Dr Hasan Kivrak

Assistant Professor

Department: Computer and Information Sciences

Dr. Hasan Kivrak joined Northumbria Universiy in 2023 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science. He received his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Selcuk University, Turkey, and both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He also served as a Research Associate from 2021 to 2023 at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

He has conducted several research projects. His work spans a range of robotics and AI topics, including sign language tutoring robots, the development of socially and emotionally aware robotic assistants, indoor wireless positioning and tracking systems, and the application of robotics and AI in nuclear environments.

His research interests include cyber-physical systems, autonomous robots for extreme environments, and indoor wireless network positioning and tracking.

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Room ELB120, Ellison Building
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

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Research Themes and Scholarly Interests

Robotics and AI
Cyber Physical Systems
Autonomous Systems
Human-robot Interaction
Indoor Positioning

Key Publications

Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
Cyber-WISE: A Cyber-Physical Deep Wireless Indoor Positioning System and Digital Twin Approach, Karakusak, M., Kivrak, H., Watson, S., Ozdemir, M. 18 Dec 2023, In: Sensors
Social navigation framework for assistive robots in human inhabited unknown environments, Kivrak, H., Cakmak, F., Kose, H., Yavuz, S. 1 Apr 2021, In: Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal
RSS-Based Wireless LAN Indoor Localization and Tracking Using Deep Architectures, Karakusak, M., Kivrak, H., Ates, H., Ozdemir, M. 8 Aug 2022, In: Big Data and Cognitive Computing
Waypoint based path planner for socially aware robot navigation, Kivrak, H., Cakmak, F., Kose, H., Yavuz, S. 1 Jun 2022, In: Cluster Computing
An Investigation of the Network Characteristics and Requirements of 3D Environmental Digital Twins for Inspection Robots, Kivrak, H., Baniqued, P., Watson, S., Lennox, B. Jun 2022, 2022 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, Piscataway, US, IEEE

Qualifications

Computer Science MSc
Computer Science PhD
Computer Science BSc

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