Topics of Ongoing / Forthcoming Bachelor’s and Masters Projects

  • Enhancing Sports and Sporting Experiences through Design
    As of December 2021, there are 6 master's students (4 IDE, 1 ITech and 1 IEM) who work on this research line. The projects involve third parties such as Enschede Marathon and Maurten.
    There are also 2 IDE Scientific Challenges Minor students who work on the same research line. The forthcoming projects may involve third parties and companies such as EatMyRide and Special Olympics NL.
  • User-Centred Design, User Experience, Experience Design, and UI Design
    As of December 2021, I am supervising 3 master's students (2 IDE and 1 ITech) who work on this research line. The projects involve third parties such as Dassault Systems and MSML.
  • User Engagement in Health and Wellbeing
    As of December 2021, I am involved in supervision of 1 ITech master's student who works on this research line. This project line is extension of an ongoing collaboration between Human Media Interaction (HMI) and Design, Production and Management (DPM) Departments of UT.

Are you a (UT) student who is interested in working on these or similar research topics (e.g., design and behaviour change)?

Please do not hesitate to contact me at: a.karahanoglu(at)utwente.nl

Ongoing PhD Supervision

  • Tina Ekhtiar (UT)
    Design of interactive technologies for digital health and well-being (Daily Supervisor with Ruben Gouveia)
  • Ezgi Çakır (METU)
    Meaningful interactions in children’s conversational agents experience. (Co-supervisor with Gülşen Töre-Yargın)

External PhD Examiner (in METU)

  • Çiğdem Güneş (2021):
    Thesis Title: Developing a Measurement Scale for Evaluating Perceived Affective Qualities in Flight Deck Design.
  • Hande Işık-Tosun (2019):
    Thesis Title: The Role of Human Centered Designer in a Multinational Company through Innovative Product Development for African BoP Communities
  • Sedef Süner (2018):
    Thesis Title: Elicitation, Prioritization, Observation: A Research Model to Inform the Early Design Phases with Child-Centred Perspectives
  • Aslı Günay (2017):
    Thesis Title: Conceptualization of Positive Pregnancy Experience with the Integration of Mobile Health Technologies
  • Aykut Coşkun (2015):
    Thesis Title: Exploring and Communicating User Diversity to Inform the Design of Products Promoting Sustainable Behaviors

Bachelor's Supervision

I contribute to the below listed modules as tutor and supervisor. 

Industrial Design Engineering (UT)

  • Module 2: Ideation
  • Module 4: Smart Product
  • Module 5: Human Product Relations
  • Module 7: Design for Specific Users
  • Minor: Scientific Challenges IDE
  • Bachelor Assignments

Creative Technology (UT)

  • Graduation Assignments - Critical Observer

Master's Supervision

Industrial Design Engineering (UT)

  • I regularly supervise master students of Human-Technology Relations track of Industrial Design Engineering Master's programme.
  • I participate in master exams of IDE as external examiner as well.

Interaction Technology (UT)

  • On demand, I contribute to I-Tech master assignments as external examiner.

Completed Master's Theses Supervision (Since 2017)

  • Richard van Huissteden (IDE-2021). Smart Floor: designing a wearable for applications in healthcare and sports. (Company: Smart Floor)
  • Gijs Verhoeven (ITech-2021). Samen Sterk: the design choices for a tool that represents non-numeric information for patients after an open heart surgery (External Examiner)
  • Sharon Engbers (ITech-2021). Smart Sports Exercises: Offensive decision-making in volleyball (External Examiner)
  • Lisanne Verheij (IDE-2021). A tool for facilitating user research for the Gridd UX Lab (Company: GRIDD)
  • Ziyun Xie (IDE-2020). Snackbox: healthy snacking at home (Internal assignment)
  • Ruben Pot (IDE-2020). The Design of a Tool That Visualizes the Growth Potential of Individuals Within an Organization: A Case Study in a Multidisciplinary Working Environment (Company: Knyfe)
  • Ceri Kamoen (IDE-2020). Design of a Digital Tool for Twente Milieu to Promote Better Waste Separation (Company: Twente Milieu) (Results published in ICED 2021 Conference)
  • Vera Surjo (IDE-2019). Design of a Water Dispenser for Enriching Drinking-while-Driving Experience. (Company: KOSTAL Group)
  • Pieter Riem (IDE-2019). Forth Milk? – A design research illustrating the development of a milk foam module for domestic adoption. (Company: PCV Group)
  • Vera Hutman (IDE-2018). Improving client-company communication through the interaction design of the JCC Service-desk system. (Company: JCC Software)
  • Elise Pul (IDE-2018). Personas for AirFrance KLM. (Company: AirFrance KLM)
  • Andrea Garcia Negrete (IDE-2018). User Experience-Based Packaging Design for Sport Nutrition: Framework and Application for Vifit Sport. (Company: Friesland Campina)
  • Huong Nguyen (IDE-2018). Design and testing of a dynamic trunk orthosis for patients with muscular paresis. (Company: VUMC)

Completed Bachelor's Theses Supervision (Since 2017)

  • Lukas Vugts (CreaTE-2021) How to develop the EatMyRide app in a user-centred approach? (Company: EatMyRide / Co-supervisor)
  • Rochelle Spaargaren (CreaTE-2021). Designing a user-centred feedback system that fosters creativity. (Company: EatMyRide / Co-supervisor)
  • Renate Overdijk (IDE-2021). The design of a mood tracking and regulating product for student’s mental well-being. (No campany involved)
  • Floor Stefess (IDE-2021). Designing an intuitive object for hand rehabilitation at home. (No campany involved / Co-supervisor) (Results published in TEI 2022 Conference)

  • Shaurya Chaudhary (IDE-2021). Use of technology for tracking the wellbeing of domestic dogs. (No campany involved)
  • Mika van Duijn (IDE-2021). Improving the circularity of face masks. (Company: Rabobank Research)

  • Vera Jansen (IDE-2021). Designing and developing a new and sustainable loyalty concept. (Company: BioBuddi /Co-supervisor)
  • Tiemen Hams (IDE-2020). Redesign/development of a stationary augmented reality device intended for outdoors use. (Company: 100%FAT)
  • Joppe Klein (IDE-2020). Professional Manuals for Interactive Play Devices. (Company: Yalp)
  • Britt Mueller (IDE-2020). Designing recyclable coffee creamer portion packaging. (Company: FrieslandCampina)
  • Bas Voolgd (IDE-2020). Exploring the application possibilities of an observation class ROV for Antea Group. (Company: Antea Group)
  • Roderick van Oostrom (IDE-2019). Redesign of an Animal Transfer Station. (Company: NuAire Inc.)
  • Shannon Smit (IDE-2019). How to design a tool that contributes to the autonomy of the clients of ‘s Heerenloo concerning activity management? (Company: ’s Heerenloo)
  • Fransizka Ehlen (IDE-2019). Redesigning and greening of a primary school yard. (Company: Nutsbasisschool Burgst).
  • Alwin Krul (IDE-2019). The research and conceptual design of a new moving/exercising concept for indoor sport accommodations. (Company: Bosan)
  • Suzanne Nijhuis (IDE-2018). Conceptual user interface design for the analysis of running techniques. (Company: Roessingh Research and Development)
  • Michelle Geerlings (IDE-2017). Design process for new POSM that will boost the iconic value of the Grolsch swing top bottle in on trade use (Company: Grolsch)