Sehrish Basir Nizamani

Publications

Papers, preprints, and datasets

Work on AI in computing education, human–computer interaction, and usability evaluation, much of it written with undergraduate and graduate researchers.

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21
Conference and workshop papers
19
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2027

  1. 2027
    ConferenceAccepted

    Who (or what) are they prompting? How CS students conceptualize and use LLMs

    Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar (student co-author), Margaret Ellis, Sehrish Basir Nizamani, and Naren Ramakrishnan

    ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS 2027)

2026

  1. 2026
    WorkshopAcceptedBest Paper Award

    Can LLMs improve accessibility? Evaluating LLM detection and remediation of WCAG violations in web dashboards

    Maitri Pathak (student co-author), Yoongi Baek (student co-author), Hanru Li (student co-author), Jason Kayne (student co-author), and Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    FutureHCI ’26: Future of Human–Computer Interaction Workshop, Virginia Tech

  2. 2026
    Conference

    Are you still the same user? Evaluating the consistency of large language models as simulated stakeholders in iterative design

    Khyati Goyal (student co-author), Zannah Zeiw (student co-author), Svastik Arora (student co-author), Shriya Endlaw (student co-author), Sweta Das (student co-author), and Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    Artificial Intelligence in HCI (HCII 2026), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 16745, Springer, pp. 436–455

    DOI for Are you still the same user? Evaluating the consistency of large language models as simulated stakeholders in iterative design
  3. 2026
    Conference

    Demystify, use, reflect: Preparing students to be informed LLM-users

    Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar (student co-author), Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Margaret Ellis, and Naren Ramakrishnan

    Proceedings of the 57th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS 2026), Vol. 2, poster paper, pp. 1299–1300

    DOI for Demystify, use, reflect: Preparing students to be informed LLM-users
  4. 2026
    Journal

    Expanded entity coverage and machine-annotated pre-training for Urdu named entity recognition

    N. Basir, M. Qabulio, M. S. Memon, D. N. Arain, Sehrish Basir Nizamani, and S. Nizamani

    The Asian Bulletin of Big Data Management, 6(1), pp. 77–93

  5. 2026
    Conference

    Persona diversity: Comparing usability-testing outcomes across heterogeneous personas

    Yoongi Baek (student co-author), Calvin Tozer (student co-author), Aarya Ghimire (student co-author), and Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    Artificial Intelligence in HCI (HCII 2026), Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 16743, Springer, pp. 262–274

    DOI for Persona diversity: Comparing usability-testing outcomes across heterogeneous personas
  6. 2026
    Conference

    Thinking before prompting: Imparting responsible LLM use and security awareness in a CS problem-solving course

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar (student co-author), Margaret Ellis, and Naren Ramakrishnan

    2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, NC

    DOI for Thinking before prompting: Imparting responsible LLM use and security awareness in a CS problem-solving course
  7. 2026
    WorkshopAccepted

    Crossing borders, crossing risks: Understanding cybersecurity literacy needs among cross-border communities in the U.S.

    Norah Ondus (student co-author) and Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    FutureHCI ’26: Future of Human–Computer Interaction Workshop, Virginia Tech

  8. 2026
    ConferenceAccepted

    Demystify, use, reflect, assess (DURA): An experience report on LLM integration in CS2

    Margaret Ellis, Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar (student co-author), Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Mohammed Farghally, Jake O'Brien (student co-author), and Naren Ramakrishnan

    ACM SIGCSE Virtual 2026, Experience Report track

    arXiv for Demystify, use, reflect, assess (DURA): An experience report on LLM integration in CS2
  9. 2026
    ConferenceAccepted

    Less deliberate in teams: Student LLM use across individual and collaborative work

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Zannah Zeiw (student co-author), S. Nizamani, and Khyati Goyal (student co-author)

    ACM SIGCSE Virtual 2026, Computing Education Research track

    arXiv for Less deliberate in teams: Student LLM use across individual and collaborative work
  10. 2026
    ConferenceAccepted

    Understanding student use of large language models across computer science subfields

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Yoonje Lee (student co-author), Nikitha Donekal Chandrashekar (student co-author), Margaret Ellis, and Naren Ramakrishnan

    IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE 2026)

    arXiv for Understanding student use of large language models across computer science subfields
  11. 2026
    ConferenceAccepted

    Virtual global collaboration in data analytics and machine learning education: A mixed-methods study of asynchronous cross-border teamwork

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, S. Nizamani, Khyati Goyal (student co-author), S. Nizamani, and Zannah Zeiw (student co-author)

    IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE 2026)

    arXiv for Virtual global collaboration in data analytics and machine learning education: A mixed-methods study of asynchronous cross-border teamwork
  12. 2026
    Book chapterAccepted

    When everyone is “doing fine”: Rethinking belonging, honesty, and care in capstone teams

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    Why Belonging Matters: Exploring a Trauma-Informed Approach to Building Communities of Learning in Higher Education Classrooms, VT Publishing

