teaching & service

Graduate Teaching Assistant - UMD College Park

CMSC 434: Human-Computer Interactions (Fall 2023 - Present)

As a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the CS department’s upper-level undergraduate HCI course, I provide iterative, one-on-one feedback to student teams developing interactive app prototypes following the HCI Lifecycle. I collaborate with the course instructor to design new problem contexts and exam questions, guide students in applying user-centered design principles, and support their end-to-end project development process.

I also co-developed a new project context focused on personal budgeting and financial management, which offers students a realistic and socially relevant design challenge that complements the existing project options. Additionally, I contributed to the development of a new AI-centered lecture series introduced in Fall 2025, expanding the course’s coverage to include emerging topics in human-AI interactions.

Guest Lecturer - UMD College Park

ENAE 380: Flight Software Systems (Fall 2024)

I delivered a guest lecture introducing the fundamentals of Reinforcement Learning (RL), including the Markov Decision Process (MDP) framework, policy optimization, and reward-based learning. The session incorporated interactive examples using Mario gameplay to illustrate state transitions, exploration–exploitation tradeoffs, and agent training dynamics in a familiar environment. I designed and implemented an interactive Google Colab assignment that allowed students to experiment with different object placements to observe their impact on the optimal policy of the model.

Reviewing

Reviewer for ICRA 2026, ICUAS 2026, and IROS 2026

I serve as a reviewer for major robotics and autonomy venues, and I try to match my reviewing service to the number of papers my group submits. Thoughtful peer review is one of the most useful ways we can support a healthy research community!

Mentoring and Outreach in UMD CS

Peer Mentoring Team member and CS Grad Office Volunteer

I’m part of the UMD CS GradCo Peer Mentoring program, where I serve as a mentor and a coordinator for the progam. GradCo runs a peer mentoring program that pairs first- and second-year graduate students with more senior student mentors to support the transition to grad school. Our goal is to foster a supportive environment within our department & across the broader research community beyond UMD, while continuing a strong culture of mentorship. To date, I’ve mentored two Peer Mentoring mentees and four Summer Buddy mentees, and I still keep in touch with many of them!👋

In addition to GradCo, I regularly volunteer at UMD CS Admitted Students Day and Graduate Orientation, chatting with prospective and new students about life in the department, research opportunities, and how to find comunity at UMD.

If you’re a current or incoming UMD CS grad student interested in the peer mentoring program, feel free to reach out or watch for GradCo announcements on the gradlist listserv!