After graduation from Mathematical Engineering department, Dr. H.Kutay Tinç started his academic career in 2005 in the Industrial Engineering department of İstanbul Technical University. During his graduate and PhD studies he mainly focused on mathematical modelling and game theory subjects. He started teaching in ITU’s Game and Interaction Technologies master’s program in 2019. He’s currently teaching Game Design, Game Studio and Game Balance courses and researching Game Balance Optimization as well as Game Design and Gamification subjects. His interest in game studies is system based and mathematical.