Prof. Dr. Alireza Darvishy

ZHAW School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Human-Centered Computing
Steinberggasse 13
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 69 12
alireza.darvishy@zhaw.ch

Persönliches Profil

Leitungsfunktion

Leitung ICT-Accessibility Lab

Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

Professor für Informatik mit Spezialisierung ICT-Accessibility (ZHAW)
Professor at Institute of Mechatronic Systems (ZHAW)
Guest Professor at Department of Computer Science (University of Zurich)

accessibility.zhaw.ch

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

ICT-accessibility, usability, non visual interfaces, auditory interfaces, active assisted living, web and mobile accessibility, PDF accessibility, conversational user interfaces

Beruflicher Werdegang

2018: Received Henry Visardi Achievement Award
2016: Received UNESCO Award for Digital Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

Mitglied in Netzwerken

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Schmitt-Koopmann, Felix M.; Huang, Elaine M.; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Stadelmann, Thilo; Darvishy, Alireza,

2022.

FormulaNet : a benchmark dataset for mathematical formula detection.

IEEE Access.

10, S. 91588-91596.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3202639
Seifert, Alexander; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan,

2016.

Altersgerechtes Webdesign.

Angewandte GERONTOLOGIE Appliquée.

2016(1), S. 21.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1024/2297-5160/a000011
Seifert, Alexander; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan,

2016.

Conception de sites web adaptée à l’âge.

Angewandte GERONTOLOGIE Appliquée.

2016(1), S. e1-e3.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1024/2297-5160/a000012

Bücher und Monographien, peer-reviewed

Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Seifert, Alexander,

2022.

Age-appropriate digital channels.

Wiesbaden:

Springer.

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology.

ISBN 978-3-658-38445-6.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38446-3
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Seifert, Alexander,

2021.

Altersgerechte digitale Kanäle.

Wiesbaden:

Springer.

ISBN 978-3-658-35500-5.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35501-2
Darvishy, Alireza; Manning, Juliet,

2020.

Accessible digital documentary heritage : guidelines for the preparation of documentary heritage in accessible formats for persons with disabilities.

Paris:

UNESCO.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20991
Darvishy, Alireza; Eröcal, Deniz; Manning, Juliet,

2019.

Delivering together for inclusive development : digital access to Information and knowledge for persons with disabilities.

Paris:

UNESCO.

ISBN 978-92-3-100313-4.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18188

Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Witzel, Lina; Chhong, Sophy; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Darvishy, Alireza,

2023.

On-site and remote crowdsourcing of accessibility data for people with mobility impairments : a case study in Zurich’s District 1 [Paper].

In:

Ahram, Tared; Taiar, Redha, Hrsg.,

Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET-AI 2023): Artificial Intelligence and Future Applications.

9th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies: Artificial Intelligence & Future Applications (IHIET-AI), Lausanne, Switzerland, 13-15 April 2023.

AHFE International.

S. 242-253.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002949
Schmitt-Koopmann, Felix M.; Huang, Elaine M.; Darvishy, Alireza,

2022.

Accessible PDFs : applying artificial intelligence for automated remediation of STEM PDFs [Paper].

In:

Froehlich, Jon; Shinohara, Kristen; Ludi, Stephanie, Hrsg.,

ASSETS '22 Proceedings.

24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Athens, Greece, 23-26 October 2022.

Association for Computing Machinery.

S. 90.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3550407
Fathi, Kiavash; Darvishy, Alireza; van de Venn, Hans Wernher,

2022.

Augmented reality for the visually impaired : navigation aid and scene semantics for indoor use cases [Paper].

In:

2022 IEEE 12th International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE-Berlin).

12th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Technology (ICCE-Berlin), Berlin, Germany, 2-6 September 2022.

IEEE.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE-Berlin56473.2022.9937109
Pierrès, Oriane; Darvishy, Alireza,

2022.

Gauging awareness of accessibility in Open Educational Resources [Paper].

In:

Miesenberger, Klaus; Kouroupetroglou, Georgios; Mavrou, Katerina; Manduchi, Roberto; Covarrubias Rodriguez, Mario; Penáz, Petr, Hrsg.,

Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility (ICCHP-AAATE 2022), Lecco, Italy, 11-15 July 2022.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 335-342.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 13342.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08645-8_39
Darvishy, Alireza,

2022.

Internet of Things : services and applications for people with disabilities and elderly persons [Paper].

