Burcu Demiray
Research and Innovation Group Leader at UZH Healthy Longevity Center- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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German Limited working proficiency
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Turkish -
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Experience
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UZH Healthy Longevity Center
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research and Innovation Group Leader
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Jan 2022 - Present
PI of DIZH Project "Revolutionising Education60+" Erasmus+60 Project (EU Project with 7 universities): Leading the initiative of developing digital learning opportunities for 60+ Research on lifelong learning, digital learning, e-learning in late life Research on memory functions in real-life across the adult lifespan Teaching social innovation to psychology students: transferring psychological research to business ideas Supervision of M.A. and B.A. thesis students; interns and research assistants Show less
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Founder
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Jul 2020 - Present
E-learning concept and platform for adults 55+ E-learning concept and platform for adults 55+
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University of Zurich
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Group Leader
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Oct 2015 - Dec 2021
Research on healthy aging using real-life methodologies (e.g., smartphone sensing) and state-of-the-art data analytics (e.g., machine learning). Interdisciplinary project management.Grant applications & Funding: Velux Foundation, SNF, Graduate Campus UZH.Teaching undergraduate and graduate level seminars. Supervision of doctoral, M.A. and B.A. thesis students; interns and research assistants.
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Project Manager @ Digital Society Initiative (DSI)
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Oct 2018 - Sep 2021
Development and management of a novel strategic project for DSI on digital health and real-life activity analytics. Grant preparation and applications.
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Research Associate @ Department of Psychology
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Jun 2013 - Sep 2015
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Postdoctoral Researcher @ Department of Psychology
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Feb 2011 - Jun 2013
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ETH Zürich
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Fellow @ Collegium Helveticum
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2020
Research in Challenge Area “Health”: Interdisciplinary research on real-life activity analytics. Organization of workshops and research visits Research in Challenge Area “Health”: Interdisciplinary research on real-life activity analytics. Organization of workshops and research visits
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Education
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University of Florida
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Psychology -
Koç University
Master of Arts - MA, Developmental and Child Psychology -
Koç University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology