Papers by Houda Elmimouni
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2023
Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Robotic Telepresence (RT) is a promising medium for students who are unable to attend in-person c... more Robotic Telepresence (RT) is a promising medium for students who are unable to attend in-person classes. It enables remote students to be present in the classroom and interact with their classmates and instructors. However, it can be limiting to their identity selfperception and projection, which may have repercussions on the social dynamics and inclusion within the classroom. We present preliminary findings of a qualitative analysis of 12 observations and interviews with RT attendees. We examine RT design and use aspects that either supported identity self-perception and projection or limited it. Finally, we present telepresence robots design and use recommendations for the classroom context. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Collaborative and social computing systems and tools; Accessibility technologies.
The 18th International Symposium on Open Collaboration, 2022
We examine how a diverse global readership assigns trust to Wikipedia articles, and the strategie... more We examine how a diverse global readership assigns trust to Wikipedia articles, and the strategies they use to assess Wikipedia's credibility. Through surveys and interviews, we develop and refine a Wikipedia trust taxonomy that describes the mechanisms by which readers assess the credibility of Wikipedia articles. Our findings suggest that readers draw on direct experience, established online content credibility indicators, and their own mental models of Wikipedia's editorial process in their credibility assessments. Our findings can help the development of general online information assessment frameworks and the design of open collaboration systems to support credibility evaluation and trust calibration.
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2020
This work investigates the usage of similarity, symmetry, and closure as outlined by Gestalt Prin... more This work investigates the usage of similarity, symmetry, and closure as outlined by Gestalt Principles. The data was compiled from manual observations of 60 different websites. Of these websites, 30 were from the Top 30 Websites on the Web and the other 30 were from the Webby Awards 2018 and 2019 Nominees. Analysis was conducted to observe the features that experts in the design and interactive media field reinforce in their productions. Some prominent features include: object similarities, symmetrical structures, and low closure usage.
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts
The last several years have seen a strong growth of telerobotic technologies with promising impli... more The last several years have seen a strong growth of telerobotic technologies with promising implications for many areas of learning. HCI has contributed to these discussions, mainly with studies on user experiences and user interfaces of telepresence robots. However, only a few telerobot studies have addressed everyday use in real-world learning environments. In the post-COVID 19 world, sociotechnical uncertainties and unforeseen challenges to learning in hybrid learning environments constitute a unique frontier where robotic and immersive technologies can mediate learning experiences. The aim of this workshop is to set the stage for a new wave of HCI research that accounts for and begins to develop new insights, concepts, and methods for use of immersive and telerobotic technologies in real-world learning environments. Participants are invited to collaboratively defne an HCI research agenda focused on robot-mediated learning in the wild, which will require examining end-user engagements and questioning underlying concepts regarding telerobots for learning. CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Collaborative and social computing systems and tools; Accessibility technologies.
USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS), 2020
This study lays the basis for a grounded explanation of privacy-enhancing technology (PET) use by... more This study lays the basis for a grounded explanation of privacy-enhancing technology (PET) use by reporting on a survey of the technologies identified as privacy enhancing by privacy experts and non-experts. Differences between the two samples suggest that experts identify PETs as technologies whose primary function is enhancing privacy, whereas nonexperts view privacy enhancement as a supplemental function incorporated into other technologies. This poster describes how such differences can be used to generate insights about future directions for privacy research and design.
OpenSym, 2022
We examine how a diverse global readership assigns trust to Wikipedia articles, and the strategie... more We examine how a diverse global readership assigns trust to Wikipedia articles, and the strategies they use to assess Wikipedia's credibility. Through surveys and interviews, we develop and refine a Wikipedia trust taxonomy that describes the mechanisms by which readers assess the credibility of Wikipedia articles. Our findings suggest that readers draw on direct experience, established online content credibility indicators, and their own mental models of Wikipedia's editorial process in their credibility assessments. Our findings can help the development of general online information assessment frameworks and the design of open collaboration systems to support credibility evaluation and trust calibration.
Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019
This SIG meeting will examine the domestic technologies and routines of diverse households as wel... more This SIG meeting will examine the domestic technologies and routines of diverse households as well as the role of gender in the use and maintenance of these technologies. Our aim is to bring together domestic technology experts and social scientists who study the domestic environment across a range of socio-economic groups to discuss the present and the future of domestic technologies, including their impacts on the lives of those who are often unvoiced, such as paid domestic workers.
Advances in Library and Information Science, 2018
The application of UX expertise is beneficial in all the areas and aspects of library services an... more The application of UX expertise is beneficial in all the areas and aspects of library services and products. All what a librarian needs is an understanding of those principles and some tools with which to practice them. The goal of this chapter, therefore, is to provide a guide for librarians, whether they are specifically in charge of UX work at their library or aspire to integrate UX into their work on other library services and products. This chapter provides some theoretical background on the traditional goal of library user satisfaction and introduces UX as an approach that benefits libraries and their users. It gives an overview of popular UX methodologies and describes real-life UX in libraries through the stories from three librarians in their respective institutions: the New York Public Library, New York University, and University of California, Riverside.
Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
ABSTRACT This study is a part of the larger project that develops a sustainable digital repositor... more ABSTRACT This study is a part of the larger project that develops a sustainable digital repository of professional development resources on emerging data standards and technologies for data organization and management in libraries. Toward that end, the project team developed an automated workflow to crawl for, monitor, and classify relevant web objects into searchable professional development categories. In this study we present the rapid prototyping approach and the iteration and ranking processes used to develop the automatic crawling system. In its final form, the repository will constitute self-sustaining continuing education resources for the cataloging and metadata community.
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2015
This paper investigates the information architecture (IA) of American and Arab academic websites ... more This paper investigates the information architecture (IA) of American and Arab academic websites in light of Hofestede's theory of culture and Marcus's elements of design reflecting culture. Using 60 academic websites from American and Arab cultures, the results show that IA is influenced by the cultural dimension of Power Distance and suggest that web designers and developers should strongly consider cultural factors when making design decisions, particularly those related to IA.
iConference 2016 Proceedings
Using tangibles and maker spaces has been found to be beneficial for teaching computing and there... more Using tangibles and maker spaces has been found to be beneficial for teaching computing and therefore promoting computational thinking. Since making E-textiles involves many computational activities (connecting cables and coding) in addition to other making activities (sewing and drawing…) E-textiles teach rather computational making. This study explores the learners' experience while they make e-textile projects. Tracking the feelings and thoughts entertained by the learners during the process of creating tangible projects reveals interesting findings.
Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education - SIGCSE '16, 2016
While unquestionably research on CSE education is centered in the SIGCSE conference, other venues... more While unquestionably research on CSE education is centered in the SIGCSE conference, other venues such as the International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (Ubicomp), and the Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI), and the Conference on Interaction Design and Children (ICD) explore CS education focusing on educational play and novel off the desktop techniques for CS education. Unfortunately, this literature remains isolated from the mainstream CSE literature, and this lightning talk attempts to help contribute to rectifying this by presenting a core recent educational theory "Computational Making" and discuss its contributions to CSE.
Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers - UbiComp '15, 2015
This demo focuses supplements our paper "From Computational Thinking to Computation Making&q... more This demo focuses supplements our paper "From Computational Thinking to Computation Making" to allow visitors to interact with the various technologies the children in our club created, including an interactive monster. Additionally, to make the demo interactive and to encourage conference attendees to discuss their experience of "making" we will have a Monster Making contest.
Library Review, 2014
The paper reports the results of a study that examined the ways in which graduate-level library a... more The paper reports the results of a study that examined the ways in which graduate-level library and information science students make use of e-books and e-readers at an institution that does not offer e-books through its library. The study used three research methods-a survey, focus groups, and interviews-to investigate library and information science students' reading habits and preferences. The findings suggest that despite the barriers of access and usability, the students have generally incorporated e-books into their academic routines. The paper can be used as a case study in the adoption of emerging technology. LITERATURE REVIEW As the technology of e-books and e-readers matures and gains popularity, the number of publications about the use of this technology in academic libraries increases as well (Lopatovska et al., 2013). The research has largely focused on issues of usage, relationships between mobile devices and reading preferences, and vendor comparisons. A smaller number of publications focus on the drawbacks of e-book technology that affect its wider adoption by academic libraries. Usage A large number of the reviewed studies examined e-book usage by various academic communities, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff, on the international, national and institutional levels. Jamali et al. (2008) report the results of a survey of 16,000 students and faculty from 123 UK universities. The article provides detailed reports on e-book use among various demographic groups (males/females, engineering/medical students) and discusses those e-book features that users find valuable (e.g. convenience and searchability). Springer (2009) conducted a large scale study surveying the users of several academic libraries in the US and abroad. The report indicated that academic readers tended to read e-books differently than print counterparts (skimming v in-depth reading) and used primarily reference and textbook titles for their research and study.
Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Websites and applications that match and connect individuals for romantic purposes are commonly u... more Websites and applications that match and connect individuals for romantic purposes are commonly used in the Western world. However, there have not been many previous investigations focusing on cultural factors that affect the adoption of similar technologies in religiously conservative non-Western cultures. In this study, we examine the socio-technical and cultural factors that influence the perceptions and use of matchmaking technologies in Saudi Arabia. We report the methods and findings of interviews with 18 Saudi nationals (nine males and nine females) with diverse demographics and backgrounds. We provide qualitatively generated insights into the major themes reported by our participants related to the common approaches to matchmaking, the current role of technology, and concerns regarding matchmaking technologies in this cultural context. We relate these themes to specific implications for designing marital matchmaking technologies in Saudi Arabia and we outline opportunities for future investigations.
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how tweeters drawn from three different languages... more Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine how tweeters drawn from three different languages and cultural boundaries manage the lack of contextual cues through an analysis of Arabic, English and Korean tweets. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study is drawn from a corpus of tweets (n = 1,200) streamed using Python through Twitter API. Using the language information, the authors limited the number of tweets to 400 randomly selected tweets from each language, totaling 1,200 tweets. Final coding taxonomy was derived through interactive processes preceded by literature and a preliminary analysis based on a small subset (n = 150) by isolating nonverbal communication devices and emoticons. Findings The results of the study present that there is great commonality across these tweets in terms of strategies and creativity in compensating for the constraints imposed by the tweet platform. The language-specific characteristics are also shown in the form of different usage of devi...
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