😎 Hi, I’m @jazlynhellman, a 25 year-old Ph.D. student from New York currently living in Montreal, Quebec.
I’m a first-year Ph.D. student at McGill University conducting research at the intersection of HCI and software engineering under the supervision of Prof. Jin L.C. Guo and co-supervision of Prof. Jinghui Cheng.
📜 My M.Sc. thesis was on open-source software usability and participatory design through analyzing power structures between key stakeholders.
I have a B.A. in Software Engineering and International Development with minors in Social Entrepreneurship and Arabic language. My main interests are in HCI, SE, and AI research to understand what design considerations should be made when creating systems that provide solutions for various types social issues. In the past I have worked in NGOs and companies tackling refugee rights and advocacy, support for individuals with special needs, educational and financial support to individuals who have lost parents, and more. I'm always looking for new opportunities to do some good in the world!
💼 My CV can be viewed here!
Our article was published in the CHASE 2022 conference. Take a look at the paper "Characterizing User Behaviors in Open-Source Software User Forums: An Empirical Study" and the presentation video.
Check out my (pre-print) article on "Generating GitHub Repository Descriptions: A Comparison of Manual and Automated Approaches"! (2021)
My work was accepted as a Late Breaking Work paper to the CHI2021 conference. Take a look at my paper "Facilitating Asynchronous Participatory Design of Open Source Software: Bringing End Users into the Loop" and my teaser video!
Below you will find links to some of my designs, prototypes, and artwork. This is a mixture of work I've done for academic and personal purposes, but I'm excited for you to have a look at both!
OSS PD - Design prototype for LBW CHI2021; mechanism for open-source software's (OSS) repository to achieve participatory design with OSS designers and OSS end-users.
VideoWise - A video conferencing web-application for elderly individuals. (2020)
AI.D - A personalized chronic pain management application using RNNs! (20219)
If you are curious and want to take a look at some of my art, feel free to here.
I recommend clicking "download" to view them in a better size. Hope you enjoy and welcome to my page!