Biography/Background
Canan received her Ph.D. from Industrial Product Design Department of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 2010. Her Ph.D. thesis focuses on the role of interaction design in information and communication technologies embedded product development activities. She holds a masters (MArch) and a bachelor degree in architecture (BArch) in Istanbul. Canan worked as a research and teaching fellow at the Department of Communication Design at Yildiz Technical University (Istanbul) and has been working as a research and teaching fellow at Computational Design Unit of Architecture Department at the same university prior to joining Umeå Institute of Design.
Since February 2011 Canan has been working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Design Research Group at Umeå Institute of Design. Her postdoctoral research focuses on the collaboration among industrial design, interaction design and service design in early design process. Her research consists of multidisciplinary literature review and also a series of interviews with professionals from different design disciplines.
Area of interest
Design processes, interaction design, service design, changing role of design professions, collaboration in early design process, user research, ethnographic research.
Recently
Preparation of a PhD workshop and a course for Spring 2012 and Fall 2012.
Presentation of Ph.D. thesis and postdoctoral research plan, February 2011.
Seminar on "Grounded Theory" for Interaction Design Masters Programme Students, April 2011.
Selected Publications
Akoglu, C., and Er, A., 2010. The Role of Interaction Design in Information and Communication Technologies Embedded Product Development Activity. Istanbul Technical University Journal /a (architecture, planning, design), V.9, No. 2, pp:17-28 (inTurkish).
Akoglu, C., Er, and A., 2010. The Role of Interaction Design in Information and Communication Technologies Embedded Product Development Activity, in proceedings of Design Research Society International Conference (DRS) Design & Complexity, School of Industrial Design, Université de Montréal, July 7-9, Montreal, Canada.
Akoglu, C., and Er, A., 2009. Crisis in Role Sharing: The Roles of Industrial Design and Interaction Design in ICT Embedded Product Development Activity, in proceedings of 4th National Design Conference, Istanbul Technical University, September 8-10, Istanbul, Turkey, pp:43-60, ISBN:978-975-561-360-4 (in Turkish).
Akoglu, C., and Er, A., 2006. Evolution in Product Design: The Role of Interaction Design in New Product Design and Development Process, in proceedings of 3th National Design Conference, Istanbul Technical University, June 19-22, Istanbul, Turkey, pp:450-458, ISBN:975-561-277-7 (in Turkish).
Akoglu, C., 2004. The Evolution of Ergonomics Into a Marketing Issue, in proceedings of 4th Design and Emotion Conference, Middle Eastern Technical University, July 1-4, Ankara, Turkey (on DVD).
Akoglu, C., 2004. Usability Evaluation: A Method for A Specific Field. 8th ERCIM Workshop: User Interfaces for All, Austrian Society of Computer Science, June 28-29, Vienna, Austria.
Akoglu, C., and Ozcan, O., 2003. Usability Evaluation of Architectural Web Sites, in proceedings of HCI (Human Computer Interaction) International Conference, Human Computer Interaction: Theory and Practice,(Eds) Julie A. Jacko, Constantine Stephanidis, Don Harris, Lawrence-Erlbaum Associates,, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, June, pp:743-747, ISBN13:9780805849349.
Gorgulu, T., and Akoglu, C., 2002. General Problems in Interdisciplinary Design History Education. Mind the Map:3rd International Conference on Design History and Design Studies, Kent University Institute of Art and Design (UK) & Istanbul Technical University, 9-12th July, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey.
Exhibitions
Kuscu, H., Yantac, A., E., Akoglu, C., Kaya, I., Bilsel, C., Sahin, I.,2006: "Typosonic Mirror" (an interactive installation) Techné 06, International Istanbul Digital Performance Platform. April 17-22, Istanbul, Turkey.
Izgi, S., Akoglu C., Yavuzoglu, M., 2005: "Experiences at Molla Street". City: Practice and Design. Istanbul Modern Arts Gallery, July 4-13, Istanbul, Turkey.
