Ali Fuat Ergenç

Assoc. Prof. Ali Fuat Ergenç is an academic at Istanbul Technical University in the Department of Control and Automation Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut (2007).

Research Interests: Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering, Control Theory, Sensor Systems, Automation, and Internet of Things. His work spans biosensing, motor control, remote access laboratories, and time-delay systems.

Scientific Awards:

• Outstanding Thesis Award, University of Connecticut (2010)
• International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) Award (2007)
• Graduate Predoctoral Fellowship Award (2005, 2006)

Notable Research Trends: Recent publications focus on biosensor development for toxin detection, adaptive control systems for multicopter applications, industrial remote access laboratories, and PMaSynRM parameter estimation using FFT. His work integrates control theory with biomedical and IoT applications.

Administrative Roles: Vice Dean (2013-2016), Deputy Head of Department (2011-2014), and Commission Presidency at Istanbul Technical University.

Projects: Principal Investigator for 11 projects since 2014, including time-delay anesthesia models, microfluidic air sampling systems, and IoT-based control infrastructure.