Majeed Kazemitabaar

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Availability

📌 I am seeking students at all levels (MSc, PhD, and Undergraduate). Please fill out the form below ( 🔗 ).

Area of Study / Keywords

HCI Human-AI Interaction End-User Programming Learning Technologies Constructionism

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About

Hi 👋,

I'm Majeed, an incoming Assistant Professor at U of A's Department of Computing Science and a fellow at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), specializing in Human–Computer Interaction. I earned my PhD from the University of Toronto, where my research explored how generative AI is reshaping programming, with a focus on interaction and cognition. I design tools that promote thoughtful engagement with AI, reduce over-reliance, support independent learning, and improve control and validation in human–AI workflows.

My work has been published in top HCI venues, including CHI, UIST, and IUI. My recent research on AI and Computing Education is among the most highly cited in the field. I have also received a Best Paper Award and a Best Late-Breaking Work Award for my work on MakerWear, a construction kit that enables young children to build their own interactive wearables.

Before starting my PhD, I worked as a software engineer, and during grad school, I completed two research internships at Microsoft Research.

📌 Research Opportunties!

I am seeking motivated students at all levels (MSc, PhD, and undergraduate) with strong background in human-computer interaction, software development, and AI.

( 🔗 ) Please fill out this form: Research Opportunities with Majeed

Note: Prospective MSc and PhD students must submit a formal application through the Department of Computing Science (deadline: December 15): Applications & Admissions

Majeed Kazemitabaar, Oliver Huang, Sangho Suh, Austin Z Henley, Tovi Grossman

IUI. 2025 March; 10.1145/3708359.3712104

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Majeed Kazemitabaar, Jack Williams, Ian Drosos, Tovi Grossman, Austin Henley, Carina Negreanu, Advait Sarkar

UIST. 2024 July; 10.1145/3654777.3676345

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Majeed Kazemitabaar, Jason McPeak, Alexander Jiao, Liang He, Thomas Outing, Jon E Froehlich

CHI. 2017 May; 10.1145/3025453.3025887

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