Ongoing PhD Supervision

  • Tina Ekhtiar (since March 2021)
    Design of interactive technologies for digital health and well-being.
    (Co-promotor with Ruben Gouveia, and Promotor Geke Ludden)
  • Danique Hofstee (since February 2022)

    Imagining the future of women's health: understanding of data in digital health technologies.

    (Co-promotor and Promotor Geke Ludden)
  • Ezgi Çakır (since December 2022)
    Children’s Interaction with Voice User Interfaces (VUIs) in Fostering Physical Activities and Play.
    (Co-promotor with Dennis Reidsma and Promotor Geke Ludden)
  • Merel van den Berg (since July 2023)
    Standards for responsible design in monitoring and intervening on daily-life stress.
    (Co-promotor with Els Maeckelberghe from UMCG and Promotor Geke Ludden)

Topics of Ongoing / Forthcoming Bachelor’s and Masters Projects

  • User Experience in Digital Health and Wellbeing
  • Enhancing Sports and Sporting Experiences through Design
  • User-Centred Design, User Experience, Experience Design, and UI Design

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

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

I have supervised more than 15 Master students since 2017 at the UT. Some of the examples are:

  • Amalia Mantziari Zafeiri (IDE-2022). Understanding the training load management practices of recreational runners through design. (Internal assignment)
  • Jatin Verma (IDE-2021). Redesigning the DELMIA workforce planner mobile application to improve its usability and the UX flow
    (Company: Dassault Systems)
  • Lisanne Verheij (IDE-2021). A tool for facilitating user research for the Gridd UX Lab (Company: GRIDD)

Completed Bachelor's Theses Supervision

I have supervised more than 25 Bachelor students since 2017 at the UT. Some of the examples are:

  • Lukas Vugts (CreaTE-2021) How to develop the EatMyRide app in a user-centred approach? (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)