education
* 2019 – 2024, phd (design education), architecture, izmir institute of technology (gpa 3.79)
thesis: studying design learning through video games: a novel approach to track learning in design
* 2020 – 2021, phd (visiting student), game theory, istanbul technical university (gpa 4.00)
* 2016 – 2019, msc (hons), architecture, yasar university (gpa 4.00) (distinction)
thesis: the role of virtual environments in architectural design education, perception, and collaboration
* 2012 – 2016, bsc (hons), architecture, yasar university, (gpa 3.48) (distinction)
* 2011 – 2012, prep school, english language, yasar university (87/100), (b2 certified by ecctis)
Visiting Scholar
* 2023 – 2024, visiting researcher (united kingdom), architectural technology, nottingham trent university
research: longitudinal design expertise and self-learning analysis with novel cognitive research tools, principal investigator
* 2018 – 2020, visiting researcher (greece), architecture, national technical university of athens
research: horizon 2020, marie-curie research fellow, opt-arch, optimisation driven architectural design, research fellow