My expertise lies at the intersection of speech-language pathology, cognitive science, neurodevelopment, and artificial intelligence. My research aims to better understand the heterogeneity of developmental disorders affecting speech, language, reading, and writing, particularly in bilingual and multilingual children.

I develop precision speech-language pathology approaches that combine speech analysis, machine learning, Bayesian modelling, neuroimaging, and experimental methods to improve screening, clarify underlying cognitive mechanisms, and personalize intervention. Particular attention is given to model interpretability, linguistic and cultural equity, and the preservation of clinical judgment in the use of artificial intelligence.

In the longer term, my goal is to develop clinically useful tools and models that move beyond broad diagnostic categories toward a more individualized understanding of developmental profiles and intervention needs.

Selçuk Güven is an Associate Professor at the School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal, and a Regular Researcher in the Brain and Child Development Axis at the Azrieli Research Centre of CHU Sainte-Justine. He directs COALab – Cognition, Oral & Written Language Disorders, and AI Laboratory, where he leads an interdisciplinary research program at the intersection of speech-language pathology, cognitive science, developmental neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

Trained as a speech-language pathologist, he completed his graduate studies in Europe and Türkiye, including a master’s degree at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) and a PhD in Speech-Language Pathology at Anadolu University. His postdoctoral training subsequently took him to Purdue University, where he studied developmental language disorder, and to McGill University for postdoctoral research and clinical training. He later pursued advanced training in artificial intelligence and computational methods at Université de Montréal through an IVADO fellowship, within Montréal’s broader AI research ecosystem.

Since joining Université de Montréal in 2021, he has developed a research program in precision speech-language pathology, combining computational modelling, artificial intelligence, speech analysis, Bayesian modelling, and neuroimaging to better understand, identify, and address developmental disorders of speech, language, reading, and writing. His work also examines bilingual and multilingual development and the development of personalized and responsible approaches to clinical assessment and intervention. He contributes to national and international collaborations spanning speech-language pathology, language sciences, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

My professional activities focus primarily on translating research into speech-language pathology practice. I contribute to the development and dissemination of clinical assessment tools for language and reading and regularly provide continuing education for speech-language pathologists on topics including dyslexia, multilingual assessment, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence in clinical practice. 

I am also involved in the development of clinician-facing resources, including assessment manuals, training procedures, reproducible protocols, and decision-support resources designed to improve the integration of research evidence and emerging technologies into practice

• 2023–present — Voting Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR)
• 2023–present — Member, Cognitive Science Society
• 2017–present — International Affiliate, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• 2015–present — Affiliate Member, Association of Speech and Language Therapists of Turkey (DKTD)

• 2026–2028 — Member, Artificial Intelligence Scholarship Evaluation Committee, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Université de Montréal.

• 2025 — Chair, Faculty Recruitment Committee, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
• 2025–present — Member, Panel on Artificial Intelligence in Teaching, Rectorate, Université de Montréal.
• 2022–present — Member, AI and Digital Health Committee, Faculty of Medicine.
• 2022–present — Member, Graduate Studies Committee, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
• 2022–present — Member, Scholarship Committee, Faculty of Medicine.
• 2021–present — Member, CLIP Pedagogical Innovation Committee, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
• 2021–present — Member, Speech-Language Pathology Sector Committee, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
• 2021–present — Member, Philanthropy Committee, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

2022–2023 — Interim Director, Professional Master’s Program in Speech-Language Pathology, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Graduate students interested in pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree, as well as prospective postdoctoral fellows whose interests align with the research areas of COALab, are encouraged to contact me to discuss potential training and collaboration opportunities.

