postdoctoral research at Columbia University

Eren's research centers on networked systems with dual focus on cooperative localization in wireless sensor networks and formation control for multi-robot systems. He pioneers applications of optimization algorithms like Particle Swarm and Bat Algorithm for positioning challenges while advancing rigidity theory for network stability. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical implementations in constrained environments.

Analysis of his 2019-2021 publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Hybrid optimization approaches for wireless sensor network localization using swarm intelligence variants, (2) Rigidity-theoretic foundations for formation control under input constraints, and (3) Geometric methods for robot path smoothing and shape maintenance. These intersect at the nexus of graph theory, control systems, and distributed computing.

Professor Eren has advised at least one graduate student, Gülçin AKTAŞ, who completed her departmental thesis in 2014. While no specific grants are documented in the available records, his research output demonstrates sustained investigation into networked system fundamentals through institutional support at Kirikkale University.