Dr Gulsen Tore Yargin
Senior Lecturer in Design and Innovation Strategy
Michael Sterling 160
- Email: gulsen.toreyargin@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267702
Summary
Gulsen is a Senior Lecturer in Design and Innovation Strategy at Brunel Design School with a strong academic and research background in design. She previously held the position of Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Middle East Technical University and served as the director of METU/BILTIR-UTEST Product Usability Unit. With a PhD focused on the effective communication of user research findings, she continued her research as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge, Engineering Design Centre.
Gulsen has over a decade-long career as a design researcher, starting in 2007. She has worked on numerous projects, collaborating with industry leaders in various sectors such as white goods, home electronics, automotive, and defence. Her current research interests include UX research methods and education and human-centred design in emerging technologies, including conversational agents, sensor-based innovations, smart products, and more.
Newest selected publications
Isparta, S., Töre Yargin, G., Wagner, SC., Mundorf, A., Cinar Kul, B., Da Graça Pereira, G., et al. (2024) 'Measuring paw preferences in dogs, cats and rats: Design requirements and innovations in methodology'. Laterality, 29 (3). pp. 246 - 282. ISSN: 1357-650X Open Access Link
Süner-Pla-Cerdà, S., Töre-Yargın, G. and Günay, A. (2024) 'Industrial Designers in UX Practice: Motivations, Professionalization, and the Construction of Designer Identity'. Design Issues, 39 (2). pp. 27 - 40. ISSN: 0747-9360 Open Access Link
Danis, S., Töre Yargin, G. and Süner-Pla-Cerdà, S. (2023) 'Remote UX Research in Unpredictable Times: Takeaways from Early Pandemic Practices'. Journal of User Experience, 19 (1). pp. 8 - 31.Open Access Link
Sahin, H., Gunay, A. and Töre Yargin, G. (2023) 'Elderly’s Perceptions of a Meaningful Interaction with Voice-Based Conversational Agents: Integrate into daily routines, Support relatedness, But do not hamper autonomy'.10th Congress of the International Association for Societies of Design Research 2023 (IASDR 2023). Milan, Italy. 4 - 13 October. Design Research Society. pp. 1 - 19.Open Access Link
Güneş, Ç. and Töre Yargın, G. (2023) 'Perceived Affective Qualities in Flight Deck Design'.14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2023). San Francisco, USA. 23 - 24 July. AHFE International. pp. 559 - 568. ISSN: 2771-0718 Open Access Link