Dr. Veysel Alcan is a researcher and educator in the fields of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. He completed his BSc degree at Gazi University, Faculty of Technical Education and Selçuk University, Faculty of Engineering. He received his PhD in Electronics and Computer Science from Gazi University. Following his PhD studies, Dr. Alcan did postdoctoral research at the prestigious Biomedical Signals and Systems (BSS) Group at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS) at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. During this tenure, he contributed to cutting-edge research by focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to biomedical signal analysis, HDsEMG techniques, neurophysiological and reflexology studies.
Dr. Alcan is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Tarsus University in Turkey. Dr. Alcan's primary research interests cover a wide range of topics including biomedical signal processing, electromyography (EMG), neurophysiology, biomechanics and clinical decision support systems. His work often integrates theoretical insights with practical applications, contributing to advances in health technology and rehabilitation engineering. He has authored and co-authored numerous publications in leading journals and conferences, contributing to both basic and applied research. His work has focused significantly on understanding and developing technologies and signal and image processing methods to analyze complex physiological signals and improve clinical outcomes.
Beyond academia, Dr. Alcan actively collaborates with industry partners and research institutions, promoting interdisciplinary approaches to solve real-world challenges in biomedical engineering and healthcare systems. He currently serves as a researcher and coordinator in projects supported by the Health Institutes of Turkey (TÜSEB) and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). In addition to his collaboration with different research groups and centers in transnational countries, he is a member of the Steering Committee (MC) and Working Groups of the COST Action titled "C20104 - Evidence-Based Physical Activity Network in Old Age (PhysAgeNet)", which is among the COST actions of the European Association for the Co-operation in Science and Technology (COST).