CURRENT LAB MEMBERS
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Alaa Alslaity
Adjunct Professor. Dalhousie University. 2023 - Present Dalhousie University, Canada. Assistant Professor. 2023 - Present Trent University, Canada. Research area: Drawing from disciplines such as Machine Learning (ML), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Persuasive Technology, and Social Sciences, I introduce approaches to help design systems that enhances users' experience. |
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS |
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Halleluyah Aworinde Postdoctoral Fellow, 2024 - Present Dalhousie University Research area:AI for Social Good |
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Grace Ataguba Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023 - Present Dalhousie University Research area: Applied Machine Learning and Human Computer Interaction in Nutrition and Health, Education and Agriculture. |
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Bilikis Banire Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022 - Present Dalhousie University Research area: Eye-Tracking, Machine Learning, Attentional Bias, Autism, and Mental Health |
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Gerry Chan Postdoctoral Fellow, 2022 - Present Dalhousie University Research area: Games user research, social and collaborative computing. |
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Ravishankar Subramani Iyer (Ravi) PhD. 2023 - Present Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: Mobile sensing techniques for timely interventions of mental disorders among the youth populations. |
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Mona Alhasani PhD. 2022 - present Dalhousie University Research area: My research specializes in mental health and persuasive technology, focusing on improving adults' well-being. Specifically, I design user-centred mobile app interventions tailored to individual characteristics to enhance mental health outcomes through technology-driven behaviour change. |
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Victor Legbo Yisa PhD. 2021 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Computing and Usable Privacy and Security |
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Sanaz Adel Alipour PhD. 2021- present Dalhousie University Research: Cyber-Security |
MASTERS THESIS |
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Masud Imran MCS Computer Science 2024 - Present Dalhousie University Research area: Human Computer Interaction, LLM for Behavior Change, Machine Learning, Persuasive Computing in health, Mobile Application Development, and Digital Wellbeing |
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Sussan Tochukwu Anukem MSc. 2023 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Human Computer Interaction, Persuasive Technology and Games for Behavior Change, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. |
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Chinenye Ogbonnaya-Okafor MCS. 2023 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Health & Wellness / Persuasive Technology / HCI / Machine Learning |
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Olamiposi Olaiya MSc. 2023 - present Dalhousie University Research area: HCI & Machine Learning |
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Hemad Fetrati MCS. 2022 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive mobile chatbot for HIV/AIDS assistance and prevention |
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Kaminda Musumbulwa MDI. 2022 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Investigating the efficacy of mHealth applications for HIV prevention amongst African, Caribbean and Black communities in Canada. |
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Eneze Chimamaka MCS. 2021 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Technology |
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Aniefiok Friday MSc. 2020 - present Dalhousie University Research area:My research involves communicating health information to patients using colours as a means of improving interaction or engagement in their general healthcare. |
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BACHELORS |
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Iheanyi Kalu BSc. 2024 - present Dalhousie University Research area:My research focuses on persuasive technologies that improve mental health and promote healthy living and eating patterns. |
RESEARCH INTERNS |
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ALUMNI
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS |
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Alaa Alslaity Postdoctoral Fellow, Mitacs intern 2021 - 2023 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: Drawing from disciplines such as Machine Learning (ML), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Persuasive Technology, and Social Sciences, I introduce approaches to help design systems that enhances users' experience. |
PhD. |
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Noora Aldenaini PhD. 2017- 2024 Dalhousie University Research: Designing a Persuasive Technology System to Motivate Physical Activity and Discourage Sedentary Behavior for Adults. |
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Oladapo Oyebode PhD. 2019 - 2024 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: My research interests cover Persuasive Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Affective Computing, Adaptive Computing, and Health Informatics with the aim of developing Persuasive and Adaptive Systems for Behaviour Change in Health and Wellness. |
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Chinenye Ndulue PhD. 2019 - 2024 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research: Tailoring persuasive games to various user characteristics, targeted at diverse domains that affect human behaviour which includes health, security etc. Projects include: STD PONG, STD PONG 2.0, ROCK EVADERS, Phisher Crush, and COVID Dodge. See more at my website |
