Uğur Genç
Uğur has his bachelor degree from Industrial Design Department (2017) of METU. Right now, he is a researcher and teaching assistant at Koç University and continuing his PhD studies in Design, Technology and Society programme. His main research interests are interaction design, design for behavioral change and sustainability. His current research is related to food waste and sustainable food solutions.
Education
2017 – Ongoing
Koç University
Istanbul / Turkey
Design, Technology & Society
PhD Student
2013-2017
Middle East Technical University
Ankara / Turkey
Industrial Design
Bachelors Degree
Honors Student
2016 Spring
Politecnico di Torino
Turin / Italy
Industrial Design
Erasmus Student Exchange
Teaching Assistantship
Design Thinking Certification Program
Exploring the innovation and creative processes through interdisciplinary work and research structures. Understanding design problems independent from their disciplinary boundaries. Gaining an integrative understanding of innovation based on human-centered design. (For Companies and Individuals)
Instructor: Oğuzhan Özcan, Prof. Dr.
TECH 515
Design Thinking for Disruptive Innovation
Exploring the innovation and creative processes through interdisciplinary work and research structures. Understanding design problems independent from their disciplinary boundaries. Gaining an integrative understanding of innovation based on human-centered design. (For Executive MBA)
Instructor: Oğuzhan Özcan, Prof. Dr.
ASIU 118
Design Thinking
Exploring the innovation and creative processes through interdisciplinary work and research structures. Understanding design problems independent from their disciplinary boundaries. Gaining an integrative understanding of innovation based on human-centered design. (For undergraduate level)
Instructor: Oğuzhan Özcan, Prof. Dr.
MAVA 208
Advanced Topics in Basic Design
Foundations of two, three and four dimensional design. Interdisciplinary approach in visualising ideas. Interaction of text and image, color and sound, form and content, harmony and chaos, time and movement. Experiments on artistic research, conceptualizing, collaboration, presentation. Use of traditional and new materials.
Instructor: Aykut Coşkun, Assist Prof. Dr.
MAVA 104
Basic Design
Foundations of visual language. Introduction to the principles and elements of design. Control of line, shape, space, texture, color, composition and sequence to convey a message. Strategic exercises to channel design to an interdisciplinary level. Studio practice, theory, critique, exhibition.
Instructor: Aykut Coşkun, Assist Prof. Dr.
Projects
2HandTouch
2018-2020
Our research process focuses on extracting user expectations from a gesture control system in the kitchen, designing a conceptual prototype meeting these expectations and conducting WoZ experiments for in-depth user evaluations. In total, 234 participants contributed to our research, which is a bigger than the current gesture studies’ sample size.
In collaboration with
Experience
2016 September
ReoTek
Ankara / Turkey
Design Intern
2016 June-August
DesignGang Network
Turin / Italy
Design Intern
2016 June-August
DesignGang Network
Turin / Italy
Design Intern
2015 August
Şişecam Trakya
Tarsus / Turkey
Production Intern
2015 June
Güral Porcelain
Kütahya / Turkey
Production Intern