Berat Can Cengiz, Ph.D.

Office: MM Building - 9th Floor (MM 906)
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Department of Engineering Science , Middle East Technical University (METU),
Üniversiteler Mah. Dumplupinar Bulvari, No:1 06800 Ankara, Türkiye

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Education

Lycee - Samsun Fen Lisesi, Turkey, 2005
B.S. - Physics, METU, Turkey, 2011
M.S. - Biomechanics, Engineering Sciences, METU, Turkey, 2017 (Advisor:Senih Gürses.)
Ph.D. - Biomechanics, Engineering Sciences, METU, Turkey, 2023 (Advisor:Senih Gürses.)

Research Interests

Human Upright Posture Control, Sensorimotor Integration, Extraocular Muscle Proprioception,
Joint Kinematics, Foot Pressure Distribution, Action and Perception


MS Thesis

Sep'2017 - Effect of the Vestibular System on Search and Fall Behaviour of Human Postural Sway
(coop. with Dep. of Otorhinolaryngology) Posturography Laboratory, Gülhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey

PhD Thesis

Oct'2023 - The Effects of Eye Movements on Postural Sway in The Absence of Retinal Information
Motion Capture Laboratory, MODSIMMER, METU, Ankara, Turkey

Publications In Journals

2023 (Under Review) - B C Cengiz, M C Gökgöz, S Gürses, Spectral Changes in Habituated Quiet Stance of Bilateral Vestibular Loss Patients, Journal of Vestibular Research.

2023 (Under Review) - Kahveci A, Cengiz BC, Alcan V, Zinnuroğlu M, & Gürses S Identification of postural control process during the Functional Reach Test in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy compared to controls, Clinical Biomechanics.

2023 - Pourreza E, Yaradanakul NB, Cengiz BC, Duyan Camurdan A, Zinnuroglu M, Gurses S. Spatiotemporal Evolution of Toddlers' Regional Foot Pressure Distribution and Center of Pressure at Antero-Posterior Axis During Learning of Standing. J Biomech Eng. 2024 Jan 1;146(1):011001. doi: 10.1115/1.4063820. PMID: 37851529.

2023 - Ilicepinar OF, Imir M, Cengiz BC, Gurses S, Menderes Y, Turhan E, et al. Recreational male athletes’ single leg forward hop and crossover triple hop test kinetics, kinematics, peak frequency and magnitude alterations. Turk J Sports Med. 2023 Sep 21st; https://doi.org/10.47447/tjsm.0768

2016 - S Gürses, M E Akçay, M C Gökgöz, B C Cengiz, I Bostan, A Çinar, B Satar, S Demirkaya, and H Bilgiç. Developing a Human Balance Test System (DETES) in Order to Investigate Control Mechanisms of Human Erect Posture, Journal of Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Technology.

Publications In Proceedings

2021 – Ilicepinar, Ö.F., Dönmez, G., Korkusuz, F., Menderes, Y., Turhan, E., Imir, M., Cengiz, B.C., Gürses, S. (2021, December). Kinematics and Biomechanics of the Lower Limb During Single Leg-jump in Recreational Athletes. International Sports Medicine Congress (pp. 54-55).

2021 – Ilicepinar, Ö.F., Korkusuz, F., Dönmez, G., Menderes, Y., Turhan, E., Gürses, S., Imir, M., Cengiz, B.C. (2021, Ekim). Saglikli Kisilerin Fonksiyonel Ziplama Testleri Esnasindaki Biyomekanik Parametlerinin Mocap (Motion Capture) Sistemi ile Degerlendirilmesi. Kemik Eklem Kongresi. (pp. 167-169). Kemik ve Eklem Cerrahisi Dernegi

2020 - Kahveci, A., Cengiz, B. C., Alcan, V., Zinnuroglu, M., & Gürses, S. Identification Of Control Strategies In Diabetic Neuropathic Patients Versus Healthiest Through Kinematic Trajectories. In Orthopaedic Proceedings (Vol. 102, No. SUPP_11, pp. 80-80). The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery.

2020 - Pourreza, E., Cengiz, B. C., Çamurdan, A. D., Tas, G. B., Zinnuroglu, M., & Gürses, S. Screening Infant Developmental Aspects Of Learning During Standing By Measuring Pressure Distribution Beneath The Feet. In Orthopaedic Proceedings (Vol. 102, No. SUPP_11, pp. 55-55). The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

Oral Presentations In Congresses

2018 - A Kahveci, B C Cengiz, V Alcan, S Gürses, M Zinnuroglu, Diyabetik periferik polinöropatili hastalarin postür özelliklerinin incelenmesi; kontrollü ve deneysel bir çalisma. 6. Tibbi Rehabilitasyon Kongresi, 8-11 Kasim, 2018, Ankara, pp 349-350.

2017 - S Gürses, B C Cengiz, E Akcay, M C Gökgöz, Understanding Human Postural Sway in Health and Disease, BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of Biomedical Engineering 2017, Xi’an, China.

2016 - B C Cengiz, M C Gökgöz, E Akcay, S Gürses. “Fall” and “Search” Behaviour under Control of Vestibular System in Quite Stance. VIII. Ulusal Biyomekanik Kongresi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, 19-23 Ekim 2016.

2016 - S M Hassanpour, B C Cengiz, M Zinnuroglu, S Gürses, Foot somatosensory information contributes to quiet stance. VIII. Ulusal Biyomekanik Kongresi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Ankara, 19-23 Ekim 2016.

Research Projects

Agu 2018 - Relationship between Multiple Skelerosis and Long-Loop Responses of Stretch Reflex
Researcher - (coop. with Dep. of Neurology) Posturography Laboratory, Gülhane Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
Keywords: EMG, Postural Reflexes Long Loop Stretch Reflexes, Balance

Courses Taken

• ES 541 – Intro. to Biomechanics
• ES 542 – Advanced Biomechanics
• ES 501 – Analytical Methods in Eng.
• ES 303 – Statistical Methods in Eng.
• ES 361 – Computing Methods in Eng.
• COGS 536 – Research Methods and Statistics for COGS
• COGS 504 – Natural and Artificial Minds
• COGS 534 – Cognition, Perception and Action
• COGS 535 – Cognitive Development
• COGS 558 – Thinking, Reasoning and Problem Solving
• COGS 537 – Dynamical Approaches to COGS
• COGS 551 – Human Memory
• BME 502 – Human Physiology
• PES 543 – Growth and Motor Development

Courses Assisted

• ES 202 - Mathematics for Engineers
• ES 223 - Statics and Strength of Materials
• ES 225 - Engineering Mechanics
• ES 361 - Computing Methods in Engineering