Biography
Dr. Özaslan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, TURKEY.
Dr. Özaslan received dual B.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and computer science from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2008. Dr. Özaslan is first in METU history to receive a dual degree in these two departments. He then moved to Bilkent University for graduate studies. He
obtained a M.Sc. degree in computer science in 2011 under the supervision of Prof. Uluç Saranlı. He received his Ph.D. degree at University of Pennsylvania, GRASP Laboratories under the the supervision of Prof. Vijay Kumar and Prof. Camillo J. Taylor. In his thesis Dr. Özaslan focuses on state estimation, mapping and autonomous navigation of micro unmanned aerial vehicles. Upon completion of his Ph.D. degree, he worked at Motional, Boston as a research scientist for 2 years on high definition map building for autonomous driving vehicles.
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Education
2012 - 2018
2012 - 2018Doctorate
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics , United States Of America
2008 - 2011
2008 - 2011Postgraduate
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University, Faculty Of Engıneerıng, Department Of Computer Engıneerıng, Turkey
2004 - 2008
2004 - 2008Undergraduate Double Major
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Engineering, Department Of Computer Engineering, Turkey
2003 - 2008
2003 - 2008Undergraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Engineering, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Turkey
Dissertations
2020
2020Doctorate
Estimation, Mapping and Navigation with Micro Aerial Vehicles for Infrastructure Inspection
University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
2011
2011Postgraduate
Improving visual SLAM by filtering outliers with the aid of optical flow
Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University
Foreign Languages
C2 Mastery
C2 MasteryEnglish
Research Areas
Computer Vision
Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
Robotics
Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems
Academic Positions
2021 - Continues
2021 - ContinuesAssistant Professor
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Makine Mühendisliği
Managerial Experience
2020 - 2024
2020 - 2024Mandatory Internship Committee
Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Mühendislik Ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Makine Mühendisliği
Non Academic Experience
2023 - 2025
2023 - 2025Head of R&D
Company, OTEO Teknoloji, Research and Development, Head of R&D
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020Research Scientist
Company, Motional, High Definition Mapping, Research Scientist
Courses
Designed Lessons
Undergraduate
Mechatronic Components and Instrumentations
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Aerial Robotics
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Research Infrastructure Information
June 2021
June 2021Robust Autonomous Mobility Laboratory
Laboratory - Coordinatorship
Özaslan T., Gültekin G. K., Duru A. S.
Education Infrastructure Information
Journal articles indexed in SCI, SSCI, and AHCI
2019
2019MAVNet: An effective semantic segmentation micro-network for MAV-based tasks
Nguyen T., Shivakumar S. S., Miller I. D., Keller J., Lee E. S., Zhou A., et al.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
, vol.4, no.4, pp.3908-3915, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
2018Spatio-Temporally Smooth Local Mapping and State Estimation Inside Generalized Cylinders with Micro Aerial Vehicles
Ozaslan T., Loianno G., Keller J., Taylor C. J., Kumar V.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
, vol.3, no.4, pp.4209-4216, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2018
2018The Multivehicle Stereo Event Camera Dataset: An Event Camera Dataset for 3D Perception
Zhu A. Z., Thakur D., Özaslan T., Pfrommer B., Kumar V., Daniilidis K.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
, vol.3, no.3, pp.2032-2039, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
2017
2017Autonomous navigation and mapping for inspection of penstocks and tunnels with MAVs
Özaslan T., Loianno G., Keller J., Taylor C. J., Kumar V., Wozencraft J. M., et al.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
, vol.2, no.3, pp.1740-1747, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2025
2025Mekanum Platform için Motor Kalibrasyonu
Sarıoğlu B. B., ÖZASLAN T.
IEEE Sinyal İşleme ve İletişim Uygulamaları Kurultayı, 25 June 2025, (Full Text)
2023
2023Enhancing Trajectory Following in VTOL Cargo UAVs: Adaptive Control in Changing Payload Scenarios
DURU A. S., ÖZASLAN T., SOYGÜDER S.
7th International Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Smart Technologies (ISAS), İstanbul, Turkey, 23 - 25 November 2023, (Full Text)
2016
2016Towards fully autonomous visual inspection of dark featureless dam penstocks using MAVs
Özaslan T., Mohta K., Keller J., Mulgaonkar Y., Taylor C. J., Kumar V., et al.
2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2016, Daejeon, South Korea, 9 - 14 October 2016, pp.4998-5005, (Full Text)
2013
2013Inspection of penstocks and featureless tunnel-like environments using micro UAVs
Özaslan T., Shen S., Mulgaonkar Y., Michael N., Kumar V.
9th International Conference on Field and Service Robotics, FSR 2013, Brisbane, Australia, 9 - 11 December 2013, vol.105, pp.123-136, (Full Text)
Books
2025
2025Understanding 3D Rotations: Euler Angle Conventions for Estimation, Navigation, and Control
Özaslan T.
in: Akademik Perspektiften Bilgisayar Bilimleri ve Mühendisliği, YILDIRIM MEHMET SÜLEYMAN, Editor, Yaz Yayınları, Afyonkarahisar, pp.103-122, 2025
2025
2025Inertial Measurement Units: Modeling and Calibration
Özaslan T.
in: Bilgisayar Bilimleri ve MühendisliğiAlanında Uluslararası Araştırmalar – III (International Research in the Field of Computer Scienceand Engineering), ASLAY FULYA, Editor, Eğitim Yayınevi, Konya, pp.5-75, 2025
Funded Projects
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentÇok Yönlü Hareket Kabiliyetine Sahip İnsansız Kara Aracı Tasarım Üretim ve Kontrolü
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
ÖZASLAN T. (Executive), SARIOĞLU B. B.
2023 - Present
2023 - Presentİnsansız Hava Aracına Asılı Faydalı Yükün Planlaması ve Kontrolü
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
SOYGÜDER S. (Executive), DURU A. S., ÖZASLAN T.
2023 - Present
2023 - PresentSürü İHAlar ile Afet Bölgelerinin Anlık Yüzey Haritalaması ve Makina Öğrenme Teknikleri ile Güncel Ulaşım Rotalarının Belirlenmesi
Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions
ÖZASLAN T. (Executive), DEMİRCİ M. F., DURU A. S., Çakar M.
2021 - 2022
2021 - 2022
TAYYAR - TAM OTONOM MİKRO İNSANSIZ HAVA ARACI
TUBITAK Project
(Project Abstract)
Özaslan T. (Executive), Gültekin G. K.
Patent
2021
2021Identifying background features using lidar
Patent
Registered / Approved, The Invention Registration Number: US17/331,022 , Standard Registration
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
December 2023
December 2023IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON IMAGE PROCESSING
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
December 2020
December 2020IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
Conference Paper (Full Text)
November 2020
November 2020IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
Scientific Project Refereeing
November 2022
November 2022TUBITAK Project
1501 - Industry R & D Projects Support Program, Robos Mühendislik, Turkey
November 2021
November 2021TUBITAK Project
1507 - TÜBİTAK SME R&D Start Support Program, McDesign Teknoloji Ltd. Şti. , Turkey
April 2021
April 2021TUBITAK Project
1501 - Industry R & D Projects Support Program, Desird Tasarım Ar-Ge A.Ş., Turkey
April 2021
April 2021TUBITAK Project
1507 - TÜBİTAK SME R&D Start Support Program, Enko Teknik Elektrik Makina ve Kontrol Sistemeleri San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Turkey
April 2021
April 2021TUBITAK Project
1507 - TÜBİTAK SME R&D Start Support Program, Nevas Proje Müh. Müş. İnş. Taah. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Turkey
Awards
September 2024
September 2024
Eksim Pulse Girişimcilik Ödülü
Eksim Holding (Eksim Pulse Programı)
Congress and Symposium Activities
30 November 2023 - 01 December 2023
30 November 2023 - 01 December 2023V. ARAŞTIRMA VE İNOVASYON ÇALIŞTAYI
Attendee
Kayseri-Turkey
Citations
Total Citations (SCOPUS): 645
h-index (SCOPUS): 6
Jury Memberships
November-2022
November 2022