2025–2026 — Dr. Redha Touati, Postdoctoral Fellow, COALab / CHU Sainte-Justine

Doctoral Students – Ongoing

• Farhan Jahan — PhD, Université de Montréal — bilingual development and longitudinal fNIRS markers.
• Han Yao — PhD, Université de Montréal — computational models of bilingual reading and dyslexia.
• Xinya Zhang — PhD, Université de Montréal — subtypes of dyslexia in bilingual children.
• Qiwei Pan — PhD, Université de Montréal — machine learning and automatic processing of children’s speech.
• Lorna McGregor-Smith — PhD, Université de Montréal — reinforcement learning and personalization of word learning.
• Jingxi Liang — PhD, Université de Montréal — AI-derived vocal markers of language, cognitive, and emotional functioning.

Master’s Thesis – Ongoing

• Juliette Malkasse — Master’s, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France — use of generative AI to personalize materials for written-language intervention.

Completed Master’s Thesis

• Faten Bouhajeb (2023–2025) — MSc in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal — Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Screening Language Disorders in Arabic-Speaking Children.

• 2024–2026 — Aya Hadil Kriba, Professional Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology, Université de Montréal — Accuracy and Reliability of a Generative AI Model in Clinical Decision-Making in Speech-Language Pathology. 
• 2024–2026 — Gwenhaël Morvan, Professional Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology, Université de Montréal — Understanding the Challenges and Potential of Generative AI for Speech-Language Pathologists: A Scoping Review.

Research Internships

2026
Qingyi Xu — Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, BIRSC research internship, Azrieli Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine
Carolina Gambacorta — Université de Montréal, research internship
Rojin Piran — Université de Montréal, research internship
Vanessa Charles — Université de Montréal, research internship
Jessica Chamoun — Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, research internship

2025
Saif Atri — Université de Montréal, BSc in Neuroscience, research internship

2024
Tangui Morin — Université de Rennes, MSc in Computer Science, research internship
Farhan Jahan — Université de Montréal, BSc in Neuroscience, research internship
Lydia Khellaf — Université de Montréal, BSc in Neuroscience, research internship
Qianyang Jin — Université de Montréal, BSc in Neuroscience, research internship
Alyssa Ostiguy — Université de Montréal, BSc in Neuroscience, research internship

2023
Sarah Allouane — Université de Montréal, MSc in Neuroscience, research internship

2022
Geneviève Lamoureux — Université de Montréal, PhD, research internship (ORT6817)
Albert Orozco Camacho — Mila–McGill University, MSc in Computer Science, research internship
Safiye Gencer — Université de Montréal, BSc in Psychology, research internship

2021
Antonin Rossier-Bisaillon — Université de Montréal, PhD, research internship (ORT6817)

Directed Readings
2024 — Faten Bouhajeb, Université de Montréal, MSc, directed readings (ORT6868)
2023 — Geneviève Lamoureux, Université de Montréal, PhD, directed readings (ORT6868)

Scientific Mentoring
2024–2025 — Cognitive Science Society
2023 — Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (MPaL)

Doctoral Thesis Committees

• 2025 — Andréanne René — Committee member
• 2025 — Vaibhav Shah — Committee member
• 2023 — Chantale Breault — Committee member
• 2023 — Simone Poulin — Chair and rapporteur
• 2023 — Michèle Masson Trottier — Dean’s representative
• 2022 — Sarah Martineau — Dean’s representative

Master’s Thesis Committee

• 2025 — Faten Bouhajeb — Research supervisor

Comprehensive / Predoctoral Examinations

• 2026 — Georgiana Tolan— Member, predoctoral examination committee
• 2025 — Guillaume Blais — Member, predoctoral examination committee
• 2021 — Antonin Rossier-Bisaillon — Member, predoctoral examination committee
• 2021 — Julie Robidoux — Chair, predoctoral examination committee

Directed Research Project Committees

• 2023 — Benjamin Mallette — Committee member
• 2022 — Liza Lauzon — Committee member
• 2022 — Émilie Munoz — Committee member

Sponsorship Committees

• 2025 — Farhan Jahan — Research supervisor
• 2025 — Julie Robidoux — Committee chair
• 2025 — Antonin Rossier-Bisaillon — Committee member

• 2025 — Member, Scientific Committee, 12th International Congress on Speech-Language Pathology, İzmir, Türkiye — international event with approximately 1,500 participants.
• 2015 — Organizer, 8th International Congress in Speech-Language Pathology, Türkiye.
• 2013 — Organizer, 7th International Congress in Speech-Language Pathology, Türkiye.

