Alici, Gursel

Overview

Gursel Alici received the Ph.D. degree in robotics from the Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford, U.K., in 1994. He is currently a Senior Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia, where he is the Head of the School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering since 2011. His research interests are soft robotics, system dynamics and control, robotic drug delivery systems, novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications, robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems, soft and smart actuators and sensors, prosthetic devices, and and medical robotics. He has generated more than 350 refereed publications, and delivered numerous invited seminars and keynote talks on his areas of research.

Prof. Alici is a Senior Editor of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, as of January 1, 2020. He was a Technical Editor of the IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics during 2008–2012. He was a Technical Editor of the IEEE Access, the first IEEE open access journal with interdisciplinary scope, since this journal’s start in 2013 until January 2020. He was a Member of the Mechatronics National Panel formed by the Institution of Engineers, Australia, until 2017, for 10 years. He has served on the international program committees of numerous IEEE/ASME International Conferences on Robotics and Mechatronics. He was the General Chair of the 2013 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics held in Wollongong, Australia. He is the leader of Soft Robotics for Prosthetic Devices theme of the ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. He received the Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award in 2010, the Vice-Chancellor’s Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award in 2013, and Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Supervision in 2018 from the University of Wollongong. He has held a visiting professorship position at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) (2007, 2010), City University of Hong Kong (2014), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) (2015), and University of British Columbia, Canada (2019).

Research Areas

Research Overview

Prof Alici has established synergistic and productive multi-disciplinary collaborations nationally and internationally. He has published extensively in soft robotics, system dynamics and control, robotic drug delivery systems, novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications, robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems, soft and smart actuators and sensors, assistive devices, and medical robotics.

He has generated more than 350 refereed publications with ‘h-index of 44’ from 6604+ citations from Scopus (Scopus Author ID: 7003543070) by the end of 2019, and 5 patents. According to Scopus, his citations show a strong trend in the last 5 years from 2015 to 2019, being 547, 674, 759, 932 and 1132, respectively.

Available as Research Supervisor

Available for Collaborative Projects

Head Of

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering Head of School 2011 - 2021

