leadership & service

University of California, Irvine

Lead Mentor, Artificial Intelligence Club, September 2021 - Present

Initiated the “How to Apply to Grad School” series for 75+ students, reviewed 15+ personal statements, leading to 5+ admission offers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Southern California etc. Designed and executed a 10-week coding interview preparation program for 15 students to prepare them for software engineering and machine learning internships and jobs in the industry Hosted information sessions on “How to apply for research opportunities” for 20 + students leading to 5+ students pursuing UROP and other on-campus research roles

Inclusive Excellence Representative, Computer Science, September 2021 - Present

Ally for women in tech (GHC ‘23 scholar), peer mentor for 5 underrepresented students, led panel of 50+ attendees on ethical and societal challenges in computing. Collaborate with students, faculty and partners toward a brilliant future and increasing retention of minorities in graduate programs. Coordinated and organized a panel on “How to Excel in your Summer Internship” with panelists from Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft. Led a panel of 50+ attendees on critical aspects of large language models, reproducibility challenges, ethical and societal challenges in computing.

Peer Mentor, Graduate Interconnect and Competitive Edge, June 2022 - December 2022

Assisted staff at the International Center in helping 20 incoming graduate students to transition smoothly into their graduate program Mentored graduate student 1:1 after arriving at UCI on aspects related to finding advisors, logistics, and program specific questions through blogposts, campus tours and coffee chats Peer mentor for incoming a underrepresented computer science graduate student with diverse academic and cultural background

University of California, San Diego

Undergrad Research Mentor, January 2020 - March 2020

Mentored a rising junior through biweekly sessions covering research fundamentals and lab projects, leading to their research assistant and undergraduate researcher roles.

Technical University of Munich

Global Exchange Mentor, May 2019 - August 2019

Facilitated smooth transitions for international students by providing guidance on TUM’s academic system, fostering cross-cultural connections, and introducing them to local German culture Served as a PREP (Practical Research Experience Program) Buddy for a UC Berkeley undergraduate, supporting academic onboarding, cultural adjustment, and daily logistics during a 9-week research stay Advised a junior student from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan through the MIX (Mentoring for International eXchange Students) program on course selection and academic planning in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volunteer, Non-Profit, SMVA Trust, India

Volunteer, July 2016 - August 2018

Lead volunteer “Feeding the Hungry” project delivered food and essentials to 10+ orphanages and senior centers helping alleviate poverty and hunger. Organized personal hygiene awareness campaigns for impoverished youth toward long-term health. Involved in humanitarian assistance during natural calamities, organizing team building activities for youth, and striving towards environmental stewardship.

Reviewer

Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), 2025

Machine Learning for Health (ML4H), 2025

International Conference on Multimedia Modeling (MMM), 2023

ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACMMM), 2022