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Name:             
RAMAZAN  TASALTIN
Title                  : Prof. Dr.                                                                  
Nationality       :Turkish
Languages          : Turkish,  English, Arabic 
Current
Work:Prof.  Dr.
                          Harran Üniversity
                          Faculty of Engineering,  Elektric-Elektronics Department. 
                          Osmanbey Kampüsü, Şanlıurfa.
Turkiye
e-mail:  rtasaltin@harran.edu.tr     rtasaltin@yahoo.com,   
Education:
PhD:   The University of  Bath, Faculty 
of  Engineering  March 1992,UK
            Thesis
: Active Control  System Design  and 
Implementation  for  flexible  
Systems.
MPhil:            The
University of   Sussex, Engineering  and Applied 
Science. April 1987, UK
Thesis:  Auto-Tuning Control of Nonlinear
Plants.
MSc:   Istanbul
Technical University, Electrical and Electronic   Engineering Faculty, July 1985, 
Thesis:  Time
Optimal  Control  of  a Special  Plant.
B.Sc:   Istanbul
Technical University, 
            Electrical
and Electronics   Engineering Faculty,
            Electronics
and Communication   Division.
            July
1983,  Istanbul Turkiye.
Experience: Technical Communication: Several
reports and publications, academic and social activities, Symposium and
conferences, Seminars
Computer: Ability to use computers as a
research and engineering tool.
Experience of Ms-Dos,  MS-Windows,  
Windows-NT, 
UNIX, LINUX 
operating Systems.
Wide programming  experience in 
FORTRAN,  PASCAL,  C, 
MATLAB,  SIMULINK.
Wide 
programming  experience in VISUAL
BASIC,  DELPHI,   C++,  
Wide use of  
Latex,  MS-word, MS-Excel,
MS-Power Point.
Working Experience: 
Professor:  Harran Üniversity, (Turkiye)
                   Faculty of Engineering,  Elektric-Elektronics Department. 
                   
Professor: 
Qaseem   University     (Saudi Arabia)          
       
Electrical  and  Electronics  
Engineering  Department
                      2009 - 2010 
Associate Professor: 
Qaseem   University     (Saudi Arabia)          
       
Electrical  and  Electronics  
Engineering  Department
                      2006 - 2009
Associate Professor: King Abdulaziz  University  
(Saudi Arabia)
       
Electrical  and Computer   Engineering 
Department
                      2002 - 2006
Associate Professor: Istanbul Technical University
                     Faculty of  Aeronautics and Astronautics,
                     1994 - 2002
Assistant Professor: Istanbul Technical University
                     Faculty of  Aeronautics and Astronautics,
                     1992 - 1994
Research
Interest: Image
Processing,  Face  Recognition, Speech recognition, 
         Artifical Intelligence, Measurement
Systems, Neural Network,  
         Fuzzy Systems, Robust Control  Systems, Intelligent Control Systems, 
         Intelligent Measurement Systems,
Inertial Navigasyon Systems 
Consultant:    
Istanbul Subway Transportation Company.
(1997-1998)
Development of a centralized
adaptive traffic signalization system
Turkish National  Science and Academi  (TUBITAK) 1995-1997 
            Development  of an intelligent  manoeuvring  
design for a fighter  aircraft  
            Other consultancies for some
industrial firms include
 Pneumatic control systems, Real time computer
control systems,
 
Measurement  systems.
Worked as Project Manager
    
1.  Development   of algorithms  to control 
an aircraft wing subject to 
irregular air flow.   
            
Sponsored by  State Planning
Organization of Turkish Government (Devlet Planlama 
             
Teskilati) $150000.      
1994-1997
     2- Development of a Human Tracking
System   in a  crowded environment. 
Sponsored by King Abdulaziz University
(Saudi Arabia) , Scientific Research Council.  
2005-2006
   
    
     3- Development of A  Tunnel   Pollution Control  And   
Tunnel Safety  System.
Sponsored by  King Abdulaziz City
for Science and Technology. .   2006-2009
Academic Activities:
      I.T.U., Faculty of Aeronautics and
Astronautics,
                     Aeronautical Engineering
Dept. Vice Chairman,
                      1996-1998
                  I.T.U. Member of Computer
Commission, 1994-1997
                   I.T.U., Faculty of
Aeronautics and Astronautics.
                     Avionics   Lab Manager, 1996- 1999 
QU, ABET
(the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) Group leader for communication
engineering department.  2007-2010. 
               
