I am Dr. Shameem Ahmed. I am an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at Western Washington University. I am the co-founder and co-director of the NEAT (Next Generation Effective Affective Technology) research group, an interdisciplinary research group at Western Washington University. My research interests are: Technology for Neurodivergent Individuals, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD).
Recent News
- (2026) Alhamdulillah! Our NeuroW Team has been awarded the Social Justice Grant at WWU.
- (2025) Alhamdulillah! Finished Keynote speech at 8th Bangladeshi International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (via Zoom).
- (2025) Alhamdulillah! One full paper accepted at ACM IMWUT 2025.
- (2025) Alhamdulillah! Three full papers accepted at IEEE COMPSAC 2025.
- (2025) Congratulations to Katelyn Pryor, a NEAT research lab member, for receiving the Kohlmeier Mikulencak Summer Research Award.
- (2025) Congratulations to Wil Zuber, a NEAT research lab member, for receiving the WWU CS Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.
- (2025) Congratulations to Adrian Heffelman, a NEAT research lab member, for receiving the WWU CS citizenship Award.
- (2025) Congratulations to Adrian Heffelman, a NEAT research lab member, for getting the nomination of the WWU CS Presidential Award.
- (2024) Alhamdulillah! Two full papers accepted at IEEE COMPSAC 2024.
- (2024) Congratulations to Dr. Sharmin, the co-director of NEAT Research lab, for receiving the Arlan Norman Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring .
Contact
- Email: [ahmeds] at [wwu] dot [edu]
- Mail: Department of Computer Science (CF 491)
Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington, USA

