HCI

Human-Computer Interaction

Research Focus

Research in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) involves the design of computer and AI systems that interact with humans. The HCI wing at CCDS focus their research on several aspects of HCI including affective computing, health informatics and mHealth, human robot interaction (HRI), and design science.

Objectives

HCI wing consists of experienced researchers in the field of Health Informatic, mHealth, and HRI. Our research involves building computational models that can recognize and interpret human affects and cognitive states. These models are then used to design digital interfaces that can simulate human affects, interact with users more efficiently and also generate appropriate behaviors in robotic systems. We are especially interested in research in health informatics and mHealth. We explore the design, development, adoption and application of IT based innovations such as wearable sensors, mobile devices, and digital platforms. These innovations enable real-time monitoring of health conditions, management and understanding of health data, as well as design and implementation of persuasive technologies that aim to change user’s health behavior. Our research emphasizes the development of such innovative solutions that are both functional and theoretically grounded.

People

Director

Ashraful Islam, PhD
Ashraful Islam

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

Prof. M Ashraful Amin, PhD
M Ashraful Amin, PhD

Prof. M Ashraful Amin, PhD

  • Founder Director, CCDS
  • Director, AI/ML, HCI & DS Wings

Professor

+1 more affiliation

Department of Information Sciences and Technology

George Mason University, USA

Published at

ACL, CHI, UbiComp, ECAI, WACV, PAKDD, IJCNN, ICPR, ICIP, HCII, CLEF, BLP, Scientific Reports, JMIR, IEEE Access, Smart Agricultural Technology, Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, PLOS ONE

Research Interests

Machine Learning, Cognitive & Vision Science, Cybernetics, Surveillance & Security, ICT in Education, Health, & Agriculture, Human-Computer Interaction, Internet of Things, Robotics

Moinul I Zaber, PhD
Moinul I Zaber, PhD

Moinul I Zaber, PhD

  • Director, HCI Wing
  • Supervisor, DS Wing

Professor

+2 more affiliations

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Dhaka University

Published at

ICPR, HCII, JMIR

Research Interests

Computational Social Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Telecommunication Policy

Supervisor

Reefka Fabliha Tulona
Reefka Fabliha Tulona

Reefka Fabliha Tulona

  • Supervisor, HCI & WiSE Wings

Lecturer B

Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Research Interests

AI & Machine Learning for Healthcare, Biomedical Signal & Medical Image Processing, Embedded Systems & Edge AI, Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), Computer Vision for Biomedical Applications, Human-Centered & Explainable AI, Digital Health & Health Informatics

Collaborator

Avdesh Mishra, PhD
Avdesh Mishra, PhD

Avdesh Mishra, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Texas, USA

Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Bioinformatics, Computational and Structural Biology, Biomedical Informatics, Evolutionary Computation, Information Retrieval and Text Mining, Big Data

Beenish Moalla Chaudhry, PhD
Beenish Moalla Chaudhry, PhD

Beenish Moalla Chaudhry, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Associate Professor

School of Computing and Informatics

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Published at

UIST, HCII, JMIR Human Factors, JMIR Formative Research

D. M. Anisuzzaman, PhD
D. M. Anisuzzaman, PhD

D. M. Anisuzzaman, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Senior Data Science Analyst

Mayo Clinic

Research Interests

Image Processing, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning

Ekram Hossain
Ekram Hossain

Ekram Hossain

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Research Data Engineer II

University of Rochester Medical Center

Eshtiak Ahmed
Eshtiak Ahmed

Eshtiak Ahmed

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Doctoral Researcher

Gamification Group

Tampere University, Finland

Published at

UbiComp, ICIP, HCII, IEEE Access

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Gamification and Assistive Technologies

MD Faisal Kabir, PhD
Md Faisal Kabir, PhD

MD Faisal Kabir, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Computer Science

Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg

Research Interests

Data Mining, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Health Informatics, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for health research

Farzana Anowar, PhD
Farzana Anowar, PhD

Farzana Anowar, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Senior Data Analytics Specialist

+1 more affiliation

Government of Saskatchewan, Canada

Published at

HCII, IEEE Access

Research Interests

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition

Ishtiaque Ahmed, PhD
Ishtiaque Ahmed

Ishtiaque Ahmed, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Associate Professor

+1 more affiliation

Computer Science

University of Toronto

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction, Information and Communication Technology and Development

Md Rakibul Islam, PhD
Md Rakibul Islam, PhD

Md Rakibul Islam, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Lamar University

Published at

Scientific Data

Research Interests

Human Aspects in Software Engineering, Software Security, Source Code Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Bioinformatics

Mehedi Hassan, PhD
Mehedi Hassan, PhD

Mehedi Hassan, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Instructor

+1 more affiliation

University of Arkansas

Moath Awawdeh, PhD
Moath Awawdeh, PhD

Moath Awawdeh, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Engineering

Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Muhammad Usama Islam, PhD
Muhammad Usama Islam

Muhammad Usama Islam, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

+1 more affiliation

Metro State University

Nazmul Shahadat, PhD
Nazmul Shahadat, PhD

Nazmul Shahadat, PhD

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science

University of Truman State University, Missouri, USA

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction

Sanzana Karim Lora
Sanzana Karim Lora

Sanzana Karim Lora

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Lecturer

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

East West University

Research Interests

Natural Language Processing for Low-Resource Languages, Deep Learning, Computational Social Science, Social Media Analytics

Md Shoaib Ahmed
MD SHOAIB AHMED

Md Shoaib Ahmed

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Graduate Research Assistant

+1 more affiliation

Boise State University

Research Interests

Trustworthy and Responsible AI, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Model, Agentic AI, Explainable AI, Misinformation Detection and Mitigation, Recommender Systems

Syed Tangim Pasha
Syed Tangim Pasha

Syed Tangim Pasha

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Lecturer

Department of Computing and Information System

Daffodil International University

Published at

UbiComp

Research Interests

Health Informatics, Affective Computing, Digital Health, Wearable Computing

Tanjim Taharat Aurpa
Tanjim Taharat Aurpa

Tanjim Taharat Aurpa

  • Collaborator, DS & HCI Wings

Chairman

Department of Data Science and Engineering

University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh

Research Interests

Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning

Research Assistant

Deawan Rakin Ahamed Remal
Deawan Rakin Ahamed Remal

Deawan Rakin Ahamed Remal

  • Research Assistant, HCI Wing

Published at

HCII

Research Interests

Natural Language Processing, Health Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision

Istiaq Ahmed
Istiaq Ahmed

Istiaq Ahmed

  • Research Assistant, HCI Wing

Published at

CHI, HCII

Research Interests

mHealth, Human-Computer Interaction, Cross-Platform App/Website Development

Recent publications (1)

Istiaq Ahmed, Syed Niaz Mohtasim, Faiza Omar Arpita, Ashraful Islam, M. Ashraful Amin

A Conceptual Design Framework of GorbhoShongi App for Mental Well-Being Among Bangladeshi Pregnant and Postpartum Women

HCI International 2024 – Late Breaking Posters, pp. 3-13, 2025

Book ChapterDOIURL
  • large language model chatbots
  • low-fidelity prototypes
  • postpartum women
  • conceptual design framework
  • multilingual app
  • mobile health apps
  • maternal mental health
  • maternal and child health
  • Pregnancy
  • Bangladesh
  • SDG 3Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5Gender Equality

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