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İsmail Can Dikmen Electrical & Electronics Engineering · İstinye Üniversitesi, Istanbul

Building brain-inspired computing architectures for real-world engineering problems — from battery management on electric vehicles to fault detection in industrial systems. My work bridges spiking neural networks, FPGA hardware, and edge AI deployment.

Can Dikmen

Research Interests

My research program sits at the intersection of neuromorphic engineering and industrial intelligent systems, with a focus on making spiking neural networks practical for safety-critical, energy-constrained applications.

Spiking Neural Networks

Event-driven neural architectures for temporal signal processing, including barrier-hazard dynamics, mixture-of-experts routing, and biologically-grounded information bottleneck theory.

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Battery Management Systems

Neuromorphic and hybrid approaches to state-of-charge and state-of-health estimation in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and eVTOL platforms.

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FPGA & Edge AI

Hardware implementation of spiking neural networks on FPGA platforms (Xilinx Kria KV260) for real-time, low-power inference at the edge.

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Industrial Fault Detection

Physics-informed neuromorphic sentinel architectures for cross-domain anomaly detection in battery cells, rotating machinery, SCADA systems, and biomedical signals.

Selected Publications

Full list available on Google Scholar and ORCID.

2026
NeuroSentinel: Physics-Informed Neuromorphic Sentinel Architecture for Cross-Domain Fault Detection
C. Dikmen
IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics (TII)
2026
Mixture-of-Regressors Spiking Neural Network for Battery State-of-Charge Correction
C. Dikmen
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (EAAI)
2026
Spiking-Front-End Mixture of Experts for Cognitive Anti-Jamming in Tactical Networks
C. Dikmen
IEEE Trans. Cognitive Communications and Networking (TCCN)
2025
SNN-LSTM Hybrid Architecture for Battery Management Systems
C. Dikmen et al.
IEEE Trans. Transportation Electrification (TTE)

Additional publications in IEEE TIE, IEEE TII, and other Q1 venues. See full list on Google Scholar.

Media Coverage

Research featured across major Turkish national media outlets, including television broadcasts and news agencies.

Teaching Experience

Courses taught across 5 institutions at graduate, undergraduate, and associate degree levels. Instruction in both English and Turkish.

GRADUATE İnönü University · 2022–2025

AI & Optimization Methods

Machine learning fundamentals, metaheuristic optimization, neural network architectures, and engineering applications. Taught 3 consecutive years.

UNDERGRADUATE
İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY · FULL-TIME

Signals & Systems

Continuous and discrete-time signals, LTI systems, Fourier and Laplace transforms, sampling theorem, filter design.

İSTİNYE UNIVERSITY · FULL-TIME

Electronics I

Diode circuits, BJT and MOSFET device physics, DC biasing, small-signal analysis, single-stage amplifier configurations.

YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY · PART-TIME LECTURER

Electric Vehicle Technologies

EV powertrain architectures, battery systems, charging infrastructure, regenerative braking, and BMS fundamentals.

TURGUT ÖZAL UNIVERSITY · INDUSTRY-ON-CAMPUS PROGRAM

Electric Vehicle Technologies

Industry-academia collaboration program delivering EV technology curriculum to electrical engineering students.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE
İNÖNÜ UNIVERSITY · ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL · FULL-TIME · 2020–2023
Control Systems in Electric Vehicles
Automotive Electrical Systems
Automotive Electronics
Special Sensor Technologies
Basic Electronics
AC Circuit Analysis
TURGUT ÖZAL UNIVERSITY · ARAPGİR VOCATIONAL SCHOOL · FULL-TIME · 2019–2020
Sensors & Transducers
Automotive Electrical Systems
Automotive Electronics
Special Design Motors
Measurement Techniques

Certifications & Outreach

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MathWorks Professional Training

7-course certification program via FİGES BuildUp Academy (2023), covering the full model-based design pipeline:

MATLAB Fundamentals Simulink Fundamentals Simscape Stateflow Image Processing MATLAB Coder Embedded Coder
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Science Outreach

TÜBİTAK BİLİM SÖYLEŞİLERİ · 2023

Invited Speaker: Intelligent Transportation Systems

Public science talk for K-12 students organized by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey), Darende, Malatya.

Professional Experience

Mobility Technologies Lead

TEMSA Skoda Sabancı R&D Center
2023–PRESENT

Innovation tracking at Turkey's first automotive R&D center. Leading cross-functional simulation projects across the full product range.

Department Head & Lecturer

İnönü University · Organized Industrial Zone Vocational School
2020–2023 · DEPT. HEAD: ELECTRICAL & ENERGY (2021–2023)

Led the Electrical and Energy Department while teaching EV-focused courses. Supervised funded research projects. Established Turkey's first virtual simulation laboratory for EV maintenance training.

Co-Founder

SusTech R&D
2018–PRESENT · TÜBİTAK 1512 TECHNO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Founded an R&D startup focused on intelligent battery management systems. Secured TÜBİTAK 1512 funding and developed patented adaptive BMS technology.

Chief Engineer

MOTAŞ — Malatya Metropolitan Transit Authority
2015–2017 · FLEET OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE

Oversaw all workshops including the trolleybus facility, managing vehicle maintenance, fleet electrification planning, and technical operations for the city's public transit system. Supervised 56 employees and served as product owner for the ERP software development project.

Search & Rescue Pilot · Senior Captain

Turkish Air Force
2002–2014 · 1,029 FLIGHT HOURS · FIXED-WING & ROTARY-WING

Commissioned as Pilot Lieutenant upon graduation from Flight School. Served as SAR pilot operating both jet and helicopter platforms. Deployed to Afghanistan under NATO ISAF as A-5/7 Plans, Exercise and Evaluation Officer (PXEO) at Kabul International Airport, serving under a U.S. Colonel. Awarded the NATO ISAF Medal. Completed MSc in Electronic Engineering (quadrotor flight control) during active service. Departed at the rank of Senior Captain.

Awards & Recognition

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First Prize — Most Innovative Scientific-Based Project

RDCONF International Conference on Design, R&D — for development of an intelligent battery management system for electric vehicles, 2021.

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NATO ISAF Medal

Awarded for service during NATO International Security Assistance Force deployment in Afghanistan, 2011–2012.

Journal Reviewer

IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering IEEE Canadian J. Electrical and Computer Eng. Elsevier ISA Transactions Springer Electrical Engineering Springer J. Intelligent & Robotic Systems IET Electrical Systems in Transportation Taylor & Francis Cybernetics and Systems Springer J. Aeronautics and Space Technologies Gazi University J. Faculty of Engineering

Patents

2026
Event-Driven Neuromorphic Sentinel-Based Heterogeneous System-on-Chip Architecture and Method for Battery State Estimation
İstinye University
TÜRKPATENT · Filed 2026
2025
Neuromorphic Battery Management System (nBMS)
I. C. Dikmen
TR 2025/018585 · TÜRKPATENT
2022
IoT-Based Medical Smart Transport Thermos
İnönü University
TR 2022/021732 · TÜRKPATENT
2021
Adaptive, Modular and Intelligent Battery Management System with Automatic Cell Chemistry Identification
İnönü University
TR 2021/018973 · TÜRKPATENT · REGISTERED 2026
2021
Battery Expertise System and Method for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
İnönü University
TR 2021/018933 · TÜRKPATENT
2021
Electronic Cell Chemistry Identification Method for Lithium-Based Batteries
İnönü University
TR 2021/005464 · TÜRKPATENT · REGISTERED 2025
Curriculum Vitae

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