Investigating the infrastructures that shape cities, relationships, and publics.
My research examines how algorithms, platforms, and digital interfaces shape urban life, intimate relationships, and civic engagement—and who gets excluded in the process. I am currently working as UX/UI designer and research assistant at ZeMKI, University of Bremen, where I lead design for Molo—a civic media platform built through co-creation with local communities to rethink how news and information circulate in urban publics. I’m also a research assistant at ITAS, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where I contribute to research on relational values in nature conservation and the philosophy of technology.
Current Research
MA Thesis: Compensating for the Normative City: Media Repertoires, Platform Exclusions, and Neurodivergent Technology Appropriation in Urban Digital Wayfinding (In Progress)
Investigating how neurodivergent individuals navigate Berlin using multiple digital tools, revealing systematic exclusions in mapping platforms. Supervised by Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp at University of Bremen.
Relational Values in Nature Conservation (2025–Ongoing)
Research assistant at ITAS (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), contributing to interdisciplinary work at the intersection of philosophy, ethics, and technology. Mapping research landscapes on relational values with Dr. Giovanni Frigo.
Public Writing
Windows, Cursors, and the Invisible Layer of the AI City (August 2025)
Better Images of AI (BBC R&D / University of Cambridge) — How we visualize AI in urban contexts and what remains invisible.
The Mystical Art of Making Math Sparkle (Ongoing)
Better Images of AI — A critical look at how statistics get packaged and sold.
Conference Presentations
Navigating Against the Algorithm: Neurodivergent Ways of Moving Through the Mediated City, Solo
Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, 2026
Generative AI in Design Bootcamps: A Critical Inquiry into Pedagogy, Dependency, and Creative Practice, Solo
GenAI & Creative Practices: Past, Present, and Future Conference, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2025
Exploring the Invisible City: How Google Maps’ AI-Powered Recommendations and Gamified Platforms Reinforce Power Dynamics and Shape Urban Narratives, Solo
ZeMKI 20th Anniversary Conference: 20 Years into the Future: What is our vision of media, data, and society?, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2025
Nothing But the Truth (And a Lot of Hype): An Archive of Imaginary AI Startups That Say the Quiet Part Out Loud (Art installation), Solo
Hype Studies Conference: (Don’t) Believe The Hype, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 2025
Investigating the Potential of Clubhouse: An Audio-based Public Sphere, Asst. Prof. Dr. Özen Baş, Dr. İrem İnceoğlu, Berk Alkoç
The 72nd Annual ICA Conference themed One World, One Network, Paris, France, 2022
Remembering Arcades, Remembering Selves: Exploring the Transformations of Istanbul’s City Infrastructure Through Digital Arcade Maps, Solo
History across the Humanities: Memory, Identity, and Community, Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA, 2021
Travels Through the Arcades: Spatiotemporal Design of Arcades and Digitalization of Historical Urban Areas in Contemporary Turkey, Solo
2nd Travelling, Transmission And Trangression International Interdisciplinary Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 2021
Research Interests
Technology ethics, digital governance, platform power, urban digital infrastructures, participatory design, computational AI (ComAI), queer approaches to technology studies.