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Seray Ibrahim

@serayibrahim.bsky.social
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Lecturer at King’s College London. Digital health research - disability & design, social interaction, and mental health. seray-i.github.io

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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My pinhole projector attempt was rubbish but the spontaneous view from between the trees was magical! #eclipse
Multiple crescents projected on a living room wall
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Oussama Metatla @ousmet.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
and if you or someone you know is interesting in this sort of stuff and looking for a postdoc in cross-sensory fabrication and playful interaction? Ping me or anyone from the #inclusiveXplay project team for a chat: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
It’s been a whirlwind week of #chi2026 & I tried to stay present in-person so here’s my round up of the bits I loved the most ⬇️🧵
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Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference @acm-idc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🚨 IDC 2026 abstract deadline for Full or Short Papers or Pictorials is TODAY! 🚨 🗓️ Abstracts due today (Jan 20, 2026: Midnight AoE) 🗓️ Full submissions due next week (Jan 27, 2026: Midnight AoE) Theme: Creating a More Sustainable Future 🔗 Calls & guidelines: idc.acm.org/2026/ #IDC2026
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hey there #IDC2026 community! We see your wonderful pictorials abstracts in PCS and can't wait to receive your full submissions by 27th Jan, midnight AOE! idc.acm.org/2026/calls/p... - Good luck with those submissions and remember to get these in soon! (: 🏎️💨
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Pictorials
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Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference @acm-idc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Deadline for submission to the Pictorials track is approaching! IDC2026 invites pictorial submissions about “Creating a More Sustainable Future.” Pictorials foreground visual communication; images, layout, and typography are central to the contribution. #IDC2026 #InteractionDesignAndChildren
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Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference @acm-idc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Introducing the IDC2026 Chairs! Kate Howland is taking on the role of General Chair this year, and Seray Ibrahim joins as Chair for the Pictorials track. 🦋Follow Kate @wildwoodlander.bsky.social 🦋Follow Seray @serayibrahim.bsky.social #IDC2026 #InteractionDesignAndChildren #ourchairs
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Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference @acm-idc.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
IDC 2026 is calling on young creators to imagine a more sustainable world. Any idea that helps the planet or supports fairer, kinder communities, in any format (art, stories, videos, prototypes, games), is welcome. info @ idc.acm.org/2026/calls/r... #IDC2026 #InteractionDesignAndChildren
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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist. I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being
Felix Eling
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The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being