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Abdulhadi Alqarni Graduated, 2018 PhD. Dalhousie University |
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Makuochi Nkwo PhD. 2021 Ebonyi State University Research area: Understanding and designing culturally appropriate technology interventions which can be used to support users to adopt positive and healthy lifestyles. His aim is to allow indigenous people to claim back power through community participation during the conceptualization, design, and implementation of technology systems. I am actively working in domains such as Sustainable Future, Health, eCommerce, Education, and the Workplace. |
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Hamed Jelodar Visiting PhD Student 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: I am broadly interested in text data mining based on AI/NLP methods, including related areas such as information retrieval, machine/deep learning, information and social networks, natural language processing, and health informatics. |
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Felwah Alqahtani PhD. 2017 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research: Persuasive mobile applications to improve mental health and well-being. |
MASTERS THESIS |
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Pratyasha Bhattacharya MCS. 2021 - 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Technology for behaviour change, self-awareness and intervention for mental health, interactive system for patients. |
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Smriti Jha MCS. 2021 - 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Interested in Human-Computer Interaction, Persuasive Technology, Digital Health and Wellbeing. Designed ProTaskinator, a persuasive app which helps reduce procrastination in university students. Designed and developed LifeLink, a persuasive mobile app for suicide prevention in Canadian youths and adults. Feel free to get in touch with me on LinkedIn |
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Priyal Srivastava MCS. 2022 - 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Exergames for promoting physical activity using persuasive strategies. |
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Hemali Yogesh Solanki MCS 2021 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: HCI |
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Sena Okuboyejo MDI. 2021 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Health Behaviour change and Mobile technologies, Scientometric and Content Analysis, Applied Machine Learning |
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Biebelemabo Selema MDI. 2020 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Electronic record and Healthcare data biases resulting from age, race and gender |
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Chukwuemeka Nwagu MCS. 2022 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: HCI and Applied Machine Learning |
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Ifeanyi Paul Odenigbo MCS. 2021 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Technology |
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Joseph Ufiem Orji MCS. 2021 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Fighting Stress With AI, Positive Psychology and Persuasive Technologies |
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Ravishankar Subramani Iyer (Ravi) MCS. 2019 - Transfered to PhD Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: Exploring usability and user experience in smartphone-based games. |
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Jaisheen Kour Reen 2020 - 2022 Dalhousie University Research area:Interested in behavior change via mobile intervention. Working on stress management application. |
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Ronit Umeshbhai Desai MCS. 2019 - 2022 Dalhousie University Research area: Majorly interested in Brain Computer Interfaces and currently working on democratizing Neuroscience experiments. |
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Ashfaq Adib MCS. 2020 - 2022 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: Adopting persuasive strategies to mitigate gaming addiction. |
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Anirudh Ganesh MCS. 2020 - 2022 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: Interested in Persuasive Games, Affective Computing. Developed TreeCare - A persuasive game to curb sedentary behaviour. Designed and Developed PermaRun - A persuasive game to improve user awareness and self-efficacy towards secure smartphone behaviour. Get in touch with me on LinkedIN |
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Mona Alhasani 2018 - 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: Designing mobile application as an intervention for stress management. |
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Adenrele Oduntan MEC. 2019 - 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: My research involves sentiment analysis in MHealth Applications |
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Dinesh Mulchandani MCS. 2019 - 2021 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research area: Emotion recognition and adaptive persuasive technology. |
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Boma Graham-Kalio 2018 - 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: Analyzing COVID-19 data using health behaviour theories and Machine Learning classification models. |
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Najla Almutari 2017 - 2019 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Mobile Applications for motivating Physical Activity. |
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Ghazayil Alkhalifah 2017 - 2019 Dalhousie University Research area: Integrated Mobile application for co-monitoring children with health conditions during school hours. |
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Nazia Asad 2018 - 2020 Dalhousie University Research area: Factors Influencing Women's Breastfeeding Behaviour |
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Banu chitra Suruliraj 2018 - 2020 Dalhousie University Research area: Multimodal Mobile sensing applications to predict mental illness for early intervention and therapy. |
