Dr. Munire Sibel Cetin | Wearable Electronics | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Munire Sibel Cetin is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Istanbul Technical University, specializing in textile engineering, soft robotics, and smart textiles. She holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD in Textile Engineering, with research expertise spanning ergonomic design, seating comfort, and mechanical-electronic systems of CNC cutters. Her current work focuses on the development of flexible conductive yarns, textile-based thermal actuators, and integrated sensor systems for soft robotic applications, demonstrating significant advances in wearable robotics through energy-efficient textile exoskeletons. Dr. Çetin has contributed to 11 peer-reviewed journal publications, including pioneering work on thermally driven 3D seamless textile actuators and highly stretchable knitted interdigital sensors for wearable technology. She has completed multiple national and international projects, including collaborations under HORIZON 2020, supervised interdisciplinary teams, and contributed to technology transfer through patents—one internationally published and another under process. She serves as a referee for seven prominent journals, reflecting her active engagement in scholarly review processes. Her research has been cited 39 times, and she has earned professional recognition for advancing textile-integrated robotic systems and ergonomic textile design. She holds memberships in professional associations and actively contributes to collaborative innovation initiatives bridging academia and industry. She has 7 citations by 6 documents, 5 documents indexed, and an h-index of 2.