2024 — Hasibe Kahraman, Macquarie University, Australia — doctoral thesis committee member.

Editorial Leadership

• 2026–present — Associate Editor, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
• 2024–present — Associate Editor, Journal of Research in Reading
• 2025–present — Early Career Editorial Board Member, Brain Sciences
• 2025–2026 — Guest Editor, Behavioral Sciences, Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Approaches in the Assessment and Treatment of Speech-Language Disorders
• 2024–2025 — Guest Editor, Behavioral Sciences, Special Issue on Understanding Developmental Language Disorder and Developmental Dyslexia
• 2024–present — Guest Editor, PLOS ONE
• 2024–2026 — Editorial Board Member, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
• 2024–2026 — Editorial Board Member, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Scientific Review and Peer-Review Activities

• Member of the CIHR College of Reviewers and reviewer for CIHR, FRQ, NSERC, SickKids Foundation, Brain Canada/CanNRT, and interdisciplinary funding programs.
• 2026 — CIHR Outstanding Reviewer recognition.
• Regular peer reviewer for international journals and scientific conferences in speech-language pathology, language, reading, neuropsychology, health, and artificial intelligence.

Development and dissemination of clinical assessment tools for language and reading, including TEDIL, TODIL, and FRIGU, together with technical manuals and professional training activities. Development and adaptation of multilingual assessment resources distributed through international networks, as well as reproducible protocols and resources supporting both research and clinical practice.

Continuing education for speech-language pathologists on dyslexia, multilingual assessment, and the responsible use of artificial intelligence. Knowledge mobilization activities are also conducted in collaboration with clinical and community partners.

Technology transfer and innovation: Co-founder of LinguAI, an initiative exploring the translation of artificial intelligence methods into digital screening and monitoring solutions for communication disorders. Former Innovator-in-Residence at the CHUM and NextAI. Current technology-transfer activities include automated speech analysis and the development of decision-support and screening tools designed to augment, rather than replace, professional clinical judgment.

Publications sélectionnées

Intelligence artificielle et orthophonie

Bouhajeb, F., Touati, R., & Güven, S. (2026). Multimodal AI Screening of Developmental Language Disorder in Tunisian Arabic Children: Clinical Markers and Computational Detection. Behavioral Sciences, 16(3), 375.

Pan, Q., Touati, R., & Güven, S. (2026). Why continued pre-training backfires on children’s speech: Late-layer damage, early-layer preservation. IEEE Spoken Language Technology Workshop (SLT 2026).

Morvan, G., & Güven, S. (2026). Understanding the Challenges and Potential of Generative AI for Speech-Language Pathologists: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. In press.

Lamoureux, G., & Güven, S. (2026). Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of AI-Supported Clinical Decision-Making: A National Survey and Clinician Profile Analysis. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.

Balo, E., Selvi-Balo, S., Geçtan, E., & Güven, S. (2026). From Familiarity to Clinical Use: Artificial Intelligence Adoption Among Speech-Language Pathologists in Türkiye. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. In press.

Troubles développementaux du langage et de la parole

Güven, S., Noyan-Erbaş, A., & Çağlar, N. A. (2026). Decomposing Morphological Production: Dissociable Contributions of Morphosyntactic, Morphophonological, and Phonological Processes in Turkish Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Cortex. In press.

Güven, S., Noyan-Erbaş, A., & Çağlar, N. A. (2026). When Surface Errors Mislead: Profiling Morphosyntax and Speech Realization in Children with DLD and SSD. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.

Sarıyer Temelli, M. N., & Güven, S. (2026). The Interplay of Morphosyntax and Verbal and Nonverbal Short-Term Memory in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome. Behavioral Sciences, 16(3), 315.

Güven, S., & Leonard, L. B. (2023). Verb morphology in Turkish-speaking children with and without DLD: The role of morphophonology. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 37(1), 99–123.

