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Publications

Publications

Journal articles, conference papers, workshop contributions and extended abstracts from 2014 onward, listed under the area each belongs to and newest first within it.

01

Neurodivergent Children & Assistive Technology

17 papers · 2014–2025
2025

Rehnuma: Interactive Companions for Speech-Delayed Children

N Sohail, SA Zaidi, H Yasin, N Bhatti, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 24th Interaction Design and Children, 938–943

IDC
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2022

Emotion and memory model for social robots: a reinforcement learning based behaviour selection

MI Ahmad, Y Gao, F Alnajjar, S Shahid, O Mubin

Behaviour & Information Technology 41 (15), 3210–3236

Journal
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2020

Humanoid robots and autistic children: A review on technological tools to assess social attention and engagement

F Alnajjar, ML Cappuccio, O Mubin, R Arshad, S Shahid

International Journal of Humanoid Robotics 17 (06)

Journal
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2020

Web-alap: A web-based LaTeX editor for blind individuals

S Arooj, S Zulfiqar, M Qasim Hunain, S Shahid, A Karim

Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference

ASSETS
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2020

Automated generation of accessible PDF

S Zulfiqar, S Arooj, U Hayat, S Shahid, A Karim

Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference

ASSETS
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2020

An Exploratory Study on Supporting Persons with Aphasia in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities

W Riaz, G Ali, M Abid, IN Butt, A Shahzad, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference

ASSETS
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2020

Impact of exergames and game elements on cerebral palsy children: resistance and sound

Q Ain, M Bukhari, SAU Tirmizi, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference

IDC
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2020

EAST: early autism screening tool for preschoolers

MB Arshad, MF Sarwar, MF Zaidi, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2019

Peppy: a paper-based augmented reality application to help children against dysgraphia

M Abid, MA Bhimra, M Mubeen, AB Zahid, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2019

Alap: Accessible LaTeX based mathematical document authoring and presentation

A Manzoor, S Arooj, S Zulfiqar, M Parvez, S Shahid, A Karim

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2018

Assistive Debugging to Support Accessible LaTeX Based Document Authoring

A Manzoor, M Parvez, S Shahid, A Karim

Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference

ASSETS
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2017

Interactive Urdu braille learning system for parents of visually impaired students

MZ Iqbal, S Shahid, M Naseem

Proceedings of the 19th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference

ASSETS
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2017

Towards the applicability of Nao robot for children with autism in Pakistan

MI Ahmad, S Shahid, A Tahir

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 463–472

INTERACT
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2016

Skeuomorphic, flat or material design: requirements for designing mobile planning applications for students with autism spectrum disorder

S Shahid, J ter Voort, M Somers, I Mansour

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

MobileHCI
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2015

A usability study of an assistive touch voice interface based automated teller machine (ATM)

S Muneeb, M Naseem, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computing for Development, 115–116

DEV
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2015

Design and evaluation of mobile learning applications for autistic children in Pakistan

MI Ahmad, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 436–444

INTERACT
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2014

A game-based intervention for improving the communication skills of autistic children in Pakistan

MI Ahmad, S Shahid, JS Maganheim

International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons, 513–516

ICCHP
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02

Mental Health & Digital Wellbeing

12 papers · 2018–2025
2025

Safe and Seen: Designing Secure Mental Health Support for Students in Intrusion-Prone Spaces

E Khalid, S Mohsin, N Khan, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 670–679

INTERACT
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2025

Mitigating Toxicity in Social Media: Redesign Guidelines for Cultivating Positive User Interactions in the Instagram Threads App

H Ahmad, N Khan, S Shahid

Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2024

Navigating academic transition: unveiling mental health challenges in the shift from high school to university

N Khan, RF Syeda, K Aijaz, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2023

An AI chat-based solution aimed to screen postpartum depression

B Ahtisham, S Tausif, ZH Bhatti, A Masood, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 319–328

INTERACT
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2022

The design of persuasive prompts to induce behavioural change through an mHealth application for people with depression

R Arshad, A Hamid, S Shahid

Behaviour & Information Technology 41 (12), 2497–2513

Journal
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2022

What are you thinking?: Using CBT and storytelling to improve mental health among college students

A Hamid, R Arshad, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2021

Trolls without borders: A cross-cultural examination of victim reactions to verbal and silent aggression online

