Faculty Member, PhD
İbrahim Başar Aka
Education
09/2014 – 04/2018 Ph.D. Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis Title: “Design and Performance Optimization of Heart Assist Devices: iHeart VAD and iATVA”
07/2012 – 07/2013 M.Sc. BioEngineering, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis Title: “Design of a Platform for Physical Performance Testing of an Axial Flow Left Ventricle Assist Device”
09/2008 – 06/2012 B.Sc. Mechatronics Engineering, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Thesis Title: “A Comparative Study of Wind Turbines”
Courses
MECA 211 – Engineering Mechanics / Mühendislik Mekaniği
MECA 241 – Computer Tools for Mechatronics Engineers / Mekatronik Mühendisleri için Bilgisayar Araçları
MECA 332 – Mechatronics Components Design / Mekatronik Bileşenleri Tasarımı
MECA 404 – Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer / Akışkanlar Mekaniği ve Isı Transferi
MECA 490 – Mekatronik Mühendisliğinde Tasarım / Design in Mechatronics Engineering
ENGR 402 – Introduction to Biomechatronics / Biyomekatroniğe Giriş
Areas of Interest
Cardiovascular dynamics
Biofluid dynamics
Cardiovascular engineering
Computational fluid dynamics
Experimental hemodynamics
Artificial heart pumps and mechanical circulatory support systems
Cardiovascular medical device design
Patient-specific cardiovascular modeling
Heart valves, RVOT conduits, and PPVI systems
3D-printed cardiovascular models
4D Flow MRI and medical-image-based flow analysis
Biomechanics and biomechatronics
Other Information
Patents and Patent Applications
Circular Conduit Template, TR 2023/018200.
Suturing Apparatus for Use in Cardiac Surgery, TR 2022/018862.
Template for Rapid and Easy Formation of a Valved Conduit, TR 2022/016964.
Implantable Centrifugal Cardiac Assist Pump Having Permanent Magnets Embedded in the Impeller, TR 2025/007254; international patent family: WO2022081101A1 / EP4225422B1 / US20230381489A1.
A Biventricular Assist System, WO2023140806A1 / EP4466058A1.
A Transcatheter Occluder for High Venosus Atrial Septal Defects, WO2026005724A1.
A Cardiac Valve and Manufacturing Method of Cardiac Valve, WO2025259207A1 / PCT/TR2024/050653.