Levent Acar

Dr. Levent Acar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on intelligent control systems, neural networks applied to control, hierarchical design of large-scale systems, and distributed computational methods for optimal control. He holds a PhD from The Ohio State University and dual BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from Boğaziçi University.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University
• MS in Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Boğaziçi University
• BS in Mathematics, Boğaziçi University

Research Interests:

• Intelligent control of functional systems
• Neural networks applied to control
• Hierarchical design and control of large-scale systems
• Optimal and suboptimal control for interconnected systems
• Distributed computational methods for optimal control

Research Trends: Dr. Acar’s recent work emphasizes robotics and sensor integration, particularly in UAV formations, mobile robot formations, and chemical source detection using neural networks. His contributions bridge theoretical control systems with practical applications in environmental and medical engineering.

Professional Activities:

• Member of IEEE, Control Systems Society
• Member of the New York Academy of Sciences
• Former Research Associate at NIST’s Intelligent Systems Division