A.SPIRE Community Day

10 Apr 2025 | Brussels, Belgium

Perin ÜNAL

SVP R&D

Teknopar Industrial Automation

Ankara, Türkiye

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Dr. Perin Ünal, co-founder of Teknopar, leading projects in IoT, AI, digital twins & automation; evaluator and mentor in EU R&D programs.

My organisation

Teknopar is an R&D performing SME, founded in 1996 and based in Ankara, and it is one of the leading providers of automation systems and solutions in Turkey for industrial facilities, energy, mobility sectors. Through the development of its engineering and production infrastructure, the company has extended its sphere of activity to provide customers with a wide range of services and end-to-end solutions where integrated applications of mechanical, hydraulic, automation, control and information technologies have been supplied.
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About me

Dr. Perin Ünal holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems. She conducted research during her Ph.D. at The University of Texas Health Science Center and postdoctoral research at TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Computer Engineering.

Her professional experience includes leadership roles at industry, such as Director of Management Information Systems and Head of the R&D Center. She is currently a founding partner of Teknopar Industrial Automation Inc. and Teknopar Information Technologies Inc., where she leads projects at the intersection of IoT, digital twins, big data, AI, automation, and information systems.

Dr. Ünal has served as an expert evaluator, panelist, and mentor in EU and national R&D programs including H2020 ICT, H2020 SME Instrument, Horizon Europe EIC, EUREKA, Eurostars, COST, and TÜBİTAK. She was a member of the European Commission’s advisory board on "Innovation in SMEs" between 2016 and 2019.

She has coordinated 14 EU-funded projects at TEKNOPAR, holds two patents, and has published in international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. She is a licensed angel investor.

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Skills

  • Industrial IoT
  • Digital Twin
  • AI
  • Big Data
  • Automation
  • computer vision

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  • Expertise

    TIA QualityHealth

    TIA Quality Monitoring and Assurance System

    Author

    Perin ÜNAL

    SVP R&D at Teknopar Industrial Automation

    Ankara, Türkiye

  • Expertise

    TIA MachineHealth

    TIA Machine Health Monitoring and Prediction System

    Author

    Perin ÜNAL

    SVP R&D at Teknopar Industrial Automation

    Ankara, Türkiye

  • Expertise

    Industrial IoT Platform

    TIA Platform is a smart digital platform that includes modular applications and offers end-to-end solutions.

    Author

    Perin ÜNAL

    SVP R&D at Teknopar Industrial Automation

    Ankara, Türkiye

  • Expertise

    TIA AssetHealth

    TIA Asset Health Monitoring and Prediction System

    Author

    Perin ÜNAL

    SVP R&D at Teknopar Industrial Automation

    Ankara, Türkiye

  • Expertise

    TIA ProcessHealth

    TIA Process Health Monitoring, Optimization and Decision Support

    Author

    Perin ÜNAL

    SVP R&D at Teknopar Industrial Automation

    Ankara, Türkiye