Publications

Journal Articles
2026 Gertler I, Ballardini G, Tangolar D, Serhat G, Kuchenbecker KJ (2026) Comparing placement and polarity configurations of a two-magnet fingertip vibrotactile device. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-41307-7
2025 Sun K, Cheng G, Serhat G (2025) Integrating discrete-variable anisotropic topology optimization with lamination parameter interpolation-based stiffness tailoring. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 443:118077. doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2025.118077
Verstraete S, Serhat G, Debruyne S, Desplentere F (2025) Process optimization to maximize bonding performance of injection-moulded short-fibre composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 193:108867. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108867
Nozawa S, Serhat G (2025) Topology and fiber path optimization of composite structures: A critical review. Materials & Design 251:113699. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.113699
2024 Serhat G, Kuchenbecker KJ (2024) Fingertip dynamic response simulated across excitation points and frequencies. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology 23:1369–1376. doi: 10.1007/s10237-024-01844-4
Anamagh MR, Khandar Shahabad P, Serhat G, Bediz B, Basdogan I (2024) Eigenfrequency optimization of variable stiffness manufacturable laminates using spectral Chebyshev approach and lamination parameters. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 31(16):3595–3606. doi: 10.1080/15376494.2023.2180554
2023 Khandar Shahabad P, Anamagh MR, Serhat G, Bediz B, Basdogan I (2023) Advanced lamination parameter interpolation and extrapolation methods for designing manufacturable variable stiffness laminates. Composite Structures 326:117608. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.117608
Peters L, Serhat G, Vardar Y (2023) ThermoSurf: Thermal display technology for dynamic and multi-finger interactions. IEEE Access 11:12004-12014. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3242040
2022 Gertler I, Serhat G, Kuchenbecker KJ (2022) Generating clear vibrotactile cues with a magnet embedded in a soft finger sheath. Soft Robotics 10(3):624-635. doi: 10.1089/soro.2021.0184
Serhat G*, Vardar Y*, Kuchenbecker KJ (2022) Contact evolution of dry and hydrated fingertips at initial touch. PLOS One 17(7):e0269722. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269722
Guo Y, Serhat G, Gil Pérez M, Knippers J (2022) Maximizing buckling load of elliptical composite cylinders using lamination parameters. Engineering Structures 262:114342. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114342
Lee H, Sun H, Park H, Serhat G, Javot B, Martius G, Kuchenbecker KJ (2022) Predicting the Force Map of an ERT-Based Tactile Sensor Using Simulation and Deep Networks. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 20:425-439. doi: 10.1109/TASE.2022.3156184
Seyyedrahmani F*, Khandar Shahabad P*, Serhat G, Bediz B, Basdogan I (2022) Multi-objective optimization of composite sandwich panels using lamination parameters and spectral Chebyshev method. Composite Structures 289:115417. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115417
Guo Y, Gil Pérez M, Serhat G, Knippers J (2022) A design methodology for fiber layup optimization of filament wound structural components. Structures 38:1125-1136. doi: 10.1016/j.istruc.2022.02.048
2021 Serhat G, Kuchenbecker KJ (2021) Free and forced vibration modes of the human fingertip. Applied Sciences 11:5709. doi: 10.3390/app11125709
Serhat G (2021) Design of circular composite cylinders for optimal natural frequencies. Materials 14:3203. doi: 10.3390/ma14123203
Serhat G (2021) COMPACT: Concurrent or Ordered Matrix-Based Packing Arrangement Computation Technique. Applied Sciences 11:5217. doi: 10.3390/app11115217
Serhat G (2021) Concurrent Lamination and Tapering Optimization of Cantilever Composite Plates under Shear. Materials 14:2285. doi: 10.3390/ma14092285
2020 Serhat G, Anamagh MR, Bediz B, Basdogan I (2020) Dynamic analysis of doubly curved composite panels using lamination parameters and spectral-Tchebychev method. Computers & Structures 239C:106294. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2020.106294
Serhat G, Bediz B, Basdogan I (2020) Unifying lamination parameters with spectral-Tchebychev method for variable-stiffness composite plate design. Composite Structures 242C:112183. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112183
2019 Serhat G, Basdogan I (2019) Multi-objective optimization of composite plates using lamination parameters. Materials & Design 180:107904. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107904
Serhat G, Basdogan I (2019) Lamination Parameter Interpolation Method for Design of Manufacturable Variable-Stiffness Composite Panels. AIAA Journal 57(7):3052–3065. doi: 10.2514/1.J057902
Gozum MM, Serhat G, Basdogan I (2019) A Semi–Analytical Model for Dynamic Analysis of Nonuniform Plates. Applied Mathematical Modelling 76:883–899. doi: 10.1016/j.apm.2019.07.013
2018 Serhat G, Basdogan I (2018) Design of Curved Composite Panels for Optimal Dynamic Response Using Lamination Parameters. Composites: Part B 147:135–146. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.033
Gozum MM, Aghakhani A, Serhat G, Basdogan I (2018) Electroelastic Modeling of Thin Laminated Composite Plates with Surface-bonded Piezo-Patches using Rayleigh-Ritz Method. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 29(10):2192–2205. doi: 10.1177/1045389X18758189
Conference Papers
2026 Nozawa S, Serhat G (2026) Efficient multi-objective optimization of composite topology and fiber orientations for enhanced static and dynamic performance. Accepted for oral presentation at the 17th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-ECCOMAS 2026), July 19–24, 2026, Munich, Germany.
