publications

* denotes equal contribution

2024

  1. Therapy as an NLP Task: Psychologists’ Comparison of LLMs and Human Peers in CBT
    Zainab Iftikhar, Sean Ransom, Amy Xiao, and Jeff Huang
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.02244, 2024
  2. CHI
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    Machine and Human Understanding of Empathy in Online Peer Support: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach
    Sara Syed*, Zainab Iftikhar*, Amy Wei Xiao, and Jeff Huang
    In Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2024

2023

  1. CHI
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    “Together but not together”: Evaluating Typing Indicators for Interaction-Rich Communication
    Zainab Iftikhar, Yumeng Ma, and Jeff Huang
    In Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems , 2023

2021

  1. INTERACT
    Designing Parental Monitoring and Control Technology: A Systematic Review
    Zainab Iftikhar, Qutaiba Rohan ul Haq, Osama Younus, Taha Sardar, and 3 more authors
    In Human-Computer Interaction–INTERACT: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference , 2021
  2. JMIR
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    Technology, privacy, and user opinions of COVID-19 mobile apps for contact tracing: Systematic search and content analysis
    Mahmoud Elkhodr, Omar Mubin, Zainab Iftikhar, Maleeha Masood, and 3 more authors
    J Med Internet Res, 2021
  3. IDC
    Child-computer interaction in the global south: Designing for children on the margins
    Suleman Shahid, Omar Mubin, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Zainab Iftikhar, and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 20th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference , 2021