Here are selected, recent peer-reviewed papers and talks. A full list of publications can be found here.

Conferences and Journals

2026

From Ephemeral to Actionable: Parent Perspectives on Speculative Family Speech Tracking.
Ibrahim, S., Constantinides, M., Ppali, S. & Slovak, P.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’26), Barcelona, Spain. - forthcoming

Before the Technological Fix: Scoping AI and AAC for Social Futures.
Ibrahim, S., Griffiths, T., Clarke, M., Judge, S., Slovak, P., Pullin, G., & Higginbotham, J.
Extended abstracts, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘26), Barcelona, Spain. - forthcoming

2025

Designing Daily Supports for Parent-Child Conversations about Emotion: Ecological Momentary Assessment as Intervention.
Ibrahim, S., Klasnja, P., Gross, J., & Slovak, P.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25), Yokohama, Japan – Honorable mention paper award

The Interaction Layer: An Exploration for Co-Designing User-LLM Interactions in Parental Wellbeing Support Systems.
Viswanathan, S., Ibrahim, S., Shankar, R., Binns, R., Van Kleek, M., and Slovak, P.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25), Yokohama, Japan.

Micro-narratives: A Scalable Method for Eliciting Stories of People’s Lived Experience.
Amira Skeggs, A., Mehta, A., Yap, V., Ibrahim, S., Rhodes, A., Gross, J., Munson, S., Klasnja, P., Orben, A., and Slovak, P.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’25), Yokohama, Japan - Honorable mention paper award

Uncovering Parental Struggles: Using Digital Probes to Analyse Challenges in Applying Online Parenting Content.
Ibrahim, S., Dabrowski, J., Antle, A., Kientz, J., Chesters, A., Slovak, P.
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction Journal.

2024

A Systematic Review of the Probes Method in Research with Children and Families.
Ibrahim, S., Antle, A.N., Kientz, J.A., Pullin, G., and Slovak, P.
ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (IDC’24).

Understanding Online Parental Help-Seeking and Help-Giving in Early Childhood: The Design Challenges of Supporting Complex Parenting Questions.
Ibrahim, S., Rui, J., Petsolari, M., Michelson, R., Dong, Y., Theofanopoulou, N., Davis, K. & Slovak, P.
ACM Conference On Computer-Supported Cooperative Work And Social Computing (CSCW’24).

Aligned Co-Design: An Interdependent, Multi-Modal Method for People with Motor and Communication Disabilities.
Beneteau, E., Hiniker, A., Tench, B., Ibrahim, S., & Pratt, W.
International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction.

Looking Past Screens: Exploring Mixed Reality and Discreet AAC Devices.
Curtis, H., Jenkins, A., Ibrahim, S. & Neate, T.
ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS’24) – Best paper award nominee

Socio-technical Imaginaries: Envisioning and Understanding AI Parenting Supports through Design Fiction.
Petsolari, M., Ibrahim, S. & Slovak, P.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’24), Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

2023

Common ground in AAC: how children who use AAC and teaching staff shape interaction in the multimodal classroom.
Ibrahim, S., Clarke, M., Vasalou, A., & Bezemer, J.
AAC Journal - Editor’s Choice Award 2025

Exploring how children with reading difficulties respond to instructional supports in literacy games and the role of prior knowledge.
Benton, L., Joye, N., Sumner, E., Gauthier, A., Ibrahim, S. & Vasalou, A.
British Journal of Educational Technology.

2022

Understanding the Situated Practices of School Technology Leaders in the Early Stages of Educational Technology Adoption.
Ibrahim, S., Vasalou, A., & Benton, L.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’22), New Orleans, LA.

2021

A methodological reflection on investigating children’s voice in qualitative research involving children with severe speech and physical impairments.
Ibrahim, S., Vasalou, A., Benton, L., & Clarke, M.
Disability & Society Journal.

Do children with reading difficulties benefit from instructional game supports? Exploring children’s attention and understanding of feedback.
Vasalou, A., Benton, L., Sumner, E., Ibrahim, S., Herbert, E., & Joye, N.
British Journal of Educational Technology.

On Power and Participation: Reflections from design with developmentally diverse children.
Vasalou, A., Ibrahim, S., Clarke, M., & Griffiths, Y.
International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.