In:

Miesenberger, Klaus; Kouroupetroglou, Georgios; Mavrou, Katerina; Manduchi, Roberto; Covarrubias Rodriguez, Mario; Penáz, Petr, Hrsg.,

Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility (ICCHP-AAATE 2022), Lecco, Italy, 11-15 July 2022.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 101-104.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 13342.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08645-8_12
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Mosimann, Roland,

2022.

Towards personalized accessible routing for people with mobility impairments [Paper].

In:

Miesenberger, Klaus; Kouroupetroglou, Georgios; Mavrou, Katerina; Manduchi, Roberto; Covarrubias Rodriguez, Mario; Penáz, Petr, Hrsg.,

Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility (ICCHP-AAATE 2022), Lecco, Italy, 11-15 July 2022.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 215-220.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 13341.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08648-9_25
Darvishy, Alireza,

2022.

Verifying screen reader accessibility of apps developed using Google Flutter [Paper].

In:

Zallio, Matteo, Hrsg.,

Human Factors in Accessibility and Assistive Technology.

13th AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Accessibility and Assistive Technology (HFAAT), New York, USA, 24-28 July 2022.

AHFE International.

S. 45-52.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1001641
Hutter, Hans-Peter; Roth, Stephan; Darvishy, Alireza,

2021.

Service für barrierefreie Ferien im Bodenseeraum [Paper].

In:

Kempter, Guido; Ritter, Walter, Hrsg.,

Grenzüberschreitende Reallabore für Assistenztechnik : Beiträge zum Usability Day XIX.

uDay XIX : Grenzüberschreitende Reallabore für Assistenztechnik, Hard am Bodensee, 24. Juni 2021.

Lengerich:

Pabst Science Publishers.

S. 90-101.
Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan; Hutter, Hans-Peter,

2021.

Sprachassistent für Hotelinformationen [Paper].

In:

Kempter, Guido; Ritter, Walter, Hrsg.,

Grenzüberschreitende Reallabore für Assistenztechnik : Beiträge zum Usability Day XIX.

uDay XIX : Grenzüberschreitende Reallabore für Assistenztechnik, Hard am Bodensee, 24. Juni 2021.

Lengerich:

Pabst Science Publishers.

S. 102-108.
Jembu Rajkumar, Aravind; Lazar, Jonathan; Jordan, J. Bern; Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter,

2020.

PDF accessibility of research papers : what tools are needed for assessment and remediation? [Paper].

In:

Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.

53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Maui, HI, USA, 7-10 January 2020.

Honolulu:

University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

S. 4185-4194.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2020.512
Hutter, Hans-Peter; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan; Gäumann, Susanne; Kaspar, Heidi; Thimm, Tatjana; Gaiduk, Maksym; Evans, Sandra; Rosenberg, Martin,

2020.

Service design for accessible tourism [Paper].

In:

Antona, Margherita; Stephanidis, Constantine, Hrsg.,

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Practice.

22nd International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, virtual conference, 19-24 July 2020.

Springer.

Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI ; 12189.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49108-6
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Grossenbacher, Markus; Merz, Dario,

2020.

Touch explorer : exploring digital maps for visually impaired people [Paper].

In:

Miesenberger, Klaus; Manduchi, Roberto; Covarrubias Rodriguez, Mario; Peňáz, Petr, Hrsg.,

Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP), Lecco, Italy, 9–11 September 2020.

Springer.

S. 427-434.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 12376.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58796-3_50
Hutter, Hans-Peter; Darvishy, Alireza,

2019.

Accessible tourism around Lake Constance [Paper].

In:

Promberger, Kurt; Piazolo, Felix; Kempter, Guido, Hrsg.,

Innovative solutions for an ageing society : proceedings of SMARTER LIVES meets uDay 19.

SMARTER LIVES meet uDay, Bozen, Italy, 28 May 2019.

Lengerich:

Pabst Science Publishers.

S. 93-97.
Hutter, Hans-Peter; Darvishy, Alireza,

2019.

Barrierefreier Tourismus im Bodenseeraum [Poster].

In:

Friedrich, Petra; Fuchs, Dominik, Hrsg.,

6. Ambient Medicine® Forum „Assistive Technik für selbstbestimmtes Wohnen“ (Band 6) : 19. - 20. Februar 2019, Tagungsband.

