MİNE SARAÇ STROPPA

Assistant Professor
 MİNE SARAÇ STROPPA

Head of the Department of Mechatronics Engineering

D BLOK 2. KAT 201

+90 (212) 533 65 32 / 1420

mine.sarac@khas.edu.tr

hci.khas.edu.tr

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Education

Doctorate

SCUOLA SUPERİORE SANT'ANNA, İTALY
ROBOTİCS

Master's Degree

SABANCI UNIVERSITY, TURKEY
MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

Bachelor's Degree

YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY, TURKEY
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Research Areas

  • Human - Machine Interaction
  • Robotic Systems
  • Haptic Devices
  • Social Robots
  • Rehabilitation Robots
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality

Work Experience

2021 / Continuing Kadir Has University
Assistant Professor

2019 / 2021 Stanford University, USA
Postdoctoral Researcher

2013 / 2018 Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
PhD and Postdoctoral Researcher

2016 / 2016 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Virtual Reality Modelling Group, Visiting PhD Fellow

2011 / 2013 Sabancı University, İstanbul, Turkey
Teaching and Research Assistant

2010 / 2011 Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey
Teaching Assistant

Publications

  • "Effects of Rendering Discrete Force Feedback on the Wrist During Virtual Exploration",
    Ercan, Samet Mert; Adeyemi, Ayoade; Sarac, Mine; , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), (2025) Vol.14768 LNCS, 338-351 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-70058-3_28
  • "Gamifying Haptics User Studies: Comparison of Response Times from Smartphone Interfaces",
    Kudsi, Bushra; Xu, Doris; Sen, Umit; Yoshida, Kyle T.; Stroppa, Fabio; Nunez, Cara M.; Sarac, Mine; , IEEE Transactions on Haptics, (2025) DOI: 10.1109/TOH.2025.3536885
  • "Eye-Hand Coordination Training: A Systematic Comparison of 2D, VR, and AR Display Technologies and Task Instructions",
    Aliza, Aliza; Zaugg, Irene; Celik, Elif; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang; Ortega, Francisco Raul; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Sarac, Mine; , Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2024, (2024) 200-210 DOI: 10.1109/VR58804.2024.00043
  • "Effect of Hand and Object Visibility in Navigational Tasks Based on Rotational and Translational Movements in Virtual Reality",
    Hatira, Amal; Gelmez, Zeynep Ecem; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Sarac, Mine; , Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2024, (2024) 115-125 DOI: 10.1109/VR58804.2024.00035
  • "Touch to Learn: A Review of Haptic Technology's Impact on Skill Development and Enhancing Learning Abilities for Children",
    Hatira, Amal; Sarac, Mine; , Advanced Intelligent Systems, (2024) DOI: 10.1002/aisy.202300731
  • "EyeGuide & EyeConGuide: Gaze-based Visual Guides to Improve 3D Sketching Systems",
    Turkmen, Rumeysa; Gelmez, Zeynep Ecem; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang; Asente, Paul; Sarac, Mine; Pfeuffer, Ken; Machuca, Mayra Donaji Barrera; , Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, (2024) DOI: 10.1145/3613904.3641947
  • "The Impact of Evolutionary Computation on Robotic Design: A Case Study with an Underactuated Hand Exoskeleton",
    Akbas, Baris; Yuksel, Huseyin Taner; Soylemez, Aleyna; Zyada, Mazhar Eid; Sarac, Mine; Stroppa, Fabio; , Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (2024) 5519-5525 DOI: 10.1109/ICRA57147.2024.10611070
  • "Enhancing Eye-Hand Coordination in Volleyball Players: A Comparative Analysis of VR, AR, and 2D Display Technologies and Task Instructions",
    Hatira, Nour; Aliza, Aliza; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Sarac, Mine; , Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2024, (2024) 219-228 DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR62088.2024.00036
  • "Subtask-Based Virtual Hand Visualization Method for Enhanced User Accuracy in Virtual Reality Environments",
    Voisard, Laurent; Hatira, Amal; Bashar, Mohammad Raihanul; Gemici, Mucahit; Sarac, Mine; Kereten-Oertel, Marta; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; , Proceedings - 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2024, (2024) 6-11 DOI: 10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00008
  • "Optimizing soft robot design and tracking with and without evolutionary computation: an intensive survey",
    Stroppa, Fabio; Majeed, Fatimah Jabbar; Batiya, Jana; Baran, Eray; Sarac, Mine; , Robotica, (2024) DOI: 10.1017/S0263574724001152
  • "Hand Dominance and Congruence for Wrist-worn Haptics using Custom Voice-Coil Actuation",
    Adeyemi, Ayoade; Sen, Umit; Ercan, Samet Mert; Sarac, Mine; , IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, (2024) DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2024.3360815