2020

Can Design documentaries Disrupt Design for Disability?
Ibrahim, S., Vasalou, A. & Clarke, M.
ACM Interaction Design & Children Conference (IDC’20) – Best paper award

2018

Design Opportunities for AAC and Children with Severe Speech and Physical Impairments.
Ibrahim, S., Vasalou, A. & Clarke, M.
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’18), Montreal QC, Canada – Honorable mention award

From Behavioral and Communication Intervention to Interaction Design: User Perspectives from Clinicians. Du, Y., Boyd, L.E. & Ibrahim, S.
ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS’18): Extended Abstracts. Gallway, Ireland.

Rethinking Technology Design for and with Children who have Severe Speech and Physical Disabilities.
Ibrahim, S., Clarke, M. & Vasalou, A.
Communication Matters Journal, Aug 2018 Vol. 32(2).

Doctoral Thesis

Communication and Non-Speaking Children with Physical Disabilities: Opportunities and Reflections from Design-Oriented Research.
Ibrahim, S.
University College London. 2020.

Workshop Contributions, Magazine Articles, Posters & Symposiums

Voice and representation: engaging with the voices of children who have disabilities. Ibrahim, S. & Vasalou, A. (2021)
ACM Interactions. Vol. 28, No. 3. DOI: 10.1145/3457881

Designing Communication Technologies with Children who have Severe Speech and Physical Impairments. Ibrahim, S. (2017)
Doctoral Consortium Participant at Interaction Design & Children Conference IDC2017, Stanford-USA.

PD for Children with SEND: Why Trustworthiness Matters. Vasalou, A. & Ibrahim, S (2016)
Proposal for workshop on Children’s Roles and Values at Interaction Design & Children Conference IDC2016, Manchester-UK.

Invited Talks

The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania - Visiting Scholar, 16-20 February ‘26.
Title of talk(s): Designing Digital Interventions with Multiple Stakeholders; How Can Clinicians and Researchers Support Children’s Voices in AAC Decisions? Methods, Opportunities, and Challenges.

University of Groningen, Netherlands - Workshop on AAC, Social Robotics, and Conversational AI, April ‘25.
Focus: An interactive discussion with Dr Mike Clarke on AI priorities for social interaction across the lifespan.

King’s College London, London - Human Computer Interaction BSc/MSc module lecture, Dec ‘23, ‘24.
Title of talk: ‘Understanding Users: Cross-Disciplinary Methods for Studying Parenting and Child Mental Health’.

Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan - The Neurodiversity for Connected Learning Symposium – Sep ‘23.
Title of talk: ‘Neurodiversity and Mental Health’.

University at Buffalo, NY and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Project Converse symposium, June ‘23.
Title of talk: AAC Mediated Interactions in the Multimodal Classroom.

University of East Anglia, Norwich - Career talk for final year Speech & Language Therapy BSc students, April ‘23.
Title of talk: From Clinical Practice to Academic Research.

King’s College London, London - Women in Informatics conference, March 2023.
Title of talk: Investigating and designing for in-situ parenting support with technology.

King’s College London, London - Human Computer Interaction BSc/MSc module, November 2022.
Title of talk: HCI as an interdisciplinary field.

University of Leeds Multimodality@Leeds and the University of Stockholm - MULTIMODALITY TALKS Series held across UCL Visual and Multimodal Research Forum, December 2020.
Title of talk: Communication and non speaking children with physical disabilities: The issue of recognition.

University College London, London - UCL Knowledge Lab Seminar Series, June 2019.
Title of talk: Communication in non-speaking children with physical disabilities: design-oriented research.

University College London, London - UCL Multimodality MA student lecture, March 2019, also March 2020.
Title of talk: Conversing without speech.

Great Ormond Street Hospital, London - Neurodisability Team CPD seminar series, June 2018.
Title of talk: Designing digital technologies for communication and children who have severe speech and physical impairments.

City University, London – The Centre for Human Computer Interaction Design Seminar Series, May 2018.
Title of talk: Designing digital technologies for communication and children who have severe speech and physical impairments.

Whitefields School, London – Research Network, November 2016.
Title of talk: Involving children in the evaluation of augmentative communication.