Aylin has a PhD in Anthropology, Doctor of Design and is professor of Design Anthropology at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW. As head of metaLAB (at) Basel and head of research at ICDP, Aylin fosters collaborative research in design, technology, life sciences, and social sciences. Studying the intersections of bodies, spaces, and ecologies, Aylin engages a multimodal framework of urban and sensory ethnography, expanded scenography, and feminist spatial practice.