Bilsay Sümer is an associate professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hacettepe University. He received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye, in 2003, both the M.S and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, in 2009. He is the holder of over 10 national and international patents. He has authored and co-authored over 75 scientific publications in international and national peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He is an expert in measurement technology, sensor and actuators, smart materials and structures, contact mechanics and tribology, medical devices, flexible electronics and mechanical vibrations. He has been involved in many projects (NSF and national funding) as a researcher and coordinator in the field of intelligent sensors, actuators and smart materials.