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DESCRIPTION:Biomechatronics in the AI Era\n\nWhen: 19 May 2026 12:00 PM\, E
 DT\nWhere: Online\n\nEVENT DETAILS:\n\nSpeaker:\n\nDr. Erkan\, Kaplanoglu\
 n\nThis presentation will explore how artificial intelligence is transform
 ing research in biomechatronics. Through practical examples\, it will high
 light how AI enhances the quality and effectiveness of prostheses\, orthos
 es\, and wearable devices designed to improve patient outcomes.\n\nDr. Erk
 an Kaplanoglu is a Professor and department head in the Engineering Manage
 ment &amp; Technology Department\, Mechatronics\, and Director of the Biomecha
 tronics &amp; Assistive Technology Lab (BioAstLab) at the University of Tennes
 see at Chattanooga (UTC).\n\nHis teaching and research areas include robot
 ics\, biomechatronics\, and automation. In addition to his academic experi
 ence\, he has 20 years of workforce development experience in the industry
 .\n\nHe is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics 
 Engineers (IEEE)\, the European Embedded Control Institute (EECI).\n\nVirt
 ual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558383
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558383
ORGANIZER:jhnelson@tva.gov
SEQUENCE:39
SUMMARY:Biomechatronics in the AI Era
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/558383
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2 style=&quot;line-height: 24.0pt\; margin: 0in 
 0in 10.5pt 0in\;&quot;&gt;Biomechatronics in the AI Era&lt;/h2&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;line-heigh
 t: 16.5pt\; margin: 0in 0in 10.5pt 0in\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial
 &#39;\,sans-serif\; color: #333333\;&quot;&gt;When: 19 May 2026 12:00 PM\, EDT&lt;br&gt;Wher
 e: Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;line-height: 16.5pt\; margin: 0in 0in 10.5
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  style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\; color: black\;&quot;&gt;Speaker:&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\; color: black\;&quot;&gt;D
 r. Erkan\, Kaplanoglu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-fa
 reast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; color: black\;&quot;&gt;This presentation w
 ill explore how artificial intelligence is transforming research in biomec
 hatronics. Through practical examples\, it will highlight how AI enhances 
 the quality and effectiveness of prostheses\, orthoses\, and wearable devi
 ces designed to improve patient outcomes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;
 &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; color: black\;&quot;
 &gt;Dr. Erkan Kaplanoglu is a Professor and department head in the Engineerin
 g Management &amp;amp\; Technology Department\, Mechatronics\, and Director of
  the Biomechatronics &amp;amp\; Assistive Technology Lab (BioAstLab) at the Un
 iversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNorma
 l&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; color: black\
 ;&quot;&gt;His teaching and research areas include robotics\, biomechatronics\, an
 d automation. In addition to his academic experience\, he has 20 years of 
 workforce development experience in the industry.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;Ms
 oNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; color: 
 black\;&quot;&gt;He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electron
 ics Engineers (IEEE)\, the European Embedded Control Institute (EECI).&lt;/sp
 an&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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