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Scopus Author ID: 56516555200

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augmented reality, virtual reality, learning games, data visualization

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Switzerland

Biography

Safak Korkut was awarded in Bachelor of Arts in Communication Design at Politecnico di Milano and in Master of Arts in Visual Communication and Iconic Research at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW). He is a research associate in the Institute of Information Systems FHNW since 2009 as well as a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Communication Sciences at USI Università della Svizzera Italiana since 2018.

His research interests are for advancing new technologies and innovations towards sustainable business applications, specializing in tourism and cultural heritage. He is applying augmented and virtual reality technologies, information communication concepts and visual storytelling in his research as well as within industry-oriented projects.

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Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz Hochschule für Wirtschaft: Basel, CH

2010-02 to present | Lecturer (Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst: Basel, CH

2007-09 to 2009-09 | MA in Visual Communication and Iconic Research (Institut für Visuelle Kommunikation)
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Politecnico di Milano: Milano, Lombardia, IT

2004-09 to 2007-06 | BA in Communicazione Visiva (Scuola del Design )
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Professional activities (1)

Augmented Reality Cluster: Olten, CH

2019 to present | Co-Founder and Head of Research
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Works (36)

Value Sensitive Design als Option für eine werteorientierte Technologieentwicklung in der sozialen Arbeit

#GesellschaftBilden im Digitalzeitalter Perspektiven Sozialer Arbeit auf technologische Herausforderungen
2025 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Dominik Tschopp; Safak Korkut; Stefan Adam; Joval Lienhardt
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INTRODUCING CASE STUDY AUDIO PODCASTS IN BUSINESS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS STUDIES

2023-07 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.21125/edulearn.2023.1098
Contributors: Janine Jäger; Safak Korkut; Terry Inglese; Theresa Schmiedel
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Digitalising qualitative social research? On the potential of digital features to enhance data collection in qualitative research: the example of a virtual reality serious game in a qualitative research project

European Social Work Research
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1332/gijn1218
Part of ISSN: 2755-1768
Contributors: Daniel Gredig; Daniele Bigoni; Jasmina Bogdanovic; Patrick Weber; Safak Korkut
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Better: Digital media can make tourism experiences at heritage destinations better

Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media
2022 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85198580447

Part of ISBN: 9781788970082 9781788970075
Contributors: Garbani-Nerini, E.; Korkut, S.; De Ascaniis, S.
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Increase Therapy Understanding and Medication Adherence for Patients with Inflammatory Skin Diseases Through Augmented Reality

Digital Human Modeling and Applications in Health, Safety, Ergonomics and Risk Management. Health, Operations Management, and Design
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06018-2_2
Part of ISBN: 9783031060175
Part of ISBN: 9783031060182
Part of ISSN: 0302-9743
Part of ISSN: 1611-3349
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User Experience and Usability: The Case of Augmented Reality

Handbook of e-Tourism
2022 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48652-5_62
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2-s2.0-85153664582

Part of ISBN: 9783030486525 9783030486518
Contributors: Korkut, S.; Mele, E.; Cantoni, L.
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Better: Digital media can make tourism experiences at heritage destinations better

Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media
2022-02-04 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4337/9781788970082.00018
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Modeling the Instructional Design of a Language Training for Professional Purposes, Using Augmented Reality

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48332-6_14
EID:

2-s2.0-85088310763

Part of ISBN:

21984190 21984182
Contributors: Inglese, T.; Korkut, S.
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Using Mobile Sensing on Smartphones for the Management of Daily Life Tasks

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
2021 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48332-6_5
EID:

2-s2.0-85088285178

Part of ISBN:

21984190 21984182
Contributors: Menon, D.; Korkut, S.; Inglese, T.; Dornberger, R.
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Gamification of electronic learning in radiology education to improve diagnostic confidence and reduce error rates

American Journal of Roentgenology
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.19.22087
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2-s2.0-85080851181

Part of ISBN:

15463141 0361803X
Contributors: Winkel, D.J.; Brantner, P.; Lutz, J.; Korkut, S.; Linxen, S.; Heye, T.J.
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User Experience and Usability: The Case of Augmented Reality

Handbook of e-Tourism
2020 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05324-6_62-1
Part of ISBN: 978-3-030-05324-6
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Safak Korkut

A Case Study: Assessing Effectiveness of the Augmented Reality Application in Augusta Raurica

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
2019-02 | Other
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06246-0_8
Part of ISSN: 2196-8705
Contributors: Moritz Armingeon; Pleurat Komani; Trupti Zanwar; Safak Korkut; Rolf Dornberger
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Intuitive Hand Gestures for the Interaction with Information Visualizations in Virtual Reality

