Dilruba Showkat

Dilruba Showkat (she/her)

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Northeastern University

Boston, MA, USA

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BIO

Dilruba Showkat earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, where she was advised by Dr. Alexandra To. Her research spans human–computer interaction (HCI), value-sensitive design, human-centered artificial intelligence (HCAI), and AI ethics. She holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, as well as an M.S. in Computer Science from Oregon State University, USA. Before pursuing her Ph.D., she served as a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at BRAC University in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

NEWS

RESEARCH INTERESTS

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Computer Science (Summer 2025)
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Alexandra To

Masters (M.S.) in Computer Science (Summer 2017)
Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

Masters (M.S.) in Computer Science and Engineering (2012)
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science and Engineering (2010)
University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

HONORS AND AWARDS

SELECTED RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Journal and Conference Papers

  1. Dilruba Showkat, Lingqing Wang, Laveda Chan, Alexandra To, Equality Engine: Fostering Critical Machine Learning Bias Literacy Through a Transformational Game., In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 9(2), 1-31. https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3710966
  2. Alexandra To, Angela D. R. Smith, Dilruba Showkat, Adinawa Adjagbodjou, Christina Harrington, “Flourishing in the Everyday: Moving Beyond Damage-Centered Design in HCI for BIPOC Communities.”, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS’23), 21 pages, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596057
  3. Dilruba Showkat, Eric P. S. Baumer, “It’s Like the Value System in the Loop”: Domain Experts’ Values Expectations for NLP Automation.”, In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS), 100-122, 2022. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3532106.3533483
  4. Dilruba Showkat, Eric P. S. Baumer, “Where Do Stories Come From? Examining the Exploration Process in Investigative Data Journalism.”, In Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interac- tion, 5(CSCW2), 1-31, 2021. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3479534
  5. Dilruba Showkat, Cindy Grimm, “Identifying Gender Differences in Information Processing Style, Self-efficacy, and Tinkering for Robot Tele-operation.”, in the 15th International Conference on Ubiq- uitous Robots (UR), Hawaii, USA, 2018. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8441766

Extended Abstracts

  1. Dilruba Showkat. (2024, May). “Towards Algorithmic Reform: Low-Income Individuals Inclusion in AI/ML Literacy and Ethical Values-Informed Tool Design”. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-6). https://dl.acm.org/doi/full/10.1145/3613905.3651127
  2. Laveda Chan, Showkat, Dilruba, & Alexandra To (2024, May). “An Exploration of Learned Values Through Lived Experiences to Design for BIPOC Students’ Flourishing”. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-7). https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3613905.3650899
  3. Dilruba Showkat, “Determining Newcomers Barrier in Software Development: An IT Industry Based Investigation.”, in the 21st ACM Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), Jersey City, NY, USA, 2018. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3311957.3359467

Workshop

  1. Dilruba Showkat, Shereen Bellamy, Alexandra To, “Fair and Trustworthy Welfare Systems: Re- thinking Explainable AI in the Public Sector”, in ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) workshop, 2022. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360396692_Fair_and_Trustworthy_Welfare_Systems_Rethinking_Explainable_AI_in_the_Public_Sector
  2. Dilruba Showkat, “Supporting Responsible Data and Algorithmic Practices in The News Media”, in ACM Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) workshop, 2022. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3124/paper18.pdf

TEACHING

  1. Lecturer
    BRAC University (Spring 2018 - Summer 2019)
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
  2. Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
    Oregon State University (Fall 2015 - Summer 2017)
    Department of Computer Science
    Corvallis, OR, USA
  3. Lecturer
    BRAC University (Fall 2011 - Summer 2015)
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    Dhaka, Bangladesh

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Program Committee (PC) Member / Associate Chair (AC)

Conference Paper Reviewer:

Volunteering at Northeastern University