Latifa Al-Naimi

Latifa Al-Naimi is a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is advised by Dr. Mirela Alistar. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction (HCI), social computing, and cross-cultural design. Latifa is particularly interested in incorporating cultural and religious values into technology to develop inclusive and accessible digital platforms that support women’s health. She is committed to empowering underrepresented communities, primarily Arab and Muslim women. As part of the Living Matter Lab, she collaborates with researchers in biodesign and bioinformatics, contributing to user study design and data analysis to enhance user experiences.

Projects

Alganyl: Biodegradable Plastic

Publications

Mirela Alistar, Latifa Al-Naimi, Sepideh Mohammadi, Shira David, Julia Tung and Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez. 2024. "Exploring the Affordances of Bio-Electronic Nails". In: Companion of the 2024 on ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp '24), (Melbourne, Australia, October 5-9, 2024).

Latifa Al-Naimi and Mirela Alistar. 2024. "Understanding Cultural and Religious Values Relating to Awareness of Women’s Intimate Health among Arab Muslims". In: Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '24), (Honolulu, HI, May 11–16, 2024).

Fiona Bell, Latifa Al-Naimi, Ella McQuaid, and Mirela Alistar. 2022. Designing with Alganyl. In: Sixteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI '22). (Daejeon, Republic of Korea (virtual) Feb. 13-16, 2022).