DEFNE GENÇ
Stanford CS / AI @ Coinbase / NYC
Education
2027 –
Ph.D. Computer Science (HCI)
Stanford University
Advised by James Landay.
2023 – 2025
M.S. Computer Science (HCI)
Stanford University · GPA 3.93
2020 – 2024
B.S. Symbolic Systems
Stanford University
Experience
Aug 2025 – Present
Product Manager
CoinbaseAI Platform, previously Institutional Derivatives
Sep 2024 – Jun 2025
Graduate Researcher
Stanford HCI GroupBloomCHI 2026 Best Paper
Jun – Sep 2024
Associate Product Manager Intern
CoinbaseAdvanced Trade, Retail
Jun 2023 – Jun 2024
Product Strategy Intern
BrewBirdSequoia-backed coffee platform
Sep 2024 – Present
Course Assistant
Stanford Computer Science
Research and publications
2024 – 2025
Bloom: Designing for LLM-Augmented Behavior Change Interactions
Jörke, Genç, Teutschbein, Sapkota, Chung, Schmiedmayer, Campero, King, Brunskill, Landay. Second author.
CHI 2026 · Best PaperarXiv:2510.05449