Member Of

IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member 1994 -

Has Collaborator

Jager, Edwin W. Person
Madden, John D. W. Person

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A practical 3D-printed soft robotic prosthetic hand with multi-articulating capabilities Published In PLoS One Volume 15 Pages e0232766-1 - e0232766-23 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2020	A survey on what Australians with upper limb difference want in a prosthesis: justification for using soft robotics and additive manufacturing for customized prosthetic hands Published In Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Volume 15 Pages 342 - 349 ISSN 1748-3107 Altmetric
2020	Environmentally Friendly and Biodegradable Ultrasensitive Piezoresistive Sensors for Wearable Electronics Applications Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 12 Pages 8761 - 8772 Altmetric
2020	Tactile Feedback in Closed-Loop Control of Myoelectric Hand Grasping: Conveying Information of Multiple Sensors Simultaneously via a Single Feedback Channel Published In Frontiers in Neuroscience Volume 14 Altmetric
2019	3D Printable Linear Soft Vacuum Actuators: Their Modeling, Performance Quantification and Application in Soft Robotic Systems Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 2118 - 2129 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2019	A 3D-Printed Omni-Purpose Soft Gripper Published In IEEE Transactions on Robotics Volume 35 Pages 1268 - 1275 ISSN 1552-3098 Altmetric
2019	A Novel Magnetic Anchoring System for Wireless Capsule Endoscopes Operating within the Gastrointestinal Tract Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 1106 - 1116 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2019	A Novel Monolithic Soft Robotic Thumb for an Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand Published In IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Volume 4 Pages 602 - 609 Altmetric
2019	Development and performance evaluation of large-scale auxetic protective systems for localised impulsive loads Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 10 Pages 390 - 417 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2019	Engineering-Based Design Methodology for Embedding Ethics in Autonomous Robots Published In Proceedings of the IEEE Volume 107 Pages 582 - 599 Altmetric
2019	Enhanced Localization of Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Using Positron Emission Markers and Rigid-Body Transformation Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 49 Pages 1270 - 1284 Altmetric
2019	Highly Sensitive Soft Foam Sensors to Empower Robotic Systems Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume Online First Pages 1 - 11 Altmetric
2019	Model-free control of an electro-active polymer actuator Published In Materials Research Express Volume 6 Pages 055309-1 - 055309-12 Altmetric
2019	Towards Including End-Users in the Design of Prosthetic Hands: Ethical Analysis of a Survey of Australians with Upper-Limb Difference Published In Science and Engineering Ethics Altmetric
2019	Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 173 Pages 118 - 124 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	3D printing Vegemite and Marmite: redefining "breadboards" Published In Journal of Food Engineering Volume 220 Pages 83 - 88 ISSN 0260-8774 Altmetric
2018	A Review of Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback Methods for Transradial Prosthetic Hands Published In IEEE Access Volume 6 Pages 6878 - 6899 Altmetric
2018	A Soft Stretchable Sensor: Towards Peripheral Nerve Signal Sensing Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1597 - 1602 Altmetric
2018	A structural optimisation method for a soft pneumatic actuator Published In Robotics Volume 7 Pages 7020024-1 - 7020024-16 Altmetric
2018	Analysis of Magnetic Interaction in Remotely Controlled Magnetic Devices and Its Application to a Capsule Robot for Drug Delivery Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 298 - 310 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2018	Bioinspired 3D Printable Soft Vacuum Actuators for Locomotion Robots, Grippers and Artificial Muscles Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 685 - 694 Altmetric
2018	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Coupled Parametric-Transverse Nonlinearly Broadband Energy Harvester Published In IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Volume 33 Pages 457 - 464 ISSN 0885-8969 Altmetric
2018	Development of a nonlinear adaptive absorber based on magnetorheological elastomer Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 194 - 204 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2018	Experimental Nonlinear Model Identification of a Highly Nonlinear Resonator Published In Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Transactions of the ASME Volume 140 Pages 034502-1 - 034502-6 ISSN 1048-9002 Altmetric
2018	Experimental nonlinear vibrations of an MRE sandwich plate Published In Smart Structures and Systems Volume 22 Pages 71 - 79 ISSN 1738-1584 Altmetric
2018	Locomotion analysis and optimization of actinomorphic robots with soft arms actuated by shape memory alloy wires Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 15 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1729-8806 Altmetric
2018	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 24 - 35 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 551 - 567 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
2018	Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation Published In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume 6 Pages 179-1 - 179-9 ISSN 2296-4185 Altmetric
2018	Softer is Harder: What Differentiates Soft Robotics from Hard Robotics? Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1557 - 1568 Altmetric
2017	A nonlinearly broadband tuneable energy harvester Published In Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 011008-1 - 011008-11 ISSN 0022-0434 Altmetric
2017	A parametrically broadband nonlinear energy harvester Published In Journal of Energy Resources Technology Volume 139 Pages 032001-1 - 032001-8 ISSN 0195-0738 Altmetric
2017	A review on performance enhancement techniques for ambient vibration energy harvesters Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 71 Pages 435 - 449 ISSN 1364-0321 Altmetric
2017	Design of an enhanced wideband energy harvester using a parametrically excited array Published In Journal of Sound and Vibration Volume 410 Pages 416 - 428 ISSN 0022-460X Altmetric
2017	Development of an isolator working with magnetorheological elastomers and fluids Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 83 Pages 371 - 384 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2017	Double-Mode Microparticle Manipulation by Tunable Secondary Flow in Microchannel With Arc-Shaped Groove Arrays Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Volume 11 Pages 1406 - 1412 ISSN 1932-4545 Altmetric
2017	Electrochemical biosensing strategies for DNA methylation analysis Published In Biosensors and Bioelectronics Volume 94 Pages 63 - 73 ISSN 0956-5663 Altmetric
2017	Flow rate-insensitive microparticle separation and filtration using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 21 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2017	Gold-loaded nanoporous superparamagnetic nanocubes for catalytic signal amplification in detecting miRNA Published In Chemical Communications Volume 53 Pages 8231 - 8234 ISSN 1359-7345 Altmetric
2017	High Throughput Cell-Free Extraction of Plasma by an Integrated Microfluidic Device Combining Inertial Focusing and Membrane Published In Journal of Heat Transfer: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 052404-1 - 052404-7 ISSN 0022-1481 Altmetric
2017	High-throughput sheathless and three-dimensional microparticle focusing using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Scientific Reports Volume 7 Pages 41153-1 - 41153-11 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2017	Hybrid force and position control of a conducting tri-layer electro-active polymer actuator Published In Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control Volume 39 Pages 288 - 296 ISSN 0142-3312 Altmetric
2017	Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 266 Pages 56 - 64 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2017	Modelling of the human shoulder girdle as a 6-4 parallel mechanism with a moving scapulothoracic joint Published In Mechanism and Machine Theory Volume 118 Pages 219 - 230 ISSN 0094-114X Altmetric
2017	Nanotechnology and its medical applications: revisiting public policies from a regulatory perspective in Australia Published In Nanotechnology Reviews Volume 6 Pages 255 - 269 Altmetric
2017	Review on Design and Control Aspects of Robotic Shoulder Rehabilitation Orthoses Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews Volume 47 Pages 1134 - 1145 ISSN 1094-6977 Altmetric
2017	System and process development for coaxial extrusion in fused deposition modelling Published In Rapid Prototyping Journal Volume 23 Pages 543 - 550 ISSN 1355-2546 Altmetric
2017	The Suitability of 3-D Printed Eutectic Gallium-Indium Alloy as a Heating Element for Thermally Active Hydrogels Published In MRS Advances Volume 2 Pages 335 - 340 Altmetric
2017	Three-Dimensional Kinematic Modeling of Helix-Forming Lamina-Emergent Soft Smart Actuators Based on Electroactive Polymers Published In IEEE Transactions On Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 47 Pages 2562 - 2573 Altmetric
2016	3D printed flexure hinges for soft monolithic prosthetic fingers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 3 Pages 120 - 133 Altmetric
2016	A Soft mechatronic microstage mechanism based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 21 Pages 1467 - 1478 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated anchoring system for a wireless endoscopic capsule Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 102-1 - 102-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated drug delivery system for robotic endoscopic capsules Published In Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME Volume 10 Pages 11004-1 - 11004-11 Altmetric
