Expertise

My work combines the social studies of computing, focusing particularly on the design, use, and consequences of socially interactive and assistive robots in different social and cultural contexts, with research on human-robot interaction (HRI) and social robot design.

Research Areas:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computing, Culture, and Society
  • Human Computer Interaction and Design
  • Health@Luddy - Crosscutting
  • HCI@Luddy - Crosscutting
  • Social Informatics
  • Animal Informatics
  • Animal Computer Interaction
  • Intelligent Interactive Systems
  • Proactive Health Informatics
  • Human Centered Computing

One of my continuing research interests is the cultural study of social robotics practice.

Communities
Cognitive Science
Degrees
PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Science and Technology Studies, 2007
MA, Bogazici University, Turkey, Political Science and International Relations, 2001
BA, Bogazici University, Turkey, Political Science and International Relations, 1998