Sina Elahi Manesh

I recently graduated in Computer Engineering from Sharif University of Technology (the best university in Iran, according to QS ranking 2024).

I a motivated creative Human-Computer Interaction researcher. Throughout my undergraduate studies, my main objective was to expand my knowledge in various aspects of HCI. This objective invloved me in various projects in HCI and made familiar with the community. Along the way, I had the opportunity to explore the convergence of HCI with diverse areas of study, including digital education, social computing, computer-supported cooperative work, mental health and natural language processing, accessibility with a focus on blind and low-vision users.

As an avid researcher who attended many conferences such as CHI 2023 and CSCW 2023, I am passionate to go deepen in one of my interests during my Ph.D. with the ultimate goal of becoming an expert in that field and also a Ph.D. program can shape my future academic path.

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Sina Elahi Manesh
sina.elahiimanesh@gmail.com
+98 930 500 6036
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Education

Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Bachelor of Computer Engineering 2019 - 2024

GPA: 19.01 out of 20 (US Grading System: 3.92/4)

Publications

Improving Grading Fairness and Transparency with Decentralized Collaborative Peer Assessment

Published at CSCW 2024

Sharareh Alipour, Sina Elahimanesh, Soroush Jahanzad, Parimehr Morassafar, and Seyed Parsa Neshaei, Mojtaba Tefagh

User Voices, Platform Choices: Social Media Policy Puzzle with Decentralization Salt

Published at CHI 2024 (Late-Breaking Work)

Sina Elahimanesh, Iman Mohammadi, Mohammad Mosayebi, Sara Zahedi Movahed,Hosein Hasani, Mohammad Hossein Rohban

The Art of Gift-Giving with Limited Preference Data: How Fashion Recommender Systems Can Help

Published at CHI 2024 (Late-Breaking Work)

Sharareh Alipour, Sina Elahimanesh, Aliakbar Ghayouri Sales, Iman Mohammadi, Parimehr Morassafar, Seyed Parsa Neshaei

A Blockchain Approach to Academic Assessment

Published at CHI 2022 (Late-Breaking Work)

Sharareh Alipour, Sina Elahimanesh, Soroush Jahanzad, Parimehr Morassafar, and Seyed Parsa Neshaei, Mojtaba Tefagh

From Words and Exercises to Wellness: Farsi Chatbot for Self-Attachment Technique

arXiv

Sina Elahimanesh, Shayan Salehi, Sara Zahedi Movahed, Lisa Alazraki, Ruoyu Hu, Abbas Edalat

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction

Social Computing

Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)

Research

Imperial College London

Prof. Abbas Edalat (remotely - unpaid)

Using digital psychotherapy techniques, we developed a Farsi chatbot to improve mental health, applying Transformers-based modules and conducting a user study, which resulted in the effectiveness of the chatbot in a non-clinical population.

Arizona State University

Prof. Hasti Seifi (remotely - unpaid)

Our project aimed to enhance video accessibility for BLV (Blind and Low Vision) users by creating an integrated platform that offers video question-answering and video descriptions.

Sharif University of Technology

Prof. Shohreh Kasaei (unpaid)

We conducted an extensive analysis of the alignment between users‘ emotions in the real world and their expressions on social media, involving 105 participants via HCI methodologies.

Sharif University of Technology

Prof. MohammadHossein Rohban (unpaid)

We proposed a novel social media with decentralized policy-making to improve fairness and diversity, followed by developing a Transformers-based module to learn users' preferred policies on social media.

TeIAS - Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies

Prof. Sharareh Alipour (unpaid)

Our project focused on using Blockchain for peer assessment, and we suggested a decentralized platform to enhance fairness and transparency in the assessment process in educational settings.

Teaching

Teaching Assistant @ Sharif University of Technology

  • Advanced Programming (x4 semesters)
  • Basic Programming (x2 semesters)
  • Computer Architecture (x2 semesters as the Head of the Teaching Assistant Group)
  • Technical Presentation (x2 semesters)
  • Computer Language and Organization (x3 semesters)
  • Data Structure and Algorithms
  • Probability and Statistics
  • Linear Algebra
  • Computer Simulation
  • Programming Languages
  • Numerical Calculus
  • Software Testing

Honors

🥉 Bronze Medalist @ International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL)

Held Virtually - 2022

🥈 2nd Place @ International RoboCup Competitions

Montreal, Canada - 2018

🥈 2nd Place @ Asia-Pacific RoboCup Competitions

Kish, Iran - 2018

🥇 1st Place @ National RoboCup Competitions (IranOpen)

Tehran, Iran - 2018

🎖 Ranked #122 @ Iranian Nationwide Entrance Exam for BSc Studies (Konkour)

Among nearly 165,000 participants

Participations

Attended CHI 2023 Conference

Attended CSCW 2023 Conference

Attended RecSys 2023 Conference

Attended MobileHCI 2022 Conference

Attended CSCW 2022 Conference

Skills

Programming Languages

Python ◦ Java ◦ Javascript ◦ C ◦ Dart

Web Programming

React ◦ HTML ◦ CSS ◦ JS ◦ Django

Mobile Programming

Flutter ◦ Android

Natural Language Processing

Transformers ◦ BERT

Other

Figma ◦ Git ◦ Docker ◦ Nginx ◦ LaTex ◦ Ubuntu

Languages

English

TOEFL iBT Test Score: 104 Reading: 28, Listening: 28, Speaking: 21, Writing: 27
(October 28, 2023)

GRE General Test Score: Quantitative Reasoning: 168, Verbal Reasoning: 147, Analytic Writing: 4.5
(November 20, 2023)

Persian

Native