Open positions for MA/PhD
(Applicable for both BA or MA degree holders.)
KUAR Design Lab is working on a novel interactive environment (Sensation) which enables users to control devices by skin-touch gestures (i.e. touching their own hands). We are looking for a candidate for our product development based MA and PhD in Design Program.
The DubTouch project was first published at NordiCHI ’14 presenting the outcomes of user studies and an expert workshop with a conceptual experience prototype. The next step, implemented working prototype was presented and demonstrated at the CHI ‘16 in San Jose, the most prestigious conference in the field of human-computer interaction. In this regard, the candidate who will work in this project will have chance to be a part of a study which is already adopted by the HCI field as a novel and original application.
The accepted candidate will:
Work in collaboration with other grad students for the design, implementation and development of a device which needs to recognize different kinds of hand-specific on-skin gestures.
Be part of user experience studies in collaboration with research psychologists
And develop applications for this novel interactive system.
During the post-grad education, successful students may meet outstanding universities and labs which we have relationships such as Carnegie Mellon University and Chalmers Institute of Technology.
More information including application requirements and benefits are published on the website for the Design, Technology and Society Graduate Program and the information page for MA/MDes/PhD applicants on our website. The project Human-to-Human Touch Interaction in Games should be specified in the pre-application form.
The following requirements apply to this project:
BA or MA degree preferably in Engineering fields,
Experience in programming and electronics
Scholarships and funding opportunities are available for qualified candidates, through Koç University and/or externally funded research projects. Decisions regarding a candidate’s suitability for financial aid will be made on an individual basis .
If you are found eligible for financial aid, these rates will apply.
Proof of English language proficiency:
TOEFL: IBT min. 80, CBT min. 213, PBT min. 550
ALES: min. 80 equally weighted (EA)
GRE: min. 685/154 Quantitative (for non-Turkish citizens)
2016 Fall ALES applications: 10.10.2016
2016 Fall ALES Exam Date: 18.12.2016
Exam Date: 30 January 2017
Deadline for submission of all application documents: 25 January , 2017
Click here for Application form.