ABOUT
Şenay Mihçin received her Ph.D. degree in Computational Biomechanics from Loughborough University, UK, in2008, which was funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences of Research Council, UK(EPSRC).Afterwards, she worked as a research assistant at Computer Science on crash simulations using model ‘Expecting’ for producing guidelines for automobile designers and manufacturers. She also worked as research fellow at mechanical engineering department of University of Leeds on ‘Kinematic FE Modelling of Cervical Spine’. Later on she moved on gaining experience in industry in Manchester, UK, at Simulation Solutions Ltd, a producer of simulatorsfor artificial implants. She also took a role as a team leader at Medical School of Dundee University on translation of research into the clinics for EU funded FP7 project called ‘Trans-fusimo’. After successful completion of this project, Dr Mihcin joined in University College of London, UCL for more translation of research activities, working on quality management of the translational projects for novel medical devices and methods as a part of Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences (WEISS) centre. Dr Mihcin got awarded under TUBITAK 2232 International Outstanding Research Fellows funding scheme with a total budget of 3680000TL, and she started her own research lab at Izmir Institute of Technology, she is currently a faculty member as an Assistant Professor, at IZTECH, Mechanical Engineering department.
Her current research interests include biomechanics, human motion modelling and simulation, gait activities, motion capture systems, daily life activities, design of implant testing simulators, design of implants, testing of implants, ISO 13485, ISO 14242 standards, medical device testing, qualification, CE marking, medical technology management
ABOUT
Alican Tuncay ALPKAYA graduated from Trakya University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2014, joined the Nanomechanics Group of the Middle East Technical University Department of Mechanical Engineering in the fall of 2016 and completed his master’s degree as a research assistant on the Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Nano-Layered Metals. He joined Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering as a research assistant in 2018 to receive his doctorate education. Currently, he is a PhD student registered in the Biomechanics and Motion Capture Systems Laboratory within the TÜBİTAK 2232 “Next Generation Implants for Everyone” project. Within the scope of this project, it is aimed to investigate the effects of daily living activities on the hip implant by using the finite element method.
myilmaz@iyte.edu.tr
ABOUT
Mehmet YILMAZ graduated from the department of Mechanical Engineering of Erciyes University, in 2021. During his undergraduate education, as a part of Erasmus program, he studied at Tallinna Tehnikakõrgkool University in Estonia and Tomas Bata university in Czech Republic for one semester each. He is currently registered as a PhD student at Izmir Institute of Technology. His PhD is funded by the TÜBİTAK 2232 “New Generation Implants for Everyone” project. His research focuses on the kinetic analysis of lower extremities during activities of daily living.
ABOUT
Ahmet Mert ŞAHİN graduated from Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2021. He participated in many club activities during his undergraduate education and was responsible for the 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society Turkey coordinator team. He participated in many volunteer activities during the undergraduate process, and in 2017-2018 he took part in the coordinator position of the youth committee of the Ankara Community Volunteers Foundation. In 2022, he started an integrated doctorate program at Izmir Institute of Technology. He continues to work as a scholarship student in Tubitak 2232 “Next Generation Implants for Everyone” project. He continues to work in the field of biomechanics within the scope of his doctoral program. His areas of interest are biomechanics, embedded systems, robot kinematics, additive manufacturing, 3D scanning systems, medical imaging systems, and motion capture systems.
ABOUT
Doruk Sevük graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association in 2020. He started his master’s education in Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2021. In November 2022, Biomechanics and Motion Capture Systems Laboratory participated in the TÜBİTAK 2232 “Next Generation Implants for Everyone” project. Within the scope of this project, he conducts research on the validation and controls of the HIP Simulator.
