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Koray Gelmez, Ph.D.

Award-winning design researcher and designer based in Istanbul

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

About

Currently, I am working as Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design

at Istanbul Technical University.

My research interests include design education, design pedagogy, student-centered learning, reflective writing and graphic design.

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

2026

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

CO-AUTHOR: SEHER NAZ AYHAN ARDA

"...No one knows what it exactly means": How do design graduates approach to the concept of sustainability?

2025

International Journal of Technology and
Design Education

CO-AUTHOR: ONUR YILMAZ

Rethinking 3D modeling software tools in industrial design education: A student-informed framework based on experiences and expectations

2025

Co-Design

CO-AUTHOR: PELIN EFILTI

Let’s take a new perspective!: A pedagogical probe study for digging into the empathic perspective-taking of design teachers

2023

International Journal of Art and
Design Education

CO-AUTHORS: PELIN EFILTI

Eliciting empathy embedded in design conversations: Empathic perspective‐taking of design teachers towards design students, users and materials

2022

International Journal of Technology and
Design Education

CO-AUTHOR: SELIN ARKAN

Aligning a CAD course constructively: telling-to-peer and writing-to-peer activities for efficient use of CAD in design curricula

2022

The Design Journal

CO-AUTHOR: TUGCE ECEM TUFEK

Locating writing in design education as a pedagogical asset

Teaching Portfolio

Teaching Portfolio

Awards

Awards

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