Umut TİLKİ

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Umut TİLKİ is a faculty member at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences of Middle East Technical University, specializing in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. His research spans robotics, control systems, and intelligent control mechanisms, with significant contributions to fault-tolerant control systems and autonomous vehicle navigation.

• Doctorate: Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University (2012)
• Licence: Electronics and Communications Engineering, Süleyman Demirel University (2001)

Research Focus: Robotics and control systems, particularly in:

• Fault-tolerant control systems for mobile robots and UAVs
• Sliding mode control and adaptive algorithms
• Autonomous underwater vehicle navigation
• Human gesture imitation via fluid swarm modeling

Recent Publications (2021-2025): Focus on fault-tolerant control mechanisms for mobile robots and UAVs, trajectory tracking algorithms with sliding mode control, and fluid-based gesture imitation systems. His work demonstrates strong integration of theoretical control systems (e.g., adaptive algorithms, backstepping techniques) with practical applications in aerospace and robotics.

Teaching Responsibilities: Covers academic research methods, circuit analysis, control systems, robot dynamics, digital control, and specialized field courses at both Master's and Doctorate levels.