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Dr Oya Celiktutan
Senior Lecturer in Engineering (Robotics)
Research interests
- Engineering
Biography
Dr Oya Celiktutan is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Robotics Research in the Department of Engineering and leads the Social AI & Robotics Laboratory. She received a BSc degree in Electronics Engineering from Uludag University, and an MSc and PhD degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University, Turkey. During her doctoral studies, she was a visiting researcher at the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, France. After completing her PhD, she moved to the United Kingdom and worked on several projects as a postdoctoral researcher at Queen Mary University London, the University of Cambridge, and Imperial College London, respectively. In 2018, she joined King’s College London.
Dr Celiktutan’s research focuses on machine learning for perception, human behaviour understanding, human-robot interaction, robot navigation, and manipulation. Her work has been supported by EPSRC, The Royal Society, and the EU Horizon, as well as through industrial collaborations. She received the EPSRC New Investigator Award in 2020. Her team’s research has been recognized with several awards, including the Best Paper Award at IEEE Ro-Man 2022, NVIDIA CCS Best Student Paper Award Runner Up at IEEE FG 2021, First Place Award and Honourable Mention Award at ICCV UDIVA Challenge 2021.
Research Interests
- Machine Learning for Perception and Robotics
- Human-Robot Interaction
- Human Behaviour Analysis and Synthesis
- Generative Models
- Continual Learning
- Reinforcement Learning
More Information
Research
![kickstarter-robot-image](/ImportedImages/Schools/NMS/informatics/news/kickstarter-robot-image.x2b3fa76a.jpg?w=780&h=517&crop=780,440,0,39&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Design & Mechatronics
Fusing mechanical, electrical and control engineering.
![networking](/newimages/folsm/hero-banner/scms/networking.xd728b8d1.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,361,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Data-Centric Engineering
Applying machine learning to engineering challenges
![main-article-metamorphic-hand new 7 (final new)](/newimages/nmes/main-article-780X450/main-article-metamorphic-hand-new-7-final-new.xbebf4d72.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Centre for Robotics Research
The group develops solutions to critical challenges faced in society where robot-centric approaches can improve outcomes.
![Header](/newimages/research/thumb/header.xc0f00d27.png?w=1584&h=440&crop=780,440,402,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Centre for Technology and the Body
Shaping stories of embodied technology: from the plough to the touchscreen.
News
Launch event marks the opening of Glowbot Garden
Giant soft robots takeover Strand Aldwych
![Strand Aldwych at night time with colourful giant robot creatures](/newimages/culture/article-image-780x450px/2024/credit-david-tett-photography.x6697ef09.png?f=webp)
Developing A New Wave Of Soft Robots
The Department of Engineering has been working in collaboration with Air Giants.
![Dr Oya Celiktutan (centre) with King’s students Jeffrey Chong, Theodore Lamarche and Bowen Liu and Sprout the robot](/newimages/culture/article-image-780x450px/2024/kings-robotics-team-with-sprout-c-george-torode-cropped-780x440.xddd4cf75.jpg?f=webp)
Wonderful interactive creatures come to the Strand this January
Approach, touch and interact with giant soft robots in a free, outdoor experience like no other, inspired by a collaboration with King's robotics research
![Air Giants Unfurl (c) Malachy Luckie](/image-library/kings-culture/air-giants/air-giants-unfurl-c-malachy-luckie.x599a9f0a.png?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
King's scientists explore the effects of AI on human life
Bringing the Human to the Artificial presents cutting-edge AI research at King’s.
![Bringing the Human to the Artificial](/newimages/nmes/feature-images-800x430/ai-exhibition-launch-v2.xdeed8371.png?f=webp)
NMES academic promotions
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Events
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Meet Pepper, a friendly humanoid robot
Have a chat with Pepper and King's roboticists to learn about the technology behind Pepper and the aims of our research.
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Spotlight
Robots and humans working together
The first trial of a Human Support Robot
![Human Support Robot Toyota](/newimages/nmes/hero-carousel-1903x558/human-support-robot-toyota.x6ccfd512.jpg?w=1920&h=2400&crop=1920,1080,0,660&f=webp)
Research
![kickstarter-robot-image](/ImportedImages/Schools/NMS/informatics/news/kickstarter-robot-image.x2b3fa76a.jpg?w=780&h=517&crop=780,440,0,39&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Design & Mechatronics
Fusing mechanical, electrical and control engineering.
![networking](/newimages/folsm/hero-banner/scms/networking.xd728b8d1.png?w=1501&h=440&crop=780,440,361,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Data-Centric Engineering
Applying machine learning to engineering challenges
![main-article-metamorphic-hand new 7 (final new)](/newimages/nmes/main-article-780X450/main-article-metamorphic-hand-new-7-final-new.xbebf4d72.png?crop=780,440,0,5&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Centre for Robotics Research
The group develops solutions to critical challenges faced in society where robot-centric approaches can improve outcomes.
![Header](/newimages/research/thumb/header.xc0f00d27.png?w=1584&h=440&crop=780,440,402,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Centre for Technology and the Body
Shaping stories of embodied technology: from the plough to the touchscreen.
News
Launch event marks the opening of Glowbot Garden
Giant soft robots takeover Strand Aldwych
![Strand Aldwych at night time with colourful giant robot creatures](/newimages/culture/article-image-780x450px/2024/credit-david-tett-photography.x6697ef09.png?f=webp)
Developing A New Wave Of Soft Robots
The Department of Engineering has been working in collaboration with Air Giants.
![Dr Oya Celiktutan (centre) with King’s students Jeffrey Chong, Theodore Lamarche and Bowen Liu and Sprout the robot](/newimages/culture/article-image-780x450px/2024/kings-robotics-team-with-sprout-c-george-torode-cropped-780x440.xddd4cf75.jpg?f=webp)
Wonderful interactive creatures come to the Strand this January
Approach, touch and interact with giant soft robots in a free, outdoor experience like no other, inspired by a collaboration with King's robotics research
![Air Giants Unfurl (c) Malachy Luckie](/image-library/kings-culture/air-giants/air-giants-unfurl-c-malachy-luckie.x599a9f0a.png?crop=780,440,0,5&f=webp)
King's scientists explore the effects of AI on human life
Bringing the Human to the Artificial presents cutting-edge AI research at King’s.
![Bringing the Human to the Artificial](/newimages/nmes/feature-images-800x430/ai-exhibition-launch-v2.xdeed8371.png?f=webp)
NMES academic promotions
New readers and senior lecturers in NMES
![Congratulations](/newimages/sspp/GHSM/main/congratulations.x2385a726.jpg?f=webp)
Events
![Pepper Robot 780x440](/newimages/ai/news/pepper-robot-780x440.x98fcab5d.jpg?f=webp)
Meet Pepper, a friendly humanoid robot
Have a chat with Pepper and King's roboticists to learn about the technology behind Pepper and the aims of our research.
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Robots and humans working together
The first trial of a Human Support Robot
![Human Support Robot Toyota](/newimages/nmes/hero-carousel-1903x558/human-support-robot-toyota.x6ccfd512.jpg?w=1920&h=2400&crop=1920,1080,0,660&f=webp)