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Tolulope Olaganju 2018 - 2020 Dalhousie University Research area: Usability Issues in Ecommerce Mobile Applications In Africa |
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Olashile Adebimpe 2017 - 2019 Dalhousie University |
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Oladapo Oyebode MSc. 2019 - Transfered to PhD Research area: AI-driven and Adaptive Persuasive Technology for Enhancing Physical Health and Well-being |
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Chinenye Ndulue MSc. 2018 - 2019 Dalhousie University, Canada. Research: The field of Persuasive Technology with a specific interest in Persuasive Games, targeted at diverse domains that affect human behaviour which includes health, security etc. Projects include: STD PONG, STD PONG 2.0, ROCK EVADERS and Phisher Crush. See more at my website |
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Asad Khan 2018 - 2019 Dalhousie University |
MASTERS PROJECT |
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Akshat Shah MACS. 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: A weight-loss application for African diet. React Native app interface with Dieticians and Clients along with LLM interaction. |
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Jay Navinbhai Rana MACS. 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Health enSuite Caregiver App. The Health enSuite Caregiver App is an innovative program designed to support individuals caring for loved ones with dementia. Recognizing the emotional and physical stress that caregivers often face, this app offers practical tools and evidence-based strategies to improve well-being and reduce caregiver burden. |
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Parth Gajera MACS. 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: An interactive mobile game designed to promote healthy hydration habits. By integrating machine learning, it provides personalized hydration recommendations based on user behavior and creates dynamic in-game challenges to motivate regular water intake. The project employs gamification and persuasive design to make hydration engaging, aiming to foster lasting habits and contribute to improved health and well-being. |
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Boon Undrajavarapu MACS. 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Reading Game Design: To persuade students to read better and improve their grades. |
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Neel Patel MACS. 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Digital Health for HIV Prevention - Developed a mobile app, MY HEALTH CORE, to support HIV prevention and health tracking for African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Canada. My Health Core app supports HIV prevention for ACB communities with health tracking, peer support, and resources, built on Flutter and Firebase. It aims to improve accessibility with AI and multilingual support. |
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Doshi Dharven Yatinkumar MACS. 2024 Dalhousie University Research area:Android Application for detecting healthy and unhealthy food items based on an individual's goal, integrated with ChatGPT and a Machine Learning Model for detection and recommending food items. |
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Vishnu Narayanbhai Vasita MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: A mobile application for tracking daily health data, food consumption, and fitness, with a focus on eating patterns and self-esteem. |
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Aadith Shameel MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Building an Activity Logging app using persuasive technologies. |
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Raj Patel MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: A music player which recommends user playlists according to their preferences also takes implicit as well as explicit feedback from them. Technologies: Flutter, Express.js, MongoDB, Firebase etc. |
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Rakshit Subhashbhai Ranpariya MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Presentations Evaluation Web Application - Worked on the robust presentation evaluation web portal, leveraging Flask for backend development and React for a dynamic frontend. The solution incorporates ChatGPT API and Google Speech Recognition for advanced content evaluation. Additionally, it utilizes AWS DynamoDB for scalable data storage and Google Colab for efficient ML model deployment. |
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Aman Desai MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Developed a persuasive cross-platform (Flutter) stress management app with an Apple Watch component in Swift for heart rate variability data. Built a Node.js TypeScript backend with Firebase and MongoDB, integrating a notification engine, ML model, and OpenAI API for real-time stress detection and personalized management. |
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Parth Patel MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Social media detox paper: My work is generating persuasive messages using LLM Model. |
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Shubham Jethva MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: A personalized Mental Health web App with Gaze Tracking and Explainable Persuasive Strategies. |
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Gunjan Rajesh Vazirani MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Developing intelligent mobile applications leveraging OCR and AI technologies to enhance shopping experiences. Specifically focused on building solutions for health-conscious, time-efficient, and budget-friendly shopping by integrating React Native, Tesseract OCR, and GPT-based analysis. |
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Vishesh Patel MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: SerenCoach Mobile Application which assesses risk levels of anxiety and depression by using Llama model. |
