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Bilge Mutlu, Résumé
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Research Interests
My current research focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of socially interactive robots as an interdisciplinary, integrated process. Within this process, I combine my background in Design with knowledge and methods in Social Psychology and Computer Science in order to understand aspects of human-robot interaction, define design guidelines using this understanding, design and implement the necessary algorithms, and evaluate these implementations in order to create knowledge for future designs.
Education
PhD Student in Human-Computer Interaction, May ’09 (expected) Carnegie Mellon University, School of Computer Science
Master of Design in Interaction Design, Fulbright Fellow, 2004 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design
Master of Science in Product Design, 2003 Istanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Industrial Design, Summa Cum Laude, 1999 Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Design
Research Experience
The SenseChair Project, 2005 – present Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Working with Professors Jodi Forlizzi and Jessica Hodgins in collaboration with Andreas Krause and Professor Carlos Guestrin in developing a novel machine learning application for recognizing seated activities.
Project on People and Robots, 2003 – present Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Working with Professors Jodi Forlizzi, Jessica Hodgins, Sara Kiesler, Sue Fussell, and Pamela Hinds (Stanford) in exploring aspects of Human-Robot Interaction through controlled experiments and ethnographic fieldwork.
Project on Designing Abstract Social Interfaces, 2004 – 2005 Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Worked with Professors Jodi Forlizzi, Illah Nourbakhsh, and Jessica Hodgins in developing a method that uses abstract features and motion to design social interfaces. Using this method, designed, implemented, and qualitatively evaluated a social interface that responded the change in social environment in a hallway.
Project on Human Attention, 2003 – 2004 Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Worked with Professors Jodi Forlizzi, Scott Hudson, and Robert Kraut on exploring aspects of visual highlighting and how its use in interfaces may affect attention.
Project on Preventing Falls in the Aging Population, 2003 Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Worked with Professors Jodi Forlizzi and Scott Hudson on iteratively designing, prototyping, and evaluating wearable devices that monitored the activities of homebound elderly.
Project on Emotion and Mood in Human Experience, 2003 Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Worked with Professor Jodi Forlizzi and Carl DiSalvo on developing a framework of how emotions and mood affect people’s experiences with products and conducted a qualitative study using cultural probes.
Research Workshop on Systems Design for Cultural Convergence, 1998 Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University Worked with Professors Wolfgang Jonas and Gulay Hasdogan on developing infrastructure-level system design solutions to bring together socially divided Turkish and German communities living in Germany through contextual research (i.e. interviews, observations, etc.) in Turkish and German neighborhoods in Berlin and developed design ideas.
Selected Honors
Ford Motor Company Graduate Student Research Grant, 2006 Ford Motor Company
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate Fellowship, 2004 School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Fulbright Fellowship, 2002 US Department of State, Institute of International Education
Graduated Summa Cum Laude, 1999 Middle East Technical University Ranked first among 31 graduates of the Department of Industrial Design and 154 graduates of the School of Architecture.
German Ministry of Culture Research Grant, 1998
German Ministry of Culture Systems Thinking & Problem Solving Workshop, Hochschule fur Kunst und Design, Burg Giebichenstein, Germany.
Professional Experience
Intern Researcher, August’07 – December’07 Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratory, ATR International, Japan Worked as an intern researcher in Hiroshi Ishiguro’s human-robot interaction group. My work at ATR involved conducting behavioral modeling to design humanlike gaze behavior for social robots and controlled experiments to understand theoretical aspects of how gaze affects human-robot interaction.
Design Researcher, 2002 - 2003 United States Postal Service – Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA Worked as an interaction designer on USPS Documentation and Mailing System Design Project. Main contributions comprised of visualization of complex data, design of information architecture in documents, and conducting field study with users. Worked as a part of a team of 20 including graduate students and faculty members at the School of Design and the English Department.
Design Consultant, 2001 – 2002 Niche, Inc., Design and Business Consultancy, Istanbul, Turkey Worked as a design consultant in a newly formed business and design consultancy group. Main contributions included managing and providing design services such as design planning, design strategy creation, corporate and product identity design, and product design to a large portfolio of clients from a variety of industries.
Product Designer, 1999 – 2001 Arcelik Corporation, Directorate of Industrial Design, Istanbul, Turkey Worked as a product designer in Europe’s 3rd largest home appliances manufacturer in collaboration with five multidisciplinary product development teams. Main contributions included the co-directing of the design of new line of refrigerator and washing machines, and participation in an R&D project on home automation and smart appliances. Methods used include contextual research and participatory design activities to develop new product concepts, industrial design of refined concepts, prototyping using high-tech and conventional techniques, conducting user evaluations, and production preparation. ocial interface that responded the change in social environment in a hallway.
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall ‘06 Carnegie Mellon University, Human-Computer Interaction Institute HCI Methods, Professors Bonnie John and Christine Newirth
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spring ’03 Carnegie Mellon University, Human-Computer Interaction Institute Graduate Design Seminar II, Professor Jodi Forlizzi
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall ‘03 Carnegie Mellon University, Human-Computer Interaction Institute Visual Interface and Interaction Design Course, Professor Jodi Forlizzi
Guest Lecturer, Spring ‘03 - ‘05 Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design, Pittsburgh, PA, USA History of Object and Artifacts Undergraduate Course, Professor Craig Vogel
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Fall ’97 - Spring ‘99 Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Design Computing in Design Undergraduate Course
Professional Service
Program Committee Member, 2007 IADIS International Conference on Interfaces and Human-Computer Interaction, 2007
Reviewer, 2004 – 2008 ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Conference, 2008 ACM/SigCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI), 2008 ACM/SigCHI Conference on Creativity and Cognition (CC), 2007 ACM/SigCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI), 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2007 ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Conference, 2007 ACM/SigCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI), 2006 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), 2004 SigGRAPH Conference, 2004
Academic Service
Faculty Hiring Committee, 2002 - 2003 Human-Computer Interaction Institute, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Last updated in February, 2007.