Biography
Ahu E. Hartavi received the B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Istanbul Technical
University, Istanbul, Turkey in 1997, 2000, and 2006, respectively. From 1999 to 2006, she worked as a Full-time
Research Assistant in the Electrical Machines and Drives Department of Istanbul Technical University. In 2006, she
joined the Mechanical Engineering Department of the same university. From 2006 to 2010, she was a Postdoctoral
Researcher with the Mekar Labs, Automotive Controls and Mechatronics Research Center (AUTOCOM), Istanbul
Technical University. She is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Yeni Yuzyil University.
Her current research interests include electrical machines, electric/hybrid electric vehicles technology, modeling and
control methodology, intelligent vehicles, hybrid-power trains, energy management, regenerative braking, intelligent
& rule-based controllers, automated throttle/brake systems, advanced driver assistance systems, active magnetic
bearings and their applications, rapid control prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop simulators.
She was the Workshops Chair of the 2007 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, the Local Organization Chair of
the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety and Workshop Chair of the Challenges
and Opportunities for Green and Smart Vehicles. Currently. she is acting as an Evaluator for the European Union
7th Framework Program Proposals Entitled “Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Fully Electric
Vehicles”, (Green Car) in Brussels.
Tarih: 05 Aralık 2012
Yer: A-201 Toplantı Salonu, Kontrol ve Otomasyon Mühendisliği Bölümü, Yıldız Teknik
Üniversitesi, Davutpaşa
Saat: 11:00