Design + Development (2022—present)
Research + Experiments (2014—2022)

AI Design Fiction
2022
ai-generated art, culture, design remixes
design direction · design fiction

Destiny
2022
foretelling humanity's future in co-dreams with ai
design fiction

Drones to Atoms
2022
design and engineering innovations for programmable matter substrates
research · robotics · ux design

Stakeholders and Value in the NFT Ecosystem
2022
building a multi-disciplinary understanding of the nft phenomenon
ux design

qfly
2022
real-time high-precision indoor aviation sdk
robotics

Ambient Atmospheres
2021
experiments in light, materials, algorithms, and memories
interaction design

Citations Collection
2021
nft collection honoring important publications in computer science
graphic design

PEP
2021
participatory speculative design for mental well-being
speculative design

Wisp
2021
drone-guided breathwork
interaction design · robotics

Azalea
2020
enriching remote conversations via diminished reality + somaesthetic design
interaction design

Digital Preciousness
2020
designing enduring and ensouled digital products
research · ux design

Drone Chi
2020
meditative movement with a drone
interaction design · robotics

Cloud Civilization
2019
photographic studies on the turkish eastern black sea region
photography

Social Drones
2019
autonomous drones in inhabited spaces
research · robotics · ux design

Computational Heirlooms
2018
longevity and long-term value in computers and software
ux design

Diagnostics
2018
optical and motion abstractions
photography

LabDesignAR
2017
motion capture configuration in augmented reality
interaction design

Hotspotizer
2014
graphical 3d gesture programming
interaction design
Research Publications
2023
Mafalda Gamboa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Sjoerd Hendriks & Sara Ljungblad
Wisp: Drones as Companions for Breathing
TEI '23: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

2022
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Amos Cappellaro & Ylva Fernaeus
Stakeholders and Value in the NFT Ecosystem: Towards a Multi-disciplinary Understanding of the NFT Phenomenon
CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2021
Mafalda Gamboa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş & Sara Ljungblad
Wisp: a Design Case for Temporality in Research through Design in Human-Robot Companionship
RtDxHRI: Research Through Design Approaches in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '21 Workshop)

Sjoerd Hendriks, Simon Mare, Mafalda Samuåelsson-Gamboa & Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
Azalea: Co-experience in Remote Dialog through Diminished Reality and Somaesthetic Interaction Design
CHI '21: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Sara Ljungblad, Yemao Man, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Mafalda Samuelsson-Gamboa, Mohammad Obaid & Morten Fjeld
What Matters in Professional Drone Pilots’ Practice? An Interview Study to Understand the Complexity of Their Work and Inform Human-Drone Interaction Research
CHI '21: Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2020
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Markus Funk, Sara Ljungblad, Jérémie Garcia, Joseph La Delfa & Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller
iHDI 2020: Interdisciplinary Workshop on Human-Drone Interaction
CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Markus Funk, Sara Ljungblad, Jérémie Garcia, Joseph La Delfa & Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller (eds.)
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Human-Drone Interaction (iHDI 2020)
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Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Sara Ljungblad, Joseph La Delfa & Morten Fjeld
Agent Archetypes for Human-Drone Interaction: Social Robots or Objects with Intent?
iHDI 2020: Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Workshop on Human-Drone Interaction

Oğuz ‘Oz’ Buruk, Oğuzhan Özcan, Gökçe Elif Baykal, Tilbe Göksun, Selçuk Acar, Güler Akduman, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Ceylan Beşevli, Joe Best, Aykut Coşkun, Hüseyin Uğur Genç, A. Baki Kocaballı, Samuli Laato, Cássia Mota, Konstantinos Papangelis, Marigo Raftopoulos, Richard Ramchurn, Juan Sádaba, Mattia Thibault, Annika Wolff & Mert Yıldız
Children in 2077: Designing Children’s Technologies in the Age of Transhumanism
CHI EA '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Florin-Timotei Ghiurãu, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş & Casper Wickman
ARCAR: On-Road Driving in Mixed Reality by Volvo Cars
UIST '20 Adjunct: Adjunct Publication of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Joseph La Delfa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Nick Huppert & Ian Peake, Leah Heiss
Using Pose Estimation for Cultivating Subtleties in Human-Drone Interaction
Programming for Moving Bodies (NordiCHI ‘20 Workshop)

