N. Sadat Shami is a PhD student in Information Science majoring in Human Computer Interaction with a minor in Cognitive Studies. He is involved with the Human Computer Interaction and Computer Mediated Communication groups at Cornell. His advisor is Joe Walther.

Broadly, his research interests lie within the fields of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) and human computer interaction (HCI). Specifically, he is interested in the social dynamics of distributed work teams and the design of technological tools needed to support such teams.

Sadat has conducted both experiments and field studies of distributed work teams. Most recently he was a researcher at the Center for Advanced Studies, IBM Toronto Software Lab, where he studied distributed software development teams. Previously, he was a Research Associate at the Collaboratory for Research on Electronic Work (CREW) working with Professors Nathan Bos, Judy Olson, and Gary Olson. At CREW, he developed two versions of an organizational simulation called 'Shape Factory'. He also developed a simulation for the University of Michigan Business School called 'Island Telecom' to expose business students to ethical dilemmas in international business. The simulation has been successfully utilized in BBA, MBA and Executive MBA classes.

Publications

Refereed journal articles

[J.2] Bos, N.D., Shami, N.S. (2006). Adapting an offline learning game for
online play. Educational Technology Research and Development, Vol. 54 No. 6.

[J.1] Bos, N.D., Shami, N.S., Naab, S.R. (2006). A globalization simulation
to teach corporate social responsibility: Design features and analysis of
student reasoning. Simulation & Gaming, Vol. 37 No. 1, 56-72.

Refereed conference articles

[C.8] Xia, L., Shami, N.S., Yuan, Y., Gay, G.K. (2007). The impact of
negative relations on performance and satisfaction in group work. Paper to
be presented at the Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences
(HICSS-40 '07), Hawaii, USA.

[C.7] Bos, N.D., Olson, J.S., Nan, N., Shami, N.S., Hoch, S. (2006).
Collocation blindness in partially distributed teams: Is there a downside in
being collocated? In ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
(CHI 2006), ACM Press.

[C.6] Shami, N.S., Leshed, G., Klein, D. (2005). Context of Use Evaluation
of Peripheral Displays (CUEPD) In Proceedings of the Tenth IFIP TC13
International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (INTERACT 2005),
Rome, Italy.

[C.5] Bos, N.D., Olson, J.S., Cheshin, A., Kim, Y., Nan, N., Shami, N.S.
(2005). Traveling Blues: The effect of relocation on partially distributed
teams. In Extended Abstracts of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems (CHI 2005), ACM Press.

[C.4] Shami, N.S., Bos, N.D., Wright, Z., Hoch, S., Kuan, K.Y., Olson, J.S.,
Olson, G.M. (2004). An experimental simulation of multi-site software
development. In Proceedings of CASCON '04, IBM Center for Advanced Studies,
Toronto.

[C.3] Bos, N.D., Shami, N.S., Olson, J.S., Cheshin, A., Nan, N. (2004).
In-group/out-group effects in distributed teams: An experimental simulation.
In Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work
(CSCW) 2004, New York: ACM Press.

[C.2] Shami, N.S., Bos, N.D, Fort, T., Gordon, M.D. (2004). Designing a
globalization simulation to teach corporate social responsibility.
Developments in Business Simulation & Experiential Exercises, Volume 31. [
Recipient of Best Paper Award ]

[C.1] Bos, N.D., Fort, T., Gordon, M.D., Shami, N.S. (2003). Simulation of
tradeoffs in socially responsible globalization. World Conference on
E-Learning in Corp., Govt., Health, & Higher Ed. 2003(1), 23-26.

Refereed Conference Presentations

[P.2] Walther, J.B., McLeod, P., Shami, N.S. (2006). Bogus bits and
discussion maneuvers in computer-mediated hidden profile discussions. Paper
to be presented at the 92nd National Communication Association Convention,
San Antonio, TX.

[P.1] McLeod, P., Walther, J.W., Shami, N.S. (2005). Distributed Information
and Distributed People: The Hidden Profile and Decision Making in Virtual
Groups. Paper presented at the 2005 annual conference of the International
Communication Association. New York, NY.

Workshops & Talks

[W.3] Shami, N.S. (2006). Together apart: An ethnographic study of
industry-academia collaboration. Supporting the social side of large scale
software development workshop, CSCW 2006, Banff, Canada.

[W.2] Shami, N.S. (2006). The influence of positive affect in solving a
computer mediated 'hidden profile' task. The role of emotion in HCI
workshop, HCI 2006 Conference, London, UK.

[T.3] Shami, N.S. (2005). Facilitating sharing of unique information in
distributed teams. 2nd Annual IBM TJ Watson HCI Symposium, Hawthorne, NY,
November 2005.

[T.2] Shami, N.S. (2005). Computer Supported Cooperative Work. Guest
Lecture for INFO 640 Advanced Human Computer Interaction Design, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY, November 2005.

[T.1] Shami, N.S. (2005). Decision making in distributed teams: The use of a
hidden profile experiment. Cornell Information Science Colloquium, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY, March 2005.

[W.1] Shami, N.S., Hancock, J.T., Bos, N.D., Gay, G.K. (2004). Managing
distributed teams: Lessons learned. In Proceedings of CASCON '04, IBM Center
for Advanced Studies, Toronto, October 2004.

Teaching Experience

- INFO/COM S 230: Intermediate Web Design and Programming
- INFO/COM S 130: Introductory Web Design and Programming