Güven, S., & Leonard, L. B. (2020). Production of noun suffixes by Turkish-speaking children with developmental language disorder and their typically developing peers. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 55(3), 387–400.

Lecture, dyslexie et dysgraphie

Güven, S. (2026). Developmental Graphemic Buffer Dysgraphia: Evidence from Geminates, Morphology, and Serial Position Effects. Cognitive Neuropsychology.

Güven, S. (2024). Dyslexia in Turkish: A Complex Morphological System with Highly Transparent Orthography. In Dyslexia in Many Languages (pp. 216-226). Routledge.

Güven, S., & Friedmann, N. (2022). Even in predictable orthographies: Surface dyslexia in Turkish. Scientific Studies of Reading, 26(6), 489-513.

Güven, S., & Friedmann, N. (2021). Vowel dyslexia in Turkish: A window to the complex structure of the sublexical route. PloS one, 16(3), e0249016.

Évaluation multilingue et équité linguistique

Bouhajeb, F., & Guven, S. (2026). The Cross-Linguistic Lexical Task in Tunisian Arabic: Adaptation and Pilot Evidence from Monolingual Children. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. https://doi.org/10.1159/fpl/acvag007

Pratique clinique, intervention et prise de décision fondées sur les données probantes

Gündüz, S., & Güven, S. (2026). Diagnostic accuracy of parent reports for speech-language disorders in young children: a meta-analysis. Pediatric Research, 1-9.

Lamoureux, G., & Güven, S. (2026). Evidence-based practice is not a “one-size-fits-all” approach: A Pan-Canadian survey of clinical management of preschool children who stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_AJSLP-26-00009

Pour la liste complète des publications, consulter mon profil Google Scholar / ORCID.

Invited Talks and Presentations

• 2025 – Güven, S. AI in Speech-Language Pathology: A Taboo? Panel with Kathy Malas and Rania Kassir, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal.
• 2025 – Güven, S. Cognitive and Computational Approaches to Developmental Dyslexia: A Bayesian Perspective. 12th National Speech-Language Pathology Convention, İzmir, Türkiye.
• 2025 – Güven, S. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech-Language Disorders. 12th National Speech-Language Pathology Convention, İzmir, Türkiye.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Harnessing AI for Research in Speech-Language Pathology. Panel, Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders, University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Beyond Traditional Methods: The Role of AI in Advancing Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology. IURDPM, Montréal.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Responsible Use of AI in Speech-Language Pathology. Anadolu University, Türkiye.
• 2024 – Güven, S. The Role of AI in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech-Language Disorders. Biruni University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Analyzing Speech-Language Disorders in Children Through Computational Methods. CRBLM Scientific Day, Montréal.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Subtypes of Developmental Dyslexia and the Road to Assessment. Anadolu University, Türkiye.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Empowering SLP: Leveraging AI for Childhood Disorders. McGill University, Montréal.
• 2024 – Güven, S. The Promises and Challenges of AI in Speech-Language Pathology. Symposium, Université Laval, Québec City.
• 2024 – Güven, S. Using AI for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders. 38th CHU Sainte-Justine Congress, Montréal.
• 2023 – Güven, S. Distinct Profiles in Reading Morphologically and Phonologically Complex Words. Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
• 2023 – Güven, S. How Can We Improve Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology Using Artificial Intelligence? Innovation and Technology in Health Sciences Symposium, Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
• 2022 – Güven, S. I Have an Innovative Idea: What’s Next? Panel, School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal.
• 2022 – Güven, S. AI in Speech-Language Pathology: Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks. Professional Development Days in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Montréal.
• 2022 – Güven, S. Types of Dyslexia: Road to the Assessment. Anadolu University, Türkiye.

