Meltem Tekçin

Meltem Tekçin is a Researcher at the Department of Textile Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. Her work focuses on wearable technologies, smart sensors, and e-textiles with applications in healthcare, agriculture, and robotics. She has contributed to UN Sustainable Development Goals through innovations in smart systems and sensor technologies.

Key research areas include textile-based humidity sensors, RFID-enabled wearables, and flexible sensor integration. Her recent work involves developing moisture sensors for smart diapers, humidity sensors for agriculture, and pressure sensors for robotic grippers.

Collaborations span material science, electronics, and biomedical engineering. She has published extensively on topics like wearable UHF-RFID sensors and e-textiles, with a focus on practical applications in healthcare and smart systems.