Vice Dean: Harran University, Faculty of Engineering. 2010-…
Given 
lecture courses (Undergraduate and Graduate): 
Programming in PASCAL and C++ (1992-1993 ITU
Aeronautics and Astronautics Fac. )
            Electrical
Networks,  (1993-2001  ITU )
            Electronic
Circuits   (1993-2001  ITU )            
            Automatic
Control  (1992-1994  ITU )
            Measurement
Techniques (1995-1997  ITU)
            Digital  Signal Processing (1995-2000  ITU)
            Dijital
Control Systems (1995-2001  ITU)
            Flight
Control Systems, (1995-2001  ITU Graduate
Course) 
            Optimal
Control,   (1992-1994  Yildiz 
Technical University Graduate course)
            Computer Controlled Systems,   (1992-1994 
Yildiz  Technical University
Graduate course)
Communication Systems,   (1993-1995 ITU Sakarya Enginering Faculty)
            Digital 
Signal Processing  (1993-1995 ITU
Sakarya Enginering Faculty)
            Digital Filter Design           (1993-1995 ITU Sakarya Enginering
Faculty)
            Electronic
Circuits   (2002-2006  KAAU [King A.A. University, Saudi Arabia] )
            Computational  Methods in Engineering  (2002-2004 KAAU)
            Electronic
Systems   (2002-2006  KAAU)
            Neural
Networks      (2004-2006  KAAU )
            Analytical
Methods in Engineering  (2004-2006 KAAU)
Advanced Digital  Signal Processings  (2006-2007 QU 
[Qaseem University, Saudi Arabia] )
Electronic 
Systems (2006-2007 QU)
Digital Communication Systems (2007-2008 QU)
Wireless 
Communications  (2008-2009 QU)
Industrial Electronics   (2008-2010 QU)
Image Processing Using MATLAB (2008-20010 QU)
Awards: 
  
        (1984-1992) Ministry of Education,
                    Masters and Ph.D
scholarship.
        (1977) 
53.th  among 440.000  for 
the university entrance exam.  
        (1977-1981)  Scholarship of  TUBITAK (National Science and Research
Council)
Supervised Thesis:
Ph.D: 
Artifical  Neural
Networks and Fuzzy Systems Based Flight Control Systems Design. 
            Aydogan
Savran. (Istanbul   Technical  University, 2000)
A Study on the evaluation of
multilevel thresholding methods.    
            Mehmet
Sezgin (Istanbul   Technical  University, 2001)
Ms.C: 
Calculation of Optimum PID
Parameters by  Genetic Algorithms,    
             Ali Moumin,  Istanbul  
Technical  University, 1995.
Analysis of  Aircraft Maneouvers As an Inverse Kinematik
Problem,  
Alpaslan Menevse, Istanbul   Technical 
University, 1997.
Trim 
Analysis of Longitudinal Motion of an Aircraft,  
Rahmi 
Aykan,   Istanbul   Technical 
University, 1997.
Kinematic and inverse kinematik  Solutions for the Stewarth Platform,
Huseyin Salih, Istanbul   Technical 
University, 1999.
            Experimental Calculation of
Stability Derivatives 2001, 
            Murat Özkırşehirli,  Istanbul   Technical 
University, 2000. 
            DC Motor Control  Using Neural Network and Object oriented
software. 
            Ufuk Bekci, Istanbul   Technical 
University, 2001. 
            Target Tracking Algorithm
Development Using Kalman Filter and Neural Network. 
            Tarkan Sancaktar, Istanbul   Technical 
University, 2001.
Publications 
International Journals 
Ramazan Tasaltin 
Development of  a Face Detection
Algorithm Based on Skin Colors Using Fuzzy Classifier.    Journal of Qaseem  University, 
(to be published). 
Ramazan Tasaltin, Osman Taylan  
A Frontal Face Detection Algorithm Using Fuzzy Classifier.    Journal of King Abdulaziz University,
2007,  Vol 18.   No. 1.
Aydogan Savran, R.Tasaltin, Yasar Becerikli
Intelligent adaptive
nonlinear flight control for a high performance aircraft with neural networks
ISA Transactions  Volume 45, Issue 2, April 2006,    Pages 225-247
E.M.
Jafarov,  R. Tasaltin, Design of robust Auto-plot-Output
Integral Sliding Mode Controllers for guided missile systems   with 
parameter  perturbations.  Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace
Technology  Vol 73 No 1  2001. 
E.M. Jafarov, R. Tasaltin, Robust sliding mode flight control
systems for the uncertain MIMO aircraft model F-18. IEEE Transactions on
Aerospace and Electronic Systems., Vol.36, Number:4(10), pp.1-15. (2000) 
M. Sezgin R Tasaltin, 
A new
dichotomization technique to multilevel thresholding devoted to inspection
applications. Pattern  Recognition
Letters, ELsevier Publications, Vol 21. pp:151 161. (2000) 
C.R. Burrows, P. Keogh, R.Tasaltin
"Closed
Loop Vibration  Control  of 
Flexible  Rotors-An  Experimental 
Study" Inst. Mech.  Eng.,
Proceedings  Part-C,  Journal 
of Mechanical Science, Vol-207, pp:1-17, 1993.
 
