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Education

• Ph.D in Version Control Theory, GitHub University, 2018 (expected)
• M.S. in Jekyll, GitHub University, 2014
• B.S. in GitHub, GitHub University, 2012

Work experience

• Spring 2024: Academic Pages Collaborator
  • GitHub University
  • Duties includes: Updates and improvements to template
  • Supervisor: The Users
• Fall 2015: Research Assistant
  • GitHub University
  • Duties included: Merging pull requests
  • Supervisor: Professor Hub
• Summer 2015: Research Assistant
  • GitHub University
  • Duties included: Tagging issues
  • Supervisor: Professor Git

Skills

• Skill 1
• Skill 2
  • Sub-skill 2.1
  • Sub-skill 2.2
  • Sub-skill 2.3
• Skill 3

Publications

Static Friction Modeling and Compensation for Improved Force Tracking in Pneumatic Cylinders using Sliding Mode Control

Yacoub, A., Richer, E., & Hurmuzlu, Y. (2026). Static Friction Modeling and Compensation for Improved Force Tracking in Pneumatic Cylinders using Sliding Mode Control. American Control Conference (ACC).

Modeling and Compensation of Static Friction to Improve Force Tracking Performance in Miniature Pneumatic Cylinders

Yacoub, A., Richer, E., & Hurmuzlu, Y. (2026). Adaptive Robust Sliding Mode Control with Friction Compensation for Force Tracking of a Small Pneumatic Cylinder.

Design and Kinematics Analysis for the SMU Haptic Glove

Yacoub, A., Richer, E., & Hurmuzlu, Y. Design and Kinematic Analyses of the SMU Haptic Glove. Available at SSRN 6350469

Adaptive Sliding Mode Control with Friction Compensation for Force Tracking of a Small Pneumatic Cylinder

Yacoub, A., Hurmuzlu, Y & Richer, E. Adaptive Sliding Mode Control with Friction Compensation for Force Tracking of a Small Pneumatic Cylinder

Comparative Analysis of Fingertip Location for the SMU Haptic Glove by OptiTrack Cameras and Embedded Position Sensors

Yacoub, A., Richer, E., & Hurmuzlu, Y. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Fingertip Location for the SMU Haptic Glove by OptiTrack Cameras and Embedded Position Sensors. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(30), 203-208.

Magnetically Actuated Millimeter-Scale Biped

Cox, A., Asadi, F., Yacoub, A., Beskok, S., & Hurmuzlu, Y. (2025). Magnetically actuated millimeter-scale biped. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 190, 104985

Talks

Teaching

Intro to Mechatronics Laboratory

Control Systems Laboratory

Elements of Mechanical Engineering Measurements Laboratory

Service and leadership

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