  • "The Impact of Haptic Feedback during Sudden, Rapid Virtual Interactions",
    Tanacar, Nizamettin T.; Mughrabi, Moaaz H.; Batmaz, Anil U.; Leonardis, Daniele; Sarac, Mine; , 2023 IEEE World Haptics Conference, WHC 2023 - Proceedings, (2023) 64-70 DOI: 10.1109/WHC56415.2023.10224429
  • "Re-investigating the Effect of the Vergence-Accommodation Conflict on 3D Pointing",
    Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Turkmen, Rumeysa; Sarac, Mine; Barrera MacHuca, Mayra Donaji; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang; , Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST, (2023) DOI: 10.1145/3611659.3615686
  • "On the Effectiveness of Virtual Eye-Hand Coordination Training with Head Mounted Displays",
    Mughrabi, Moaaz Hudhud; Kaya, Furkan; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Aliza, Aliza; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang; Borazan, Baris; Tonyali, Emir; Sarac, Mine; , Proceedings - 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2023, (2023) 36-43 DOI: 10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00014
  • "Measuring the Effect of Stereo Deficiencies on Peripersonal Space Pointing",
    Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Mughribi, Moaaz Hudhud; Sarac, Mine; MacHuca, Mayra Barrera; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang; , Proceedings - 2023 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2023, (2023) 482-492 DOI: 10.1109/VR55154.2023.00063
  • "Effect of Grip Style on Peripersonal Target Pointing in VR Head Mounted Displays",
    Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; Turkmen, Rumeysa; Sarac, Mine; MacHuca, Mayra Donaji Barrera; Stuerzlinger, Wolfgang; , Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023, (2023) 425-433 DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00057
  • "Effects of Opaque, Transparent and Invisible Hand Visualization Styles on Motor Dexterity in a Virtual Reality Based Purdue Pegboard Test",
    Voisard, Laurent; Hatira, Amal; Sarac, Mine; Kersten-Oertel, Marta; Batmaz, Anil Ufuk; , Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023, (2023) 723-731 DOI: 10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00087
  • "Optimizing Exoskeleton Design with Evolutionary Computation: An Intensive Survey",
    Stroppa, Fabio; Soylemez, Aleyna; Yuksel, Huseyin Taner; Akbas, Baris; Sarac, Mine; , Robotics, (2023) Vol.12, No.4, DOI: 10.3390/robotics12040106
  • "Perception of Mechanical Properties via Wrist Haptics: Effects of Feedback Congruence",
    Sarac, Mine; Di Luca, Massimiliano; Okamura, Allison M.; , IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (2022) Vol.2022-October, 620-627 DOI: 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9982079
  • "Haptic Feedback Relocation from the Fingertips to the Wrist for Two-Finger Manipulation in Virtual Reality",
    Palmer, Jasmin E.; Sarac, Mine; Garza, Aaron A.; Okamura, Allison M.; , IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, (2022) Vol.2022-October, 628-633 DOI: 10.1109/IROS47612.2022.9981392
  • "Perceived Intensities of Normal and Shear Skin Stimuli Using a Wearable Haptic Bracelet",
    Sarac, Mine; Huh, Tae Myung; Choi, Hojung; Cutkosky, Mark R.; Luca, Massimiliano Di; Okamura, Allison M.; , IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, (2022) Vol.7, No.3, 6099-6106 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2021.3140132
  • "Augmented Needle Decompression Task with a Wrist-Worn Haptic Device",
    Sarac, Mine; Hallett, Kim; Saunders, James; Makled, Basiel; Okamura, Allison M.; , 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference, WHC 2021, (2021) 873 DOI: 10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517260
  • "Augmented Haptic Guidance for Needle Insertion with a 2-DoF Wrist-Worn Haptic Device",
    Sarac, Mine; Loke, Duke; Evans, Max; Chong, Olivia; Saunders, James; Makled, Basiel; Okamura, Allison M.; Hallett, Kim; , 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference, WHC 2021, (2021) 872 DOI: 10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517164
  • "Design Requirements of Generic Hand Exoskeletons and Survey of Hand Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation, Assistive, or Haptic Use",
    Sarac, Mine; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Frisoli, Antonio; , IEEE Transactions on Haptics, (2019) Vol.12, No.4, 400-413 DOI: 10.1109/TOH.2019.2924881
  • "Sensitivity Analysis and Identification of Human Parameters for an Adaptive, Underactuated Hand Exoskeleton"
    , Di Guardo, Antonio; Sarac, Mine; Gabardi, Massimiliano; Leonardis, Daniele; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Frisoli, Antonio; , Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics, (2019)
