Damla Çay

Design Researcher

Damla Çay is a design researcher focusing on human experiences with data and the design of meaningful human–data interactions. Her work centers on adapting and extending user-centered design and evaluation methods for data visualization, including the development of collaborative tools and approachable visualizations for non-experts.

She holds a PhD in Design, Technology and Society from Koç University, co-supervised by Asım Evren Yantaç and Till Nagel (Human Data Interaction Lab).

She is currently a researcher at the MOME Innovation Center at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design and served as General Chair of VISAP 2025.