OZYEGIN UNIVERSITESI

Their core work

Özyeğin University is a private research university in Istanbul with active groups in visible light communications (VLC) and IoT networking, robotics and human-robot interaction, building energy performance, and disaster resilience modeling. Their EU research spans from training networks in optical wireless systems to probabilistic frameworks for multi-hazard building assessment. They bring engineering expertise across smart buildings, energy efficiency gamification, and structural resilience, making them a versatile technical partner for applied research projects.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2017), Özyeğin focused on energy efficiency through behavior change, gender equality in research, and collaborative robotics — a broad, exploratory portfolio. From 2019 onward, the focus sharpened around two technical pillars: visible light communications for IoT (ENLIGHTEM) and disaster resilience modeling (MulHaRes), while maintaining energy work through smart building procurement (procuRE). The trajectory shows a university moving from softer, cross-cutting topics toward deeper technical specialization in optical wireless systems and structural risk assessment.

Özyeğin is building strong capacity in visible light communications and multi-hazard building resilience — expect future proposals at the intersection of smart building technologies and structural safety.

How they like to work

Özyeğin primarily joins consortia as a participant (6 of 8 projects) but has demonstrated coordination capability in two projects (CoMRAde and MulHaRes), both MSCA-funded researcher-driven efforts. With 67 unique partners across 21 countries, they maintain a wide and diverse network rather than relying on repeated partnerships. This profile suggests a flexible, well-connected university partner comfortable in medium-to-large consortia, with growing ambition to lead focused research actions.

Özyeğin has collaborated with 67 distinct partners across 21 countries, indicating a well-distributed European network without heavy dependence on any single region. As a Turkish university, they serve as a natural bridge between EU and wider Mediterranean/Middle Eastern research communities.

What sets them apart

Özyeğin stands out among Turkish universities in H2020 for combining deep expertise in visible light communications with structural resilience modeling — two fields rarely found together. Their dual coordination experience in MSCA projects (robotics and disaster resilience) shows they can lead international research, not just participate. For consortium builders, they offer a credible Turkish partner with genuine technical depth and a proven track record across 8 EU projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ENLIGHTEM
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 235,248) and part of a sustained two-project investment in visible light communications training networks alongside VisIoN.
• MulHaRes
  Coordinated by OzU, this MSCA project tackles the uncommon intersection of probabilistic risk modeling across floods, landslides, and debris-flows for building portfolios.
• procuRE
  Their most recent and longest-running project (2020–2025), applying pre-commercial procurement to achieve 100% renewable energy supply in buildings — a direct business application.