CV

Education

• Ph.D in Biomedical Ethics and Law (Medical Track), University of Zurich (Switzerland), 2025
• M.A. in Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Constance (Germany), 2020
• B.A. in European Studies, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand (France) 2016

Work experience

• From 01/05/2025 (Current position): Post-doctoral researcher
  • University of Zürich, Digital Society Initiative, Zurich
  • Accompanies the AI Buddy project
  • Activities: UX research, support in communication, teaching, accessibility auditing and training
• From 01/06/2021 to 31/12/2024: Research Assistant
  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), School of Engineering, Winterthur
  • Involved in two swissuniversities-financed projects on digital accessibility in higher education
  • Activities: qualitative research on accessibility in higher education, supervision of students’ thesis, teaching assistant, organization and implementation of workshops on content accessibility, accessibility testing

Publications

Gauging awareness of accessibility in Open Educational Resources

Pierrès, O., Darvishy, A. (2022). Gauging Awareness of Accessibility in Open Educational Resources. In: Miesenberger, K., Kouroupetroglou, G., Mavrou, K., Manduchi, R., Covarrubias Rodriguez, M., Penáz, P. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP-AAATE 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13342. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08645-8_39

The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories: A survey in Switzerland

Darvishy, A., Sethe, R., Engler, I., Pierres, O., & Manning, J. (2023). The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories: A survey in Switzerland. Learned Publishing. Volume 36, Issue 4. pp. 577-584

Could the use of AI in higher education hinder students with disabilities? : a scoping review.

Pierrès, O., Christen, M., Schmitt-Koopmann, F., & Darvishy, A. (2024). Could the Use of AI in Higher Education Hinder Students With Disabilities? A Scoping Review. IEEE Access. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3365368

PDF accessibility in international academic publishers

Pierrès, O., Schmitt-Koopmann, F., Darvishy, A. (2024). PDF Accessibility in International Academic Publishers. In: Miesenberger, K., Peňáz, P., Kobayashi, M. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14750. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-62846-7_5

Barriers and facilitators for students with disabilities: Results of semi-structured interviews in Swiss universities

Köferli, S., Pierrès, O., Sethe, R., Manning, J., Darvishy, A. (2024). Barriers and facilitators for students with disabilities: Results of semi-structured interviews in Swiss universities. European Journal of Inclusion Education. Vol. 3 No. 1. 200-216. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7146/ejie.v3i1.143437

Exploring the role of generative AI in higher education: Semi-structured interviews with students with disabilities

Pierrès, O., Darvishy, A. & Christen, M. Exploring the role of generative AI in higher education: Semi-structured interviews with students with disabilities. Educ Inf Technol 30, 8923–8952 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-024-13134-8

Talks

AI EdTech: Opportunity of Risk for Students with Disabilities?

April 27, 2023

Talk at University Future Festival 2023, Heilbronn, Germany and online

Workshop: OER accessibility

April 28, 2023

Workshop at University Future Festival, Online

Panel discussion: How to sustainably dismantle barriers at universities and anchor intersectional knowledge?

November 07, 2024

Talk at Final conference of the Swissuniversities P7 project, Bern, Switzerland

Teaching

Teaching experience 1

Teaching experience 2

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