Mentoring and Advising

My mentoring focuses on helping students build confidence in computing while identifying pathways toward research, graduate education, leadership, and technical careers. I have mentored students from middle school through the undergraduate level.

Mentoring Recognition

Apple Polishing Award, University of South Florida Ambassadors, 2022

This award signifies a staff or faculty member who greatly impacted a student ambassador’s experience at the Unvierstiy of South Florida. I was nominated by student ambassador, Kianna Freeman, for my mentorship in application to PhD programs and in conducting undergraduate research.

Undergraduate Mentoring

Selected Mentees

• Georgia Ng Wai (2022-2025), Computer Science undergraduate - Conducted undergraduate research in artificial intelligence and coauthored the Best Paper at the International Conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling & Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (SBP-BRiMS).
• Kianna Freeman (2021-2023), Economics undergraduate - Gained undergraduate research experience and received guidance on graduate-school applications; accepted to the University of Michigan Ph.D. program in Economics and Econometrics.
• Phuong Dang (2020-2023), Computer Science undergraduate - Conducted undergraduate research in artificial intelligence and coauthored a paper published in the proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG).

Florida IT Graduation Attainment Pathways

Scholar Mentor, University of South Florida
Fall 2021-Spring 2023

Provided academic and professional mentorship to undergraduate scholars, including resume review, guidance on research and leadership opportunities, and individualized academic-success support.

K-12 Computing Mentoring

Machine Learning Club

Mentor, Patel High School
Fall 2020-Fall 2022

Developed lessons and curriculum introducing core machine learning concepts to students in grades 9-12. Established assessment tools to provide feedback to participating students and support teaching partners.

Bulls Engineering Youth Experience

Mentor, University of South Florida
May-July 2018

Taught robotics and engineering concepts to middle school students from low- and middle-income communities in Hillsborough County. Led program projects and cultivated an environment of growth, humility, and empowerment.