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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Turkey
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
74
Citations
22859
World Ranking
705
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Turkey Leader Award
  • 2005 - Anthony J. Hornfeck Service Award
  • 2003 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to variable structure systems theory and its applications in mechatronics.

Overview

Okyay Kaynak is affiliated with Boğaziçi University in Turkey and has a primary research focus in the field of Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Control and Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of control and system optimization, including:

  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Systems
  • Advanced Control Systems Optimization
  • Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
  • Stability and Control of Uncertain Systems

Kaynak has contributed to major academic venues, with numerous publications appearing in:

  • IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics
  • IEEE Systems Man and Cybernetics Magazine
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

The scientist has also contributed chapters to books published primarily by Springer International Publishing. Some book titles include:

  • Information Systems and Technologies (2022)
  • Human Interaction, Emerging Technologies and Future Systems V (2021)
  • Artificial Intelligence and Heuristics for Smart Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities (2021)
  • Cyber Security, Privacy and Networking (2022)
  • Technology, Innovation and Creativity in Digital Society (2021)
  • Sliding-Mode Fuzzy Controllers (2021)
  • Digital Technologies and Applications (2021)
  • Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2021, Volume 1 (2021)

Among frequent coauthors are:

  • Enrique Herrera-Viedma
  • Sam Kwong
  • Karen Panetta
  • Fei-Yue Wang
  • Róbert Kozma

Recent papers associated with their research interests include:

  • "A Review on Soft Sensors for Monitoring, Control, and Optimization of Industrial Processes" (2020) published in IEEE Sensors Journal
  • "Quo vadis artificial intelligence?" (2022) published in Discover Artificial Intelligence
  • "Industrial applications of digital twins" (2021) published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences
  • "Rethinking engineering education at the age of industry 5.0" (2021) published in Journal of Industrial Information Integration
  • "Dynamical Modeling and Boundary Vibration Control of a Rigid-Flexible Wing System" (2020) published in IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Okyay Kaynak was awarded the Anthony J. Hornfeck Service Award in 2005. In 2003, the scientist was named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to variable structure systems theory and its applications in mechatronics.

Best Publications

  • Network-Induced Constraints in Networked Control Systems—A Survey

    Lixian Zhang;Huijun Gao;O. Kaynak

  • Grey system theory-based models in time series prediction

    Erdal Kayacan;Baris Ulutas;Okyay Kaynak

  • Data-Based Techniques Focused on Modern Industry: An Overview

    Shen Yin;Xianwei Li;Huijun Gao;Okyay Kaynak

  • On the stability of discrete-time sliding mode control systems

    S. Sarpturk;Y. Istefanopulos;O. Kaynak

  • Sliding-Mode Control With Soft Computing: A Survey

    Xinghuo Yu;O. Kaynak

  • Improved PLS Focused on Key-Performance-Indicator-Related Fault Diagnosis

    Shen Yin;Xiangping Zhu;Okyay Kaynak

  • A Review on Soft Sensors for Monitoring, Control, and Optimization of Industrial Processes

    Yuchen Jiang;Shen Yin;Jingwei Dong;Okyay Kaynak

  • Robust and adaptive backstepping control for nonlinear systems using RBF neural networks

    Yahui Li;Sheng Qiang;Xianyi Zhuang;O. Kaynak

  • Finite Frequency $H_{\infty }$ Control for Vehicle Active Suspension Systems

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;O Kaynak

  • Adaptive Backstepping Control for Active Suspension Systems With Hard Constraints

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;O. Kaynak

  • Industrial Cyberphysical Systems: A Backbone of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

    Armando W. Colombo;Stamatis Karnouskos;Okyay Kaynak;Yang Shi

  • The fusion of computationally intelligent methodologies and sliding-mode control-a survey

    O. Kaynak;K. Erbatur;M. Ertugnrl

  • Rough Deep Neural Architecture for Short-Term Wind Speed Forecasting

    Mahdi Khodayar;Okyay Kaynak;Mohammad E. Khodayar

  • Fuzzy Wavelet Neural Networks for Identification and Control of Dynamic Plants—A Novel Structure and a Comparative Study

    R.H. Abiyev;O. Kaynak

  • Tracking Control of Robotic Manipulators With Uncertain Kinematics and Dynamics

    Bing Xiao;Shen Yin;Okyay Kaynak

  • Descriptor reduced-order sliding mode observers design for switched systems with sensor and actuator faults

    Shen Yin;Huijun Gao;Jianbin Qiu;Okyay Kaynak

  • Data-Driven Monitoring and Safety Control of Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems: Basics and Beyond

    Yuchen Jiang;Shen Yin;Okyay Kaynak

  • Neuro sliding mode control of robotic manipulators

    Meliksah Ertugrul;Okyay Kaynak

  • Vibration Isolation for Active Suspensions With Performance Constraints and Actuator Saturation

    Weichao Sun;Huijun Gao;Okyay Kaynak

  • An algorithm for fast convergence in training neural networks

    B.M. Wilamowski;S. Iplikci;O. Kaynak;M.O. Efe

  • A general backpropagation algorithm for feedforward neural networks learning

    Xinghuo Yu;M.O. Efe;O. Kaynak

  • Dynamical Modeling and Boundary Vibration Control of a Rigid-Flexible Wing System

    Wei He;Tingting Wang;Xiuyu He;Lung-Jieh Yang

  • Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system based autonomous flight control of unmanned air vehicles

    Sefer Kurnaz;Omer Cetin;Okyay Kaynak

Frequent Co-Authors

Shen Yin
Shen Yin Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Huijun Gao
Huijun Gao Harbin Institute of Technology
Xinghuo Yu
Xinghuo Yu RMIT University
Jianbin Qiu
Jianbin Qiu Harbin Institute of Technology
Weichao Sun
Weichao Sun Harbin Institute of Technology
Wei He
Wei He University of Science and Technology Beijing
Lixian Zhang
Lixian Zhang Harbin Institute of Technology
Jinhu Lu
Jinhu Lu Beihang University
Yang Shi
Yang Shi University of Victoria
Jinhua She
Jinhua She Tokyo University of Technology

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