I am Yasra, a final-year Ph.D. student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst working withProf. Fatima M. Anwar.

I am a Human-Centered Computing researcher focused on advancing Mixed Reality (MR) by measuring, interpreting, and adapting key system parameters and services to improve user comfort, safety, and overall experience. My research focuses on designing the next generation of adaptive Human-Centered MR by aligning technologies with user experiences and integrating human factors into every aspect of MR design and development, using tools and techniques from Systems, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Machine Learning (ML).

I actively collaborate withProf. Victoria Interrante at University of Minnesota,Prof. Michael Zink at University of Massachusetts Amherst,Prof. Luis Garcia at University of Utah, and the CTO of Steg AIDr. Joseph DeGol.

Details of my research vision can be found in myResearch Statement.