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Houda Elmimouni

Assistant Professor

Office: E2-586 EITC
Email: Houda.Elmimouni@umanitoba.ca
Phone: (+1)-204-474-9254

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Research Areas: Human-Computer Interaction & User Experience (HCI/ UX), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Social Computing, Privacy.

About

I'm an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba. My research sits at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). My work focuses on understanding human interactions with robots and other digital systems. My goal is to design and develop these technologies effectively, enhancing user interactions while upholding human values such as privacy and accessibility.

I earned my PhD from Drexel University and hold a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Pratt Institute in New York City, a BS from the Ecole des Science de l’Information in Morocco , and BAs in both Language and Pedagogy and Linguistics from Mohamed V University. Before joining the University of Manitoba, I was a Computing Innovation Fellow and Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Informatics at Indiana University Bloomington.

I have received recognition and support through several prestigious fellowships and awards, including the CI Fellowship (’21), Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Award (‘20), Phoebe W. Haas Endowed Fellowship (’15, ’17), and Fulbright Fellowship (’11). Additionally, my collaborative work has earned best paper awards at ACM Ubicomp, DIS and OpenSym.

Currently I serve as a member of the SIGCHI Mediterranean Committee (MedCHI), the GROUP and CSCW Co-Chair for Accessibility and the AfriCHI 2025 Notes Co-Chair. I will also be serving as the Accessibility Chair for Communities & Technologies (C&T) 2025 and Global Inclusion Co-Chair for ACM CHI 2026.

Publications

Stop Grading the Artifact: Traceability as the New Core Assessment in HCI

Houda Elmimouni, Andrea Bunt, Daniel J Rea, Patrick Dubois, James E Young, and Celine Latulipe. 2026. Stop Grading the Artifact: Traceability as the New Core Assessment in HCI. In Proceedings of the 8th Annual Symposium on HCI Education (EduCHI '26). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 11, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1145/3803869.3803884

“I Had to Actively Inject Myself’: When Small Breakdowns Accumulate

Muntasir Mubin Nashit, Tashfia Fatema, Heet Shailesh Patel, Eike Schneiders, and Houda Elmimouni. 2026. "I Had to Actively Inject Myself': When Small Breakdowns Accumulate. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '26). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 784, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772363.3799382

Silencing&Surging: A Layered Ecology of Algorithmic Repression and Resistance in the Gaza Escalation

Houda Elmimouni, Sarah Rüller, Yarden Skop, Norah Abokhodair, Konstantin Kosta Aal, Tashfia Fatema, Mahmoud Fawzi, Ghadeer A. Awwad, Walid Magdy, Volker Wulf, and Peter Tolmie. 2026. Silencing & Surging: A Layered Ecology of Algorithmic Repression and Resistance in the Gaza Escalations. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 181, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3790994

From Periphery to Presence: Authorship, Venues, and Education in African HCI.

Houda Elmimouni, Khadijah D Mohammed, Hafeni Mthoko, Shaimaa Lazem, and Nicola J Bidwell. 2026. From Periphery to Presence: Authorship, Venues, and Education in African HCI. In Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 360, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3791668

Cultures as Catalysts: Nurturing HCI Communities Across Regions

Maristella Matera, Zhicong Lu, Gustavo Lopez, Houda Elmimouni, and Susan Dray. 2026. Cultures as Catalysts: Nurturing HCI Communities Across Regions. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '26). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 797, 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1145/3772363.3778799

Exploring Algorithmic Resistance: Responses to Social Media Censorship in Activism

Houda Elmimouni, Sarah Rüller, Konstantin Aal, Yarden Skop, Norah Abokhodair, Volker Wulf, and Peter Tolmie. 2025. Exploring Algorithmic Resistance: Responses to Social Media Censorship in Activism. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 9, 2, Article CSCW072 (May 2025), 24 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3710970

Bridging Distances, Navigating Dilemmas: Social Media’s Role for Sub-Saharan African Students in Mor

Christianah Titilope Oyewale, Rafiat Bamimore Akodu, Tochukwu Ikwunne, and Houda Elmimouni. 2025. Bridging Distances, Navigating Dilemmas: Social Media’s Role for Sub-Saharan African Students in Morocco. In The 5th Biennial African Human Computer Interaction Conference (Africhi 2025), November 4–8, 2025, Cairo, Egypt. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 20 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/ 3757232.3757239