EDUCATION
Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering
Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2019
MSc., Mechanical Engineering
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad,
Mashhad, Iran, 2009
BSc., Mechanical Engineering
Iran University of Science and
Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, 2006
VITALS
Mechanical Engineering Department,
SNA-A Building, B126 Rumelifeneri Yolu,
Sariyer, Istanbul 34450, Turkey
www.linkedin.com/in/shams-torabnia
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shams_Torabnia2
Storabnia19@ku.edu.tr
ABOUT SHAMS TORABNIA
A mechatronics system designer with several years of
experience in applied research, new content
development, simulation, and validation, published papers
and filed patents on design and prototyping innovation. A
PhD Candidate at Koç University.
AFFILIATIONS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT – IZMIR INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY, IZMIR, TURKEY
Hip implant wear simulator scholarship for 118C188
Project from Tubitak 2232 International Fellowship for
Outstanding Researchers
MANUFACTURING AND AUTOMATION RESEARCH CENTER-KOÇ
UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Robotic system programing, Mechatronic system design,
Machine learning, Topology Optimization
SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, TEHRAN, IRAN
Multi-axis servo systems design, special gearboxes
design
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Omer Subasi, Shams Torabnia, Ismail Lazoglu (2020) In Silico
Analysis of Superelastic Nitinol Staples for Trans-Sternal
Closure, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical
Materials (ISSN: 1751-6161), Vol. 107, 103770.
Sepideh Aghajani, Mohammadreza Hemmati, Shams Torabnia
(2020) Life Prediction of Wind Turbine Blades Using Multi-
Scale Damage Model, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and
Composites (ISSN: 0731-6844), Accepted.
Shams Torabnia, Mohammadreza Hemmati, Sepideh Aghajani
(2019) An analytical investigation of plastic deformation of FGM
hallow rotors under a high centrifugal effect, International
Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering volume,
(ISSN: 1539-7734), Vol. 14, Article number: 16.
Shams Torabnia, Mohammadreza Hemmati, Sepideh Aghajani
(2019) Investigation of a hollow shaft to determine the
maximum angular velocity regarding the FGM properties,
Materials Science Forum (ISSN: 1662-9752), Vol 969- pp669-
677.
ABOUT
Merve Tuna received her undergraduate degree from İzmir Katip Çelebi University Mechatronics Engineering Department in 2019. His graduation thesis was on a 3 Degrees of Freedom Tendon Driven Parallel Manipulator. She worked as a candidate engineer in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE). She worked with MSC Adams View on kinematic and dynamic analysis and simulations of mechanical systems, provided educational planning and technical support at universities. She is currently a registered graduate student at Izmir Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, financed by the TÜBİTAK 2232 “New Generation Implants for Everyone” project. His master thesis is on “Investigation of Hip Joint Kinematics for Activities of Daily Living”. His areas of interest are kinematic and dynamic analysis and mechanisms, and robotic systems, biomechanics, motion capture systems simulations. His areas of interest are kinematic and dynamic analysis and mechanisms, and robotic systems, biomechanics, motion capture systems simulations.
ABOUT
Öznur Ilgın Karaağaç is a 3rd year mechanical engineering student at Izmir Institute of Technology and is working as a research intern in “New Generation Implants for All” project in the scope of TUBITAK STAR Project (2247-C). Her research fields are motion analysis and simulations and biomechanics.
ABOUT
Mert Mutlu is a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student at Izmir Institute of Technology. Currently, he works as an intern researcher for the “Next Generation Implants for Everyone” project within the TUBITAK STAR program (2247-C). His research interest are on musculoskeletal simulation, motion analysis and finite element analysis (FEA).
ABOUT
Kayra Bolcal is a 4th year Mechanical Engineering student at Izmir Institute of Technology. Currently, he works as an intern researcher in the “Next Generation Implants for Everyone” project with the TUBITAK STAR program (2247-C). Previously, he spent a semester at Tallinn University of Technology as an Erasmus exchange student and took courses in computer aided engineering (CAE), mechatronics and virtual reality fields. During this period, he worked on the static structural analysis of a hip implant design using ANSYS, based on the load data of the hip joint during walking. During his ME400 compulsory internship, he worked on linear static and modal analysis with MSC Apex. His areas of interest are computational mechanics and biomechanics.