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Dharmil Nareshkumar Shah MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: : Stress Detection using Heart Rate Variability |
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Divyank Shah MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Elevator Monitoring System |
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Somya Agarwal MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Mobile application aimed at enhancing road safety for both pedestrian and drivers using features such as gamification, leaderboard, dashboard, safety audio alerts, safety pop-up alerts and future machine learning capabilities. |
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Rahul Goswami MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Personalized Attention Bias Modification (ABM) App with Mouse Tracking and Explainable Persuasive Strategies for Substance Use |
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Kuldeep Gajera MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Human-Computer Interaction(HCI), Game development, Gestures |
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Viral Siddhapura MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: A health care application responsible for measuring vital signs and mainly focuses on adverse drug reactions after taking drugs. Technologies: Flutter, Express.js, MongoDB etc. |
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GIRI SHARAN REDDY PUSULURU MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Development of high-fidelity prototyping for the mobile apps and development of mobile app for each Arabic, non-Arabic user |
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Sankeerth Rani MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Modeling Pregnancy Emotional Experiences for Recommendation System Design |
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Jayant Patidar MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Video censoring with NLP and Web app development. |
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Raj Patel MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: CodeSocial, a coding platform, that aims to revolutionize the coding education landscape by developing a cutting-edge web application that motivates students through a blend of persuasive learning principles and an engaging, interactive environment. |
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Md Fahim Zaman MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Exploring Automated Explicit Video Censoring Toolkit |
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NILESH KOPPARTY MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Development of an E-learning platform infused with Afrocentric values, offering innovative features to enhance student engagement and foster collaborative learning. |
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Naveen Kunapaneni MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Design and Implementation of a Persuasive Trivia Game: Towards Emotion Regulation and Motivation |
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Aanandi Pankhania MACS. 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: MyHealthCore: A Community-Engaged, User-Centered Design Approach to Developing a Mobile HIV Prevention Application for African, Caribbean and Black Communities in Canada |
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Jagbir Singh MACS. 2022 Dalhousie University Research area:Multimodal Stress Detection API for Self-monitoring and Self-awareness: A Workplace Tool. |
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Mohammad Amin Rashid Shaikh MACS. 2022 Dalhousie University Research area:Machine Learning, Mobile Application Development, Building a mobile gaming app using persuasive technologies. |
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Jamini Bhatt MACS. 2022 Dalhousie University Research area: A personalized web extension for parental monitoring to detect, block, monitor and analyze explicit content for children. |
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Preetha Kachhadiya MACS. 2022 Dalhousie University Research area: E-Learning System, a platform designed to engage grade 9 students in Africa through persuasive technologies and gamification, fostering active participation and cultural learning. |
BACHELORS |
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Abbey Green BA Psychology: 2022 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area:Applying the Q-sort Method for Designing Mobile Dating Apps: An Exploration of Matchmaking and Selection Using Personality. My research interests are designing apps to enhance social relations and human connections |
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Shiloh McMullen BA Psychology: 2021 - 2023 Dalhousie University Research area:My research involves mobile phone addiction and personality factors associated with problematic use. |
RESEARCH INTERNS |
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Krishna Shrivastava Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Human Activity Recognition, Machine Learning, Mobile/Web Application Development |
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Angel Salvador Ponce Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2024 Dalhousie University Research area: Design and development of video games with a focus on serious games and web application development. |
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Lakshay Piplani Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive technology that aids mental health professionals deliver high-quality treatment |
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Suraj Meena Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: The Garden quest game, which focuses on harnessing the power of persuasive technology in order to help people improve physical and mental fitness. |
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Masud Imran Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Human Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Persuasive Computing in health, Mobile Application Development and Data Science |
