Academic biography

Dr. Sinan Aşçı is a postdoctoral researcher at the Anti-Bullying Centre, Dublin City University. He currently works on the Observatory on Cyberbullying, Cyberhate, and Cyberharassment project, examining how emerging technologies influence online harms such as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), radicalisation, and their offline consequences in the Irish context. Since 2023, he has also contributed to the CILTER project, developing parental control technologies to detect cyberbullying, self-harm, and grooming behaviours online.

Previously, Sinan was an assistant professor in the Department of New Media at Bahçeşehir University (Türkiye) and an adjunct professor at the International University SDI München (Germany). He holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communication Studies from Galatasaray University, where his research focused on cyberbullying and youth in Türkiye.

He has participated in multiple EU-funded projects on media education, diversity, and digital literacy, and has taught courses on media and communication across Türkiye, Germany, and South Korea. His broader research interests include youth culture, LGBTIQ+ communities, online harms, social media, and digital literacy. He also serves as a reviewer and editor for leading peer-reviewed journals.