Madiha Tabassum
Assistant Professor at Simmons University
Sharon, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMadiha Tabassum is an HCI-focused mixed-methods researcher and Assistant Professor with nine years of experience designing and leading human-centered studies that translate user insights into actionable design guidelines. She earned a PhD in Human-Computer Interaction and has led projects on smart-home privacy, proactive voice assistants, secure programming education, and community oversight, applying interviews, surveys, experiments, and field studies across the research lifecycle. Known for end-to-end project management—from recruitment and moderation to statistical and thematic analysis—she routinely converts complex data into personas, user journeys, and stakeholder-facing recommendations. A collaborative mentor and instructor, she has taught secure programming and guided undergraduate researchers, blending academic rigor with practical usability outcomes. Based in Sharon, Massachusetts, she brings a rare combination of deep empirical methods and applied security/privacy expertise that informs both classroom and real-world design.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, 4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human Computer Interaction, 4.0 at University of North Carolina at CharlotteMaster's degree, Computer Science & Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Science & Engineering at University of Dhaka
Github Skills (1)
python2
Github contributions (5)
MadihaTabassum/Fall_2017_study
Aug 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
MadihaTabassum/Test
Jul 2017 - Jul 2017
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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