I. Personal Details

• Name: Mehmet Yakut
• Address: Sehit Ekrem Mh. Kucuk Sk. No:2, Basiskele, Kocaeli, Turkey
• Phone: +90 (533) 346 6519
• Email: mehmet.yakut@gmail.com
• Website: mehmetyakut.com
• Date of Birth: 20 November 1966, Izmit, Turkey
• Marital Status: Married, two children
• Nationality: Turkish

II. Research Interests

• Solar Tracking Control System development for Solar Energy Fields (hardware, embedded & remote management software) (2021–2024)
• Embroidery machine control & automation software development and system simulation (2020–2021)
• Mobile device–based contact tracing system for COVID-19 (2020–…) – Patent application in progress
• Single-axis solar tracking system – embedded system design & web interface (2020–…)
• Data embedding over-the-air sound transmission for broadcasting & ad performance tracking – Patented (2015–2018)
• Image processing–based sensor tech & applications using single-board computers (2017–2018)
• Image & video compression algorithms for energy efficiency of mobile devices
• Vector quantization video coding & motion compensation
• Fast image/scene retrieval from compressed databases
• Wireless sensor networks (board design & embedded software)
• ROV design & control (2010–2016)
• Mobile robots (system design & control strategies)
• Embedded system design & applications

III. Projects Completed

• Smart Home Automation System (TÜBİTAK TEYDEB, 2012–2014)
• Small Underwater ROV for depth control (TÜBİTAK, 2011–2012)
• Wireless Patient Monitoring for heart-attack risk group (TÜBİTAK TEYDEB, 2011–2013)
• Wireless Intelligent Sensor Fire Alarm System (TÜBİTAK TEYDEB, 2009–2011)
• FPGA-based Multiple-Output PWM Generator for Ultrasonic Cleaning (TÜBİTAK TEYDEB, 2007–2009)
• Multifrequency microcontroller ultrasonic cleaning prototype, 28–40 kHz, 1200 W (SANTEZ, 2007–2009)
• MATE2016 ROV Championship (Turkey) & International ROV Competition at NASA NBL with Team Lucky Fin

IV. Selected Publications

• M. Yakut, N. Bandırmalı Ertürk, “An IoT-based approach for optimal relative positioning of solar panel arrays during backtracking”,
  Computer Standards & Interfaces, Elsevier, Vol. 80, March 2022.
• G. Polat, S. Öztürk, M. Yakut, “Design and Implementation of 256-Point Radix-4 100 Gbit/s FFT Algorithm into FPGA for High-Speed Applications”,
  ETRI Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4, August 2015.
• M. Yakut, N. Kehtarnavaz, “Ice-hockey puck detection and tracking for video highlighting”,
  Signal, Image and Video Processing, Springer, 20 March 2015.
• M. Yakut, “Fast image search on VQ compressed image database”,
  Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, 2016.

V. Education & Professional Background

• 2016–Present: Retired (Consulting Manager)
• 2009–2016: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communications, Kocaeli University
• 2008–2009: Researcher, Signal & Image Processing Lab, UT Dallas, USA
• 2003–2008: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electronics & Communications, Kocaeli University
• 2002: Ph.D. in Electronics & Communications Engineering
   Thesis: Vector quantization based image compression using nonrectangular blocks
• 1992: M.Sc. in Electronics & Communications Engineering
   Thesis: Closed-loop control (PID) of three stepping motors using high-performance microcontrollers
• 1987: B.Sc. in Electronics & Communications Engineering