2016	A starfish robot based on soft and smart modular structure (SMS) actuated by SMA wires Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 11 Pages 056012-1 - 056012-9 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2016	An experimental investigation into nonlinear dynamics of a magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 015018-1 - 015018-9 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	An innovative MRE absorber with double natural frequencies for wide frequency bandwidth vibration absorption Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 055035-1 - 055035-10 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	An inverted micro-mixer based on a magnetically-actuated cilium made of Fe doped PDMS Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 095049-1 - 095049-7 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	Bottom-up microfabrication process for individually controlled conjugated polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 230 Pages 818 - 824 ISSN 1873-3077 Altmetric
2016	Continuous plasma extraction under viscoelastic fluid in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 3919 - 3928 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
2016	Controlled delivery of drugs adsorbed onto porous Fe3O4 structures by application of AC/DC magnetic fields Published In Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Volume 226 Pages 243 - 250 ISSN 1387-1811 Altmetric
2016	Design and development of a parametrically excited nonlinear energy harvester Published In Energy Conversion and Management Volume 126 Pages 247 - 255 ISSN 0196-8904 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel magnetophoresis-assisted hydrophoresis microdevice for rapid particle ordering Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 54-1 - 54-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel multi-layer MRE isolator for suppression of building vibrations under seismic events Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 70-71 Pages 811 - 820 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2016	Experimental nonlinear dynamics of a geometrically imperfect magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Composite Structures Volume 138 Pages 381 - 390 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2016	Fabrication and characterisation of highly stretchable elastomeric strain sensors for prosthetic hand applications Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 247 Pages 514 - 521 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2016	Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: A review Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 10 - 34 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
2016	Internal energy transfer in dynamical behavior of slightly curved shear deformable microplates Published In Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics Volume 11 Pages 041002-1 - 041002-11 Altmetric
2016	Investigation of particle lateral migration in sample-sheath flow of viscoelastic fluid and Newtonian fluid Published In Electrophoresis Volume 37 Pages 2147 - 2155 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2016	Nonlinear dynamics of a parametrically excited beam with a central magneto-rheological elastomer patch: an experimental investigation Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 106 Pages 157 - 167 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2016	Size optimization of a magnetic system for drug delivery with capsule robots Published In IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Volume 52 Pages 5100411-1 - 5100411-11 ISSN 0018-9464 Altmetric
2016	Size-dependent performance of microgyroscopes Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 100 Pages 99 - 111 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2016	Soft and smart modular structures actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires as tentacles of soft robots Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	Tunable particle focusing in a straight channel with symmetric semicircle obstacle arrays using electrophoresis-modified inertial effects Published In Micromachines Volume 7 Pages 195-1 - 195-11 Altmetric
2015	A compact variable stiffness and damping shock absorber for vehicle suspension Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 20 Pages 2621 - 2629 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2015	A hybrid dielectrophoretic and hydrophoretic microchip for particle sorting using integrated pre-focusing and sorting steps Published In Electrophoresis Volume 36 Pages 284 - 291 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2015	An adaptive tuned vibration absorber based on multilayered MR elastomers Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 045045-1 - 045045-13 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	An integrated dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic microchip for continuous particle filtration and separation Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 25 Pages 084010-1 - 084010-9 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2015	Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial three-dimensional particle focusing under viscoelastic flow in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion–contraction cavity arrays Published In Biomicrofluidics Volume 9 Pages 044108-1 - 044108-13 ISSN 1932-1058 Altmetric
2015	Development of a linear damper working with magnetorheological shear thickening fluids Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1811 - 1817 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Development of a novel variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 085021-1 - 085021-10 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	Development of an MRE adaptive tuned vibration absorber with self-sensing capability Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 095012-1 - 095012-10 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	Fabrication and characterization of a magnetic micro-actuator based on deformable Fe-doped PDMS artificial cilium using 3D printing Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 035015-1 - 035015-9 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	Horizontal vibration reduction of a seat suspension using negative changing stiffness magnetorheological elastomer isolators Published In International Journal of Vehicle Design: journal of vehicle engineering, automotive technology and components Volume 68 Pages 104 - 118 ISSN 0143-3369 Altmetric
2015	Performance evaluation and comparison of magnetorheological elastomer absorbers working in shear and squeeze modes Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1757 - 1763 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Size-dependent electro-elasto-mechanics of MEMS with initially curved deformable electrodes Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 103 Pages 247 - 264 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2015	Subcritical parametric dynamics of microbeams Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 95 Pages 36 - 48 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2015	Towards soft robotic devices for site-specific drug delivery Published In Expert Review of Medical Devices Volume 12 Pages 703 - 715 ISSN 1743-4440 Altmetric
2014	A compliant translational mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators Published In Journal of Mechanical Design Volume 136 Pages 061009-1 - 061009-9 ISSN 1050-0472 Altmetric
2014	A novel magnetorheological elastomer isolator with negative changing stiffness for vibration reduction Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 105023-1 - 105023-11 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2014	A review of drug delivery systems for capsule endoscopy Published In Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Volume 71 Pages 77 - 85 ISSN 0169-409X Altmetric
2014	A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 47 Pages 1 - 29 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2014	An adaptive neuro fuzzy hybrid control strategy for a semiactive suspension with magneto rheological damper Published In Advances in Mechanical Engineering Volume 6 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1687-8132 Altmetric
2014	An advanced mathematical model and its experimental verification for trilayer conjugated polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 19 Pages 1279 - 1288 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2014	An effective localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In IEEE Transactions on Robotics Volume 30 Pages 1174 - 1186 ISSN 1552-3098 Altmetric
2014	Concept and simulation study of a novel localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In Medical Physics Volume 41 Pages 072501-1 - 072501-14 ISSN 0094-2405 Altmetric
2014	Control of conducting polymer actuators without physical feedback: Simulated feedback control approach with particle swarm optimization Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 035014-1 - 035014-12 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2014	Electro-mechanical modelling and identification of electroactive polymer actuators as smart robotic manipulators Published In Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 241 - 251 ISSN 0957-4158 Altmetric
2014	Experimental investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine and their significance for design of a spiral-type robotic capsule Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine Volume 228 Pages 280 - 286 ISSN 0954-4119 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2014 - 2020	ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Excellence
2015	EU Horizon 2020 - MICACT -MicroACTuators Awarded by: Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Actions ITN Funding Scheme: Innovative Training Networks
2014	Investigation of ultra-thin foils etc Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2011 - 2014	Controlling lymphoedema in an intelligent fashion Awarded by: National Breast Cancer Foundation Funding Scheme: Concept Award
2012	Facility for characterisation of engineered microelectromechanical systems Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for nano-fabrication and characterization - filed in part 6 Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	A universal nano tribometer for surface and thin film characterisation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Pushing the limits: fabricating micro and nano actuators Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

