Dr. Kaan Erkorkmaz

Kaan Erkorkmaz obtained his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2004. The same year, he joined the University of Waterloo as an Assistant Professor, where he subsequently received promotion to the rank of Associate Professor (2009) and Professor (2015).
At Waterloo, Prof. Erkorkmaz established the Precision Controls Laboratory (UW/PCL) which conducts research on cutting mechanics, machine tool dynamics, virtual manufacturing, and high-performance Computer Numerical Controls (CNC). His lab holds successful collaborations with, and performs technology transfer to, companies in the aerospace, automotive, and machine tool industries. Parallel to his research interests, Prof. Erkorkmaz’ teaches undergraduate and graduate-level courses at the University of Waterloo, in the areas of manufacturing, precision engineering, and automatic controls.
Prof. Erkorkmaz is recipient of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (2007), Government of Ontario Early Researcher Award (2008), InnoLecture visiting Professorship at the University of Stuttgart (2011), August-Wilhelm Scheer Visiting Professorship at the Technical University of Munich (2019) and the Sandford Fleming Foundation Teaching Excellence Award (2016). In 2022, he was granted the honorary title ‘TUM Ambassador’ by the Technical University of Munich.
Erkorkmaz is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario. He is a Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP), where he currently serves as the Technical Secretary of the Academy, and as Secretary of CIRP’s Scientific and Technical Committee on Machines (STC-M).