Reem A. Al-Baghli

• R. Albaghli, A. Beidas, and N. Attar, “Eyes on higher education: Evaluating web usability in Kuwaiti private universities using eye-tracking and SUPR-Q metrics,” Journal of Engineering Research, p. S2307187724002888, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.jer.2024.12.001.
• U. S. Raja and R. Al-Baghli, “Ethical concerns in contemporary virtual reality and frameworks for pursuing responsible use,” Front. Virtual Real., vol. 6, p. 1451273, Jan. 2025, doi: 10.3389/frvir.2025.1451273.
• R. Albaghli, A. S. Gurnaney, and N. Attar, “Seeing Bias Through Eye Movements: Investigating Empathy and Engagement With Authentic and
  Altered Refugee Imagery,” IEEE Trans. Human-Mach. Syst., pp. 1–10, 2025, doi: 10.1109/THMS.2025.3585452.
• A. Mohammed, R. Albaghli, H. Alrushood, and F. Ghaddar, “An Empirical Eye-Tracking Study of Cross-Lingual Program Comprehension and Debugging”, doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.112793.
• R. Albaghli, W. Zhang, and N. Attar, “Understanding Implicit Ethnic Bias: An Eye-Tracking HCI Study on How Visual Cues Influence Perceptions of Refugees,” Iran Journal of Computer Science | Springer Nature Link.
• R. Albaghli, A. Gurnaney and N. Attar, "Detecting Bias in Refugee Perception using Face Swapping: An Empirical Eye-Tracking Study," 2024 IEEE 4th International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2024, pp. 1-6, DOI:10.1109/ICHMS59971.2024.10555693
• Reem Al-Baghli, Akshay Sunil Gurnaney*, and Nada Attar, Detecting Bias in Refugee Perception using Face Swapping: An Empirical Eye-Tracking Study, 4th IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems, Accepted, 2024
• Reem Albaghli, Chaz Chang, Sarah Almahmeed, and Nada Attar. 2022. Untraining Ethnocentric Biases about Gender Roles: A Preliminary Empirical Study Presenting Art as Stimulus. In Proceedings of Mensch und Computer 2022 (MuC '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 376–381. https://doi.org/10.1145/3543758.3547543
• Reem Albaghli, Yaman Jandali, Sarah Almahmid, Nada Attar. Leveraging Initial Cognitive Load to Predict User Response to Complex Visual Tasks. (2022). In proceedings of the 8 th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS’22) Prague, Czech Republic. Paper No. MHCI 103. DOI: 10.11159/mhci22.103
• Albaghli, Reem. 2018, A Framework to Design and Evaluate Wearable Interactive Systems for Health, PhD Thesis, University of Colorado, Boulder. Corpus ID: 150142746.
• Reem Albaghli, Urooj Raja, and Kenneth M. Anderson, “An Innovative Approach to Better Cardiac Health Through Wearable Technology ,” Proc. 2017 ACM Int. Jt. Conf. CHI’17 Adjun., 2017.
• Reem Albaghli and Kenneth M. Anderson. 2016. A vision for heart rate health through wearables. In Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing: Adjunct (UbiComp '16). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 1101-1105.
• Halley Profita, Reem Albaghli, Leah Findlater, Paul Jaeger,and Shaun K. Kane. 2016. The AT Effect: How Disability Affects the Perceived Social Acceptability of Head-Mounted Display Use. In Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’16).
   

Service Activities

COLLEGE COMMITTEES

• Committee chair of: CPEs ACM student association and Cultural and social Computer Eng Dept.
• Committee member of COEP-Mitigation Strategy and vision for Covid19-crisis April-2020-June-2020.
• Member of E-Learning committee, College of Engineering, Kuwait University, June-2020-2023.
• Heading and training numerous social events and workshops for students and employees.
   

PROJECTS 

• Establish Human Centered Computing and Eye tracking Lab for UX research in Kuwait University.
• General chair of the Future Makers Forum 2023 at Kuwait University.
• Managing research projects of master's degree level thesis.
• Directing design and budget plan for 3-year research grant.

