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HCI and UX Researcher | Qualitative and Academic Research | User Studies and Technical Writing

Profile Summary

As a dedicated HCI & UX Research Specialist, I hold a Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany, alongside a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. I am a recipient of the prestigious Bauhaus Scholarship (2023–2024) and have contributed to peer-reviewed research published at ACM TEI ’24, a top-tier international HCI conference. During my tenure as a Research Assistant at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, I led end-to-end user research projects: coordinating participant recruitment and management, conducting semi-structured interviews and field observations, and performing rigorous data analysis via reflexive thematic analysis. I also represented the university as a conference delegate at Info+ 2023 in Edinburgh, gaining extensive experience in academic research presentation and cross-cultural collaboration. Blending strong research capabilities with solid technical expertise, I previously worked as a Software Developer and Mobile App Developer across Germany and Pakistan. I have built native iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) applications, Flutter-based e-commerce platforms, and complex ERP systems following MVVM architecture, while working within Agile teams to align technical development with user experience goals. My core research expertise covers qualitative research, mixed methods analysis, thematic analysis, user interviews and observational studies. I am proficient in research tools including Max QDA and Overleaf, with research interests spanning tangible & embodied interaction, critical design, data feminism and ubiquitous computing. Fluent in English (C1 / IELTS 8.0), I collaborate seamlessly with international teams and deliver well-structured research reports, actionable user insights and academic deliverables for academic institutions, UX teams and research-focused or commercial projects worldwide.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Fashion & Style
• ☆ Volunteer Tourism
• ☆ Human-Computer Interactions (HCI)
• ☆ Design Thinking
• ☆ Social Movements
• ☆ Environmentalism
• ☆ Software Development
• ☆ UI/UX Design
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Qualitative User Research
• ☆ UX Design
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, Audio Transcription, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Research User Research, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Product Development Product Evaluation, Product Validation, Concept Development, Prototyping

Work Experience

Student Research Assistant

Bauhaus University Weimar

October 2023 - March 2024

Working Student Software Developer

Neo64 GmbH

March 2022 - March 2023

Software Engineer

Xgrid Solutions

July 2019 - September 2021

Education

MS Human-Computer Interaction

Bauhaus Universität Weimar - Germany

October 2021 - July 2024

BS Computer Science

FAST - National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) - Pakistan

August 2015 - May 2019

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

CONFERENCE PAPER

Mufleha Ovais, Victor José Mahecha Arango, Yara Youssef, Sanghamitra Das, Rosa Van Koningsbruggen, Eva Hornecker (2024). `A Fair Game?': Using Narrative Sensification and Embodied Metaphors for Awareness .

`A Fair Game?': Using Narrative Sensification and Embodied Metaphors for Awareness @inproceedings { author = {Victor José Mahecha Arango and Mufleha Ovais and Yara Youssef and Sanghamitra Das and Rosa Van Koningsbruggen and Eva Hornecker}, title = {`A Fair Game?': Using Narrative Sensification and Embodied Metaphors for Awareness}, year = {2024}, month = {feb}, doi = {10.1145/3623509.3633375} } .