Senem Turhan is a Senior Lecturer at Mälardalen University since September 2023, previously serving as an Assistant Professor at Middle East Technical University from October 2017 to September 2023. Prior academic roles include Part Time Instructor at Middle East Technical University from February 2016 to April 2017, and a Postdoctoral researcher at UNSW from January 2015 to January 2016. Earlier experience includes a Post-Doc Researcher position at METU from 2007 to January 2015, along with a role as Research Assistant during that period, and serving as an Industrial Designer at MOTALI from 2005 to 2007. Senem Turhan holds a degree from Middle East Technical University.