Engagement

Recent Engagement Highlights

Y10 Girl Power Work Experience

Mentored Y10 female Victorian students interested in Engineering and IT. Students under my mentorship learned about HRI careers and Nao robot programming.

HCI Lab Tours and Demos

Participated in robot demos (usually showcasing the group's Furhat robot) and organized tours of the UoM HCI research lab. See link here about one of the larger organized lab visits.

HRI Student Design Challenge Co-Chair 2025

Co-led the HRI 2025 conference's Student Design Challenge - focusing on positive student experiences and broader conference engagement.

Judge for Doctoral Colloquium

Judged posters and presentations of Computing and Information Systems graduate researchers at UoM.

Engagement List - While at University of Melbourne

Host/Presenter for Melbourne Connect "Connected" Seminar Series Panel, about "The Design of Technology for People with Disabilities" (2025)
Panelist for the Computing and Information Systems Students Association (CISSA) Computefest (2025)
Semester 2 Orientation Lego Competition Judge (2025)
Mentor for the Girl Power in Engineering and IT Work Experience Program (2025)
Invited Panelist for the Design Student Society (DES) UX/UI Insights Night (2025)
Judge for the School of Computing and Information Systems Doctoral Colloquium (2024 & 2025)
Demonstrator for University Open Day (2024 & 2025)
Host for 2 Seminar Speakers for Human-Computer Interaction Research Group (2024)
Demonstrator for Cremorne Tech Week at Cremorne Digital Hub (2024)
Demonstrator for Interactive Technologies Lab and/or User Experience Lab visits

Engagement List - While at Tufts University

Volunteer at Graduate Student Orientation (2023, 2024)
Unofficial Tour Guide Bray Labs and Machine Shop (2022 - 2024)
Vice President of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Org (MEGSO) (2022 - 2023)
Volunteer at Graduate Student Resource Fair (2022)
Volunteer at Graduate Student Research Symposium (2022)
Panelist at Perkins School for the Blind College Experience Program (2019)

Slate coasters I designed and laser-etched as part of an activity for MEGSO (graduate students got to pick which design and personalize with their name).

Photo Credit: Jeremy Gasowski

Photo of me on the Autonomous Surface Vehicle used in many of my volunteering activities. This photo was taken as part of a promotional series, as I don't have any photos from my UNH volunteering days!

Engagement List - While at University of New Hampshire

Initiation Chair of Tau Beta Pi NH-Alpha Chapter (2018-2019)
Rituals Chair of Tau Beta Pi National Convention (2018)
Demonstrator of Autonomous Surface Vehicle Project at various events, such as Admitted Students Day (2018 - 2019)
Lunch Host for prospective students and their families interested in the Mechanical Engineering department (2018-2019)
Volunteer for the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Admitted Students Day (2019)
Volunteer for the UNH Honors Program at Admitted Students Day (2019)

Conference Engagement/Service List

Note that this list is about service activities at conferences. It does not include publications, presentations, or attending a conference.

Human-Robot Interaction Conference 2025 - Student Design Challenge Co-Chair
Reviewed Papers for the Following Venues
- HRI 2026 Full Paper Track
- CHI 2026 Full Paper Track
- OzCHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work
- OzCHI 2025 Full Paper Track
- HRI 2025 Student Design Challenge (as AC)
- DIS 2025 Full Paper Track
- CHI 2025 Late-Breaking Work
- HRI 2025 Full Paper Track
- OzCHI 2024 Late-Breaking Work
- ICSR 2024 Special Session

Photo showing me and my organizing committee lanyard for the 2025 HRI conference.

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