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Esin Ilhan Caarls is an Assistant Professor in the Electromechanics and Power Electronics group in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Her research interests are towards multi-physical approaches combining energy and thermal domains in smart mobility applications, incorporation of real-time field data towards design models, and use of lightweight & recyclable (magnetic) materials in electrical drives. Enabling “affordable” solutions for transportation in a circular economy is one of Ilhan Caarls’ main research drivers. Currently, she is also working in an industrial setting on the design and development of high efficient electrical drives in diverse mobility applications.
Ilhan Caarls has strong experience in requirements engineering, installation and testing of electric drive components and electrical machine development, from design to optimization. She has also done consultancy and is an experienced supervisor of graduate and undergraduate students. Her PhD research included nonlinear magnetic and thermal modeling techniques for the design and validation of novel rotary machines for servo and automotive applications. She is highly skilled in a variety of software systems for electromagnetic/thermal design, testing, numerical computation and powertrain simulations.
Academic background
Esin Ilhan Caarls obtained her BS in Electrical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU, Turkey) in 2007. With her work on solar-powered boats, she obtained a full TU/e scholarship, which lead to her MSc (2009) and PhD (2014) degrees in Electrical Engineering at TU/e. Ilhan Caarls did international internships at Siemens Egypt (2006) and Philips Netherlands (2008), and worked as the head of the electronics team in Humanoid Robotics Team of TechUnited at TU/e from 2008.
Since 2015, she has been working as an Electrical System Engineer at Bosch Transmission Technology (Netherlands). In this period, she successfully supervised MSc, PDEng and PhD projects as a company coach, together with Dutch and German universities. As of 2020, she returned to TU/e as a part-time Assistant Professor.
Affiliated with
Cyber Physical Systems Center (TUe)
Department of Electrical Engineering (TUe)
Electromechanics and Power Electronics Group (TUe)
Bosch Transmission Technology (NL)
External positions
E-drive specialist, Bosch Transmission Technology
2015 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Projects
- 1 Active
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UAV-powered Li-ion with fault-tolerant topology, GaN- reconfigurable design
Ilhan Caarls, E. (Project Manager) & Willems, J. (Project member)
1/01/25 → 31/12/30
Project: Third tier
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A Permeance-Based Grey-Box Modeling Framework for Variable Flux Reluctance Machines Using SINDy
Bayazit, G. H., Ilhan Caarls, E. & Lomonova, E., 2026, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › Academic
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A Bayesian Optimization Framework for Electric Machine Design in Powertrains
van Luenen, J. W., Borsboom, O., Bayazıt, G. H., Ilhan Caarls, E., Lomonova, E. & Salazar, M., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Data-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization-Based Excitation Selection Method for an Enhanced Control of a Variable Flux Reluctance Machine
Bayazıt, G. H., Ceylan, D., Ilhan Caarls, E. & Lomonova, E. A., 4 Jul 2025, 2025 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference, IEMDC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 582-587 6 p. 11061060Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Electric Machine Design for Vehicle Powertrains Using Bayesian Optimization
van Luenen, J. W., Bayazıt, G. H., Borsboom, O., Ilhan Caarls, E. & Lomonova, E., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Grey-Box Modeling of a Variable Flux Reluctance Machine Towards Scalable Electromagnetic Design
Bayazıt, G. H., Caarls, E. I. & Lomonova, E. A., 24 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. XX, 1 p., 11265761.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Prizes
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Best Paper Award at IEEE Young Researcher’s Symposium
Ilhan Caarls, E. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Irene Curie Fellow
Ilhan Caarls, E. (Recipient), Dec 2020
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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SolarSplash World Championship, 3rd rank overall
Ilhan Caarls, E. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Activities
- 1 Conference
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2027 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference
Ilhan Caarls, E. (Organiser)
1 Jan 2026 → 31 Dec 2027Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Courses
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Automotive systems engineering project
Besselink, I. J. M., Somers, L. M. T., Hofman, T., Jancura, P., Ilhan Caarls, E., Wilkins, S., Watkins, A., Barosan, I., Debije-Popson, A. & Mommers, W. 1/09/15 → 31/08/26
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Electrical Drive-Battery: Design and Operation
Ilhan Caarls, E., Wilkins, S. & Ciuhu, C. 1/09/25 → 31/08/26
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Thesis
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Hybrid analytical model for flux switching permanent magnet machines
Ilhan, E. (Author), Lomonova, E. A. (Supervisor 1), 31 Aug 2009Student thesis: Master