Assoc. Prof. EROL ŞAHİN

Academic Titles

2010 - Continues Associate Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering
2004 - 2010 Assistant Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering
2002 - 2004 Lecturer

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering

Managerial Experience

2021 - Continues Director of the Center

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering

Non Academic Experience

2013 - 2015 Visiting Researcher

Carnegie Mellon University
2001 - 2002 Post-doctoral researcher

Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2000 - 2001 Chief Scientist

Starlab Research Laboratories
1997 - 2000 Assistant

Boston University
1991 - 1995 Assistant

METU

Advising Theses

Distributed nonlinear model predictive formation control of quadrotor type UAVs in cluttered and dynamic environments

Ankaralı M. M., Şahin E. (Co-Advisor)

M.SAMİ(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
Distributed area partitioning for multi-robot coverage

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

B.HOCAOĞLU(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Generation and analysis of breathing as an hri behavior on a cobot

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

A.NURİ(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTENSIBLE HETEROGENEOUS SWARM ROBOT PLATFORM

Turgut A. E., Şahin E. (Co-Advisor)

C.BİLALOĞLU(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Trust attribution in collaborative robots: an experimental investigation of non-verbal cues in a virtual human-robot interaction setting

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

A.MERİÇ(Student), Postgraduate, 2021
Strike me and get marked: the conceptual, analytical and simulation model of an add-on module to deter quadrotor strikes

Şahin E. (Advisor)

O.ŞENYAYLA(Student), Postgraduate, 2020
ALET (Automated Labeling of Equipment and Tools): A Dataset for Tool Detection and Human Worker Safety Detection

Kalkan S., Şahin E. (Co-Advisor)

F.CAN(Student), Postgraduate, 2020
A grounded and contextualized web of concepts on a humanoid robot

ŞAHİN E. (Co-Advisor), KALKAN S. (Co-Advisor)

H.ÇELİKKANAT(Student), Doctorate, 2015
Perception, Learning and Use of Tool Affordances on Humanoid Robots

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

Y.ÇALIŞKAN(Student), Postgraduate, 2013
Formation of adjective, noun and verb concepts through affordances

ŞAHİN E. (Co-Advisor), KALKAN S. (Co-Advisor)

O.YÜRÜTEN(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
A developmental grasp learning scheme for humanoid robots

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

A.KAAN(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
A probabilistic geometric model of self-organized aggregation in swarm robotic systems

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

L.BAYINDIR(Student), Doctorate, 2012
Emergence of verb and object concepts through learning affordances

KALKAN S. (Co-Advisor), ŞAHİN E. (Co-Advisor)

N.DAĞ(Student), Postgraduate, 2010
A developmental framework for learning affordances

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

E.UĞUR(Student), Doctorate, 2010
Action recognition through action generation

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

B.AKGÜN(Student), Postgraduate, 2010
Implementation of a closed-loop action generation system on a humanoid robot through learning by demonstration

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

D.TUNAOĞLU(Student), Postgraduate, 2010
Function and appearance-based emergence of object concepts through affordances

KALKAN S. (Co-Advisor), ŞAHİN E. (Co-Advisor)

İ.ATIL(Student), Postgraduate, 2010
To flock or not to flock: Pros and cons of flocking in long-range "migration" of mobile robot swarms

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

F.GÖKÇE(Student), Postgraduate, 2008
Self-organized flocking with a mobile robot swarm

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

A.EMRE(Student), Doctorate, 2008
Control of a mobile robot swarm via informed robots

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

H.ÇELİKKANAT(Student), Postgraduate, 2008
Using learned affordances for robotic behavior development

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

M.REMZİ(Student), Postgraduate, 2007
Robot planing based on learned affordances

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

M.Çakmak(Student), Postgraduate, 2007
Robot planning based on learned affordances

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

M.ÇAKMAK(Student), Postgraduate, 2007
Direct perception of traversibility affordance on range images through learning on a mobile robot

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

E.UĞUR(Student), Postgraduate, 2006
Towards learning affordances: Detection of relevant features and characteristics for reachability

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

S.EREN(Student), Postgraduate, 2006
A systematic study of probabilistic aggregation strategies in swarm robotic systems

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

O.SOYSAL(Student), Postgraduate, 2005
Evolving aggregation behaviors for swarm robotic systems: A systematic case study

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

E.BAHÇECİ(Student), Postgraduate, 2005
Evolving aggregation behaviors for swarm robotics systems: a systematic case study

ŞAHİN E. (Advisor)

E.Bahçeci(Student), Postgraduate, 2005

Research Infrastructure Information

January 2021 CENTER FOR ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Implementation and Research Center - Directorate

Şahin E., Koku A. B., Ankaralı M. M., Akbaş E., Cinbiş R. G., Kalkan S., et al.

Designed Programs

2021 - Continues Robotik Lisansüstü Programı

Doctorate

Ankaralı M. M., Şahin E., Turgut A. E., Koku A. B., Saranlı U., Saranlı A., et al.

Academic and Administrative Experience

2010 - Continues Associate Professor

2004 - 2010 Assistant Professor

2002 - 2004 Lecturer

2021 - Continues Director of the Center

2013 - 2015 Visiting Researcher

2001 - 2002 Post-doctoral researcher

2000 - 2001 Chief Scientist

1997 - 2000 Assistant

1991 - 1995 Assistant

January 2021 CENTER FOR ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

2021 - Continues Robotik Lisansüstü Programı