CV

Education

• Konya Technical University, M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, August 11, 2025 - Present
• Konya Technical University, B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, August 29, 2020 - May 30, 2025
  • GPA: 2.98/4

Experience

• MEG Aviation İnovasyon, Computer Engineer, July 7, 2025 - Present
  • Performed systems engineering for low-level software and hardware structures.
  • Followed TÜBİTAK TEYDEB projects from application to completion; prepared application, period, final reports, and presentations.
  • Developed GNSS-based control, guidance, and navigation algorithms for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs.
  • Developed computer vision algorithms for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs and tested them in simulation and real-world environments.
  • Carried out development and verification processes for different vehicle types, from online simulation to real-world testing.
  • Developed wireless telemetry software/hardware structures for different unmanned vehicles using peer-to-peer, star, and mesh topologies.
• MEG Aviation İnovasyon, Intern, October 3, 2024 - May 29, 2025
  • Developed computer vision algorithms for fixed-wing and rotary-wing UAVs during mandatory and voluntary internship periods.
  • Carried out development and verification stages from online simulation to real-world testing for different vehicle types.
  • Integrated RADAR, LiDAR, Pitot tube, and similar sensor modules into UAV platforms.
• KTUN Defense, Space and Aviation Technologies Application and Research Center, Intern, July 10, 2023 - August 4, 2023
  • Modeled and simulated a foldable, propellerless fixed-wing loitering munition in Gazebo.
  • Developed a custom C++ plugin that enables the wings to open after launch.
  • Developed PX4-based catapult launch and propellerless guidance structures.
  • Implemented an introductory Verilog application on an Intel Altera FPGA development board.
• Robotics Automation Control Laboratory (RACLAB), Undergraduate Research Student, November 2021 - September 2023
  • Worked on swarm UAV systems and swarm kinematics with a focus on collision avoidance and mission management.
  • Established ROS, Gazebo, and MAVLink integration for swarm UAV control.
  • Developed various UAV and UGV applications using OpenCV.

Focus Areas

• Swarm robotics and multi-agent systems
• Autopilot systems
• Inertial navigation
• Positioning
• Sensor fusion
• Embedded systems

Tools

• C/C++
• Python
• Robot Operating System (ROS/ROS2)
• OpenCV
• Linux OS
• KiCAD

Projects & Grants

• Development of a New Fusion Algorithm for Combining Data from Multiple Inertial Measurement Units, TÜBİTAK ARDEB 1002-A (2025/2), Graduate Research Scholar
• Detection of the Optimal IMU Measurement with the Nearest-to-Prediction (NtP) Approach in Extended Kalman Filter for Improving Inertial Navigation Performance, TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2209-A (2024/1), Principal Investigator
• Design and Development of an Innovative Autopilot System with an Integrated AI and Navigation Module, TÜBİTAK TEYDEB 1507 (2024/2), Project Staff
• Precise Metric Positioning on GNSS with a Vincenty Method-Based Approach, TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2209-A (2023/2), Principal Investigator
• Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) Simulation in Gazebo/ROS, Term Project
• Swarm UAV Management Library, TÜBİTAK 2242 (2023) Defense, Space and Aviation, Team Lead
• Graph-Based Collision Avoidance Algorithm Among Swarm Agents, TÜBİTAK BİDEB 2209-A (2022/1), Principal Investigator

Publications

Optical Flow-Based LiDAR Odometry

Mesut TUNÇER & Alper KILIÇ, "OPTICAL FLOW-BASED LIDAR ODOMETRY", Konya Journal of Engineering Sciences (KONJES), 14(2), 719-740. doi: 10.36306/konjes.1541472

Policy Benchmarking for Delay-Aware Multi-Target Engagement in Gimballed and Turret-Based Defense Systems

Mesut TUNÇER & Alper KILIÇ, "Policy Benchmarking for Delay-Aware Multi-Target Engagement in Gimballed and Turret-Based Defense Systems", Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, In Production. doi: 10.1002/cpe.70855

Ataletsel Navigasyon İçin 2B Izgara Sensör Dizisinde Simetrik Olarak Seçilmiş Çoklu IMU Alt Kümelerinin Performans Değerlendirmesi

Mesut TUNÇER and Alper KILIÇ, "ATALETSEL NAVİGASYON İÇİN 2B IZGARA SENSÖR DİZİSİNDE SİMETRİK OLARAK SEÇİLMİŞ ÇOKLU IMU ALT KÜMELERİNİN PERFORMANS DEĞERLENDİRMESİ", 16. Uluslararası Mühendislik, Mimarlık ve Tasarım Kongresi, İstanbul, Türkiye, 20-22 Dec 2025, pp. 780-785, ISBN: 978-625-7367-96-7.

A Management Framework for Quadrotor Swarm UAV System With GNSS-Based Formation Flight, Rotation, and Sub-Swarm Functions

Mesut TUNÇER and Alper KILIÇ, "A Management Framework for Quadrotor Swarm UAV System With GNSS-Based Formation Flight, Rotation, and Sub-Swarm Functions", International Yıldırım Bayezid Scientific Research and Innovation Symposium-I, Bursa, Türkiye, 9-10 May 2025, pp. 27-28, ISBN: 979-8-89695-066-0.

Graph-Based Collision Avoidance Algorithm Among Swarm Agents

Akif Durdu, Mesut Tunçer and Berat Yıldız, "Graph-Based Collision Avoidance Algorithm Among Swarm Agents", The 8th International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ISEEE 2023), Galati, Romania, 26-28 October 2023.

Hava Aracının Kamera Özellikleri, Eğimi ve GPS Konumu ile Yerdeki Hedefin GPS Konumunun Bulunması

Mesut Tunçer and Akif Durdu, "Hava Aracının Kamera Özellikleri, Eğimi ve GPS Konumu ile Yerdeki Hedefin GPS Konumunun Bulunması", 24. Otomatik Kontrol Ulusal Toplantısı (TOK 2023), İstanbul, Türkiye, 14-16 September 2023.

Competitions & Awards

• Agrotech 2025 Smart Agriculture Technologies Hackathon, 2nd place
• TÜBİTAK 2242 (2023) Defense, Space and Aviation, Finalist
• 2022 TEKNOFEST Swarm Robots Competition, Finalist (5th place) and Best Team Spirit Award
• 2022 TEKNOFEST Mixed Swarm Simulation Competition, Finalist (6th place)

Licenses & Certificates

• UAV 1 (Commercial) Pilot License: TR-IHA1T12136406
• Master Instructor Certificate: 2025/45
• BTK - C Programlama Dili: 7rptZJBq9o

Languages & Exams

• Turkish
• English
• YÖKDİL (English): 76.25
• ALES (Quantitative): 83.38