About Me
I am Muhammad Usama Islam, a Ph.D. candidate (ABD) in Computer Science at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with a focus on Human-Computer Interaction, Healthcare Informatics, and Explainable AI. Over the past six years, I have led and contributed to interdisciplinary research projects that explore technology adoption, usability, and machine learning applications—particularly for older adults, underserved populations, and healthcare systems. My work has resulted in 25 peer-reviewed publications, 480+ citations, and notable recognition in high-impact journals and conferences such as DIS, HCII, IEEE Access, and PLoS One.
In addition to my research, I bring over two years of teaching experience in courses such as Python programming, software design, and applied statistics. I have collaborated with researchers from the U.S., UK, Canada, Finland, Australia, South Korea, and Bangladesh, contributing to globally relevant research. Beyond academia, I serve on several editorial boards and technical program committees, and am an active member of IEEE. I am deeply committed to developing inclusive, user-centered AI systems that make a meaningful impact on society.
- Graduate Teaching Assistant, CACS - University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Jan'19 to Present)
- Graduate Research Assistant, Data and Design Nest - University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Jan'19 to Present)
- Grader for Human Computer Interaction, Informatics, Web programming, Computer Architecture, System Design, and Applied Statistics courses at undergraduate and graduate level.
- Assisting the instructor in aforementioned course theory and lab classes.
- Assisting in curating lesson plans, course content as well as grading tests and assignments of students.
- Conducted research experiments with usability, user experience, adoption of assistive technology and mobile games for older adults while taking into consideration UI/UX design issues followed by effects on low-income and low-literacy target group.
- Contributed in enriching methodology pertaining to technology adoption for older adults
- Curated several Quantitative and Qualitative analysis pipelines with the aid of inferential statistics and XAI based variable visualization to gather actionable insights.
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