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
2019-02 | Other
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-06246-0_19
Part of ISSN: 2196-8705
Contributors: Gabriel Frey; Arno Jurkschat; Safak Korkut; Jonas Lutz; Rolf Dornberger
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Digitalization: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
2018 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74322-6_1
EID:

2-s2.0-85043472489

Part of ISSN: 21984190 21984182
Contributors: Dornberger, R.; Inglese, T.; Korkut, S.; Zhong, V.J.
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Geschichten erzählen mit verlinkten Visualisierungen -- ein Review des Alters-Atlas Konzepts

PFGK Photogrammetrie - Fernerkundung - Geoinformatik - Kartographie - 2018
2018 | Journal article
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Innovation potential for human computer interaction domains in the digital enterprise

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
2018 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74322-6_16
EID:

2-s2.0-85043481417

Part of ISSN: 21984190 21984182
Contributors: Jüngling, S.; Lutz, J.; Korkut, S.; Jäger, J.
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Internet of Things -- A New Epistemic Object

Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
2018 | Journal article
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https://doaj.org/article/d715190c491e4abaa403c540c87dcb37
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Investigating the Democracy Behavior of Swarm Robots in the Case of a Best-of-n Selection

Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2018
2018 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/SSCI.2018.8628646
EID:

2-s2.0-85062781640

Part of ISBN: 9781538692769
Contributors: Pochon, Y.; Dornberger, R.; Zhong, V.J.; Korkut, S.
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Prototype-based research on immersive virtual reality and on self-replicating robots

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
2018 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74322-6_17
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2-s2.0-85043484554

Part of ISSN: 21984190 21984182
Contributors: Dornberger, R.; Korkut, S.; Lutz, J.; Berga, J.; Jäger, J.
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Pattern Recognition for Automated Healthcare Assessment Using Non-Invasive, Ambient Sensors

Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), 2017 IEEE International Conference on
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/ICHI.2017.71
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2-s2.0-85010416167
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Preface

Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2017
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85036566875
Contributors: Pivec, M.; Gründler, J.; Admiraal, W.; Alemi, M.; All, A.; Almeida, A.; Amresh, A.; Arnab, S.; Ask, K.; Avouris, N. et al.
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The Impact of Lego® Models in Decision-Making Workshops

ECGBL 2017 11th European Conference on Game-Based Learning
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85036467715
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Tourney: A Game-Based Learning Approach for the Discovery of Uncommon Pathologies in Radiology

European Conference on Games Based Learning
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85036464120
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BioTourney: Gamifying a Biology Class by Applying a Content-Independent Learning Game Framework

2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84997018044
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Challenges of a Modern Atlas of the Ageing Society

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Spatial Information Sciences
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XLI-B2-369-2016
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2-s2.0-84981164494
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Customer Experience Modelling and Analysis Framework: A Semantic Lifting Approach for Analyzing Customer Experience

International Conference on Enterprise Marketing and Globalization (EMG). Proceedings
2016 | Conference paper
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Healthcare Assessment Questions Non-invasive Ambient Sensors

Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), 2016 IEEE International Conference on
2016 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/ICHI.2016.80
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2-s2.0-85010443434

Part of ISBN: 9781509061174
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Innovative learning design: Experiences from gadget workshops in business informatics classes

2nd. International conference on higher education advances (HEAD'16)
2016 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.4995/head16.2016.2755
Part of ISBN: 9788490484753
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RapRad - A New E-learning Concept with Rapid Case Reading and Instant Feedback to Reduce Chance in Radiology Education

Radiological Society of North America 2016 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA2016)
2016 | Conference paper
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RapRad-A New E-learning Concept with Rapid Case Reading and Instant Feedback to Reduce Chance in Radiology Education

2016 | Journal article
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Sensor-Based Tracking and Big Data Processing of Patient Activities in Ambient Assisted Living

Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), 2016 IEEE International Conference on
2016 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/ICHI.2016.87
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2-s2.0-85010403514

Part of ISBN: 9781509061174
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Gamification and Data-Learning Progress Visualization

Canada International Conference on Education (CICE)
2015 | Conference paper
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The application of a content independent game framework in higher education

Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning
2015 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84955075659
Contributors: Jäger, J.; Korkut, S.; Hil, D.; Dornberger, R.
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The Application of a Content Independent Game Framework in Higher Education

the Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Game Based Learning
2015 | Conference paper
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Success factors of online learning videos

Interactive mobile communication technologies and learning (imcl), 2014 international conference on
2014 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IMCTL.2014.7011119
DOI: 10.3991/ijim.v9i4.4460
EID:

2-s2.0-84922819490

Part of ISBN: 9781479947423
EID:

2-s2.0-84943649142
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Tourney-How to Gamify Learning with Design and Technology

European Conference on Games Based Learning
2014 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84923549148
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