👆 Tactile Teleoperation
Electrovibration-based tactile feedback for touchscreen robot teleoperation. Designing interfaces that let operators perceive remote contact through a touchscreen, with applications in hazardous and nuclear environments.
Robotics Engineer · PhD Candidate
Human-centredrobotics for realenvironments.
Based in Bristol, UK · Bristol Robotics Laboratory
I work at the intersection of Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Teleoperation, Haptics, Digital Twins, Robot Learning and Control to design interfaces that connect people, robots and complex environments.
About
Research driven by the following principles: design with people in mind, validate on real systems and environments, and make advanced robotics useful.
I am a Robotics Engineer and a final year PhD Candidate working on human-robot interaction. My doctoral research at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory focuses on teleoperation interfaces for hazardous nuclear environments, including touchscreen electrovibration feedback, remote manipulation and multi-operator, multi-robot systems.
Alongside teleoperation, I investigate how robots can learn motion from human demonstrations and how generated behaviour can be evaluated for human-likeness.
My preferred research cycle is:
Analyse Requirements → Design → Build → Test with people → Validate on real systems.
RoboticsHuman-Robot InteractionRobot TeleoperationHapticsRobot LearningTrajectory LearningControlDigital TwinsInterface DesignMechatronicsMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering
Bristol Robotics LaboratoryBristol, UK · Current research base
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral FellowRAICAM · Horizon Europe · 2023–2026
Research & Projects
Selected projects from my work in teleoperation, tactile interfaces, robot learning and nuclear robotics.
🤖 Multi-Robot Teleoperation
Collaborative control of multiple robots by multiple operators. Developing interaction strategies for coordinated teleoperation where workload, awareness and communication are critical.
✍️ Robot Learning from Demonstration
Learning handwritten trajectories from human demonstrations. A dataset and learning pipeline combining position, force and timing, with evaluation of human-likeness in generated robot motion.
👆 Touchscreen Robot Interfaces
Designing and evaluating touchscreen-based robot teleoperation. Investigating intuitive interaction techniques for robotic manipulation through user-centred design and human-participant evaluation.
☢️ Nuclear Robot Teleoperation
Human-centred teleoperation for hazardous environments. Working with end users and industry stakeholders to identify requirements around workload, situational awareness and safe interaction.
🌐 RAICAM Research
Robotics research across a European doctoral network. Research sprints, field demonstrations and collaborative robotics research across academia and industry.
☢️ Nuclear Inspection Robotics
Rapid-development robotic systems for nuclear inspection. Contributing to low-cost air-ground robotic solutions for inspection tasks in nuclear power plant environments.
🎮 Human-Centred Robot Control
From user requirements to deployable robotic interfaces. Combining interaction design, tactile feedback, robot learning and control to make complex robotic systems more intuitive for human operators.
Publications
2026
Robot Learning from Human Demonstrations: Handwritten Alphabet Trajectories and Human-Likeness Evaluation
IEEE ICDL 2026 · arXiv
2026
Design and Evaluation of a Touchscreen-Based Teleoperation Interface for Robotic Manipulators
IEEE RO-MAN 2026 · arXiv
2026
Remote Surfaces at Your Fingertips: Electrovibration-Based Tactile Feedback for Robot Teleoperation via Touchscreen Interfaces
IEEE Telepresence 2026 · Zenodo
2026
Design and Evaluation of a Collaborative Teleoperation Interface for Multi-Operator Multi-Robot Systems in Challenging Environments
IEEE Telepresence 2026 · Zenodo
2026
Lessons Learned from the RAICAM Doctoral Network Research Sprints and Field Demonstrations
Robotics and Autonomous Systems · DOI
2025
Robot Teleoperation Design Requirements from End Users in Nuclear Facilities
IEEE/RSJ IROS 2025 · DOI
2025
Lessons Learned from the RAICAM Doctoral Network Research Sprints
TAROS 2025, Springer LNCS · DOI
2025
Low-Cost Rapid-Development Air-Ground Robotic Solution for Nuclear Power Plant Inspection
IEEE SSRR 2025 · DOI
Education & Experience
Academic training and research roles across robotics, haptics and human-robot interaction.
2023–2026
PhD in Robotics Engineering · UWE Bristol / Bristol Robotics Laboratory
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Fellow within the RAICAM Horizon Europe Doctoral Network.
Thesis Title: User-Centred Design of Robot Teleoperation Interfaces for Nuclear Environments: Swab Sampling and Multi-Operator Multi-Robot Systems
2025–Present
Research Associate · University of Bristol
Research in human-centred robotics and teleoperation.
2023–Present
Research Associate · University of the West of England
Research in robot interfaces, haptics and hazardous-environment teleoperation.
2024–2026
Visiting Researcher · ENSTA Paris / TUM / IIT / RAICo1
International research secondments and collaborative robotics work.
2022–2023
Graduate Exchange Student · TU Delft
Haptic Interface Technology Lab.
2019–2022
Minor Degree in Aerospace Engineering · Middle East Technical University
2016–2021
BSc Mechanical Engineering · Middle East Technical University
Industry & Earlier Research Positions
Mar–Sep 2021
Candidate Mechatronics Engineer · TÜBİTAK SAGE, Turkey
Aug–Sep 2020
R&D Summer Intern · ASELSAN, Turkey
Jul–Aug 2019
Manufacturing Intern · Nurol Machinery & Industry Co. Inc., Turkey
Supervising, Outreach & Professional Development
2025–Present
Dissertation Supervisor (Lead) of MSc Students (2) · Joint Master’s Programme, University of Bristol & UWE Bristol
2026
IEEE Telepresence 2026 Conference · Demonstration Lead Chair, Bristol, UK
2025
Springer TAROS 2025 Conference · Special Session Committee, York, UK
2025
European Robotics Hackathon (EnRicH) · Hackathon Participant, Zwentendorf, Austria
2025
Science is Wonderful! · MSCA Science Fair, Science Communicator, Brussels, Belgium
2024–Present
IET & IEEE · Student Member
Fellowship
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Fellow RAICAM
Horizon Europe 2023–2026
Doctoral fellowship supporting research in robotics, artificial intelligence and human-centred systems across a European academic and industrial network.
RAICAM project website →Technical Toolkit
| Programming | Python · C++ · C# · MATLAB |
| Robotics | ROS 2 · ROS 1 · Docker · Franka manipulators |
| Control | Simulink · Simulink Real-Time · Beckhoff TwinCAT |
| Haptics | Electrovibration · Tactile feedback · Human-in-the-loop systems |
| Simulation | Digital twins · Gazebo · Isaac Sim |
| Engineering | SolidWorks · Siemens NX · Arduino · Electronics |
Research & Fieldwork
Gallery of research visits, demonstrations, conferences, degrees, presentations, outreach and more.
Page last updated September 2026