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About me

I'm Heba Aly

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science Department at Clemson University, where I am a member of the Humans and Technology Laboratory (HATLab) under the mentorship of Dr. Bart Knijnenburg. I hold a Master's and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) in Egypt, where I gained experience in machine learning and brain-computer interfaces. My primary research focuses on User Experience (UX), usable privacy and security, privacy education for older adults, bias in AI and addressing racial and gender disparities.

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Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

School of Computing, Clemson University (Jan 2022 – Present)
Intern

Applied Research Associates & TRACE Research Group (May 2023 - Aug 2023)
Graduate Teaching Assistant

School of Computing, Clemson University (Jan 2021 – Dec 2021)
Teaching Assistant

Computer Engineering Department, ASTMT (Sep 2016 – Dec 2020)
Intern

Dell EMC2 (Aug 2015 - Sep 2015)
Intern

International Business Machines IBM (Aug 2014 - Sep 2014)

Projects

The Adoption of AI Assistants for Digital Privacy Education (Aug 2023 – Present)
Designing digital privacy education interventions for rural and urban older adults (Jan 2022 – Present)
Combating Racial and Gender biases by Inspirational Speech (Aug 2021 – Present)
Social Media Post Translation: User's Preferences of Control (Aug 2021– Present)
The Effect of Privacy Fatigue on Privacy Decision-Making Behavior (Jan 23 - Present)
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Publications

"Tailoring Digital Privacy Education Interventions for Older Adults: A Comparative Study on Modality Preferences and Effectiveness", Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies 2024.
"The Effect of Privacy Fatigue on Privacy Decision-Making Behavior", Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2023.
"The Effect of Mental Health App Customization on Depressive Symptoms in College Students: Randomized Controlled Trial", JMIR Ment Health 2022;9(8):e39516.
"Digital Privacy Education Interventions for Rural and Urban Older Adults",7th Workshop on Inclusive Privacy and Security (WIPS2022 is part of the SOUPS2022 conference), 2022.
"Investigating the Effect of Personalization in a Mental Health App on Depressive Symptoms",Proceedings of the 2022 HFES 66th International Annual Meeting, August 2022.
"Bio-signal based motion control system using deep learning models: a deep learning approach for motion classification using EEG and EMG signal fusion”, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, July 2021.
"Hybrid Brain Computer Interface for Movement Control of Upper Limb Prostheses", IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Applications, Funchal, Portugal, July 2018.

Awards

o Clemson University Human Factors Institute Director’s Award, 2023
o Shield of Excellence from H.E Minister of Defense and Military Production in First International Undergraduate Research Conference of the Military Technical College (IUGRC), Aug 2016
o Best Student Poster Paper in the 2016, 33rd National Radio Science Conference(NRSC).
o Best Student Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Applications, Funchal, Portugal, July 2018 (ICBEA18)

My skills & Interests

Interests

Human Computer Interaction, User Experience (UX), usable privacy and security, privacy education for older adults, Human-AI teams, Machine learning, Deep learning, Brain Computer Interface, Digital Signal Processing.

Skills

Programming Language: C, C++, C#, Python and Java

User interface UI Design: Figma

Quantitative Data Analysis: R-Language and MPLUS

Web Programming: JavaScript, Node.js, HTML and PHP.

Database designing and development: MYSQL.

Mobile application designing and development: Android and React Native.

Image processing and pattern recognition: MATLAB and Python.

Contact me

Name
Heba Aly
Email
haly@clemson.edu
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