- Soft robotics
- Intelligent mechatronics
- System dynamics and control
- Robotic drug delivery systems
- Novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications
- Robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems
- Soft and smart actuators and sensors
- Assistive devices
- Medical robotics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of negative Poisson's ratio composite panel system for protection of structures from blast and impact loads
Doctor of Philosophy	Energy storage systems for vehicle technology	Yao, Lirong
Doctor of Philosophy	Design of Parallel Robot for Shoulder Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients.	Niyetkaliyev, Aibek
Doctor of Philosophy	Establishment of Novel Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Robotic Prosthetic Hands	Drury, Ryan
Doctor of Philosophy	A smart shoe system enabling older adults to walk safely and to be active	Giraldo Pedroza, ALEXANDRA
Doctor of Philosophy	Neural Interfacing to Soft Robotic Hand	Montoya Gurrola, Gerardo
Doctor of Philosophy	Capacitive Contact Sensors for Robotic Grippers	Searle, Tom
Doctor of Philosophy	Brain-Machine Interface for Prosthetic Hand Control	O'Brien, Siobhan
Doctor of Philosophy	Identifying and Translating Intention of Prosthetic Hand Users into Control Signals using Machine Learning Techniques	Le, Hong Quan
Master of Research - EIS	Incorporating Electrotactile Stimulation in Transradial prostheses for Non - Invasive Sensory Feedback	Khan, Faran

