Aslı Tunçay Atalay

Aslı Tunçay Atalay serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, where she leads innovative research at the intersection of textile technology and soft robotics. Her work focuses on developing textile-based sensing and actuating systems with applications in healthcare, rehabilitation, and wearable technology.

Her research interests center on Textile Engineering, Soft Robotics, Capacitive Sensors, and Actuator Engineering, with particular expertise in creating flexible, textile-based electronic systems. She investigates the fundamental properties of conductive textiles and their applications in creating responsive, intelligent fabric systems that can sense and react to environmental stimuli.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on practical applications of textile-based technologies, particularly in medical contexts like telerehabilitation and therapeutic devices. Her work demonstrates expertise in integrating traditional textile manufacturing techniques with modern electronics to create novel sensing and actuation systems that maintain the flexibility and comfort of conventional fabrics while adding smart functionality.

Dr. Atalay actively collaborates with researchers across engineering disciplines, particularly with Özgür Atalay and others on projects involving fog computing frameworks for e-textiles and advanced sensor systems. Her research output shows consistent productivity with multiple high-impact publications each year, demonstrating her active engagement in the academic community.