Seray B Ibrahim

Dr. Seray Ibrahim is a Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Essex, focusing on the design and application of digital technology in social interaction, health, and mental health. Her research combines Human-Computer Interaction, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Multimodal Interaction, Psychology, and her clinical background in speech and language therapy to design and optimize technological solutions for children and families. Her work has been published in leading international conferences and journals, encompassing a range of topics from classroom technology leadership to designing digital solutions that support children's physical and mental development.

• 2020–Present·University of Essex·Lecturer
  • Teaching courses on communication disorders, eating, and swallowing difficulties at the School of Health and Social Care, while conducting research in related fields.
• 2019–2020·University College London·Research Fellow
  • Worked on the iRead Project (EU Horizon 2020-funded), examining the impact of educational technology on children's learning.
• 2017–2019·University College London·Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Conducted research on the design of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems.

• 2015–2020·University College London·PhD
  • Institute of Education, with a research focus on the design of digitally mediated face-to-face communication.
• 2011–2015·King's College London·BSc
  • Specialized in Psychology and Speech-Language Therapy.