Education And Training

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Gaziantep University 1990
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, High Honours 1988
Ph.D. in Robotics, Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science 1994

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor’s Highly Commended Award for Research Supervision, 2018
Vice-Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award, - 2013
Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) award, conferred by University of Wollongong, - 2010

Keywords

mechatronics, mechatronic-engineering, robotics, soft-robotics, system-dynamics, robotic-drug-delivery-systems, biomechatronic-applications, intelligent-system-development, robotic-tooling, automation, micro-nano-robotics, concurrent-design, robot-manipulators, motion-planning, medical-robotics, assistive-devices, mechanical-materials-mechatronic-biomedical

Full Name

Gursel ALICI

Mailing Address

University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Material Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia
University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

Research Areas

Research Overview

Prof Alici has established synergistic and productive multi-disciplinary collaborations nationally and internationally. He has published extensively in soft robotics, system dynamics and control, robotic drug delivery systems, novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications, robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems, soft and smart actuators and sensors, assistive devices, and medical robotics.

He has generated more than 350 refereed publications with ‘h-index of 44’ from 6604+ citations from Scopus (Scopus Author ID: 7003543070) by the end of 2019, and 5 patents. According to Scopus, his citations show a strong trend in the last 5 years from 2015 to 2019, being 547, 674, 759, 932 and 1132, respectively.

