Usability and User Experience Evaluation of a Travel Planning App Developed in Bangla Utilizing User-Centered Design Principle

Keywords

• usability evaluation
• User-centered design
• user experience evaluation
• destination recommendation
• User Experience Questionnaire
• domestic tourism
• System usability scale
• budget monitoring
• mobile application design

CCDS Authors

Ashraful Islam, PhD

Ashraful Islam, PhD

• Center Director, CCDS
• Director, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Published at

CHI, UIST, UbiComp, IJCNN, ICIP, HCII, ICDMW, BLP, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, JMIR, JMIR Human Factors, JMIR Formative Research, IEEE Access, Smart Agricultural Technology, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, PLOS ONE

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction, AI for Social Good, AI for Public Health, AI for Impact

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