  13. 2026
    WorkshopAccepted

    When more attempts makes things worse: Check-level visualization for uncovering hidden struggle patterns in SQL learning

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Deepika Devaraj (student co-author), and Tien Nguyen (student co-author)

    FutureHCI ’26: Future of Human–Computer Interaction Workshop, Virginia Tech

  14. 2026
    ConferenceAccepted

    WIP: Beyond manual observation: Automated analysis of student engagement while preserving privacy

    Nolan Platt (student co-author), Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Yoonje Lee (student co-author), Alp Tural, Elif Tural, Saad Nizamani, Nada Basit, and Andrew Katz

    IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE 2026), Work-in-Progress track

  15. 2026
    ConferenceAccepted

    WIP: DBWorkout: A gamified SQL practice platform to support formative learning in database courses

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Deepika Devaraj (student co-author), Tien Nguyen (student co-author), Khyati Goyal (student co-author), Saad Nizamani, Sally Hamouda, and Jaren Goldberg (student co-author)

    IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE 2026), Work-in-Progress track

    arXiv for WIP: DBWorkout: A gamified SQL practice platform to support formative learning in database courses
  16. 2026
    PreprintPreprint

    Can LLMs reason about attention? Towards zero-shot analysis of multimodal classroom behavior

    Nolan Platt (student co-author), Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Alp Tural, Elif Tural, Saad Nizamani, Andrew Katz, Yoonje Lee (student co-author), and Nada Basit

    arXiv preprint

    arXiv for Can LLMs reason about attention? Towards zero-shot analysis of multimodal classroom behavior

2025

  1. 2025
    Conference

    Catching UX flaws in code: Leveraging LLMs to identify usability issues at the development stage

    Nolan Platt (student co-author), Ethan Luchs (student co-author), and Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    2025 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing (VL/HCC), pp. 152–158

    DOI for Catching UX flaws in code: Leveraging LLMs to identify usability issues at the development stage
  2. 2025
    Journal

    Comparison of cultural preferences and cultural practices in website design in Pakistan

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Nazish Basir, Khalil Khoumbati, Sarwat Nizamani, and Shahzad Memon

    Universal Access in the Information Society, 24(4), pp. 3465–3481

    DOI for Comparison of cultural preferences and cultural practices in website design in Pakistan
  3. 2025
    Conference

    Enhancing Pashto NER using machine-labeled data and transformer-based models

    N. Basir, G. Haider, D. N. Arain, Sehrish Basir Nizamani, and S. Nizamani

    2025 20th International Conference on Emerging Technologies (ICET), pp. 1–8

  4. 2025
    Journal

    FeelSafe: A women’s safety and security system

    Sarwat Nizamani, Mariyam Shareef, Abdul Samad Jamali, Nabeel Hussain Kazi, Burhan Khan, Sehrish Nizamani, and Iffat Rajput

    International Journal of Innovations in Science & Technology, 7(6), pp. 1–11

  5. 2025
    Dataset

    Heuristic usability evaluation dataset: Human vs. LLM (GPT-4o)

    Sehrish Basir Nizamani

    Virginia Tech University Libraries (dataset)

    DOI for Heuristic usability evaluation dataset: Human vs. LLM (GPT-4o)

2022

  1. 2022
    Journal

    A methodology for domain and culture-oriented heuristics creation and validation

    Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Sarwat Nizamani, Shahzad Memon, Saad Nizamani, and Gulsher Laghari

    Behaviour & Information Technology, 41(8), pp. 1769–1795

    DOI for A methodology for domain and culture-oriented heuristics creation and validation
  2. 2022
    Journal

    A prototype of obstacle avoidance for autonomous vehicle

    Burhan Khan, Sehrish Nizamani, Nabeel Hussain Kazi, Saad Nizamani, and Sarwat Nizamani

    Iraqi Journal of Science, 63(5), pp. 2203–2210

    DOI for A prototype of obstacle avoidance for autonomous vehicle
  3. 2022
    Journal

    Heuristic evaluation vs. guideline reviews: A tale of comparing two domain usability expert’s evaluation methods

    Sehrish Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Nazish Basir, Gulsher Laghari, Sarwat Nizamani, and Khalil Khoumbati

    IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, 65(4), pp. 516–529

    DOI for Heuristic evaluation vs. guideline reviews: A tale of comparing two domain usability expert’s evaluation methods
  4. 2022
    Conference

    Usability evaluation of university websites in Pakistan through user testing

    Sehrish Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Sarwat Nizamani, Nazish Basir, Khalil Khoumbati, and Shahzad Memon

    2022 International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Electronics, Computing and Communication (ICETECC), Jamshoro, Pakistan, pp. 1–6

    DOI for Usability evaluation of university websites in Pakistan through user testing

2021

  1. 2021
    Journal

    Domain and culture-specific heuristic evaluation of the websites of universities of Pakistan

    Sehrish Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Muhammad Memon, Sarwat Nizamani, and Shahzad Memon

    University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 5(1), pp. 45–51

  2. 2021
    Journal

    Network analysis of co-authorship system of the University of Sindh authors on ScienceDirect