Leadership Roles and National Committees

• Member, Supreme Permanent Committee – Kuwait International Award for Distinguished Women (“Qodwa”) A national initiative under the Ministry of Social Affairs, State of Kuwait, contributing to leadership-level planning and national policy-oriented activities related to women’s empowerment and excellence. (2025)
• Mentor, Women’s Leadership Mentorship Program Ministry of Social Affairs, State of Kuwait.
  Provided mentoring and guidance to emerging women leaders as part of a national leadership development initiative. (2024)

Community Training and Capacity Building

• Trainer – Online Professional Training Course (Arabic)
  Course title: “Public Speaking: From Content Development to Delivery and Presentation.”
  Delivered as an online course targeting adult learners and professionals.
  (2025)
• Workshop Instructor – Youth Medical Forum
  Workshop titled: “Be an Effective Presenter.”
  Focused on communication and presentation skills for medical and health-related professionals.
  (2025)
• Workshop Instructor – Kuwait University (College of Engineering and Petroleum)
  Workshop titled: “Be an Effective Presenter,” delivered to faculty members and students.
  (2023)
• Trainer and Community Contributor – D Partners Development Program (7th Cohort)
  A community-based training program focusing on advocacy and empowerment of persons with
  disabilities, organized by Training Gate International (Non-Profit).
  Delivered at the Kuwait National Library.
  (August–September 2022; repeated participation in 2023)
• Trainer – Critical Thinking Skills for Problem Solving (Adults)
  (2022)
•  Workshop Instructor – Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
  Workshop titled: “Think Like a Scientist.”
  (2022)
•  Instructor – Children’s Workshop (4 days)
  Topic: Problem-solving and effective presentation skills through critical thinking.
  (2022)

Media Engagement and Public Awareness

• Television Interview – Kuwait Television (KTV)
  Topic: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Choosing University Majors, with emphasis on academic advising, data-driven decision-making, and the role of emerging technologies in supporting students.
  (July 2025)
• Radio Participation – Marina FM
  Participation in a multilingual campaign in support of Palestine, with a contribution delivered in the German language, highlighting the cultural and societal role of academics in humanitarian issues.
  (2023)
• Television Interview – Kuwait Television Channel 2 (KTV2)
  Discussion on Computer Engineering and the relationship between arts and sciences, emphasizing interdisciplinary integration in education and research.
  (2022)
• Television Interview – Kuwait Television (KTV)
  Topic: Critical thinking and its applications in science and everyday life, with a focus on developing analytical skills among students and the wider community.
  (2022)

Cultural and Artistic Activities with Community Impact

• First Solo Art Exhibition
  The Avenues Art Gallery, State of Kuwait.
  (2024)
• Participant – Al-Qurain Cultural Festival (Fine Arts Competition)
  Participation in the national Fine Arts Competition organized under the Al-Qurain Cultural
  Festival, contributing to cultural dialogue and the intersection of artistic practice with societal
  themes.
  (2025, 2024)
• Charity Art Exhibition in Support of Palestine
  ASSC – Abdulla Alsalem Cultural Center
  (2023)
•  Book Signing – Kuwait International Book Fair
  On the occasion of launching a children’s book authored by me.
  (2022)
• Participation in an International Summer Art School
  Portrait Oil Painting, Florence Academy of Art, Italy.
  (2023) 

Academic and Student Engagement

• Panel Chair & Moderator, 5th Scientific Research Conference, Kuwait University, Feb 2026
  Chaired and moderated a panel on “Digital transformation and its role in advancing interdisciplinary research and national development”, in dialogue with Dr. Khaled Al-Zamel, Head of CITRA Kuwait. (Feb. 2026).
• Annual Conference for First-Year Students
  College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University.
  (2021)

Civic and Democratic Participation

•  Volunteer Election Observer – Kuwait National Assembly Elections Served as part of the local monitoring team in collaboration with the Kuwait Transparency Society and the Civil Commission for Democracy, contributing to the promotion of transparency,
  integrity, and democratic practices.
  (29 September 2022)