CL Cook, J Schaafsma, ML Antheunis, S Shahid, JHT Lin, HW Nijtmans

Frontiers in Psychology 12

Journal
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2021

Learning from the past: a systematic review on risk and protective factors for psychological distress in past infectious epidemics and COVID-19

AW Chaudhry, B Kazmi, S Sharjeel, Z Akhtar, S Shahid

Journal of Research in Psychology 3, 1–54

Journal
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2020

Talkit: Localized, Anonymous Depression Caretaker

S Khan, U Zia, N Ali, T Ali, S Ali, S Shahid

International Seminar of Science and Applied Technology, 583–590

Conference
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2019

Exploring the Application of Social Robots in Understanding Bullying Perpetrators

A Hasib, MNA Kitchlew, S Jamal, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 635–639

INTERACT
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2019

Acceptability of persuasive prompts to induce behavioral change in people suffering from depression

R Arshad, MA Baig, M Tariq, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 120–139

INTERACT
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2018

Tracking feels oppressive and 'punishy': Exploring the costs and benefits of self-monitoring for health and wellness

R Orji, R Lomotey, K Oyibo, F Orji, J Blustein, S Shahid

Digital Health 4

Journal
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03

Learning & Educational Technology

20 papers · 2014–2026
2026

Relief or displacement? How teachers are negotiating generative AI's role in their professional practice

A Dangol, S Kotiyal, R Wolfe, AJ Bowers, A Vigil, J Yip, JA Kientz, et al.

Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2024

ChatGPT In The Classroom: Guidelines for Integrating AI-Assisted Learning into Pakistani Children's Academic Journey

N Khan, HE Daud, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

ICTD
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2023

Developing participatory methods to consider the ethics of emerging technologies for children

JP Hourcade, M Alper, AN Antle, GE Baykal, E Bonsignore, T Clegg, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2021

Child-computer interaction in the global south: Designing for children on the margins

S Shahid, O Mubin, A Al Mahmud, Z Iftikhar, R Arshad

Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2021

Meri kahani: A gamified solution to teach computational thinking to female teenagers in low resource communities

M Masood, MA Khawaja, MS Sharif, O Iqbal, M Mehmood Butt, S Shahid

Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2020

Learning traffic rules with a social robot in Pakistan

MI Ahmad, M Abid, M Shahrukh, Y Iftikhar, T Zainab, SM Hussain, et al.

Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

HRI
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2019

Ustaad: a mobile platform for teaching illiterates

SAU Tirmizi, Y Iftikhar, S Ali, A Ehsan, A Ehsan, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 788–796

INTERACT
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2019

Kahaniyan — designing for acquisition of Urdu as a second language

S Hassan, A Hasib, S Shahid, S Asif, A Khan

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 207–216

INTERACT
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2019

Robot's adaptive emotional feedback sustains children's social engagement and promotes their vocabulary learning: a long-term child–robot interaction study

MI Ahmad, O Mubin, S Shahid, J Orlando

Adaptive Behavior 27 (4), 243–266

Journal
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2018

Computer mediated playful interactions: investigating how variations in the level of gaze affect children's gameplay

S Shahid

Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2018

A perceptual and behavioral analysis of facial cues to deception in interactions between children and a virtual agent

MS Pereira, J de Lange, S Shahid, M Swerts

International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction 15, 1–12

Journal
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2017

Emotion and Memory Model for a Robotic Tutor as a Social Partner in a Learning Environment

M Ahmad, O Mubin, S Shahid, J Orlando

Proc. SLaTE 2017, 18–24

Conference
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2016

Comparing a perceptual and an automated vision-based method for lie detection in younger children

M Serras Pereira, R Cozijn, E Postma, S Shahid, M Swerts

Frontiers in Psychology 7

Journal
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2016

Children's facial expressions in truthful and deceptive interactions with a virtual agent

M Serras Pereira, J de Lange, S Shahid, M Swerts

Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Human Agent Interaction

HAI
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2016

Children's lying behaviour in interactions with personified robots

MS Pereira, Y Nijs, S Shahid, M Swerts

Proceedings of the 30th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

BCS HCI
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2016

Exploring a new model for online child collaboration for design tasks, inspired by traditional crowdsourcing platforms

MA Bak, JV Khan, SC Shahid, A Abdullah

Conference
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2015

Interactive toys in the home: A parent's perspective

O Mubin, D Rutishauser, M Novoa, D Wainohu, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 573–577

INTERACT
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2015

Experiences of teaching HCI to a multidisciplinary cohort of computing and design students

O Mubin, AA Mahmud, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 542–545

INTERACT
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2014

Child–robot interaction across cultures: How does playing a game with a social robot compare to playing a game alone or with a friend?

