Summary
Seyhan Ucar is a Principal Researcher and technical manager at Toyota Motor North America R&D with 13 years of experience turning advanced V2X, vehicular edge/cloud, and applied-AI research into deployable connected vehicle services. He leads cross-disciplinary teams through algorithm design, system architecture, large-scale field trials and human-subject studies, shepherding projects from concept to standards-aligned production prototypes. A prolific inventor with 70+ patents and multiple peer-reviewed publications, he routinely shapes industry and standards discussions while coordinating university and vendor collaborations. His background spans academia, startups, and industry—ranging from founding a recognized mobile app to postdoctoral IoT and platooning research—giving him rare end-to-end expertise in both low-power wireless protocols and real-world automotive deployments.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Computer Engineering, Bachelor Computer Engineering at Izmir Institute of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science and Engineering at Koç University
Turkish, English