Narjes Pourjafarian

Pourjafarian is a human-computer interaction researcher working on personal fabrication, wearable computing, embedded sensing, and sustainable electronics. Her work aims to make building circuits and sensors feel as immediate as sketching, while extending interactive devices to bodies, textiles, and everyday objects with attention to repair, reuse, and environmental responsibility. Personal website

Her highlighted work includes ProForm (UIST 2025 Best Paper), texTENG (AHs 2025 Best Paper), 3D Touch (TOG 2024 Honorable Mention), and Haptic Servos (CHI 2023 Honorable Mention). The site also lists Embrogami, RoboSketch, Print-A-Sketch, and BodyStylus. Projects and publications

• Current | Northeastern University | Postdoctoral researcher in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Works with Professor Gregory Abowd on personal fabrication, wearable systems, embedded sensing, and sustainable electronics. Personal website
• Earlier | Cornell University Hybrid Body Lab; MIT Responsive Environments Group | Research work
  • The personal website lists both as research experience before Northeastern; it does not provide start or end years. Personal website
• Doctoral period | Saarland University Human-Computer Interaction Group | Doctoral researcher
  • Worked on embedded sensing, customized sensate surfaces, and body-based interaction; the Saarland page now identifies her as a PhD graduate. Saarland HCI profile

• 2023·Saarland University·Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) in Computer Science
  • Dissertation: Physical sketching tools and techniques for customized sensate surfaces; the repository records the oral examination on 7 June 2023. Saarland repository record
• Year not stated | Saarland University | MSc in Computer Science
  • The Saarland HCI profile describes this as her second MSc degree. Saarland HCI profile
• Year not stated | Shiraz University | MSc in Control Systems Engineering
  • Listed as her first MSc degree on the Saarland HCI profile. Saarland HCI profile
• Year not stated | Shiraz University of Technology | BSc in Electrical Engineering
  • Degree background listed on the Saarland HCI profile. Saarland HCI profile

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