Teaching & Mentorship

My teaching emphasizes hands-on learning, reproducible practices, and computational thinking across diverse student populations. Five years of production software engineering before the PhD inform how I connect classroom work to real deployment.

Teaching Interests

Core Courses: Machine Learning • Computer Vision • Data Science & Analytics • Human Factors Engineering • Industrial & Systems Engineering • Programming for Engineers (Python)

Advanced Topics: Geometry-Informed Machine Learning • Computer Vision for Safety-Critical Systems • Intelligent Transportation Systems • Human-Automation Interaction

Workshops & Tutorials

Certified Instructor with The Carpentries, teaching foundational coding and data science skills to researchers across disciplines.

  • Software Carpentry: Python ProgrammingThe Carpentries, UT Knoxville · May 2025
  • Software Carpentry: CZI Accelerate Precision HealthThe Carpentries, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · Nov 2024
  • Software Carpentry: Python for ResearchersThe Carpentries, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Mar 2024
  • Machine Learning WorkshopWomen of Color Code, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Feb 2024
  • WOC Code Summer Boot Camp: Introduction to ProgrammingWomen of Color Code, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · May 2023

Conference Presentations

  • A Geometry-Informed Computer Vision Method for Detecting and Examining Overtaking Vehicles from a BicycleTRB Annual Meeting 2026, Washington, DC (poster) · Jan 2026
  • Hybrid Physics-Data Modeling for Sustainable Transportation: Bridging Classical Models and Modern AIIFoRE '25, Sigma Xi (workshop session) · Oct 2025
  • A Comparative Analysis of Acceleration and Deceleration Profiles for Aggressive Driving Styles and Fuel Economy Test CyclesWCX SAE World Congress Experience 2025, Detroit, MI (SAE 2025-01-8605) · Apr 2025
  • An Autonomous Driving System: Dedicated Vehicle for People with ASD and their CaregiversAutomotiveUI '21 Adjunct, ACM · Sep 2021

Invited Talks & Guest Lectures

  • DigitwiML: Open-Source Digital Twin of C. elegans in Space (NASA SpaceApps 2023 Experience)Women of Color Code, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Feb 2024
  • Autonomous Driving Systems for AccessibilityGuest lecture, IMSE 501 Human Factors & Ergonomics, UM-Dearborn · Fall 2021

Teaching Assistantships (Undergraduate)

  • Artificial IntelligenceTeaching Assistant · UCEP, Anna University, India · Jan–Apr 2013
  • Probability and Queuing TheoryStudent Instructor · UCEP, Anna University, India · Sep–Dec 2012
  • Transforms and Partial Differential EquationsTeaching Assistant · UCEP, Anna University, India · Jan–May 2012
  • Systems Software LaboratoryStudent Lab Instructor · UCEP, Anna University, India · Sep–Dec 2011

Mentorship & Advising

Instructor and mentor with Women of Color Code and The Carpentries, supporting students from diverse backgrounds in computing and engineering.