Felix Eling

Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265

Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025

ABSTRACT
The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
It feels special resurrecting (and creating manual zotero entries) for important papers from no longer active workshops and conferences (...which otherwise sounded great). Your DOIs may not be active, but I see you, brilliant papers 😍
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ISAAC International @isaacinternational.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The ISAAC Research Committee invites you to participate in an online survey on how to define AAC! 📝 All stakeholders including AAC users, families, clinicians, vendors, researchers and others interested in the field of AAC are encouraged to participate.
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Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference @acm-idc.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
📢Calls for Participation to IDC26 Brighton are now live!📢 Read the full calls🔗https://idc.acm.org/2026/calls/ Follow for updates:👇 ➡️Instagram: @idc_acm ➡️Facebook: www.facebook.com/InteractionDesignChildrenConference ➡️LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/acm-idc #IDC2026 #InteractionDesignAndChildren
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Cambridge University Press - Linguistics @cambup-linguistics.cambridge.org · 23/09/2025
The first book-length analysis of memes from a linguistic perspective, proposing a new approach to the study of multimodal genres. The Language of Memes by Barbara Dancygier & @lieven.bsky.social, Out Now #LangSky #Linguistics 🐦🐦 #BookSky cup.org/3IDqYNf
Meme of Bernie Sanders
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Such good advice. I’m looking at you R2 …🫣
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
📣 **Exciting job opportunities** with the absolutely stellar human being @quiteneate.bsky.social. Tim is hiring 2 HCI postdocs, a SLT researcher & a PhD student to explore designing AI-enable AAC. This is gonna be a good one peeps! Check it out ⬇️ 👀
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ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) @acmtochi.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
✨ New in ACM TOCHI: Uncovering Parental Struggles. This article investigates how parents encounter and respond to online parenting advice, and introduces a digital probe methodology to capture their lived experiences in everyday contexts. @serayibrahim.bsky.social #DigitalHealth #Parenting
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d-mcnaughton.bsky.social @d-mcnaughton.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Critically important information, wonderful to see the complete special issue is now freely available! See link in original post
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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 17/09/2025
The ESRC Festival of Social Science is returning for its 23rd year! We're proud to fund incredible research, and this festival brings it to the public, showing them just how influential it is on the world. If you have some spare time, come along! For more info: www.ukri.org/news/largest...
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Largest social science festival shows research’s impact on lives
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science returns for its 23rd year, offering hundreds of free events across the UK.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Just accepted! 📄 🤩 Our ToCHI paper describes our approach for developing digital methods for understanding about people’s attempts to apply online advice and change their daily social practices #chi2026 🧵👇 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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Uncovering Parental Struggles: Using Digital Probes to Analyse Challenges in Applying Online Parenting Content | ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
Understanding the situated challenges that people face when attempting to apply online parenting advice is crucial for building effective digital parenting supports. However, existing HCI methods do n...
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Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This is really fascinating Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
A Wikipedia-style guideline page on avoiding exaggerated wording by LLMs, with two sections titled Undue emphasis on symbolism and importance and Promotional language. Each section lists “words to watch” in a beige box, such as "stands as a testament", "plays a vital role", "rich cultural heritage", "breathtaking", and "must-see". Below, example sentences are shown with problematic phrases highlighted in yellow, including "enhancing its significance", "captivates both residents and visitors alike", "stands as a symbol", "reflects the evolving identity", "vibrant town with a rich cultural heritage", "fascinating glimpse into the diverse tapestry", and "value-driven experiences".
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
🤦🏽‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Scientists reportedly hiding AI text prompts in academic papers to receive positive peer reviews
Research papers found carrying hidden white text giving instructions not to highlight negatives as concern grows over use of large language models for peer review
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Fascinated to see how this will play out 👀
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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Exciting work from my colleagues @quiteneate.bsky.social and Alexandre Nevsky!
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Scientists use ChatGPT to make nation's favourite podcasts more accessible
The work breaks new ground on audio media accessibility for people with complex communication needs.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Thank you CHI2025 and all the great people within it!
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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
One last thread for today's HCC content at CHI - more great papers by my inspiring colleagues, doing a lot of incredible work at the cutting-edge of human-computer interaction.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
If you’re still around at the very end of the day, come hear me talk about how we re-conceptualise EMA-type questions as an approach for helping parents tune into their child’s emotions throughout the day #CHI2025
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Come check out Sruthi Viswanathan’s work on parent-chatbot interaction! The work exposes the interactional practices that parents want from a chatbot! #CHI2025
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Petr Slovak and @amiraskeggs.bsky.social share the design overview and validation studies on creating a scalable story elicitation tool for research participants #chi2025
Two speakers present paper on how they developed an AI enabled story creation tool for research participants
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Nazanin Andalibi @naz-andalibi.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
#CHI2025 attendees: SIGCHI CARES is available on-site and online as a resource if anyone experiences or witnesses any form of harassment, harassment, etc. You can use the listed email or directly approach any of us! Thank you 🌷
Image includes names and pictures of the six CARES representatives at CHI. The email is sigchi-cares@acm.org and you can approach any of us directly too!
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King's HCC Group @kingshcc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
At 11.10am today @florencesn.bsky.social will be presenting their paper on Gameworld Archaeological Mental Models in the Games Session in G318+G319, co-authored with @mtrc.bsky.social. #chi25 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
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Conference Programs
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
@amiraskeggs.bsky.social and Petr Slovak will share our exciting work on the micro-narratives method; a scalable, new tool to complement existing qualitative methods #CHI2025
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King's HCC Group @kingshcc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Also at 11.10am Sinem Görücü will be presenting their paper on analysing Machine Learning Eco-feedback Tools in the Sustainable Development session in G314+G315. #chi25 programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
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Conference Programs
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King's HCC Group @kingshcc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
We're at #chi2025 this week, with lots of papers and sessions featuring our group members... here's a thread of some of the Monday sessions we're in.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Our lovely @kingshcc.bsky.social group @kingsnmes.bsky.social will be at #CHI2025 in Yokohama next week presenting a respectable 14 papers with four honourable mention awards 🥳 Here’s some of our work: kingshcc.org/publications... - find me to chat about anything child mental health or AAC related 🙇🏻‍♀️
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Human-Centred Computing @ King's College London
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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Delivering a eulogy using voice design | RCSLT
Alexander O’Sullivan, speech and language therapy team lead, reflects on hearing a patient deliver her own eulogy at her funeral using voice design.
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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I made this video about Black Mirror and ChatGPT before the LAST season of Black Mirror, but I think all of this still holds and is a good reminder. :)
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Timothy Neate @quiteneate.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Cockney CHAI (London pre-CHI event) Provisional Schedule is live. This year it is hosted at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. cockneychai25.github.io/pages/schedu... Event (7/4/25) is sold-out, but tickets will become available if folk pull out at the last minute.
Cockney CHAI Schedule showing detailed programme. It is in a SHOCKING pink.