  • "Bilateral rehabilitation of hand grasping with an underactuated hand exoskeleton"
    , Sarac, Mine; Leonardis, Daniele; Gabardi, Massimiliano; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Frisoli, Antonio; , Biosystems and Biorobotics, , Springer International Publishing AG (2019)
  • "Rendering Strategies for Underactuated Hand Exoskeletons",
    Sarac, Mine; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Otaduy, Miguel A.; Frisoli, Antonio; , IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, (2018) Vol.3, No.3, 2087-2092 DOI: 10.1109/LRA.2018.2809916
  • "Sensitivity analysis and identification of human parameters for an adaptive, underactuated hand exoskeleton",
    Di Guardo, Antonio; Sarac, Mine; Gabardi, Massimiliano; Leonardis, Daniele; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Frisoli, Antonio; , ARK 2018 - 16th International Symposium on Advances in Robot Kinematics, (2018) 449-457 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93188-3_51
  • "Proxy-based haptic rendering for underactuated haptic devices",
    Lobo, Daniel; Sarac, Mine; Verschoor, Mickeal; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Frisoli, Antonio; Otaduy, Miguel A.; , 2017 IEEE World Haptics Conference, WHC 2017, (2017) 48-53 DOI: 10.1109/WHC.2017.7989875
  • "Design and kinematic optimization of a novel underactuated robotic hand exoskeleton",
    Sarac, Mine; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Sotgiu, Edoardo; Bergamasco, Massimo; Frisoli, Antonio; , Meccanica, (2017) Vol.52, No.3, 749-761 DOI: 10.1007/s11012-016-0530-z
  • "Design of an underactuated hand exoskeleton with joint estimation",
    Sarac, Mine; Solazzi, Massimiliano; Leonardis, Daniele; Sotgiu, Edoardo; Bergamasco, Massimo; Frisoli, Antonio; , Mechanisms and Machine Science, (2017) Vol.47, 97-105 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48375-7_11
  • "A novel approach for upper limb robotic rehabilitation for stroke patients",
    Barsotti, Michele; Sotgiu, Edoardo; Leonardis, Daniele; Sarac, Mine; Sgherri, Giada; Lamola, Giuseppe; Chiara, Fanciullacci; Procopio, Caterina; Chisari, Carmelo; Frisoli, Antonio; , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), (2016) Vol.9775, 459-469 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_45
  • "Design and comparative evaluation of a BCI-based upper extremity robotic rehabilitation protocol",
    Koyas, Ela; Sarac, Mine; Cetin, Mujdat; Patoglu, Volkan; , IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, (2015) Vol.2015-September, 979-984 DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2015.7281331
  • "AssistOn-Mobile: A series elastic holonomic mobile platform for upper extremity rehabilitation",
    Sarac, Mine; Ergin, Mehmet Alper; Erdogan, Ahmetcan; Patoglu, Volkan; , Robotica, (2014) Vol.32, No.8, 1433-1459 DOI: 10.1017/S0263574714002367
  • "AssistOn-Mobile: A series elastic holonomic mobile platform for upper extremity rehabilitation",
    Sarac, Mine; Ergin, Mehmet Alper; Erdogan, Ahmetcan; Patoglu, Volkan; , Robotica, (2014) Vol.47, No.4, DOI: 10.1017/S0263574714002367
  • "Brain Computer Interface based robotic rehabilitation with online modification of task speed",
    Sarac, Mine; Koyas, Ela; Erdogan, Ahmetcan; Cetin, Mujdat; Patoglu, Volkan; , IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, (2013) DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650423
  • "ASSISTON-MOBILE: A series elastic holonomic mobile platform for upper extremity rehabilitation",
    Sarac, Mine; Ergin, Mehmet Alper; Patoglu, Volkan; , 2013 World Haptics Conference, WHC 2013, (2013) 283-288 DOI: 10.1109/WHC.2013.6548422
  • "Control of a BCI-based upper limb rehabilitation system utilizing posterior probabilities",
    Koyaş, Ela; Saraç, Mine; Erdoǧan, Ahmetcan; Çetin, Müjdat; Patoǧlu, Volkan; , 2013 21st Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, SIU 2013, (2013) DOI: 10.1109/SIU.2013.6531281

Projects

Project Name Role in the Project Project Type Fund Establishment Start Date End Date
"Novel Human-Machine Interaction Devices for Physical Rehabilitation, Virtual Interaction, and Social Robotics." Yürütücü Ulusal Proje TÜBİTAK BİDEB 01.10.2022
 01.10.2025
"El-Göz Koordinasyonu Uygulamalarında Etkin Verimin Kullanıcı Motor Performansını Artırmak için Uzaktan Kullanımı" Yürütücü Ulusal Proje TÜBİTAK ARDEB 01.04.2022
 01.04.2025
"Sanal Gerçeklik Uygulamaları Üzerinde Kullanılacak Göz-Bakış Davranışlarının Girdi ve Değerlendirme Metotları" Yürütücü Ulusal Proje TÜBİTAK ARDEB 10.06.2023
 10.06.2024

Courses Offered

Course Name Course Code Period
Scientific Research I FENS495 2024/25 Spring
System Dynamics and Control Project MTE394 2024/25 Spring
Computer-Aided Technical Drawing INE205 2024/25 Fall
Technical Drawing MTE211*1 2024/25 Fall