S Shahid, E Krahmer, M Swerts

Computers in Human Behavior 40, 86–100

Journal
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2014

Low-fidelity prototyping tablet applications for children

E Bertou, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interaction Design and Children, 257–260

IDC
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04

Ageing, Dementia & Care Technologies

4 papers · 2014–2021
2021

Virtual reality (VR)-based environmental enrichment in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia

W Riaz, ZY Khan, A Jawaid, S Shahid

Brain Sciences 11 (8), 1103

Journal
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2018

A comparative study on the effectiveness of adaptive exergames for stroke rehabilitation in Pakistan

HA Khan, M Parvez, S Shahid, A Javaid

Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2015

Social engagement in elderly care homes: towards designing an application to reduce social loneliness

J ter Voort, J Radstaat, M Douma, L Clarijs, R Arnts, S Shahid

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 327–333

HCII
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2014

Never too old to use a tablet: designing tablet applications for the cognitively and physically impaired elderly

L Muskens, R van Lent, A Vijfvinkel, P van Cann, S Shahid

International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons, 391–398

ICCHP
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05

Gender, Equity & Technology

10 papers · 2016–2026
2026

"Anyone Can Do It": Challenging Gender Stereotypes Among Pakistani Pre-Teenagers

MST Hassan, CU Alam, A Irfan, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 25th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2025

Mind the Dark: A Gamified Exploration of Deceptive Design Awareness for Children in the Digital Age

N Khan, HE Daud, S Shahid

arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.23017

arXiv
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2025

Shaoor: Redefining Sex Education in Pakistan Through Parent-Led Solutions

S Naseem, M Malik, H Tarar, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 24th Interaction Design and Children, 81–88

IDC
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2025

Virtual Reality-Based Training for Sexual Harassment Awareness and Bystander Intervention at University Campuses in Pakistan

N Khan, HE Daud, E Khalid, T Khan, S Shahid

International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 98–112

HCII
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2023

Why bystanders (don't) post about violence: Contextualizing individual versus socialized rationales of observers' publication intentions

PS Bayerl, S Shahid, P Moitroux

Social Media + Society 9 (1)

Journal
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2021

Designing parental monitoring and control technology: A systematic review

Z Iftikhar, QR Haq, O Younus, T Sardar, H Arif, M Javed, S Shahid

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 676–700

INTERACT
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2018

Eliciting social biases in children using tangible games

S Jamal, MF Zaidi, S Shahid, MNA Kitchlew

Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2017

Helping pregnant women in the rural areas of Pakistan using a low-cost interactive system

A Abid, S Shahid

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

ICTD
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2016

Baby+ — a mobile application to support pregnant women in Pakistan

UU Sajjad, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

MobileHCI
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2016

Mehfooz Aurat: Transforming smart phones into women safety devices against harassment

MY Sarosh, MA Yousaf, MM Javed, S Shahid

Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

ICTD
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06

Other Work

30 papers · 2014–2025
2025

Towards Misinformation Resilience in Pakistan: A Participatory Study with Low-Socioeconomic Status Adults

MA Sohail, A Hassan, S Hammad, S Masood, S Shahid

arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.06147

arXiv
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2025

Lost in translation: Researchers' reflections on writing in English for CHI

S Sharma, B Norouzi, EPG White, E Durall Gazulla, MYK Yousufi, N Iivari, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2024

Role of civil society organizations in empowering PWDs: A case study of Disability Rights Action Group

B Hassan, S Javed, S Shahid, G Mustafa

Journal of Social & Organizational Matters

Journal
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2023

T1D buddy: A hybrid solution to provide type 1 diabetic support for early diagnosed children

EB Khan, HE Daud, A Rehman, R Shah Jahan, A Zaka, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children

IDC
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2023

Advancing HCI Research and Education within and across South Asia

D Gamage, AS Wani, P Jain, DR Padhi, PP Borah, AR Menon, W Mishra, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2022

The effectiveness of robot-enacted messages to reduce the consumption of high-sugar energy drinks

I Kharub, M Lwin, A Khan, O Mubin, S Shahid

Informatics 9 (2), 49

Journal
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2022

Platformisation of digital financial services (DFS): the journey of DFS in the global north and global south

P Jain, AJ Blandin, J O'Neill, M Perry, S Ibtasam, S Shahid, B Chugh, et al.

CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts, 1–5

CHI
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2021

From the margins to the centre: defining new mission and vision for HCI research in South Asia

P Jain, S Ibtasam, S Sharma, N Bhattacharya, A Tuli, D Gamage, D Jain, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2021

Technology, privacy, and user opinions of COVID-19 mobile apps for contact tracing: Systematic search and content analysis

M Elkhodr, O Mubin, Z Iftikhar, M Masood, B Alsinglawi, S Shahid, et al.

Journal of Medical Internet Research 23 (2)

Journal
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2021

The new norm: Computer Science conferences respond to COVID-19

O Mubin, F Alnajjar, A Shamail, S Shahid, S Simoff

Scientometrics 126 (2), 1813–1827

Journal
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2020

Can a robot invigilator prevent cheating?

O Mubin, M Cappuccio, F Alnajjar, MI Ahmad, S Shahid

AI & Society 35 (4), 981–989

Journal
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2020

Asian CHI symposium: HCI research from Asia and on Asian contexts and cultures

BPV Samson, S Shahid, A Matsufuji, C Wacharamanotham, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2020

Designing Digital Payments for Next Billion Users

P Jain, S Ibtasam, DK Balkrishan, N Ahmed, M Jones, S Shahid, L Razaq, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2019

Sugar ka saathi — a case study designing digital self-management tools for people living with diabetes in Pakistan

K Zeb, S Lindsay, S Shahid, W Riaz, M Jones

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 161–181

INTERACT
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2019

Refugees & HCI SIG: Situating HCI within humanitarian research

R Talhouk, K Aal, A Weibert, M Krüger, V Wulf, K Fisher, F Tachtler, et al.

Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

CHI
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2018

Verbal design: a participatory design approach with illiterate patient user groups

K Zeb, S Lindsay, S Shahid, M Jones

Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems

DIS
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2017

ICT intervention for agriculture development: Designing an IVR system for farmers in Pakistan

W Riaz, H Durrani, S Shahid, AA Raza

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

ICTD
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2017

A Digital Intervention for Measuring Infants' Growth in the Developing Context

Z Aziz, I Nadeem, S Shahid

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

ICTD
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2017

Investigating the requirements of an online emergency response platform

M Krüger, SSO Ahmad, S Shahid

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development

ICTD
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2017

Personalized persuasion in online advertisements: A case study of a micro-funding website

S Shahid, N Heise, S Zaman

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 433–441

INTERACT
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2017

LiveDliver & HepOrganizer: A Digital No to Hepatitis in Pakistan

M Abdul Ghafoor, A Abbasi, MF Zaidi, F Arshad, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts

CHI
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2017

Codeease: harnessing method clone structures for reuse

S Abid, S Javed, M Naseem, S Shahid, HA Basit, Y Higo

2017 IEEE 11th International Workshop on Software Clones, 1–7

IEEE
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2016

Interactive Advertisements in an IoT Era

VJ Khan, D Bonné, S Shahid

International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment

Conference
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2016

Supporting Pakistani farmers through digital means: An exploratory study

S Ali, H Durrani, M Naeem, W Riaz, S Shahid

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts

CHI
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2015

Is your body lying? Exploring bodily cues for deception using an automated movement analysis

MS Pereira, S Shahid, E Postma, M Swerts

Proceedings of the Facial Analysis and Animation

Conference
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2015

The relationship between technical and nontechnical skills within a simulation-based ureteroscopy training environment

O Brunckhorst, S Shahid, A Aydin, S Khan, C McIlhenny, J Brewin, et al.

Journal of Surgical Education 72 (5), 1039–1044

Journal
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2015

Video-conferencing in e-commerce website: effect on perceived service quality and trust

S Shahid, A Al Mahmud, O Mubin

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 616–620

INTERACT
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2015

First Impression Matters: Exploring the mediating effect of previous experience on the perception of beauty and usability

S Shahid, O Mubin

IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 555–558

INTERACT
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2015

Crisis communication by police through Twitter: Effect of message tone and content on message acceptance?

R van Garling, S Shahid, S Bayerl

Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Social Media, 563–570

ECSM
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2014

Games for Good

C van Miltenburg, S Shahid

Other
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The projects behind the papers

Most of these papers started as student work in the lab. The projects page lists all of it — including the studies and prototypes that never reached publication.