I am an academic from a computer science background, specializing in human-computer interaction, who is motivated to serve in the areas of assistive and education technologies by proposing next-generation gamification solutions. I was working as a Research Associate and later as an Assistant Professor as well as Leader of the Research Center for Human-Computer Interaction (RC-HCI) in the Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus between 2010 to 2011 and 2017 to 2022 respectively.

The primary focus of my research is twofold:

1. Conduct empirical studies to explore user experience (UX) with assistive and educational games in order to establish an insight into their critical aspects through an information visualization approach.
2. Adopt user-centered design (UCD) and computational psychology approaches to propose assistive and educational games in order to ensure immersive yet safer UX.      

Students and faculty members, who are interested to work in any of the above-mentioned directions as well as on a somewhat similar problem, are welcome to contact me through email (faizan.ahmad.1988@gmail.com).

Graduate Taught Course(s):

1. Usability and Interaction Design
2. Advanced Topics of Human-Computer Interaction

Undergraduate Taught Course(s):

1. Human-Computer Interaction
2. Software Construction

Fellowship(s):

1. CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship for Ph.D. Degree
2. Chinese Government Scholarship for M.Eng. Degree

Award(s):

1. Distinguished Foreign Student Award 2011 at Beihang University

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Recorded Lectures: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) | Slides: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) | Fall2020 - Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) - Course & Exam Folder