Cenk is a lecturer, researcher, and practitioner in interactive experience design. His current research focuses on inclusive user experience design, applied game design, and the expressive potential of interactive media. He teaches Design for Interactive Media and Game Studio courses within the MSc Design and Digital Media programme.

Cenk has completed a PhD in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication with a specialisation in game studies and game design. His PhD thesis, titled “Negotiating the Right Way to Play Video Games,” was awarded as the best dissertation. He also has an MSc in Game Technologies and a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, both from the Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

With five years of commercial experience across Turkey and the United States, Cenk has worked in diverse sectors including defence, simulation, and gaming. Alongside his commercial work, he develops experimental games to explore accessibility-enhancing design methods and critical games that transform social and political issues into interactive narratives.