    Nazish Basir, Bisharat Memon, Abdul Waheed Mahesar, Yasir Arafat Malkani, and Sehrish Nizamani

    University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 5(3), pp. 152–157

2020

  1. 2020
    Journal

    Towards medium-scale and large-scale game development using agile-based Scrum

    Danish Nazir Arain, Nazish Basir, and Sehrish Nizamani

    University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 4(3), pp. 134–138

  2. 2020
    Journal

    WaterO: A smart water device

    Khurram Farooque, Bilal Ahmed, Waqas Raza, Nabeel Hussain Kazi, Sehrish Nizamani, Mehjabeen Leghari, Saad Nizamani, and Sarwat Nizamani

    University of Sindh Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 4(4), pp. 217–220

2019

  1. 2019
    Journal

    Making the software architecture explicit in Java programs to enable dynamic evolution

    Gulsher Laghari, Saad Nizamani, Sehrish Nizamani, Muniba Memon, Altaf Hussain Abro, and Muhammad Yaqoob Koondhar

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 51(3), pp. 541–546

  2. 2019
    Journal

    Usability evaluation of the top 10 universities of Pakistan through guideline scoring

    Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Sarwat Nizamani, Shahzad Memon, and Saad Nizamani

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 51(1), pp. 151–158

2018

  1. 2018
    Conference

    Cultural preferences of Pakistan for the university website design

    Saad Nizamani, Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Sarwat Nizamani, Shahzad Memon, and Nazish Basir

    2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), pp. 323–328

    DOI for Cultural preferences of Pakistan for the university website design
  2. 2018
    Conference

    Exploring the impact of cultural preferences in website design: A controlled experiment based on three university websites of Pakistan

    Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Sarwat Nizamani, Shahzad Memon, Saad Nizamani, and Nazish Basir

    2018 International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M), pp. 329–334

    DOI for Exploring the impact of cultural preferences in website design: A controlled experiment based on three university websites of Pakistan
  3. 2018
    Journal

    Prototype smart parking system accessible via Android

    Kamran Dahri, Z. Hassan, Gulsher Laghari, Sehrish Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Sarwat Nizamani, and Abdul Rehman Nizamani

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 50(3D), pp. 216–219

2017

  1. 2017
    Journal

    TDC: Typed dependencies-based chunking model

    Sarwat Nizamani, Nasrullah Memon, Sehrish Nizamani, and Saad Nizamani

    Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 42(8), pp. 3585–3595

    DOI for TDC: Typed dependencies-based chunking model
  2. 2017
    Journal

    Testing and validating the ERP success evaluation model for higher education institutes of Pakistan

    Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Imdad Ali Ismaili, Saad Nizamani, and Nazish Basir

    International Journal of Business Information Systems, 25(2), pp. 165–191

    DOI for Testing and validating the ERP success evaluation model for higher education institutes of Pakistan

2016

  1. 2016
    Journal

    Towards home automation system framework and design

    Kamran Dahri, Sehrish Nizamani, Gulsher Laghari, Saad Nizamani, and Sarwat Nizamani

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 48(4), pp. 849–854

2015

  1. 2015
    Journal

    An efficient partitioning clustering algorithm

    Saad Nizamani, Kamran Dahri, Sehrish Nizamani, Sarwat Nizamani, and Gulsher Laghari

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 47(1), pp. 171–174

  2. 2015
    Journal

    Crime analysis using open-source information

    Sarwat Nizamani, Nasrullah Memon, Azhar Ali Shah, Saad Nizamani, Sehrish Nizamani, and Imdad Ali Ismaili

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 47(4), pp. 677–681

  3. 2015
    Journal

    Influence of top management support as an important factor for ERP implementation in higher education institutes of Pakistan

    Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Imdad Ali Ismaili, and Saad Nizamani

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 47(2), pp. 295–302

2014

  1. 2014
    Journal

    On the computational models for the analysis of illicit activities

    Sarwat Nizamani, Saad Nizamani, Sehrish Nizamani, and Imdad Ali Ismaili

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 46(4), pp. 561–566

2013

  1. 2013
    Journal

    A conceptual framework for ERP evaluation in higher educational institutes of Pakistan

    Sehrish Nizamani, Khalil Khoumbati, Imdad Ali Ismaili, and Saad Nizamani

    Sindh University Research Journal (Science Series), 45(3), pp. 596–607

* Student co-author. Before August 2023 I published as S. Nizamani, so co-authors with the same surname may appear as initials.

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Software

Tools that students and instructors use

  • DBWorkout

    Open-access, gamified, web-based SQL learning platform with real-time automated feedback, a shared leaderboard, and an instructor-controlled AI hint toggle. Deployed in CS 4604 and CS 2304 at Virginia Tech. Role: PI.

  • Classroom analytics

    AI-assisted classroom evaluation system combining OpenPose, gaze estimation, and LLM-based engagement summaries, with privacy-preserving non-retention of video. Role: PI.