Head Of

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering Head of School 2011 - 2021

Member Of

IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member 1994 -

Has Collaborator

Jager, Edwin W. Person
Madden, John D. W. Person

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A practical 3D-printed soft robotic prosthetic hand with multi-articulating capabilities Published In PLoS One Volume 15 Pages e0232766-1 - e0232766-23 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2020	A survey on what Australians with upper limb difference want in a prosthesis: justification for using soft robotics and additive manufacturing for customized prosthetic hands Published In Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Volume 15 Pages 342 - 349 ISSN 1748-3107 Altmetric
2020	Environmentally Friendly and Biodegradable Ultrasensitive Piezoresistive Sensors for Wearable Electronics Applications Published In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Volume 12 Pages 8761 - 8772 Altmetric
2020	Tactile Feedback in Closed-Loop Control of Myoelectric Hand Grasping: Conveying Information of Multiple Sensors Simultaneously via a Single Feedback Channel Published In Frontiers in Neuroscience Volume 14 Altmetric
2019	3D Printable Linear Soft Vacuum Actuators: Their Modeling, Performance Quantification and Application in Soft Robotic Systems Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 2118 - 2129 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2019	A 3D-Printed Omni-Purpose Soft Gripper Published In IEEE Transactions on Robotics Volume 35 Pages 1268 - 1275 ISSN 1552-3098 Altmetric
2019	A Novel Magnetic Anchoring System for Wireless Capsule Endoscopes Operating within the Gastrointestinal Tract Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 1106 - 1116 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2019	A Novel Monolithic Soft Robotic Thumb for an Anthropomorphic Prosthetic Hand Published In IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Volume 4 Pages 602 - 609 Altmetric
2019	Development and performance evaluation of large-scale auxetic protective systems for localised impulsive loads Published In International Journal of Protective Structures Volume 10 Pages 390 - 417 ISSN 2041-4196 Altmetric
2019	Engineering-Based Design Methodology for Embedding Ethics in Autonomous Robots Published In Proceedings of the IEEE Volume 107 Pages 582 - 599 Altmetric
2019	Enhanced Localization of Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Using Positron Emission Markers and Rigid-Body Transformation Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 49 Pages 1270 - 1284 Altmetric
2019	Highly Sensitive Soft Foam Sensors to Empower Robotic Systems Published In Advanced Materials Technologies Volume Online First Pages 1 - 11 Altmetric
2019	Model-free control of an electro-active polymer actuator Published In Materials Research Express Volume 6 Pages 055309-1 - 055309-12 Altmetric
2019	Towards Including End-Users in the Design of Prosthetic Hands: Ethical Analysis of a Survey of Australians with Upper-Limb Difference Published In Science and Engineering Ethics Altmetric
2019	Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications Published In Composites Science and Technology Volume 173 Pages 118 - 124 ISSN 0266-3538 Altmetric
2018	3D printing Vegemite and Marmite: redefining "breadboards" Published In Journal of Food Engineering Volume 220 Pages 83 - 88 ISSN 0260-8774 Altmetric
2018	A Review of Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback Methods for Transradial Prosthetic Hands Published In IEEE Access Volume 6 Pages 6878 - 6899 Altmetric
2018	A Soft Stretchable Sensor: Towards Peripheral Nerve Signal Sensing Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1597 - 1602 Altmetric
2018	A structural optimisation method for a soft pneumatic actuator Published In Robotics Volume 7 Pages 7020024-1 - 7020024-16 Altmetric
2018	Analysis of Magnetic Interaction in Remotely Controlled Magnetic Devices and Its Application to a Capsule Robot for Drug Delivery Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 23 Pages 298 - 310 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2018	Bioinspired 3D Printable Soft Vacuum Actuators for Locomotion Robots, Grippers and Artificial Muscles Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 685 - 694 Altmetric
2018	Design, Fabrication, and Test of a Coupled Parametric-Transverse Nonlinearly Broadband Energy Harvester Published In IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion Volume 33 Pages 457 - 464 ISSN 0885-8969 Altmetric
2018	Development of a nonlinear adaptive absorber based on magnetorheological elastomer Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 29 Pages 194 - 204 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2018	Experimental Nonlinear Model Identification of a Highly Nonlinear Resonator Published In Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: Transactions of the ASME Volume 140 Pages 034502-1 - 034502-6 ISSN 1048-9002 Altmetric
2018	Experimental nonlinear vibrations of an MRE sandwich plate Published In Smart Structures and Systems Volume 22 Pages 71 - 79 ISSN 1738-1584 Altmetric
2018	Locomotion analysis and optimization of actinomorphic robots with soft arms actuated by shape memory alloy wires Published In International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Volume 15 Pages 1 - 14 ISSN 1729-8806 Altmetric
2018	Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 5 Pages 24 - 35 Altmetric
2018	Recent progress of particle migration in viscoelastic fluids Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 18 Pages 551 - 567 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
2018	Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation Published In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology Volume 6 Pages 179-1 - 179-9 ISSN 2296-4185 Altmetric
2018	Softer is Harder: What Differentiates Soft Robotics from Hard Robotics? Published In MRS Advances Volume 3 Pages 1557 - 1568 Altmetric
2017	A nonlinearly broadband tuneable energy harvester Published In Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 011008-1 - 011008-11 ISSN 0022-0434 Altmetric
2017	A parametrically broadband nonlinear energy harvester Published In Journal of Energy Resources Technology Volume 139 Pages 032001-1 - 032001-8 ISSN 0195-0738 Altmetric
2017	A review on performance enhancement techniques for ambient vibration energy harvesters Published In Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 71 Pages 435 - 449 ISSN 1364-0321 Altmetric
2017	Design of an enhanced wideband energy harvester using a parametrically excited array Published In Journal of Sound and Vibration Volume 410 Pages 416 - 428 ISSN 0022-460X Altmetric
2017	Development of an isolator working with magnetorheological elastomers and fluids Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 83 Pages 371 - 384 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2017	Double-Mode Microparticle Manipulation by Tunable Secondary Flow in Microchannel With Arc-Shaped Groove Arrays Published In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Volume 11 Pages 1406 - 1412 ISSN 1932-4545 Altmetric
2017	Electrochemical biosensing strategies for DNA methylation analysis Published In Biosensors and Bioelectronics Volume 94 Pages 63 - 73 ISSN 0956-5663 Altmetric
2017	Flow rate-insensitive microparticle separation and filtration using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Volume 21 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1613-4982 Altmetric
2017	Gold-loaded nanoporous superparamagnetic nanocubes for catalytic signal amplification in detecting miRNA Published In Chemical Communications Volume 53 Pages 8231 - 8234 ISSN 1359-7345 Altmetric
2017	High Throughput Cell-Free Extraction of Plasma by an Integrated Microfluidic Device Combining Inertial Focusing and Membrane Published In Journal of Heat Transfer: Transactions of the ASME Volume 139 Pages 052404-1 - 052404-7 ISSN 0022-1481 Altmetric
2017	High-throughput sheathless and three-dimensional microparticle focusing using a microchannel with arc-shaped groove arrays Published In Scientific Reports Volume 7 Pages 41153-1 - 41153-11 ISSN 2045-2322 Altmetric
2017	Hybrid force and position control of a conducting tri-layer electro-active polymer actuator Published In Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control Volume 39 Pages 288 - 296 ISSN 0142-3312 Altmetric
2017	Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 266 Pages 56 - 64 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2017	Modelling of the human shoulder girdle as a 6-4 parallel mechanism with a moving scapulothoracic joint Published In Mechanism and Machine Theory Volume 118 Pages 219 - 230 ISSN 0094-114X Altmetric
2017	Nanotechnology and its medical applications: revisiting public policies from a regulatory perspective in Australia Published In Nanotechnology Reviews Volume 6 Pages 255 - 269 Altmetric
2017	Review on Design and Control Aspects of Robotic Shoulder Rehabilitation Orthoses Published In IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews Volume 47 Pages 1134 - 1145 ISSN 1094-6977 Altmetric
2017	System and process development for coaxial extrusion in fused deposition modelling Published In Rapid Prototyping Journal Volume 23 Pages 543 - 550 ISSN 1355-2546 Altmetric
2017	The Suitability of 3-D Printed Eutectic Gallium-Indium Alloy as a Heating Element for Thermally Active Hydrogels Published In MRS Advances Volume 2 Pages 335 - 340 Altmetric
2017	Three-Dimensional Kinematic Modeling of Helix-Forming Lamina-Emergent Soft Smart Actuators Based on Electroactive Polymers Published In IEEE Transactions On Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems Volume 47 Pages 2562 - 2573 Altmetric
2016	3D printed flexure hinges for soft monolithic prosthetic fingers Published In Soft Robotics Volume 3 Pages 120 - 133 Altmetric
