Zakir Jamal Suleman

Master of Library, Archival and Info. Sci

Master Student

Zakir Jamal Suleman research interests sit at the intersection of value-sensitive design, information architecture, and blockchain systems. Most recently, he worked with a partner from Microsoft Research and an interdisciplinary team of PHD students to investigate how to support knowledge workers when they get stuck on conceptual tasks. He is a graduate student in the Master’s of Library and Information Science program, supervised by Dr. Victoria Lemieux and Dr. Heather O’Brien. His research explores how to design engaging user experiences for Blockchain systems that facilitate user trust. He has worked in civic engagement, facilitation, and consultation roles with partners from the Canadian government. He currently works as a research assistant, helping to support Equity Diversity and Inclusion practices within the UBC Faculty of Science.

First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Blockchain@UBC

Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems, ICICS 179 – 2366 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
E-mail blockchain.ubc@ubc.ca

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