A Minimalistic Approach to Predict and Understand the Relation of App Usage with Students’ Academic PerformanceDue to usage of self-reported data which may contain biasness, the existing studies may not unveil the exact relation between academic grades and app categories such as Video. Additionally, the existing systems’ requirement for data of prolonged period to predict grades may not facilitate early intervention to improve it. Thus, we presented an app that retrieves past 7 days’ actual app usage data within a second (Mean=0.31s, SD=1.1s). Our analysis on 124 Bangladeshi students’ real-time data demonstrates app usage sessions have a significant (p<0.05) negative association with CGPA. However, the Productivity and Books categories have a significant positive association whereas Video has a significant negative association. Moreover, the high and low CGPA holders have significantly different app usage behavior. Leveraging only the instantly accessed data, our machine learning model predicts CGPA within ±0.36 of the actual CGPA. We discuss the design implications that can be potential for students to improve grades.2023MAMd Sabbir Ahmed et al.Online Learning & MOOC PlatformsIntelligent Tutoring Systems & Learning AnalyticsMobileHCI
MFS Design in Appstore-enabled Smart Featurephones for Low-literate, Marginalized CommunitiesMobile Financial Services (MFS) has gained significant popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among marginalized and low-income, low-literate communities around the world. Such communities have not been traditionally considered while designing MFS services via smartphone apps or USSD services in featurephones. Financial constraints limit such end-users towards basic featurephones, where recent appstore support has made it possible to deploy app-based MFS solutions beyond USSD. This new featurephone platform is a relatively underexplored area in terms of addressing design issues related to aforementioned end-users while developing MFS solutions. Our work addresses this gap by presenting qualitative findings on barriers to technology access focused on MFS solutions in marginal communities. We present a prototype non-USSD, app-based solution on an appstore-supported featurephone platform designed via a human-centered approach. This work has the potential to increase the financial inclusivity of marginalized communities in cashless MFS transactions via low-cost, appstore-enabled featurephones.2023MRMohammad Rayed et al.North South UniversityDeveloping Countries & HCI for Development (HCI4D)Sustainable HCICHI
Understanding the Education of Children with Autism in Bangladesh: Parents’ PerspectiveThis paper aims to understand the educational settings of children with autism (CWA) in the specialized schools of Bangladesh from their parents’ perspective. Sparse research in the same context to understand teachers’ perceptions has been found. Though parents and teachers are an integral part of these children’s educational experience, limited research has been conducted to deeply understand and facilitate parent-teacher relationships to offer CWA an improved learning experience in Bangladesh. Our in-depth qualitative study on urban parents (N=10) showed current challenges and opportunities relating to the schools designed for CWA. The work takes a close look at the existing concerns and confirms that parent-teacher communication in special schools here is not a straightforward one because of other complicated interferences (e.g., social and familial stigma, lack of transparency from administrators, insufficient qualified teachers) as felt by the parents. Nevertheless, the remarkable coverage of cellular networks and increasing usage of mobile phones in Bangladesh places us in a unique position to expect positive changes by employing ICT, which we believe will open avenues for future researchers and guide them in implementing robust technology to support an improved learning environment for the CWA and their families.2021AHAnurata Prabha Hridi et al.Educational Technology and EnvironmentsCSCW
Religion and Women's Intimate Health: Towards an Inclusive Approach to HealthcareWe present findings from a three country study exploring the intersection between female intimate health and religious beliefs. Through a qualitative study with Muslim female populations in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Malaysia, three different Muslim majority contexts, we examine the deep impact Islamic beliefs have on female intimate health and well-being. Our study investigates the perceptions, attitudes and behaviours of Muslim women to their own intimate and sexual bodies through their experiences of menarche, marriage and reproduction and menopause. The intersection of religion and female sexual bodies and health is a neglected area within HCI and we highlight how inextricably specific Islamic values are linked with women's reproductive health in Muslim communities. We further discuss the opportunities and challenges of designing technologies for religious, non-secular beliefs and values with the aim to improve intimate health practices amongst Muslim women and to broaden the scope of health design within HCI.2021MMMaryam Mustafa et al.Lahore University of Management SciencesReproductive & Women's HealthInclusive DesignTechnology Ethics & Critical HCICHI
"They Don't Leave Us Alone Anywhere We Go": Gender and Digital Abuse in South AsiaSouth Asia faces one of the largest gender gaps online globally, and online safety is one of the main barriers to gender-equitable Internet access [GSMA, 2015]. To better understand the gendered risks and coping practices online in South Asia, we present a qualitative study of the online abuse experiences and coping practices of 199 people who identified as women and 6 NGO staff from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, using a feminist analysis. We found that a majority of our participants regularly contended with online abuse, experiencing three major abuse types: cyberstalking, impersonation, and personal content leakages. Consequences of abuse included emotional harm, reputation damage, and physical and sexual violence. Participants coped through informal channels rather than through technological protections or law enforcement. Altogether, our findings point to opportunities for designs, policies, and algorithms to improve women's safety online in South Asia.2019NSNithya Sambasivan et al.GoogleOnline Harassment & Counter-ToolsGender & Race Issues in HCITechnology Ethics & Critical HCICHI
HCI Across Borders: Paving New PathwaysThe HCI Across Borders (HCIxB) community has been growing in recent years, thanks in particular to the Development Consortium at CHI 2016 and the HCIxB Symposium at CHI 2017. For CHI 2018, we would like to organize an HCIxB symposium that focuses on building the scholarship potential and quality of junior HCIxB researchers---paving new pathways, while also strengthening the ties between the more and less junior members of the community.2018NKNeha Kumar et al.Georgia Institute of TechnologyParticipatory DesignUser Research Methods (Interviews, Surveys, Observation)Computational Methods in HCICHI