2016	A Soft mechatronic microstage mechanism based on electroactive polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 21 Pages 1467 - 1478 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated anchoring system for a wireless endoscopic capsule Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 102-1 - 102-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	A magnetically actuated drug delivery system for robotic endoscopic capsules Published In Journal of Medical Devices, Transactions of the ASME Volume 10 Pages 11004-1 - 11004-11 Altmetric
2016	A starfish robot based on soft and smart modular structure (SMS) actuated by SMA wires Published In Bioinspiration and Biomimetics Volume 11 Pages 056012-1 - 056012-9 ISSN 1748-3182 Altmetric
2016	An experimental investigation into nonlinear dynamics of a magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 015018-1 - 015018-9 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	An innovative MRE absorber with double natural frequencies for wide frequency bandwidth vibration absorption Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 055035-1 - 055035-10 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	An inverted micro-mixer based on a magnetically-actuated cilium made of Fe doped PDMS Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 Pages 095049-1 - 095049-7 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	Bottom-up microfabrication process for individually controlled conjugated polymer actuators Published In Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers Volume 230 Pages 818 - 824 ISSN 1873-3077 Altmetric
2016	Continuous plasma extraction under viscoelastic fluid in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion-contraction cavity arrays Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 3919 - 3928 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
2016	Controlled delivery of drugs adsorbed onto porous Fe3O4 structures by application of AC/DC magnetic fields Published In Microporous and Mesoporous Materials Volume 226 Pages 243 - 250 ISSN 1387-1811 Altmetric
2016	Design and development of a parametrically excited nonlinear energy harvester Published In Energy Conversion and Management Volume 126 Pages 247 - 255 ISSN 0196-8904 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel magnetophoresis-assisted hydrophoresis microdevice for rapid particle ordering Published In Biomedical Microdevices Volume 18 Pages 54-1 - 54-9 ISSN 1387-2176 Altmetric
2016	Development of a novel multi-layer MRE isolator for suppression of building vibrations under seismic events Published In Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing Volume 70-71 Pages 811 - 820 ISSN 0888-3270 Altmetric
2016	Experimental nonlinear dynamics of a geometrically imperfect magneto-rheological elastomer sandwich beam Published In Composite Structures Volume 138 Pages 381 - 390 ISSN 0263-8223 Altmetric
2016	Fabrication and characterisation of highly stretchable elastomeric strain sensors for prosthetic hand applications Published In Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Volume 247 Pages 514 - 521 ISSN 1873-3069 Altmetric
2016	Fundamentals and applications of inertial microfluidics: A review Published In Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering Volume 16 Pages 10 - 34 ISSN 1473-0189 Altmetric
2016	Internal energy transfer in dynamical behavior of slightly curved shear deformable microplates Published In Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics Volume 11 Pages 041002-1 - 041002-11 Altmetric
2016	Investigation of particle lateral migration in sample-sheath flow of viscoelastic fluid and Newtonian fluid Published In Electrophoresis Volume 37 Pages 2147 - 2155 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2016	Nonlinear dynamics of a parametrically excited beam with a central magneto-rheological elastomer patch: an experimental investigation Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 106 Pages 157 - 167 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2016	Size optimization of a magnetic system for drug delivery with capsule robots Published In IEEE Transactions on Magnetics Volume 52 Pages 5100411-1 - 5100411-11 ISSN 0018-9464 Altmetric
2016	Size-dependent performance of microgyroscopes Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 100 Pages 99 - 111 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2016	Soft and smart modular structures actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires as tentacles of soft robots Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 25 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2016	Tunable particle focusing in a straight channel with symmetric semicircle obstacle arrays using electrophoresis-modified inertial effects Published In Micromachines Volume 7 Pages 195-1 - 195-11 Altmetric
2015	A compact variable stiffness and damping shock absorber for vehicle suspension Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 20 Pages 2621 - 2629 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2015	A hybrid dielectrophoretic and hydrophoretic microchip for particle sorting using integrated pre-focusing and sorting steps Published In Electrophoresis Volume 36 Pages 284 - 291 ISSN 0173-0835 Altmetric
2015	An adaptive tuned vibration absorber based on multilayered MR elastomers Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 045045-1 - 045045-13 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	An integrated dielectrophoresis-active hydrophoretic microchip for continuous particle filtration and separation Published In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering Volume 25 Pages 084010-1 - 084010-9 ISSN 0960-1317 Altmetric
2015	Dean-flow-coupled elasto-inertial three-dimensional particle focusing under viscoelastic flow in a straight channel with asymmetrical expansion–contraction cavity arrays Published In Biomicrofluidics Volume 9 Pages 044108-1 - 044108-13 ISSN 1932-1058 Altmetric
2015	Development of a linear damper working with magnetorheological shear thickening fluids Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1811 - 1817 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Development of a novel variable stiffness and damping magnetorheological fluid damper Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 085021-1 - 085021-10 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	Development of an MRE adaptive tuned vibration absorber with self-sensing capability Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 095012-1 - 095012-10 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	Fabrication and characterization of a magnetic micro-actuator based on deformable Fe-doped PDMS artificial cilium using 3D printing Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 24 Pages 035015-1 - 035015-9 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2015	Horizontal vibration reduction of a seat suspension using negative changing stiffness magnetorheological elastomer isolators Published In International Journal of Vehicle Design: journal of vehicle engineering, automotive technology and components Volume 68 Pages 104 - 118 ISSN 0143-3369 Altmetric
2015	Performance evaluation and comparison of magnetorheological elastomer absorbers working in shear and squeeze modes Published In Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Volume 26 Pages 1757 - 1763 ISSN 1045-389X Altmetric
2015	Size-dependent electro-elasto-mechanics of MEMS with initially curved deformable electrodes Published In International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 103 Pages 247 - 264 ISSN 0020-7403 Altmetric
2015	Subcritical parametric dynamics of microbeams Published In International Journal of Engineering Science Volume 95 Pages 36 - 48 ISSN 0020-7225 Altmetric
2015	Towards soft robotic devices for site-specific drug delivery Published In Expert Review of Medical Devices Volume 12 Pages 703 - 715 ISSN 1743-4440 Altmetric
2014	A compliant translational mechanism based on dielectric elastomer actuators Published In Journal of Mechanical Design Volume 136 Pages 061009-1 - 061009-9 ISSN 1050-0472 Altmetric
2014	A novel magnetorheological elastomer isolator with negative changing stiffness for vibration reduction Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 105023-1 - 105023-11 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2014	A review of drug delivery systems for capsule endoscopy Published In Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Volume 71 Pages 77 - 85 ISSN 0169-409X Altmetric
2014	A review of microfabrication techniques and dielectrophoretic microdevices for particle manipulation and separation Published In Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Volume 47 Pages 1 - 29 ISSN 0022-3727 Altmetric
2014	An adaptive neuro fuzzy hybrid control strategy for a semiactive suspension with magneto rheological damper Published In Advances in Mechanical Engineering Volume 6 Pages 1 - 11 ISSN 1687-8132 Altmetric
2014	An advanced mathematical model and its experimental verification for trilayer conjugated polymer actuators Published In IEEE-ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Volume 19 Pages 1279 - 1288 ISSN 1083-4435 Altmetric
2014	An effective localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In IEEE Transactions on Robotics Volume 30 Pages 1174 - 1186 ISSN 1552-3098 Altmetric
2014	Concept and simulation study of a novel localization method for robotic endoscopic capsules using multiple positron emission markers Published In Medical Physics Volume 41 Pages 072501-1 - 072501-14 ISSN 0094-2405 Altmetric
2014	Control of conducting polymer actuators without physical feedback: Simulated feedback control approach with particle swarm optimization Published In Smart Materials and Structures Volume 23 Pages 035014-1 - 035014-12 ISSN 1361-665X Altmetric
2014	Electro-mechanical modelling and identification of electroactive polymer actuators as smart robotic manipulators Published In Mechatronics Volume 24 Pages 241 - 251 ISSN 0957-4158 Altmetric
2014	Experimental investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine and their significance for design of a spiral-type robotic capsule Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine Volume 228 Pages 280 - 286 ISSN 0954-4119 Altmetric