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Sanjit Jeevanand Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Developed the 'Recilify' app, that promotes emotional and mental health. The app detects emotional states using machine learning (ML) from their actions and offers adequate support/interventions that improve their current emotions/moods. |
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Sijie Han 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Using machine learning explore people's perceptions of fitness mobile apps, and the underlying reasons that drive these sentiments. Using machine learning for suicide prevention apps. |
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Soham Sen Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2023 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Games |
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Kevin Thomas Jinu 2022 Dalhousie University Research area: Developed the 'MentalBuddy' app, that promotes emotional and mental health. The app detects emotional states using machine learning (ML) from their daily journal entries and offers adequate support/interventions that improve their current emotions/moods. |
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Eeshan Dutta 2022 Dalhousie University Research area: Working on the adverse reactions of medicines and recording health details by developing a mobile application - 'PharmaTrac'. |
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Pratiksingh Rajeshsingh Thakur 2022 Dalhousie University Research area: Developed a competitive fitness tracking game |
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Marsha Melis Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: My research involves designing and discovering the influence of persuasive computer games to promote health and wellness. |
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Rucha Kulkarni 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: Working on Persuasive Technology Systems to motivate desirable behaviour change in humans. |
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Nduaguibe Stanley 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: Working on persuasive apps for behavioural health change using AR technology. |
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Darlington Daniel 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive technologies in augmented and virtual reality, games, and games for health and wellness |
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Tata Othow 2021 Dalhousie University Research area: A persuasive Game for Financial Literacy among African Canadian. |
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Amelia Hernandez Beltran Research Volunteer 2020 - present Dalhousie University Research area: Persuasive Teachnology |
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Viktoriia Shvets Mitacs Summer Research Internship 2019 Dalhousie University Research area: My research involves discovering the influence of persuasive computer games on the forming child's nutrition habits and healthy lifestyle. |
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Devansh Maurya Mitacs Globalink Research Internship 2019 Dalhousie University Research area: Worked on TreeCare, a persuasive exergame for promoting physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among adults. |
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Jennifer Kpolu Research Internship 2019 Dalhousie University Research area: Exploring Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Behaviours Based on Tweets using Machine Learning and Thematic Analysis |
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Roberto Gervacio Mitacs Summer Research Internship 2019 Dalhousie University Research area: Develop mobile application to keep track of adverse drug reactions and vital signs |
EXTERNALLY SUPERVISED STUDENTS |
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Ezea Jonathan PhD 2017 Nnamdi Azikiwe University - co-supervised with Virginia Ejiofor |
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Akajiobi Francis MSc. 2016 - 2018 Nnamdi Azikiwe University- Cosupervised with Dr. Boniface Ekechukwu |
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Obinna Osigwe MSc. 2016 - 2018 Nnamdi Azikiwe University- Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Ejiofor |
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Arinze Chukwuebuka Kingsley MSc. 2016 - 2018 Nnamdi Azikiwe University- Co-supervised with Virginia Ejiofor |
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Akpunonu Etim Monday MSc. 2016 - 2018 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria |
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Elechi Sorochi MSc. 2017 Nnamdi Azikiwe University - Cosupervised with Dr. Virginia Ejiofor |
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Agwuncha Echezona MSc. 2017 Nnamdi Azikiwe University- Cosupervised with Boniface Ekechukwu |
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Onuorah Chukwuemeka Chinwenite MSc. 2016 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria Research area: Mobile app. for maternal & infant health in rural Africa |
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AC Atienze BSc. 2017 Research Assistant. University of Waterloo |
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Joseph Tu BSc. 2017 Research Assistant. University of Waterloo |
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Yifeng Li BSc. 2017 Research Assistant. University of Waterloo |
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Alvin Lee BSc. 2017 Research Assistant. University of Waterloo |
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Chinedu Oguaghamba BSc. 2014 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. |
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Chiamaka Ikeanyi BSc. 2014 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. |
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Philip Azubogu BSc. 2013 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. |