I am a Ph.D. student at the Human-Centered Computing at University of Maryland Baltimore County, supervised by Dr. Helena Mentis. My research is centered on exploring the privacy perceptions and behaviors of diverse user groups. I am especially passionate about studying the intersection of privacy and emerging technologies, such as smart home and virtual reality.
I completed an exclusive MCIT program at the University of Pennsylvania in 2021. Prior to that, I obtained a degree in Product and Industrial Design from the University of the Arts Philadelphia and the Art University of Tabriz. During that time, I also worked as a UX designer and researcher in the industry.
Publications
Conference Paper
Elmira Deldari, Parth Takkar Karankumar, Yaxing Yao.
Users’ Perceptions of Online Child Abuse Detection Practices.
InProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW’24).
Elmira Deldari, Diana Freed, Julio Poveda, Yaxing Yao
An Investigation of Teenager Experiences in Social Virtual Reality from Teenagers’, Parents’, and Bystanders’ Perspectives.
Nineteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2023)
Kexin Zhang, Elmira Deldari, Zhicong Lu, Yaxing Yao, Yuhang Zhao.
A Diary Study in Social Virtual Reality: Impact of Avatars with Disability Signifiers on the Social Experiences of PWD.
In Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS’23).
Kexin Zhang, Elmira Deldari, Zhicong Lu, Yaxing Yao, Yuhang Zhao.
“It’s Just Part of Me:” Understanding Avatar Diversity and Self-presentation of People with Disabilities in Social Virtual Reality
Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS ’22)
Elmira Deldari, Andrew Dahlgreen
Design and construction of an adjustable and attachable head support for CP patients’ walkers
21st Iranian Conference on Biomedical Engineering (ICBME ’20)
Workshop & Poster
Elmira Deldari, Diana Freed, Yaxing Yao
Supporting A Safe and Healthy Immersive Environment for Teenagers
Proceedings of the Workshop on Novel Challenges of Safety and Privacy in Extended Reality CHI Conference on
Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’22)
Elmira Deldari, Milekic Slavko
In vestigation the Impact of Information Architecture on User Experience Improvement in Mobile Application: An Empirical Study.
UArts, 2020
Elmira Deldari, Slavko Milekic
Design Grocery Mobile Application for Blind and Visual Impaired Individuals.
UArts, 2019
Get in touch
If you’re interested in my research or collaborations, please contact me at edeldar1@umbc.edu
