Maryam Mustafa
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
Lahore University of Management Sciences
maryam_mustafa [at] lums [dot] edu [dot] pk
I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. I run the Interactive Media Lab at LUMS and am the Director of the Gender and Technology Cluster and the Saida Waheed Gender Center housed at LUMS. I have a PhD in Computer Science from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany and am a Fulbright scholar with a Masters from Cornell University, NY.
My research interests are in human-computer interaction (HCI), and Human Computer Interaction for Development. My focus is on designing, building, and evaluating novel interactive systems with underserved populations in the Global South with a specific focus on the gendered design of technologies. Broadly, I am interested in understanding the social, technical, and access constraints of diverse populations and creating new technologies to address their unique contexts, constraints and aspirations. Much of my recent work has focused on maternal and mental health and well-being, financial inclusion, digital literacy, privacy and exploring issues of equitable access to and use of AI tools.
Recent News
Delighted to receive the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations Grand Challenges Catalyzing Equitable Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use award for our project Awaaz-e-Sehat: Empowering Maternal Healthcare with Voice-Enabled Electronic Record Management.
Excited to share that our Feminist Designer book, edited by Alison Place, is now available for pre-order: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048422/feminist-designer/ ! The book brings together a constellation of voices and perspectives to examine the intersection of design and feminist theory.
Happy to be serving as papers co-chair for CSCW 2024 !
Our paper on "Stalking is immoral but not illegal": Understanding Security, Cyber Crimes and Threats in Pakistan" has won the IAPP SOUPS Privacy Award at the 19th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2023).
Our paper on "Ask this from the person who has private stuff": Privacy Perceptions, Behaviours and Beliefs Beyond W.E.I.R.D has been accepted at CHI 2022.