Batu Candan is a researcher at the Spacecraft Procedures for Autonomous Control and Estimation Laboratory (SPACE Lab) at Iowa State University, specializing in space debris removal using advanced AI technologies. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with high honors from TOBB University of Economics and Technology in Ankara, Turkey, in 2018, followed by a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 2022. With four years of industry experience in guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned drones and spacecraft, his current work at SPACE Lab focuses on employing AI applications, particularly image processing and Kalman filtering, to develop effective solutions for maintaining the safety and sustainability of space operations.
