Nouran Soliman

Thank you Naz for inviting me to your class. It was such a pleasure!

I am happy to announce that my paper got a Best Paper Award at #CHI2024! Come to my talk at CHI on Wednesday May 15th at 9:30am (Hawaii Standard Time) to learn more about my work.

For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try 'meronymity' Have you ever felt reluctant to share ideas during a meeting because you feared judgment from senior colleagues? You're not alone. Research has shown this pervasive issue can lead to a lack of diversi...

For more open and equitable public discussions on social media, try 'meronymity' ▫️ #SocialMedia #LiTweeture #Meronymity

by Adam Zewe, @mitofficial.bsky.social

Bluesky Paper Thread: bsky.app/profile/nour...

My work on using Meronymity to help mitigate social barriers in public social interaction is featured on the Home Page of MIT News! 🤩

Check out the article: news.mit.edu/2024/litweet...

Paper link: arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/pa...

Beyond #academia, #meronymity could support individuals particularly #marginalized groups in engaging by offering a new paradigm for online interactions where #credibility, #privacy, & #accountability coexist. Future work should explore #meronymity in other social contexts.

In a field deployment, junior scholars felt more comfortable asking a wider range of experts using LiTweeture. They also asked questions they'd otherwise refrain from. #Meronyms provided helpful context and preserved #credibility and #accountability, while protecting #identities.

We built #LiTweeture, a system for academics to seek #paper #recommendations on Twitter & Mastodon using #meronymity. Users create context-specific #meronyms, add #endorsers, and message #experts and #helpers who can amplify their requests.

We designed a #meronymity model where users compose #meronyms with chosen #identity #signals. #Endorsers and helpers can vouch for and amplify users' messages. This enhances #credibility and reach while preserving some #anonymity.

In #academia, barriers deter public #discourse due to fear of senior judgment. Our study with 20 scholars showed a need for safer dialogue. #Anonymity lessens pressure but lacks #accountability. Scholars favored #meronymity for engaging while managing their #identity #disclosure.

#Meronymity allows people to selectively reveal verified #identity aspects relevant to a conversation, like expertise or background, while maintaining some anonymity, fostering a space where one can contribute without full exposure of #identity to balance #credibility & #privacy.

🚨 #CHI24 Paper Alert! 🚨
We introduce #meronymity, a novel design paradigm to mitigate social barriers in public social interactions by revealing aspects of identity to balance credibility & privacy. @axz.bsky.social @jbragg.bsky.social @josephc.bsky.social @karger.bsky.social