dr. S.U. Yavuz (Utku)

Assistant Professor
EEMCS-EE-BSS
Horst - Zuidhorst
s.u.yavuz@utwente.nl
+31534898158
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Utku S. Yavuz is a physics engineer with M. Sc. and PhD degrees in biophysics. His main research focuses on decoding the neural control of human movement and specifically on the role of sensory-motor interaction in this control system. To this end, he uses the computational biomedical signal processing and analyzing tools. Throughout his research career, he worked in several European projects and led the Electromyography and Motor Control Laboratory at the Institute of Neurorehabilitation Systems, University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany. He is now assistant professor at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Department of Biomedical Signals and Systems.

Expertise

  • Neuroscience

    • Motor Unit
    • Motor Neuron
    • In Vivo
    • Peristimulus Time Histogram
    • Stretch Reflex
    • Electromyography
    • Reflex

  • Medicine and Dentistry

    • Muscle

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Publications

2026

The variability of reflex amplitude estimates in motor unit pools depends on the phenotype distribution and discharge statistics (2026)[Working paper › Preprint]. bioRxiv. Schmid, L., Klotz, T., Röhrle, O., Thompson, C. K., Negro, F. & Yavuz, U. Ş.https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.11.705250

2025

Possibilities of Self-Healing UHF RFID Sensor Tags in Biomedical and Bionic Applications (2025)In 2025 IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA) (pp. 1-4). Article 11265735 (IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA); Vol. 2025). IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity. Ukkonen, L., Pournoori, N., Yaqoob, I., Juuti, J., Tolvanen, J., Hannu, J., Björninen, T., Björninen, M., Miettinen, S., Lampela, E., Yavuz, S. U. & Grande, A. M.https://doi.org/10.1109/RFID-TA63091.2025.11265735Reproducible implementation for article: Spindle Model Responsive to Mixed Fusimotor Inputs: an updated version of the Maltenfort and Burke (2003) model (2025)[Dataset Types › Dataset]. Physiome. Schmid, L., Klotz, T., Yavuz, U. Ş., Maltenfort, M. & Röhrle, O.https://doi.org/10.17608/physiome.30005920Adaptive Motor Unit Decomposition During Walking: Towards Systematic Validation (2025)In 2025 International Conference On Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) (pp. 755-760). Article 11063059. IEEE Advancing Technology for Humanity. Gogeascoechea, A., Dieren, N. V., Yavuz, U. S. & Sartori, M.https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR66766.2025.11063059Intramuscular tendon length in agonist–antagonist myoneural interface components in transtibial amputation: An anatomic study (2025)Journal of anatomy (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Witowski, V., Lorbeer, L., Schmid, L., Wilhelmi, B., Hoursch, V. A., Carty, M. J., Herr, H. M., Blumer, R., Sartori, M., Yavuz, U., Sullivan, C. L., Sehmisch, S., Schmiedl, A. & Ernst, J.https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.14250

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Horst - Zuidhorst (building no. 28)
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7522 LW Enschede
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