Dr. Fuat Kucuk received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey, in 2000 and 2003, respectively, where he also worked as a research assistant for five years. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Communication Engineering from Tohoku University, Japan, in 2010, followed by a postdoctoral position in a NEDO-funded project. In 2011, Dr. Kucuk returned to ITU as a faculty member and served as an assistant professor, teaching courses such as Electromechanical Energy Conversion, Electrical Machines, Power Electronics Circuits, Digital Circuits, and programming languages (C and Python). From 2017 to 2019, he worked as a visiting and program-specific researcher at Kyoto University. Dr. Kucuk joined the Faculty of Engineering at Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS) in 2019 as a Junior Associate Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2025.
His research focuses on developing advanced electric machine design and control technologies that enhance the role of renewable energy systems in electric power generation and expand the adoption of EVs in transportation, as he believes this is one of the most effective solutions for reducing CO₂ emissions and mitigating global warming.

He is currently leading several research projects, including:

• Designing Variable Magnet Motors and Drive Circuits for Electric Vehicles


• Dual Rotor Generators for Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems


• Fault-tolerant operation of Electric Motors for Passenger Drone applications

He is a member of IEEE and has actively contributed to the academic community as a reviewer, editor, and technical committee member for international conferences and journals. Dr. Kucuk is fluent in Japanese and welcomes motivated students who are passionate about advanced research in electrical machines and drive systems for clean power generation and transportation technologies.