Joseph La Delfa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Emma Luke, Ben Koder & Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller
Designing Drone Chi: Unpacking the Thinking and Making of Somaesthetic Human-Drone Interaction
DIS '20: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems)

Joseph La Delfa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Rakesh Patibanda, Hazel Ngari, Rohit Ashok Khot & Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller
Drone Chi: Somaesthetic Human-Drone Interaction
CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Simon Mare, Sjoerd Hendriks, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş & Mafalda Samuelsson-Gamboa
Azalea: Co-experiencing Embodied Information in Remote Communication
MobileHCI '20: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services

Rakesh Patibanda, Nathan Semertzidis, Michaela Scary, Joseph La Delfa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken, Paul Strohmeier, Bruno Fruchard, Sang-won Leigh, Elisa D Mekler, Suranga Nanayakkara, Josef Wiemeyer, Nadia Berthouze, Kai Kunze, Thanassis Rikakis, Aisling Kelliher, Kevin Warwick, Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller & Steve Mann
Motor Memory in HCI
CHI EA ‘20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2019
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
Behind Space: through Movement and Embodiment in Human-Computer Interaction
PhD thesis submitted to the Koç University Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
Break
interactions 26:6

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
Religion for Machines: Humanism and Dataism as Perspectives on the Design of Machine Learning Systems
Emerging Perspectives in Human-Centered Machine Learning (CHI ‘19 Workshop)

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Aykut Coşkun, Asım Evren Yantaç & Morten Fjeld
Appreciating Digital Materials for Longevous Computational Artifacts
Towards a Responsible Innovation Agenda for HCI (CHI ‘19 Workshop)

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Damla Çay, Yuchong Zhang, Mohammad Obaid, Asım Evren Yantaç & Morten Fjeld
The Design of Social Drones: A Review of Studies on Autonomous Flyers in Inhabited Environments
CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Mohammad Obaid, Joseph La Delfa, Asım Evren Yantaç & Morten Fjeld
Integrated Apparatus for Empirical Studies with Embodied Autonomous Social Drones
iHDI: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Human-Drone Interaction

Joseph La Delfa, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Olivia Wichtowski, Rohit Ashok Khot & Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller
Are Drones Meditative?
CHI EA '19: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

2018
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Aykut Coşkun, Asım Evren Yantaç & Morten Fjeld
Towards Materials for Computational Heirlooms: Blockchains and Wristwatches
DIS '18: Proceedings of the 2018 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

Can İnce, Mert Toka & Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
Siren: Interface for Pattern Languages
NIME '18: Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Adviye Ayça Ünlüer, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Oğuz Turan Buruk, Zeynep Cemalcılar, Yücel Yemez & Oğuzhan Özcan
The Effectiveness of Mime‐Based Creative Drama Education for Exploring Gesture‐Based User Interfaces
International Journal of Art & Design Education, 37:3

2017
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Emmanuel Batis, Mathias Bylund, Damla Çay, Asım Evren Yantaç & Morten Fjeld
ViewFinder: Supporting the Installation and Reconfiguration of Multi-Camera Motion Capture Systems with a Mobile Application
MUM '17: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Asım Evren Yantaç & Morten Fjeld
LabDesignAR: Configuring Multi-camera Motion Capture Systems in Augmented Reality
VRST '17: Proceedings of the 23rd ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

2016
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Tilbe Göksun & Oğuzhan Özcan
The Perception of Live-sequenced Electronic Music via Hearing and Sight
NIME '16: Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

2014
Mehmet Aydın Baytaş
End-User Authoring of Mid-Air Gestural Interactions
MA thesis submitted to the Koç University Graduate School of Social Sciences and Humanities
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Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Yücel Yemez & Oğuzhan Özcan
Hotspotizer: End-user Authoring of Mid-air Gestural Interactions
NordiCHI '14: Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Mehmet Aydın Baytaş, Yücel Yemez & Oğuzhan Özcan
User Interface Paradigms for Visually Authoring Mid-Air Gestures: A Survey and a Provocation
EGMI '14 Workshop on Engineering Gestures for Multimodal Interfaces (EICS '14 Workshop)

2012
Oğuzhan Özcan, Adviye Ayça Ünlüer, Mehmet Aydın Baytaş & Barış Serim
Rethinking Spherical Media Surfaces by Re-reading Ancient Greek Vases
Beyond Flat Displays – Towards Shaped and Deformable Interactive Surfaces (ITS ‘12 Workshop)
