Prof. Okyay Kaynak Life Fellow IEEE Volunteer

Istanbul, Turkiye  •  IEEE Turkiye Section
Interests
Mechatronics
Robots
Intelligent sensors
Control equipment
Intelligent control
Mechanical systems
Experience
Dean/Professor/Instructor
Bogazici Universitry
IEEE Volunteer Positions
Current Positions
900 Transactions/Journal Access
Transactions on Mobile Computing
Dec 2002 - Present
Advisor
Bogazici University, PE31
Feb 2017 - Present
Autonomous Bionic Robotic Aircrafts
Chair, Technical Committee
SMC-Technical Committees - Systems
Jan 2024 - Present
Bio-mechatronics and Bio-robotics Systems
Chair, Technical Committee
SMC-Technical Committees - Systems
Jan 2018 - Present
Election Candidate
IEEE Annual Election Candidate
Jan 2025 - Oct 2025
Past Positions
Advisor
Bogazici University, RA24
May 2022 - May 2024
Appointment, Member & Geographic Activities Board
IEEE Conferences Committee
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
Appointment, Regional Activities Board
RAB/TAB Section/Chapter Support Committee
Jan 2005 - Dec 2005
Appointment, Technical Activities Board
TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Appointment, Technical Activities Board
TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Member Recognitions
for contributions to variable structure systems theory and its applications in mechatronics.
Publications
Kayacan, E., Kayacan, E. Ramon, H. Kaynak, O., and Saeys, W., "Towards Agrobots: Trajectory Control of an Autonomous Tractor Using Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Controllers," Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 287 - 298, 2015.
Lixian Zhang, Huijun Gao, and Kaynak, O., "Network-Induced Constraints in Networked Control Systems—A Survey," Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 403 - 416, 2013.
Khanesar, M.A., Kayacan, E. Teshnehlab, M., and Kaynak, O., "Extended Kalman Filter Based Learning Algorithm for Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Systems and Its Experimental Evaluation," Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 4443 - 4455, 2012.
Kayacan, E., Cigdem, O., and Kaynak, O., "Sliding Mode Control Approach for Online Learning as Applied to Type-2 Fuzzy Neural Networks and Its Experimental Evaluation," Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 3510 - 3520, 2012.
Khanesar, M.A., Kaynak, O., and Teshnehlab, M., "Direct Model Reference Takagi–Sugeno Fuzzy Control of SISO Nonlinear Systems," Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 914 - 924, 2011.
Education
University of Birmingham
Doctor of Philosophy
Engineering , 1972
University of Birmingham
Bachelor of Science
Engineering , 1969