Hamouda, Hoda

This workshop will introduce students to the use of one blockchain technology in protecting health data. It will engage students in a discussion of the role human-centred design methodology can play in promoting human-centred decision making when it comes to designing what protects individuals’ health data and promote self-sovereign identity. The workshop and discussion will link to, and reflect on some of the themes presented earlier in this series. Hoda Hamouda is the lead user experience designer at the Blockchain@UBC MyPDx Project, in the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS). Her UI/ UX work revolves around designing tools that let users gain control over their health data, and understand models of self-sovereign identity. Hoda Hamouda is a PhD student, at the Information School at UBC, Department of Archival Studies. Her research focuses on assessing the authenticity of citizen journalism videos from the perspective of archival diplomatics. Hamouda earned her Master’s Degree in Design from Emily Carr University, where she taught for four years. "Human-Centered Design, Blockchain, and Decentralized Identity: How can they shape our experience and rights to manage our health," is a workshop given by Hoda Hamouda on December 9th, 2020, as part of the series "Digital + Creative Knowledge Sharing: Data Management in Creative Research." The series, Digital + Creative Knowledge Sharing: Data Management in Creative Research is supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Research Data Management Capacity Initiative), Emily Carr University Research + Industry Office, VP Academic and Provost Office, Emily Carr Library and First Nations Information Governance Centre.

In support of Hoda Hamouda's Master of Design thesis.

In support of Hoda Hamouda's Master of Design thesis.

Creating an account of history as documented by citizen media videos.

This paper explores the conventions and limitations of the photographic medium, both material and representational. Suggesting that photography is situated at an important point within its evolution, the paper searches for new directions within a photo-based practice, which continues to challenge and push the limits of the medium. Examining the way in which photography mediates and shapes experience, this thesis engages with popular photography, as a language with its own syntactical and semantic rules. Through explorations of the syntax of photography, parallels are drawn between the structure of language and the structure of photography. Metonymic structures within photographic language are discussed, with examples of the artist's work that aim to reveal and disrupt the metonymic nature of images. The role of collecting in the practice is defined as a first step in a process of coming to understand the world and its representations. Asserting the power of collage to disrupt and challenge representations, through a process of play and embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, the thesis culminates with a discussion of the development of genre mixing within the practice as a necessary evolution.

In support of the fulfillment of the degree of Master of Design at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

In support of the fulfillment of the degree of Master of Design at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

In support of the fulfillment of the degree of Master of Design at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

In support of the fulfillment of the degree of Master of Design at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.