Sabirat Rubya

Dr. Sabirat Rubya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Marquette University, co-directing the Social and Ethical Computing Lab. Her research focuses on designing mobile health technologies for vulnerable populations at risk of mental health disorders, emphasizing human-centered computing and health informatics.

Education: BSc in Computer Science from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota.

Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Social Computing, Health Informatics, and Human-Aided Machine Learning. She explores technologies supporting marginalized communities through participatory design and mixed-method approaches.

Publications highlight user-centric evaluations of mental health apps, predictive analytics for veteran crises, and community-based data validation in recovery contexts. Recent work includes a grant from Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment to commercialize a veteran support app (as co-Investigator).

Service: Served as CHI 2021 Late-Breaking Work Program Committee member, PC member for CHI 2022, and Web Co-Chair for CSCW 2023. Holds leadership roles in HCI conferences and lab co-direction.

Labs/Teams: Co-directs the Social & Ethical Computing Lab at Marquette, focusing on ethical tech design and health equity.