Personal
Descriptions of my projects are also available.

I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design program at Stanford University's School of Education. My advisor is Roy Pea. I also work with Dan Schwartz, Scott Klemmer, and Jeff Heer. I am an active member in Stanford's HCI program.

My research interests are in the social spread of web search expertise. I am interested in how search expertise accrues and my work posits that search and communication tools must be designed to enable learning by observation, modeling, and apprenticeship. This must be enabled in collocated as well as distributed environments.

Current: PhD student at Stanford University's Learning Sciences and Technology Design program.
Prior: Associal Researcher, Asia Center for Interaction Design, Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China.
Prior: Masters in Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science.
Prior: Bachelors in Computer Science at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland at College Park.

Publications

Full Papers
Short Papers
Journals
  • Yaw Anokwa, Thomas Smythe, Divya Ramachandran, Jahanzeb Sherwani, Yael Schwartzman, Rowena Luk, Melissa Ho, Neema Moraveji, Brian DeRenzi, Stories from the Field: Reflections on HCI4D Experiences, Journal of Information Technologies & International Development, Special Issue on Human Computer Interaction and Development, December 2009.
Doctoral Consortium
  • Moraveji, N. (2010). User Interface Designs to Support the Social Transfer of Web Search Expertise. ACM SIG IR 2010, Geneva, Switzerland. (slides)
Symposiums
Posters, Demonstrations, & Experience Reports
Workshop Papers
Unrefereed Publications
Committees Reviewing
  • Paper reviewer, ACM CSCW 2011.
  • Paper reviewer, ACM CHI 2010.
  • Paper reviewer, ACM CSCW 2010.
  • Paper reviewer, ACM CHI 2009.
  • Paper reviewer, ACM TEI 2007.
Talks
  • July, 2010, ACM SIG-IR 2010 Doctoral Cosortium, Social Transfer of Search Expertise. [pdf]
  • June 30, 2010, ICLS 2010. Supporting and Measuring Global Information Literacy Through Cross-cultural Studies of Web Search. Chicago, IL. [ppt]
  • June 9, 2010, Innovation Journalism Conference. Invited speakers. Hyperlink Storytelling: How to generate compelling and accurate timelines for news stories. [gdoc]
  • June 9, 2010, Stanford HCI Group research seminar, Coming soon..., [pdf]
  • April 2010, ACM CHI Workshop on UI Technologies and Education Pedagogy. The Social Transfer of Search Expertise. [ppt]
  • March 12, 2010, Mozilla Jetpack for Learning competition winner - talk at South by Southwest. LineHive: Hyperlink Storytelling. [ppt]
  • March 2010, Stanford LSTD Seminar, Social Transfer of Search Expertise. [ppt]
  • Februrary 2010, University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab, Social Transfer of Search Expertise. [ppt]
  • Feb 2010 Winter, Stanford University, "HCI Studio: Designing Toys for Learning", guest lecturer with Dr. Hayes Raffle, Terry Winograd, & Bill Verplank.
  • Feb 2009, Stanford University HCI Design Studio - guest lecturer for Terry Winograd, Playful collaboration in large groups. [pdf]
  • Jan 2009, SRI International - Center for Connected Learning, A mischief of mice: Supporting large groups using large displays and shared access. [pdf]
  • 2009, ACM CHI. A mischief of mice: Supporting single-display groupware with 1-32 mice. [pdf]
  • 2009, ACM CHI Workshop on human-centered computing in international development. Sustainable Research Agendas. [pdf]
  • 2008, ACM CHI. Mischief: Supporting Remote Teaching in Developing Regions. [pdf]
  • 2008, University of Washington Computer Science Department class on technologies for developing regions, A Mouse on Each Desk. [pdf]
  • 2008, Berkeley Insititue of Design, Technologies and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions, Mightymice and Comicboarding. [pdf]
  • 2007, ACM CHI. Comicboarding: Using Comics as Proxies for Participatory Design. [pdf]
  • 2007, Microsoft Research TechFest. PointSource: A microwork marketplace.
  • 2007, The Hutong School, Beijing, China. Design Research from the Field. [pdf]
  • 2006, Microsoft Research TechFest. Recording-in-thoughts: Remixing social media on the go.
  • 2006, ACM DIS.
Teaching
  • 2010 Spring, ed298/cs377v, Stanford University, "Learning in a Networked World", teaching assistant with Dr. Roy Pea.
  • 2010 Winter, ed396/cs377l, Stanford University, "The Design of Technologies for Casual Learning", co-creator and co-teacher with Dr. Shelley Goldman.
  • 2010 and 2009 Winter, Stanford University, "Tools for Designing a Fulfilling Career", co-creator and co-teacher with Tim Reilly.
  • 2009 Spring, comm268, Stanford University - Dr. Cliff Nass's course on experimental user interfaces. Group TA.
  • 2009 Winter, comm268, Stanford University - Cliff Nass's course on designing user interfaces. Group TA.
  • 2009 Fall, Stanford University, "Introduction to HCI", content creator (with Mike Krieger) & teaching assistant for Dr. Scott Klemmer.
  • 2003 Summer, Carnegie Mellon University, "Human-Computer Interaction". SAMS program for minority high school students.
Awards:
  • 2008-2009 I. James and Viola Lewis Quillen Fellowship, Stanford University
  • 2004: ACM SIG-CHI Student Design Competition team winner, first prize
  • 2003-2004 University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Dean.s List 1999, 2001 (4.0 GPA), 2002.
  • 2002 International Associate for the Exchange of Students in Technical Education (IAESTE) US awardee (78 selected from 800 semi-finalists).
  • 2001 University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Academic Scholarship.
  • 2000 University of Maryland Ellen Brandt Memorial Scholarship Winner.
Patents
  • 20080261191 Scaffolding support for learning application programs in a computerized learning environment (10-23-2008)
  • 20080254432 Evaluating learning progress and making recommendations in a computerized learning environment (10-16-2008)
  • 20080254431 Learner profile for learning application programs (10-16-2008)
  • 20080254430 Parent guide to learning progress for use in a computerized learning environment (10-16-2008)
  • Pending for "Multiple Mouse Character Entry", 2009.
  • Pending for "DynaLine, an interface for navigating internet video on the television", 2006.
  • Pending for "Recording in Thoughts," a user interface for recording audio using Undo", 2005.