Cenk is a lecturer, researcher, and practitioner in interaction design. His research focuses on user experience design, applied game design, and the expressive potential of interactive media. He teaches Design for Interactive Media and Game Design Studio 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 the best thesis. 

Cenk's theoretical user experience research examines community dynamics among players and other interactive media users to understand how the societal aspects of engaging with interactive media shape expectations and gratifications. He co-designs playful media with diverse stakeholders such as children and young people, therapists, educators, and artists to explore how interactive media can broaden participation and support wellbeing, learning, and reflection. He develops experimental games as platforms for communicating personal, social, and cultural topics. Across these strands, he employs design thinking, participatory design, and iterative prototyping to translate complex ideas into digital interactive experiences.