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Uğur received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from METU, Ankara, in 2017, and his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey, in December 2022.
During his doctoral research, he focused on enriching collocated social interactions in public settings.’ He published several papers, presented at CHI, DIS, and other related HCI and Design venues, and got a Ph.D. Excellence award for his dissertation from the university. He also gave courses on several topics, including Design Thinking, UX Research, and 3D Printing for undergraduate and graduate levels.
Besides his Ph.D. studies, he also worked as a designer at Siemens for two years. During these years, he was involved in design projects on data visualizations for industrial smart machines with international teams.
In TUDelft, he is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction with the Knowledge and Intelligence Design Group (KIND).
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Designing for Rich Collocated Social Interactions in the Age of Smartphones, Koç University
Sept 2017 → Mar 2023
Award Date: 1 Mar 2023
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University
2013 → 2017
Award Date: 8 Aug 2017
Industrial Design, Politecnico di Torino
2015
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Diversifying Knowledge Production in HCI: Exploring Materiality and Novel Formats for Scholarly Expression
Sturdee, M., Genc, U. & Wanick, V., 2024, TEI 2024 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 3 p. 58. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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How sustainable is your menu? Designing and assessing an interactive artefact to support chefs' sustainable recipe-planning practices
Coskun, A., Genç, H. U. & Coşkun, A., 2023, COMPASS 2023 - Proceedings of the ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 90-98 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Gestural interaction in the kitchen: Insights into designing an interactive display controlled by hand specific on-skin gestures
Beşevli, C., Genç, H. U., Coşkun, A., Göksun, T., Yemez, Y. & Özcan, O., 2022, In: Design Journal. 25, 3, p. 353-373 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Mind the Whisper: Enriching Collocated Social Interactions in Public Places through Audio Narratives
Genç, H. U., Erdem, D., Yildirim, Ç. & Coskun, A., 2022, DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), p. 1428-1440 13 p. (DIS 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference: Digital Wellbeing).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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A study into designing an ambient water bottle that supports users' water-intake tracking practices
Coskun, A., Yıldız, M., Yılmazer, H. & Genç, H. U., 2021, In: Proceedings of the Design Society. 1, p. 241-252 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › Scientific › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Membership of committee
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ACM Spec. Interest Group Comput.-Hum. Interact. (ACM SIGCHI) (External organisation)
H.U. Genç (Member)
2023 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee