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Elvira Perez Vallejos

Elvira Perez is Professor of Mental Health and Digital Technology, a joint appointment between the School of Computer Science and the School of  Medicine at the University of Nottingham (UK). Her contributions to the field of AI Ethics have been recognised with her recent inclusion in the 2025 list of  100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics. Prof. Perez manages a substantial interdisciplinary portfolio, supported by major UK research councils (AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC) and the  National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). She holds key leadership roles,  serving as Chair of the Equities Committee at UKRI Responsible AI UK and  Director of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at the UKRI Trustworthy  Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub. She is the Youth Lead for the UKRI MRC research programme Digital Youth and a co investigator at NIHR MindTech and  the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Technology. Prof. Perez is a global leader in digital mental health research, addressing crucial ethical dimensions including data ethics, privacy, user and stakeholder  engagement, co-production, and responsible AI.  Her recent work provides critical insights into the responsible integration of AI within sensitive areas such as end-of-life care and grief support Title of the speech Responsible technologies for death and dying Abstract Mental health needs, service models and data environments are changing, with increasing use of digital tools, hybrid modes of delivery and new opportunities to link information across systems. Over the same period, social and economic inequalities have widened in many settings, and structural barriers continue to shape who receives support, what kind of care is offered and how long people are able to remain engaged. In this context, there is a growing need to reconsider what we evaluate and why. In this talk, I will focus on how implementation and engagement are assessed in relation to mental health services, including questions of reach, acceptability, sustained participation and quality of delivery. Drawing on examples from digital and in-person interventions, I will discuss approaches to examining whether people not only gain access to care but are able to use it in ways that fit their everyday constraints. I will then consider how structural and cross-sector policies in areas such as education, employment and social protection can be conceptualised and evaluated as part of the broader mental health service environment, including attention to education, work and other life chances trajectories.

Elvira Perez is Professor of Mental Health and Digital Technology, a joint appointment between the School of Computer Science and the School of  Medicine at the University of Nottingham (UK). Her contributions to the field of AI Ethics have been recognised with her recent inclusion in the 2025 list of 
100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.
Prof. Perez manages a substantial interdisciplinary portfolio, supported by major UK research councils (AHRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC) and the  National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). She holds key leadership roles,  serving as Chair of the Equities Committee at UKRI Responsible AI UK and  Director of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) at the UKRI Trustworthy  Autonomous Systems (TAS) Hub. She is the Youth Lead for the UKRI MRC research programme Digital Youth and a co investigator at NIHR MindTech and  the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Technology.
Prof. Perez is a global leader in digital mental health research, addressing crucial ethical dimensions including data ethics, privacy, user and stakeholder 
engagement, co-production, and responsible AI. 
Her recent work provides critical insights into the responsible integration of AI within sensitive areas such as end-of-life care and grief support

Title of the speech

Responsible technologies for death and dying

Abstract

Mental health needs, service models and data environments are changing, with increasing use of digital tools, hybrid modes of delivery and new opportunities to link information across systems. Over the same period, social and economic inequalities have widened in many settings, and structural barriers continue to shape who receives support, what kind of care is offered and how long people are able to remain engaged. In this context, there is a growing need to reconsider what we evaluate and why. In this talk, I will focus on how implementation and engagement are assessed in relation to mental health services, including questions of reach, acceptability, sustained participation and quality of delivery. Drawing on examples from digital and in-person interventions, I will discuss approaches to examining whether people not only gain access to care but are able to use it in ways that fit their everyday constraints. I will then consider how structural and cross-sector policies in areas such as education, employment and social protection can be conceptualised and evaluated as part of the broader mental health service environment, including attention to education, work and other life chances trajectories.

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