Nusrat Jahan Mim

Doctor of Design Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Design

Research Interests

Urban Design Politics

Human Computer Interaction

Strategy and Management

Building and Construction

Management of Technology and Innovation

Architecture

Religious studies

Human-Computer Interaction

History

Political Science and International Relations

About

Nusrat Jahan Mim is a Doctor of Design candidate at Harvard Graduate School of Design. Her research focuses on post-colonial, post-secular urban designs and human-computer interaction. By examining existing systems, she explores how different spatial and technical designs challenge or propagate social exclusions in the Global South. She designs alternatives for such marginal contexts. Her work has earned awards in leading design and computing venues, including ACM CHI, Lafarge-Holcim, Laka International, etc. Prior to Harvard, she won the prestigious AIA Henry Adams Medal from the Syracuse School of Architecture for achieving the highest academic rank in M.Arch. She also earned citations for excellence in her M.Arch thesis titled Subaltern Virtualities. She achieved her B.Arch with distinction from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Publications

Residual Mobilities

Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / Apr 18, 2015

Ahmed, S. I., Mim, N. J., & Jackson, S. J. (2015, April 18). Residual Mobilities: Infrastructural Displacement and Post-Colonial Computing in Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702573

Others' Images: Online Social Media, Architectural Improvisations, and Spatial Marginalization in Bangladesh

Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / Apr 21, 2020

Mim, N. J., & Ahmed, S. I. (2020, April 21). Others’ Images: Online Social Media, Architectural Improvisations, and Spatial Marginalization in Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376572

Religion at the Margins: Resistance to Secular Humanitarianism at the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh

Religions / Aug 16, 2020

Mim, N. J. (2020). Religion at the Margins: Resistance to Secular Humanitarianism at the Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh. Religions, 11(8), 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11080423

HCI’s Making Agendas

Jan 01, 2017

Bardzell, J., Bardzell, S., Lin, C., Lindtner, S., & Toombs, A. (2017). HCI’s Making Agendas. now Publishers Inc. https://doi.org/10.1561/9781680833737

Gospels of Modernity: Digital Cattle Markets, Urban Religiosity, and Secular Computing in the Global South

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / May 06, 2021

Mim, N. J. (2021, May 6). Gospels of Modernity: Digital Cattle Markets, Urban Religiosity, and Secular Computing in the Global South. Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445259

Integrating Religion, Faith, and Spirituality in HCI

CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts / Apr 27, 2022

Rifat, M. R., Peer, F. A., Rabaan, H., Mim, N. J., Mustafa, M., Toyama, K., Markum, R. B., Buie, E., Hammer, J., Sultana, S., Sabie, S., & Ahmed, S. I. (2022, April 27). Integrating Religion, Faith, and Spirituality in HCI. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3503705

F-commerce and Urban Modernities: The Changing Terrain of Housing Design in Bangladesh

CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems / Apr 29, 2022

Mim, N. J., Nandi, D., Khan, S. S., & Dey, A. (2022, April 29). F-commerce and Urban Modernities: The Changing Terrain of Housing Design in Bangladesh. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3502071

Designing with the internally displaced slum dwellers in Bangladesh

Interactions / Mar 01, 2021

Safir, A. H., Mim, N. J., Haque, S. M. T., & Ahmed, S. I. (2021). Designing with the internally displaced slum dwellers in Bangladesh. Interactions, 28(2), 52–54. https://doi.org/10.1145/3447990

Ambivalence

Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion / Jun 18, 2019

Rohanifar, Y., Rifat, M. R., Mim, N. J., & Ahmed, S. I. (2019, June 18). Ambivalence: Simultaneous Tactile Experiences of Using and Recycling Smartphones. Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion. https://doi.org/10.1145/3301019.3325149

Many Worlds of Ethics: Ethical Pluralism in CSCW

Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing / Oct 14, 2023

Rifat, M. R., Bhimdiwala, A., Bhattacharjee, A., Batool, A., Das, D., Mim, N. J., Safir, A. H., Sultana, S., Akter, T., Smith, C. E., Semaan, B., Lazem, S., Soden, R., Muller, M., & Ahmed, S. I. (2023, October 14). Many Worlds of Ethics: Ethical Pluralism in CSCW. Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. https://doi.org/10.1145/3584931.3611291

Non-Linear Migrations and Urban Resilience

Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal / Aug 22, 2023

Mou, M. T., Rahman, M. M., & Mim, N. J. (2023). Non-Linear Migrations and Urban Resilience. Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal, 10(1), 6–15. https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v10i1.96

The Ephemeral as an Instrument of Urban Design and Planning

Informal Settlements of the Global South / Apr 20, 2023

Jahan Mim, & Mehrotra, R. (2023). The Ephemeral as an Instrument of Urban Design and Planning. In Informal Settlements of the Global South (pp. 130–146). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003191407-11

Spirituality in design

Interactions / Jun 29, 2022

Rosner, D., Taylor, A., & Wiberg, M. (2022). Spirituality in design. Interactions, 29(4), 5–5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544302

Education

DDes, Urban Design, Human-Computer Interaction / May, 2024 (anticipated)

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Links & Social Media

Research Web Site

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