# Sabbir Bin Abdul Latif

> Software engineer turned researcher, aspiring PhD in HCI and Human-Centered AI. I work to make computers invisible through thoughtful research and code.

Sabbir Bin Abdul Latif is a software engineer and HCI researcher based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This file is a concise index of the public site at https://sabbir.co for search engines and answer engines.

I’m a Software Engineer and HCI researcher pursuing my MSc in Software Engineering at [IIT, Dhaka University](https://iit.du.ac.bd). I’m a Visiting Researcher at [CHAI Lab](https://chainortheastern.net/) (Conversational Human-AI Interaction Lab, Northeastern University), working on an anthropomorphism-in-conversational-AI project under the supervision of [Smit Desai](https://smitdesai.net/). I also work part time as a Research Assistant at [C2SG Research Group](https://sites.google.com/g.bracu.ac.bd/c2sg) on Human-Centered AI projects. Targeting PhD programs for Fall 2027. Since September 2025, I’ve also been working as a Software Engineer at [Graphland](https://graphland.dev). Previously, I completed my BSc in Computer Science at [BRAC University](https://www.bracu.ac.bd).

## Pages

- [Home](https://sabbir.co/): Software engineer turned researcher, aspiring PhD in HCI and Human-Centered AI. I work to make computers invisible through thoughtful research and code.
- [Research](https://sabbir.co/research): Research areas in human-computer interaction, social computing, and human-centered AI.
- [Publications](https://sabbir.co/publications): Conference papers and scholarly work.
- [News](https://sabbir.co/news): Updates, milestones, and recent highlights.
- [Projects](https://sabbir.co/projects): Software, prototypes, and systems built by Sabbir Bin Abdul Latif.
- [Writings](https://sabbir.co/writings): Essays on HCI research, software, and how people work with computers.
- [Contact](https://sabbir.co/contact): Email, social links, and a calendar for booking a conversation.

## Projects

- [StoreOS: Multi-Store E-commerce Platform and Merchant Console](https://sabbir.co/projects/storeos): Hosted e-commerce platform with a drag-and-drop theme builder, running multiple live stores like GearHaat and Sporty BD.
- [Banik: ERP, POS and Accounting Web App for Bangladeshi Merchants](https://sabbir.co/projects/banik): ERP and POS web app for Bangladeshi merchants, covering sales, inventory, ledgers and payroll in one place.
- [Marco Polo Dhaka: Hotel Management System for Accounting and HR](https://sabbir.co/projects/marcopolo-hms): Hotel management system for Marco Polo Dhaka, built like a desktop in the browser for daily cash, HR and accounting.

## Writings

- [Time Is Not Just a Clock on the Wall](https://sabbir.co/writings/time-is-not-just-a-clock-on-the-wall): Why measuring time is one of the most misunderstood skills in HCI research, and how to actually see it. A methodological guide for early-stage HCI researchers.
- [AI Fasting: Why I Started Taking Breaks from AI](https://sabbir.co/writings/ai-fasting): AI made me faster until my own codebase started feeling unfamiliar. I take one day a week off from it now, and this is why.
- [From “Just Graduated” to CHI 2026: A Story from Bangladesh](https://sabbir.co/writings/research-journey): Most of us were still 'just graduated' when our thesis reached CHI 2026. I wrote this to remember how we got there.
- [The Job Market Is Rewriting Itself, And Bangladesh Is Not Watching Closely Enough](https://sabbir.co/writings/bangladesh-is-missing-the-job-shift): AI is not wiping out work overnight. It is shrinking the entry-level ladder that used to absorb young graduates.
- [Is Gen Z Really Falling Behind?](https://sabbir.co/writings/gen-z-falling-behind): For a century, each generation looked sharper than the last until Gen Z. What the data, screens, and COVID might explain.

## Publications

- [The Digital Democracy Paradox: When Usability and Literacy Barriers Undermine Inclusive E-Government (CHI '26, 2026)](https://doi.org/10.1145/3772318.3791250): Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)
- [From Satire to Misinformation: Visual Mimicry and Audience Interpretation of Fake News Photo-Cards in Bangladesh (COMPASS '26, 2026)](https://doi.org/10.1145/3811242.3819094): ACM SIGCAS & SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies (COMPASS '26)

## Contact

- Email: sabbir0727@gmail.com
- CV: https://sabbir.co/files/CV__Sabbir_Bin_Abdul_Latif.pdf
- Site index for machines: https://sabbir.co/llms.txt
- Sitemap: https://sabbir.co/sitemap.xml