Investigator On

Year	Title
2014 - 2020	ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Centres of Excellence
2015	EU Horizon 2020 - MICACT -MicroACTuators Awarded by: Marie Sklowdowska-Curie Actions ITN Funding Scheme: Innovative Training Networks
2014	Investigation of ultra-thin foils etc Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2011 - 2014	Controlling lymphoedema in an intelligent fashion Awarded by: National Breast Cancer Foundation Funding Scheme: Concept Award
2012	Facility for characterisation of engineered microelectromechanical systems Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2010	Combined scanning tunnelling microscope system for nano-fabrication and characterization - filed in part 6 Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2009	A universal nano tribometer for surface and thin film characterisation Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)
2008	Pushing the limits: fabricating micro and nano actuators Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Potential Supervision Topics

- Soft robotics
- Intelligent mechatronics
- System dynamics and control
- Robotic drug delivery systems
- Novel actuation concepts for biomechatronic applications
- Robotic mechanisms and manipulation systems
- Soft and smart actuators and sensors
- Assistive devices
- Medical robotics

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of negative Poisson's ratio composite panel system for protection of structures from blast and impact loads
Doctor of Philosophy	Energy storage systems for vehicle technology	Yao, Lirong
Doctor of Philosophy	Design of Parallel Robot for Shoulder Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients.	Niyetkaliyev, Aibek
Doctor of Philosophy	Establishment of Novel Soft Pneumatic Actuators for Robotic Prosthetic Hands	Drury, Ryan
Doctor of Philosophy	A smart shoe system enabling older adults to walk safely and to be active	Giraldo Pedroza, ALEXANDRA
Doctor of Philosophy	Neural Interfacing to Soft Robotic Hand	Montoya Gurrola, Gerardo
Doctor of Philosophy	Capacitive Contact Sensors for Robotic Grippers	Searle, Tom
Doctor of Philosophy	Brain-Machine Interface for Prosthetic Hand Control	O'Brien, Siobhan
Doctor of Philosophy	Identifying and Translating Intention of Prosthetic Hand Users into Control Signals using Machine Learning Techniques	Le, Hong Quan
Master of Research - EIS	Incorporating Electrotactile Stimulation in Transradial prostheses for Non - Invasive Sensory Feedback	Khan, Faran

Education And Training

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Gaziantep University 1990
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, High Honours 1988
Ph.D. in Robotics, Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science 1994

Awards And Honors

Vice Chancellor’s Highly Commended Award for Research Supervision, 2018
Vice-Chancellor's Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award, - 2013
Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) award, conferred by University of Wollongong, - 2010

Keywords

mechatronics, mechatronic-engineering, robotics, soft-robotics, system-dynamics, robotic-drug-delivery-systems, biomechatronic-applications, intelligent-system-development, robotic-tooling, automation, micro-nano-robotics, concurrent-design, robot-manipulators, motion-planning, medical-robotics, assistive-devices, mechanical-materials-mechatronic-biomedical

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Gursel ALICI

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University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Material Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia
University of Wollongong

School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering

Wollongong

NSW

2522

Australia

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Australia

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Mechanical, Mechatronics & Materials Engineering

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http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6527-2881 (confirmed)

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ResearcherID: D-6752-2012

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