Student / Author Blurb: Oktay Yarimaga

Oktay Yarimaga received a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the Middle East Technical University, Turkey in 2002, and a Masters Degree in Mechatronics from Gwangju Inst. of Science and Technology, Korea, 2005. His Masters research was on the “Electrotactile Systems” which are used to provide visual aid to the visually impaired people through their tactile feelings. He is now pursuing his Ph,D. in MEMS and Nanotechnology, at KAIST [the Korean Advanced Inst. of Science and Technology]. He was involved in many projects as a research assistant and has several publications, patents and awards on electrotactile displays, flexible organic polymer displays, nanoparticles-nanostructures for nanogap fabrication and biosensor applications, and counterfeit detection system using thermochromic polymer film as a security label.

oyarimaga@hotmail.com

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