Presentations at International Scientific Conferences

• 2026 – Pan, Q., Touati, R., & Güven, S. Why Continued Pre-Training Backfires on Children’s Speech: Late-Layer Damage, Early-Layer Preservation. IEEE Spoken Language Technology Workshop, Italy.
• 2026 – Güven, S., & Friedmann, N. Morphological Impairment Is Not Unitary: Evidence for Suffix-Selective Vulnerability in Dyslexia. 48th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• 2025 – Güven, S., & Khellaf, L. Leveraging Machine Learning for Acoustic Feature Analysis in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Insights into Emotional Profiles. 47th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
• 2025 – Güven, S., Noyan-Erbaş, A., & Çağlar, N. A. Exploring the Impact of Regularity, Frequency, and Phonological Complexity on Morphological Production in Children with DLD and Phonological Disorders. 47th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society.
• 2025 – Bouhajeb, F., & Güven, S. Artificial Intelligence for Screening Language Disorders in Arabic-Speaking Children. 92nd Acfas Congress, Montréal.
• 2025 – Bouhajeb, F., & Güven, S. AI for Screening Language Disorders. 39th CHU Sainte-Justine Congress, Montréal. Poster.
• 2023 – Lamoureux, G., & Güven, S. EBP Is Not a “One-Size-Fits-All” Approach to Treatment: Pan-Canadian Survey on Clinical Management of Preschoolers with Stuttering. 13th Oxford Dysfluency Conference, Oxford, United Kingdom.
• 2023 – Güven, S., & Friedmann, N. Distinct Profiles in Reading Morphologically and Phonologically Complex Words: Contributions from a Morphologically Complex Language. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Conference, Port Douglas, Australia.
• 2023 – Orozco, A., & Güven, S. Detection of Developmental Language Disorder Using Active Deep Learning. International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders Congress, New Zealand.
• 2022 – Güven, S., & Orozco, A. Identification of Developmental Language Disorder Using Multimodal Deep Learning: A Preliminary Study. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, United States.
• 2022 – Güven, S., & Friedmann, N. Manifestations of Developmental Surface Dyslexia in an Extremely Regular Orthography. Academy of Aphasia, Philadelphia, United States.
• 2022 – Güven, S., Friedmann, N., & Noyan-Erbaş, A. Moved vs. In Situ DPs in Turkish: Wh-Questions and Relative Clauses in Hearing Impairment and Developmental Language Disorder. Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition, Frankfurt, Germany.

Trainee and COALab Presentations

• 2026 – Jahan, F., & Güven, S. Longitudinal Follow-up of Early Neural Markers of Developmental Language Disorder in Bilingual Preschool Children: An fNIRS Study. 40th CHU Sainte-Justine Research Congress.
• 2026 – Xu, Q., Pan, Q., & Güven, S. From Audio to Clinical Markers: An Automated Pipeline for Analyzing Spontaneous Language in Preschool-Aged Children. Summer Student Research Conference, Azrieli Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine. Oral presentation.
• 2026 – Charles, V., Pan, Q., & Güven, S. Toward a Reliable, Transcript-Free Annotation Framework for Cognitive Speech Markers in Pediatric Clinical Recordings. Summer Student Research Conference, Azrieli Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine. Oral presentation.
• 2026 – Chamoun, J., Pan, Q., & Güven, S. Influence of Speech Production Task on Vocal Arousal and Valence in a Preschool-Aged Child. Summer Student Research Conference, Azrieli Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine. Oral presentation.
• 2026 – Piran, R., Yao, H., Zhang, X., & Güven, S. Toward the Identification of Developmental Dyslexia Subtypes in French-Speaking Canadian Children: Adaptation of the MALABI Dyslexia Screening Test. Summer Student Research Conference, Azrieli Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine. Oral presentation.
• 2026 – Kiriba, A. H., & Güven, S. Accuracy and Reliability of Generative AI Models in Clinical Decision-Making in Speech-Language Pathology. Student Research Day in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal. Poster.
• 2026 – Pan, Q., & Güven, S. Why Continued Pre-Training Backfires on Children’s Speech: Late-Layer Damage, Early-Layer Preservation. Student Research Day in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Université de Montréal. Poster.