6. Ambient Medicine Forum, Kempten, Deutschland, 19.-20. Februar 2019.

Göttingen:

Cuvillier.

S. 165-170.

Schriftenreihe der Hochschule Kempten ; 6.
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Frei, Jasmin,

2019.

Making mobile map applications accessible for visually impaired people [Paper].

In:

Ahram, Tareq; Taiar, Redha; Colson, Serge; Choplin, Arnaud, Hrsg.,

Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies : Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2019), August 22-24, 2019, Nice, France.

International Conference on Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies, Nice, France, 22-24 August 2019.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 396-400.

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ; 1018.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25629-6_61
Keller, Thomas; Rüttimann, Markus; Darvishy, Alireza,

2019.

Mobility and visual impairment [Paper].

In:

Kommers, Piet; Ravesteijn, Pascal; Ongena, Guido; Isaias, Pedro, Hrsg.,

17th International Conference e-Society Proceedings 2019.

17th International Conference on e-Society 2019, Utrecht, Netherlands, 11-13 April 2019.

IADIS.

S. 151-158.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.33965/es2019_201904L019
Darvishy, Alireza,

2018.

E-accessibility supports researchers with disabilities [Paper].

In:

2017 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Accessibility (ICTA) : Proceedings.

ICTA 2017, Muscat, Oman, 19-21 December 2017.

IEEE.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTA.2017.8336066
Darvishy, Alireza,

2018.

PDF accessibility : tools and challenges [Paper].

In:

Computers Helping People with Special Needs : ICCHP 2018 Proceedings, Part I.

ICCHP 2018, Linz, Austria, 11-13 July 2018.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 113-116.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 10896.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_20
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter,

2018.

Recommendations for age-appropriate mobile application design [Paper].

In:

AHFE 2017 International Conference on Design for Inclusion, Los Angeles, California, USA, 17-21 July 2017.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 241-253.

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ; 587.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60597-5_22
Hutter, Hans-Peter; Darvishy, Alireza,

2017.

Barrierefreier Tourismusraum Bodensee [Poster].

In:

Kempter, Guido; Hämmerle, Isabella, Hrsg.,

Beiträge zum Usability Day XV : Umgebungsunterstütztes Leben, 22. Juni 2017.

uDay XV - Umgebungsunterstütztes Leben, Dornbirn, Österreich, 22. Juni 2017.

Lengerich:

Pabst Science Publishers.

S. 91-94.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2782
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter,

2017.

Recommendations for age-appropriate mobile application design [Paper].

In:

Harnessing the power of technology to improve lives.

International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices (AHFE 2017), Los Angeles, USA, 17-21 July 2017.

IOS Press.

S. 676-686.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics ; 242.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-798-6-676
Darvishy, Alireza,

2014.

Accessibility of mobile platforms [Paper].

In:

Design, User Experience, and Usability : User Experience Design Practice.

Third International Conference, DUXU 2014, Held as Part of HCI International 2014, Crete, Greece, 22-27 June 2014.

Cham:

Springer.

S. 133-140.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 8520.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07638-6_14
Doblies, Luchin; Stolz, David; Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter,

2014.

PAVE : a web application to identify and correct accessibility problems in PDF documents [Paper].

In:

Miesenberger, Klaus; Fels, Deborah; Archambault, Dominique; Peňáz, Petr; Zagler, Wolfgang, Hrsg.,

Computers Helping People with Special Needs : ICCHP 2014 Proceedings, Part I.

ICCHP 2014, 14th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, Paris, France, 9-11 July 2014.

Paris:

Springer.

S. 185-192.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 8547.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08596-8
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter,

2013.

Comparison of the effectiveness of different accessibility plugins based on important accessibility criteria [Paper].

In:

Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Applications and Services for Quality of Life : 7th International Conference, UAHCI 2013, Held as Part of HCI International 2013, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 21-26, 2013, Proceedings, Part III.

7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, USA, 21-26 July 2013.

Springer.

S. 305-310.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 8011.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39194-1_36
Darvishy, Alireza; Good, Alice,

2013.

Inclusive websites for the elderly : user friendly guidelines for designers and managers of websites and applications [Paper].

In:

HCI International 2013 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts.

15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 21-26 July 2013.

Berlin:

Springer.

S. 226-230.

Communications in Computer and Information Science.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39473-7_46
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Horvath, Alexander; Dorigo, Martin,

2010.

A flexible software architecture concept for the creation of accessible PDF documents [Paper].

