Murat Usta
About Murat Usta
Murat Usta is a Senior User Experience Designer at Thomson Reuters in London, England. He has a background in marketing research and academia, having previously worked at Dalhousie University and Grenoble Ecole de Management.
Work at Thomson Reuters
Murat Usta has been employed at Thomson Reuters as a Senior User Experience Designer since 2021. In this role, he conducts user research to inform and support user interface redesign efforts. He focuses on enhancing the usability of products by integrating updates from artificial intelligence models and search algorithms into the design of internal tools. His work contributes to improving the overall user experience within the organization.
Previous Academic Positions
Before joining Thomson Reuters, Murat Usta held academic positions in marketing research. He served as an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University from 2013 to 2018 in Grenoble, France, for five years. Prior to that, he was an Associate Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management from 2011 to 2013. His experience in academia provided him with a strong foundation in research methodologies and user-centered design principles.
Education and Expertise
Murat Usta holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Marketing from the University of Alberta, which he completed from 2003 to 2010. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Middle East Technical University) between 2000 and 2003. His undergraduate studies were in Civil Engineering, also at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) from 1996 to 2000. This diverse educational background supports his expertise in user experience design and research.