Ömer Gökalp Akcan
Education
- Present, Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Istanbul Technical University
- 2022, M.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University
- 2019, B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University
Courses
- BVA 101 | Mathematical Concepts and Methods
- BVA 104 | Statistics and Probability
- BIL 109 | Numerical Analysis and Algorithms
- BIL 210 | Multiple Programming Languages
- EEEN 203 | Circuit Theory
- EEEN 206 | Engineering Mathematics
- CMPE 130 | Algorithms and Programming
Areas of Interest
- MEMS and Microsystems
- Flexible Sensors and Actuators
- Microfluidic Systems
- Biomedical Instrumentation
Other Information
Research Groups
Journal Publications
- Akcan, Ö. G., Ferhanoğlu, O., & Erten, A. C. “Smartphone Compatible Semitransparent Microfluidic-Based Refreshable Braille System,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 2026.
- Peker, F., Akcan, Ö. G., Atak, D., Ozata, İ. H., Uymaz, D. S., Balık, E., Zeybel, M., Torun, H., & Ferhanoğlu, O. “A Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscope Employing Force Sensing Cantilevers for Tumor Diagnosis in the GI Tract,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 117391, 2025.
- Akcan, Ö. G., Gaber, M. M., Baran, E. A., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Development of a Disposable Silicone–Graphite Composite Strain Sensor for Soft Robotics Applications,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 391, 116527, 2025.
- Ulgaz, S., Yılmaz, B., Aygül, B., Akcan, Ö. G., Erdil, K., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Flexible Printed Circuit Board for Biomolecule Weight Sensing,” Flexible and Printed Electronics, 10(1), 015004, 2025.
- Aygül, B., Ulgaz, S., Yılmaz, B., Akcan, Ö. G., Erdil, K., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Disposable Piezoresistive MEMS Airflow Sensor for Chronic Respiratory Disease Detection,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 34(1), 100–107, 2024.
- Akcan, Ö. G., Erdil, K., Korkut, D., Baran, E. A., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Paper-Based Piezoresistive Force Encoder for Soft Robotic Applications,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(14), 13999–14007, 2022.
- Erdil, K., Akcan, Ö. G., Gül, Ö., & Gökdel, Y. D. “A Disposable MEMS Biosensor for Aflatoxin M1 Molecule Detection,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 338, 113438, 2022.
- Erdil, K., Ayraç, T., Akcan, Ö. G., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Piezoresistive Disposable Weight Sensor with Increased Sensitivity,” Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, 28(2), 984–998, 2020.
International Conference Proceedings
- Akcan, Ö. G., Peker, F., Atak, D., Zeybel, M., Torun, H., & Ferhanoğlu, O. “A Tactile-Based Capsule Endoscope for Detecting Tissue Stiffness,” in 2025 17th Biomedical Engineering International Conference (BMEiCON), pp. 1–5, 2025.
- Akcan, Ö. G., Koçoğlu, Ö., Erten, A. C., & Ferhanoğlu, O. “A Microfluidic Refreshable Braille Display System,” in 2025 21st International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuits Design (SMACD), pp. 1–4, 2025.
- Korkut, D., Erdil, K., Akcan, Ö. G., Muslu, B., Baran, E. A., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Silicone Mold Implementation for High-Sensitive Detection of Strain Sensing Using Paper-Based Piezoresistive System,” in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), pp. 1–4, 2020.
- Erdil, K., Korkut, D., Akcan, Ö. G., Muslu, B., Gökdel, Y. D., & Baran, E. A. “Flexible Linear Absolute Encoder System for Force Localization in Soft Environments,” in 2020 IEEE International Conference on Flexible and Printable Sensors and Systems (FLEPS), pp. 1–4, 2020.
- Erdil, K., Ayraç, T., Akcan, Ö. G., & Gökdel, Y. D. “Perforated Paper-Based Piezoresistive Force Sensor,” in 2019 15th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME), pp. 289–292, 2019.
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