National and international 
Conferences 
Aydogan Savran, R.Tasaltin
Nonlinear Flight Control with Neural Network
Based Adaptive PID Controllers,  IASTED
International Conference on Control and Applications, Banf, Alberta, Canada
July, pp:25-29, 1999. 
E.M. Jafarov,  R. Tasaltin
Design of longitudinal variable structure
flight control system for the F-18 aircraft model with parameter perturbations.
In Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Control
Applications and IEEE International Symposium on Computer Aided Control System
Design, August 22-26, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, pp.607-612.
(1999)
E.M. Jafarov,  R. Tasaltin
 Robust
sliding mode flight control systems for the uncertain MIMO aircraft model F-18.
Proceedings of the 2nd Ankara International Aerospace Conference.
AIA'98. METU Ankara Turkey, pp.187 199. (1998)
M. Sezgin R Tasaltin, 
A Novel
multilevel thresholding method based on finding the consistent peak of
correlation function. (MVA-98) IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision
Applications.  17-19 November, 1998,
Makuhari, Chiba, Japan.
M. Sezgin R Tasaltin, "A study on the evaluation of multilevel thresholding methods based on
the automatic thresholding criterion". (ISCIS
XIII) Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Computer
and Information Sciences. IOS Press, pp:206-213 
15-18 October 1998 Istanbul Turkey. 
E.M.
Jafarov,  R. Tasaltin, Design of robust sliding mode
controller  for uncertain missile
system.  
TOK-2000
Turkish Automatic Control Symposium, 21-23 September 2000 Ankara. Turkey (in
Turkish)
C. Hajiyev, R.Tasaltin
"Optimum
input signals for the calibration of measuring apparatus. TOK-98 Turkish
Automatic Control Symposium, 7-10 September 1998,  Istanbul. Turkey
Aydogan Savran, R.Tasaltin
 “Artifical  Neural Networks  Based Landing   System Design” TOK-98 Turkish Automatic Control Symposium,
7-10 September 1998,  Istanbul. Turkey.
(In Turkish)
M. Sezgin R Tasaltin, "A multilevel thresholding method based on Reyni entropy". 13th  Signal Processing and Applications  Symposium. 28-30 May Ankara Turkey. 1998. 
R.Tasaltin
 "New Technologies in Flight   Control Systems"  Proc. First National Aerospace Symposium, Air
Force Academy, September 1995.  Istanbul
Turkey. (In Turkish)
A. Menevse, R.Tasaltin
"Calculation
of Flight Control System Parameters by Inverse Dynamics"    Proc. First Aerospace and Advanced  Technologies Symposium. Istanbul
Technical  University. March-1995.  Istanbul. Turkey
(In
Turkish)
R.Tasaltin
"Model
Reduction Techniques for High Order Linear Systems" VIII.  National Electrical Symposium, 6-10
September  1993, Antalya. Turkey.  (In Turkish)
R.Tasaltin 
“Design
of  a 
Measurement System in a Rotating Machine "  VI. National    Electronics 
Symposium,    TUBITAK,
Karadeniz  Technical University,    15-17 September   1993, Trabzon., Turkey. (In Turkish) 
R.Tasaltin
"Analysis
of Measurement Results Obtained from Fast Speed Burnings."  3rd National Combustion Symposium,
Uludag  University,  July 
1993, Bursa. Turkey. (In Turkish)
R.Tasaltin
"Open
Loop Vibration Reduction Techniques in Rotating Machinery" TOK-94 Turkish
Automatic Control Symposium, 7-10 April 1994, 
Istanbul. Turkey. (In Turkish)
R.Tasaltin
"The
Stability Analysis of Digitally 
Controlled  Rotor-Bearing  Systems 
with  Time  Delay", 
VII. National   Mechanical Theory
Symposium,   Karadeniz Technical
University,    September   1995, Istanbul. Turkey. (In Turkish)
 
R.Tasaltin
"Identification
of System Parameters in Nonlinear Systems by Using Limit Cycles"   Proc. First Aerospace and Advanced  Technologies Symposium. Istanbul
Technical  University. March-1995.   Istanbul. Turkey. (In Turkish)