Onurcan Yılmaz

Research Assistant · Electrical & Electronics Engineering · Hacettepe University

I am a PhD student and Research Assistant in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Hacettepe University, advised by Assoc. Prof. İsmail Uyanık and a member of NeuRoLab. My PhD is supported by the TÜBİTAK 2211-A National PhD Scholarship Programme — see Awards & Honors for the full list.

My research spans two interconnected areas: LTP system identification — where I work on Floquet theory, harmonic transfer functions, and periodic system analysis — and robotics — where I previously focused on LiDAR-based odometry, 3D SLAM, and sensor fusion for quadruped platforms. Alongside these, I contribute to neuromechanics research studying the sensorimotor dynamics of weakly electric fish. See Publications for papers.

I completed my M.S. at Hacettepe University in February 2025, with a thesis on sensor fusion and mapping using 3D LiDAR odometry on a quadruped robot platform, and spent part of that time as a Research Engineer with Turkcell’s 5G VATS team, integrating LiDAR and stereo sensing on a quadruped robot.

Outside the lab, I build robotics side-projects for fun — a passive dynamic walker reconstruction, and a self-balancing BallBot — mostly through my years with IEEE METU Robotics and Automation Society, where I served as Vice President in 2018–2019. When I’m not at a bench, I’m usually camping, diving (SSI AOWD), or out on the water.