Nozawa S, Serhat G (2026) Eigenfrequency control of composite beams via collaborative topology and fiber orientation optimization. Accepted for oral presentation at the 22nd European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM22), June 21–25, 2026, Oslo, Norway.
Serhat G (2026) Multi-Objective optimization of conical composites for static and dynamic responses. Accepted for oral presentation at ASME 2026 Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SSDM2026), June 8–10, 2026, Los Angeles, USA.
2025 Rodríguez IO, Serhat G, Bujny M, Duddeck F, Bäck T, Raponi E (2026) Optimization is not enough: Why problem formulation deserves equal attention. In Proceedings of the 17th International Joint Conference on Computational Intelligence (IJCCI 2025), October 22–24, 2025, Marbella, Spain. pp. 563–585. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-15635-8_34
Nozawa S, Serhat G (2025) Collaborative topology and fiber orientation optimization simplified via multi-resolution anisotropy representation. In Proceedings of the III ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aerospace Systems (AeroBest 2025), April 22–24, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal. Link
2024 Khandar Shahabad P, Anamagh MR, Serhat G, Basdogan I, Tunc LT, Bediz B (2024) Design and fabrication of variable stiffness composite laminates with enhanced dynamic behavior. In Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM 21), July 2–5, 2024, Nantes, France. doi: 10.60691/yj56-np80
Serhat G (2024) Laminate-like functionally graded composites. In Proceedings of the 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2024), June 3–7, 2024, Lisbon, Portugal. doi: 10.23967/eccomas.2024.178
2023 Serhat G (2023) Design of In-Plane and Thickness-Wise Functionally Graded Shells. In Proceedings of the ASME Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SSDM 2023), June 19–21, 2023, San Diego, CA, USA. doi: 10.1115/SSDM2023-107956
2020 Lee H, Park H, Serhat G, Sun H, Kuchenbecker KJ (2020) Calibrating a Soft ERT-Based Tactile Sensor with a Multiphysics Model and Sim-to-real Transfer Learning. In Proceedings of International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2020). doi: 10.1109/ICRA40945.2020.9196732
2017 Gozum MM, Serhat G, Basdogan I (2017) Modeling of Variable–Stiffness Composites Using Concatenated Heaviside Functions and Rayleigh–Ritz Method. In Proceedings of 20th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS20), September 4–7, 2017, Paris, France.
2016 Serhat G, Basdogan I (2016) Comparison of Vibro–acoustic Performance Metrics in the Design and Optimization of Stiffened Composite Fuselages. In Proceedings of INTER–NOISE 2016, 45th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, August 21–24, 2016, Hamburg, Germany.
Serhat G, Basdogan I (2016) Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation Research Contributions from the AMEDEO Marie Curie Initial Training Network. In Proceedings of 11th ASMO UK Conference Engineering Design Optimization, July 18–20, 2016, Munich, Germany.
Serhat G, Basdogan I (2016) Effect of Aspect Ratio and Boundary Conditions on the Eigenfrequency Optimization of Composite Panels using Lamination Parameters. In Proceedings of 11th ASMO UK Conference Engineering Design Optimization, July 18–20, 2016, Munich, Germany.
Serhat G, Faria TG, Basdogan I (2016) Multi-Objective Optimization of Stiffened, Fiber-Reinforced Composite Fuselages for Mechanical and Vibro-Acoustic Requirements. In Proceedings of 17th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, June 13–17, 2016, Washington, DC, USA. doi: 10.2514/6.2016-3509