Professional activities
She has developed virtual reality on architectural reconstructions, augmented reality applications on street artists, mobile games on architectural heritage, as well as virtual tours focusing on art and design. She is also responsible for the creation of the VRLab and Digital Fabrication team in Turkey. Today she continues to serve as an independent design consultant for the visualization and virtualization of architectural heritage projects.
As a Fulbright and Chevening alumni, Guzden has received numerous grants, fellowships and awards for her designs, presentations and publications.
Conference Roles
- The Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design (ASCAAD), by Invitation (2025)
- Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) (2025)
Editorships
- International Journal of Mardin Studies (Invited Editorial Board, 2025 - present)
Event Roles
- Inns and Caravanserais as Accommodation Spaces Along Travel Routes, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2025 - present)
- Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Age of AI: Reflections from Pre-AI Practices to Emerging Possibilities at Artificial Intelligence and Underwater Cultural Heritage, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2025 - present)
- Alumni Reflections at Chevening Day, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Oxford, UK, 2025 - present)
- Towards a Geospatial and Temporal Experience of Islamic Architecture: Digital Caravanserais Project., by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, 2023 - present)
- Anti-disciplinary Perspective of a Digital Architect, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2023 - present)
- Faculty Lightening Talks at Stigmergy (Talk/Lecture, 2022 - present)
- Unforeseen Path: Transcending boundaries and sharing critical approaches to Architectural Heritage at Design Heritage in the Age of AI, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2022 - present)
- Digital Exhibition Spaces, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Online, 2021 - present)
- Good Design Izmir at Artificial Intelligence, the Designer’s Perspective (Talk/Lecture, 2020 - present)
- Digitalfutures 2023: Context+Intelligence Workshop, by Invitation (Workshop, Online, 2023)
- 3D Printing on Textiles Workshop, by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Izmir University of Economics, 2020)
- Brave New Worlds at N-Dimensional Approaches in Cultural Heritage, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Talk/Lecture, Koc University, Izmir, Turkiye, 2017)
Examination Roles
- Department of Architecture, External Reviewer for MA (PGT, 2025)
- Deaprtment of Architecture, External Reviwer for BA (UG, 2025)
- College of Architecture, External Examiner for MA (PGT, 2024)
- Architectural Design Computing, External Examiner for PhD Advisory Committee (2024 - present)
- University of Liverpool, Internal Examiner in Viva (PhD, 2025)
Expert Opinions
- Habitation of Moon Ideation Competition (2022 - present)
- Mars 2050 Ideation Competition (2021 - present)
Grant Application Assessments
- External Post-submission (Investment-Based Entrepreneurship Support Program (BiGG Investment), 2024)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- ImDeCo Immersive Design Collaboration Lab (School / Institute, 2024 - present)
- CoDE_Lab (Computational Design and Engineering Laboratory) (School / Institute, 2024 - present)
- EDI Champion for the School of Architecture (Department, 2024 - present)
Professional Body Memberships
- (Fellow, 2025 - present)
- (Member, 2001 - present)
Publication Reviews
- Reviewer, Invited (International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, Pre-publication, 2025 - present)
- Reviewer, Invited (Journal of Computational Design, Pre-publication, 2020 - present)