Cultural Adaptation Through Digital Identities:Privacy and Self-Expression Among Sub-Saharan Student

Rafiat Bamimore Akodu, Christianah Titilope Oyewale, Tochukwu Ikwunne, and Houda Elmimouni. 2025. Cultural Adaptation Through Digital Identities: Privacy and Self-Expression Among Sub-Saharan Students in Morocco. In 12th International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T 2025), July 20–23, 2025, Siegen, Germany. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 13 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3742800.3742831

Emerging Telepresence Technologies for Hybrid Meetings: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Marta Orduna, Ester Gonzalez-Sosa, Andriana Boudouraki, Houda Elmimouni, Pablo Perez, Jesus Gutierrez, Veronica Ahumada-Newhart, and Pablo Cesar. 2025. Emerging Telepresence Technologies for Hybrid Meetings: Experiences and Lessons Learned from an Interactive Workshop. In Proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on IMmersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 40–46. https://doi.org/10.1145/3712677.3720464

Exploring Algorithmic Resistance: Responses to Social Media Censorship in Activism

Weaving Indigeneity and Culture into the Fabric of HCI Futures: African Threads

Jaydon Farao, Ajit G. Pillai, Hafeni Mthoko, Marly Muudeni Samuel, Houda Elmimouni, Manar Atwa, Chris MuAshkele, Cat Kutay, and Shaimaa Lazem. 2025. Weaving Indigeneity and Culture into the Fabric of HCI Futures: African Threads. In Proceedings of the 5th Biennial African Human Computer Interaction Conference (AfriCHI '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 409–414. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757232.3757276

Who Speaks for African HCI? Mapping Authorship, Venues, and Epistemic Gaps of 10 Years of African HC

Houda Elmimouni, Khadijah D Mohammed, Hafeni Mthoko, Shaimaa Lazem, and Nicola J. Bidwell. 2025. Who Speaks for African HCI? Mapping Authorship, Venues, and Epistemic Gaps of 10 Years of African HCI Research. In The 5th Biennial African Human Computer Interaction Conference (Africhi 2025), November 4–8, 2025, Cairo, Egypt. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3757232.3757271

Playing with Telepresence Robots for Design Speculation

Juan Pablo Martinez Avila, Andriana Boudouraki, Harriet R Cameron, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Velvet Spors, Laia Turmo Vidal, Charles Windlin, Houda Elmimouni, Janet Read, and Jennifer Rode. 2025. Playing with Telepresence Robots for Design Speculation. In Companion Publication of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '25 Companion). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 11–15. https://doi.org/10.1145/3715668.3734184

I Am There But…”: Remote Students’ Experiences of Inclusion through Telepresence Robots

Houda Elmimouni and Selma Sabanovic. 2025. "I Am There But...": Remote Students’ Experiences of Inclusion through Telepresence Robots. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '25). Association for Computing Machinery, Ne

Weaving Indigeneity and Culture into the Fabric of HCI Futures

Jaydon Farao, Ajit G. Pillai, Hafeni Mthoko, Marly Muudeni Samuel, Houda Elmimouni, and Shaimaa Lazem. 2025. Weaving Indigeneity and Culture into the Fabric of HCI Futures. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 806, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3706737

Integrating Function and Connection: Two Perspectives to Telepresence Robot Design for Classroom

Roda Berhane, Deo Akiode, Swapna Joshi, and Houda Elmimouni. 2025. Integrating Function and Connection: Two Perspectives to Telepresence Robot Design for Classroom. In The 2025 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP Companion’25), January 12–15, 2025, Hilton Head, SC, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 10 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3688828.3699633

Beyond Video-Conferencing: Telepresence Technologies for Extending Expertise Reach

Andriana Boudouraki, Niki Chouliara, Laura Fiorini, Juan Pablo Martinez Avila, Gisela Reyes-Cruz, Pratyusha Ghosh, Veronica Ahumada-Newhart, Houda Elmimouni, and Praminda Caleb-Solly. 2025. Beyond Video-Conferencing: Telepresence Technologies for Extending Expertise Reach and Specialised Skill Sharing. In Companion Proceedings of the 2025 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP '25). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 6–8. https://doi.org/10.1145/3688828.3699632