In:

Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

12th International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons (ICCHP), Vienna, Austria, 14-16 July 2010.

Springer.

S. 47-52.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6179.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14097-6_8
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Früh, Peter; Horvath, Alexander; Berner, Dominik,

2008.

Personal mobile assistant for air passengers with disabilities (PMA) [Paper].

In:

Computers Helping People with Special Needs.

11th International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons (ICCHP), Linz, Austria, 9-11 July 2008.

Springer.

S. 1129-1134.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5105.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_169

Weitere Publikationen

Pierrès, Oriane; Darvishy, Alireza,

2022.

Are Open Education Resources (OER) accessible to everyone?.

Media & Learning.

Verfügbar unter: https://media-and-learning.eu/type/featured-articles/are-open-education-resources-oer-accessible-to-everyone/
Darvishy, Alireza; Hedderich, Ingeborg; Oberholzer, Franziska; Sethe, Rolf,

2022.

Guidelines for accessible teaching and research at universities.

Zürich:

swissuniversities.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-223644
Darvishy, Alireza,

2018.

Assistive technologies : short overview and trends [Paper].

In:

Jekat, Susanne Johanna; Massey, Gary, Hrsg.,

Barrier-free communication: methods and products : proceedings of the 1st Swiss conference on barrier-free communication.

1st Swiss Conference on Barrier-Free Communication, Winterthur, 15-16 September 2017.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

S. 52-55.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2783
Johner-Kobi, Sylvie; Riedi, Anna Maria; Nef, Susanne; Biehl, Verena; Page, Julie; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan; Meyer, Sylvie; Copur, Eylem,

2015.

SAMS - Studie zum Arbeitsleben von Menschen mit Sehbehinderung : Schlussbericht.

Zürich:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1179
Johner-Kobi, Sylvie; Riedi, Anna Maria; Nef, Susanne; Biehl, Verena; Page, Julie; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan; Meyer, Sylvie; Copur, Eylem,

2015.

Auf dem Weg zur Gleichstellung?

.

In:

Schweizerischer Zentralverein für das Blindenwesen SZB, Hrsg.,

Beruflich am Ball bleiben: mit Sehbehinderung : eine Publikation zur «Studie zum Arbeitsleben von Menschen mit Sehbehinderung» (SAMS).

St.Gallen:

Schweizerischer Zentralverein für das Blindenwesen SZB.

S. 9-23.

Verfügbar unter: https://www.szb.ch/fileadmin/pdfs/forschung/Fachstudie-Am-Ball-dt-v05-BF.pdf
Johner-Kobi, Sylvie; Riedi, Anna Maria; Nef, Susanne; Biehl, Verena; Page, Julie; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan; Meyer, Sylvie; Copur, Eylem,

2015.

SAMS : Etude sur le handicap visuel et le marché du travail.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3384
Johner-Kobi, Sylvie; Riedi, Anna Maria; Nef, Susanne; Biehl, Verena; Page, Julie; Darvishy, Alireza; Roth, Stephan; Meyer, Sylvie; Copur, Eylem,

2015.

Sur la voie de l'égalité ?

.

In:

Union centrale suisse pour le bien des aveugles UCBA, Hrsg.,

Handicap visuel: rester sur les rails au travail : une publication à propos de l'étude: «Handicap visuel et marché du travail» (SAMS).

Lausanne:

Union centrale suisse pour le bien des aveugles UCBA.

S. 9-23.

Verfügbar unter: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/bitstream/11475/16348/1/rapport_final_SAMS_accessible.pdf
Page, Julie; Becker, Heidrun Karin; Darvishy, Alireza; Copur, Eylem; Kobi, Sylvie; Pärli, Kurt; Winistörfer, Herbert,

2012.

Hindernisfreie Hochschule : ein Leitfaden zur Selbstevaluation.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Darvishy, Alireza; Hutter, Hans-Peter; Früh, Peter T.; Horvath, Alexander; Berner, Dominik,

2008.

Personal mobile assistant for air passengers with disabilities (PMA).

MOTION Working Papers Transportation Systems

; 2.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-108

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

Darvishy, Alireza,

2019.

Travelers with disabilities : challenges and assistive technologies.

In:

15th International Conference of the Association for the Avancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), Bologna, Italy, 27-30 August 2019.

IOS Press.

S. 125-132.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3233/TAD-190006

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