University of Calgary
Spacecraft Attitude
Control & Estimation LabORATORY
Principal Investigator — Dr. Demet Cilden GULER
LATEST NEWS
IAC 2026 – We will be participating in the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) with five research papers. Congratulations to all the students involved!
Spring and Summer 2026 – We will welcome new members and visitors in our lab. Congratulations to Elif Sahin and Fatma Balik who won Mitacs Globalink Research Award, and Sadeeb Dewan who won the PURE award.
March 2026 – Our paper on "Nanosatellite Attitude Estimation, In-Orbit Sensor Calibration and Fault Detection Using Kinematic Relations Only" is published in Advances in Space Research journal.
March 2026 – Our paper on "Adaptive filtering-based relative navigation for formation-flying satellites" is published in Control Engineering Practice journal.
January 2026 – Call for applications: A fully funded PhD position for the autonomous cislunar operations project is now open for screening.
July 2025 – Dr. Demet Cilden-Guler joined Schulich School of Engineering and established the Spacecraft Attitude Control and Estimation (SPACE) Lab.
ADVANCING THE FRONTIERS OF ATTITUDE CONTROL AND ESTIMATION
- Attitude Estimation
- Miniaturized Satellites
- Formation Flying
- Sensor Fusion
- GNSS-based Localization
- Visual Navigation
- Space Environment Effects
- Space Situational Awareness
Acknowledgments
PEOPLE
IN SEARCH
PhD Student
Fall 2026 - Present
University of Calgary
IN SEARCH
PhD Student
Winter 2027 - Present
University of Calgary
IN SEARCH
MSc Student
Fall 2026 - Present
University of Calgary
MSc Visitor (Spring 2026)
Mitacs GRA Award
FATMA BALIK
Istanbul Technical University
MSc Visitor (Summer 2026)
Mitacs GRA Award
ELIF SAHIN
Istanbul Technical University
M. UMUT TURKER
MSc Visitor (Summer 2026)
VSR
Istanbul Technical University
Sadeeb Dewan
BSc Student
PURE Award (2026)
University of Calgary
BSc Student
Summer Res. Asst. (2026)
JEET JOSHI
University of Calgary
PEOPLE FROM ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Fatma Balik
MSc Student
Istanbul Technical University
Mustafa Yilmaz
MSc Student
Istanbul Technical University
Ceylan Sevval Inan
MSc Student
Istanbul Technical University
Ahmet Ali Cetin
MSc Student
Istanbul Technical University
FURKAN SEVIK
MSc Alumni
Istanbul Technical University
FACILITIES
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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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EXTERNAL FUNDING
Applicants who hold a fellowship or other funding will receive strong consideration, even if no positions are currently available. If you have a fellowship or scholarship and are interested in joining the SPACE Lab, please email your CV, transcript, and cover letter to Dr. Cilden-Guler. Use the subject line: ‘Application for position with external fellowship [your name-surname]’.
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POST-GRADUATE AND POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
Applicants who would like to apply for a scholarship/fellowship and are interested in joining the SPACE Lab, please email your CV, transcript, and cover letter to Dr. Cilden-Guler. Use the subject line: ‘Application for position through MSc/PhD/Postdoc scholarship [your name-surname]’.
Please explore the Faculty of Graduate Studies' website. Some of the scholarship opportunities can be listed as NSERC Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Programs, Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarships, UNESCO Postdoc Fellowships for Women.
Get in Touch
Interested in joining the lab or collaborating on research? Reach out to us for more information.
Location
Contact
Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
demet.cildenguler@ucalgary.ca
+1 (403) 220-3637