REGISTERED PATENTS

1. Electronic and Motorized Wheelchair System That Can Be Controlled with Eye Movements
   2019 | Provisional Patent | Patent No: TR 2016 13586 B (National)
   Patent Owners: Mehmet Donmez, Kursat Cagiltay
2. Game Based Eye Movement Training System for People with Low Vision
   2015 | Design Patent | Patent No: TR 2014 15764 Y (National)
   Patent Owners: Kursat Cagiltay, Mehmet Donmez

AWARDS

• 2023 University-Wide Academic Performance Award, Middle East Technical University (2025) – Awarded by the Rector based on overall academic performance – National
• Innovative Product/Application of the Year, Doktorclub Awards (2019) – “Electronic and Motorized Wheelchair System Controlled by Eye Movements” – National
• 2nd Prize & Growth Circuit San Francisco Incubation Award, 11th Ankara Start-up Summit (2017) – “Eye-Tracking Project” – National
• Social Responsibility Project Award, Accessible Informatics Awards (2017) – “Eye-Tracking Project” – National
• Shortlisted Project, Reimagine Education Awards (2016) – “Providing Educational Accessibility for Paralyzed Students” – International

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE / STAFF MOBILITY

Marie Curie Fellowship – Early Stage Researcher
INOVA R&D Unit, Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 2 months (20 Nov – 20 Dec 2017 and 7 Feb – 9 Mar 2017)

Summer School – PERSEUS IP: Pervasive Networks and Service Infrastructures, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Crete, Greece
Duration: 2 weeks (15–26 July 2013)

Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Programs

• Ludovika University of Public Service – International Office, Budapest, Hungary
  Duration: 1 week (19–23 May 2025)
• Università degli Studi di Salerno – Department of Humanities, Salerno, Italy
  Duration: 1 week (8–12 July 2024)
• Open Universiteit – Department of Information Science, Heerlen, Netherlands
  Duration: 1 week (28 Aug – 1 Sep 2023)
• Università degli Studi di Salerno – Department of Humanities, Salerno, Italy
  Duration: 1 week (22–26 May 2023)
• University of Tirana – International Relations Office,Tirana, Albania
  Duration: 1 week (25–29 July 2022)