Full accessible schedule linked in the post.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Panel on HCI in AI Development are talking about the importance of understanding people before understanding the uses for tech! With Jonathan Lazar, Sanjay Modgill, Mackenzie Jorgensen & Yulan He #cockneychai25
4 panelists and chair present discussion on HCI and AI
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Audio media supports for people with aphasia are so important but massively under researched! Filip Bircanin presents important work on envisioning future technologies. #cockneychai25
Person at lectern presents paper titled ‘sounds accessible’
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Humphrey Curtis presents key insights on supporting chronically ill people to access video calling. #cockneychai25
Person at lectern presents considerations for making video calling more accessible
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Very cool work by Marco Da Re and colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social on a scalable screening tool for Dementia in Peru. #cockneychai25 #chi2025
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Data as a starting point for thinking about experiences differently. Such engaging insights from Bill Gaver’s and Andy Boucher’s TOCHI talk on designing with data. #cockneychai25 #chi2025
Slide of key portfolio projects by Northumbria design studio
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Next up Adam Jenkins shares interesting work on judging phishing under uncertainty. #cockneychai2025
Person at lectern gives talk titled ‘judging phishing under uncertainty’
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
@amiraskeggs.bsky.social shares new work on developing a remote narrative elicitation method terms micro narratives. #cockneychai2025 #chi2025
Person at lectern presents talk on developing LLM based micro narratives.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
@quiteneate.bsky.social kicking off Cockney CHI 2025! Great to host this at @kingsnmes.bsky.social this year. #chi2025
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danah boyd @zephoria.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Policymakers and technologists alike are stuck in a “solutionism” trap—but particularly with AI, we need to focus on intervention, not “solutions.” New essay by moi: www.techpolicy.press/we-need-an-i...
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We Need an Interventionist Mindset | TechPolicy.Press
To stabilize and enhance democratic practices, danah boyd advocates for an interventionist approach to AI regulation.
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Such a brilliant glossary. I mean, “bike shedding” in the disability and design context is REAL.
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Timothy Neate @quiteneate.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
#chi2025 statistics, summarising countries, institutions, labs and people at #chi2025. Also, there are some 'reading lists' based on (my) interests. Imperfect, but hopefully useful or interesting to someone: tdjneate.github.io/chi_stats/20... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chi #hci
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CHI 2025 Paper Stats <decorative CHI 2025 logo in pink japanese style>

Below are some potentially interesting statistics I have generated from the JSON file from the CHI 2025 program. I consider only 'full papers' here. There were a total of 1,249 accepted full papers, from a total of 5,014 submitted (24.9% accept rate). Presenting statistics like this is an idea I borrowed (stole) from whatthehci.com, which seems to no longer be updated. You can also check out some cool statistics for the conference on the official blog.

All King's College London CHI Papers

All British CHI papers

All London CHI papers

CHI papers by institution (rank)

CHI papers by country (rank)

CHI papers by city (rank)

CHI papers by author (rank)

Papers with *accessibility* and/or *disability* in the title or abstract

Papers with *aphasia* in the title or abstract

Papers with *large language model* in the title or abstract
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
A thread of my recent work and stuff I care about 🧵⬇️ I'm interested in the ways technology helps and hinders social interaction. In the past, I've focused on communication involving people and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Common ground in AAC: how children who use AAC and teaching staff shape interaction in the multimodal classroom
Children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are multimodal communicators. However, in classroom interactions involving children and staff, achieving mutual understanding and a...
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