Office of Research

MOVE Center

The MOVE Center at Kennesaw State University is dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research and innovation in rehabilitation and assistive technologies by bringing together faculty expertise across engineering, health sciences, computing, and related fields.

Our mission is to support the development of impactful solutions that can improve mobility, health, and quality of life for individuals and communities.

Upcoming Event

2026 GT NSF SUSMED/Move Center Joint Workshop

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

This workshop highlights how wearable devices, digital health, and mobility science converge to enable innovative and impactful medical technologies.

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Leadership

Dr. Ayse Tekes

Interim Director

Dr. Ayse Tekes is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Kennesaw State University. Her research explores the design, development, and modeling of soft robots and flexible machines, in addition to engineering education and the development of lab equipment and AI-powered virtual labs.

Before arriving at KSU, Dr. Tekes earned her Ph.D. from Istanbul Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey and served as a postdoctoral researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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In the News

Kennesaw State’s MOVE Center aims to redefine the future of human mobility

To further investigate how people move, recover, and live, Kennesaw State University’s Office of Research recently established the MOVE Center, focused on rehabilitation and assistive technologies like soft robotics and artificial intelligence.

The MOVE Center’s research is organized into four primary focus areas: rehabilitation robotics and assistive devices, neural interface technology, mobility science and human performance, and digital health and data-driven diagnostics. These areas include work on prosthetics and orthotics, upper- and lower-limb exoskeletons, soft robotics, and rehabilitation robotics.