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Currently Employed
Smart Information Flow Technologies (SIFT)
Researcher
Degrees
Ph.D. Computer Science (2020, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
M.S. Computer Science (2016, University of Massachusetts Amherst)
B.S. Computer Science with Honors (2012, Wake Forest University)
B.S. Mathematics with Honors (2012, Wake Forest University)
Awards
Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA) Distinguished Visiting Fellow (2023)
International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) Outstanding Reviewer Award Recipient (2018)
Three-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist (Top 10) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2018)
Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence (EAAI) New and Future Educator Program Award Recipient (2017)
International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS) Doctoral Consortium Selected Participant (2016)
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Doctoral Consortium Selected Participant (2016)
National Science Foundation Graduate East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (NSF EAPSI) Fellowship Recipient / Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Summer Research Fellow (2015)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSFGRFP) Honorable Mention (2014)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSFGRFP) Honorable Mention (2013)
John W. Sawyer Prize in Computer Science - The Wake Forest University Computer Science Department's award for outstanding undergraduate student in the senior class (2012)
John Y. Phillips Prize in Mathematics - The Wake Forest University Mathematics Department's award for outstanding undergraduate student in the senior class (2012)
Carlton P. West Phi Beta Kappa Award - The Wake Forest University's Phi Beta Kappa Chapter's award for highest GPA in the senior class (about 1200 students) (2012)
AMS and ASA Award for Excellence in Student Exposition and Research - Awarded at the 2010 National Meeting of Pi Mu Epsilon held at the MathFest 2010 Conference for the presentation "Understanding Hailstone Sequences Using a New Coding Process" (2010)
Professional Organization Memberships
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) - student member
ACM's Special Interest Group in Artificial Intelligence (ACM SIGAI)
ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI)
ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (ACM SIGCSE)
ACM's Women in Computing (ACM-W)
US Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Alumni Association
Honor Society Memberships
Phi Beta Kappa
Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines
Pi Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society
Golden Key International Honour Society
Other Positions Held
Heriot-Watt Unversity Industry Steering Board Member (2022 - Current)
University of Massachusetts Computer Science Women's Welcoming the World to Amherst (WW2A) Mentor (2016 - 2017)
University of Massachusetts Computer Science Women's Welcoming the World to Amherst (WW2A) Mentor (2016 - 2017)
University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Women in STEM (GWIS) Professional Development Committee Member (2014 - 2016)
University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Computer Science Social Committee Member (2014 - 2016)
President of the Wake Forest University Pi Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society Chapter (2010 - 2012)
President of the Wake Forest University Mathematics Club (2010 - 2012)
Vice President of the Wake Forest University Mathematics Club (2009)
Service
Organizer for The EAAI Mentored Undergraduate Research Challenge at The Fourteenth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence 2024 (EAAI-24)
Co-Organizer for The EAAI Mentored Undergraduate Research Challenge at The Thirteenth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence 2023 (EAAI-23)
Co-Organizer for The EAAI Mentored Undergraduate Research Challenge at The Twelfth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence 2022 (EAAI-22)
Program Committee Co-Chair for The Third AAAI Undergraduate Consortium at The Thirty-Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2022 (AAAI-22)
Organizing Committee Member for The Third AAAI Undergraduate Consortium at The Thirty-Sixth Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2022 (AAAI-22)
Program Committee Co-Chair for The Second AAAI Undergraduate Consortium at The Thirty-Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2021 (AAAI-21)
Organizing Committee Member for The Second AAAI Undergraduate Consortium at The Thirty-Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2021 (AAAI-21)
Organizing Team Member for The Third International Workshop on Explainable AI Planning (XAIP) at The Thirtieth International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling 2020 (ICAPS-20)
Program Committee Member for The Tenth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence 2020 (EAAI-20)
Member of Organizing Committee for Artificial Intelligence for Human-Robot Interaction (AI-HRI) 2019 at the AAAI Fall Symposium Series 2019 (FSS-19)
Member of Organizing Committee for Artificial Intelligence for Human-Robot Interaction (AI-HRI) 2018 at the AAAI Fall Symposium Series 2018 (FSS-18)
Program Committee Member for The Second Knowledge Extraction from Games Workshop (KEG-19)
Program Committee Member for The Ninth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence 2019 (EAAI-19)
Co-Organizer for the Summit for Outreach and Public Engagement at The University of Massachusetts Amherst 2018
Lead Co-Organizer and Proceedings Editor for the User Interfaces and Scheduling and Planning (UISP) 2018 Workshop at the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS)
Program Committee Member for The Eighth Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence 2018 (EAAI-18)
Lead Co-Organizer and Proceedings Editor for the User Interfaces and Scheduling and Planning (UISP) 2017 Workshop at the International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS)
Member of Organizing Committee for Artificial Intelligence for Human-Robot Interaction (AI-HRI) 2016 at the AAAI Fall Symposium Series 2016 (FSS-16)
Outreach
Volunteer for Computer Science workshop during the 2017 Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer for Computer Science sessions of the 2017 Eureka! Summer Program run by Girls, Inc. (of Holyoke) held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer for Computer Science workshop during the 2016 Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer for Computer Science sessions of the 2016 Eureka! Summer Program run by Girls, Inc. (of Holyoke) held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer for Western Massachusetts Scratch Meetup for Educators for Scratch Day 2016
Volunteer Session Chair (Moderator) for the 22nd Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference
Volunteer for Computer Science workshop during the 2015 Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer for Computer Science workshop during the 2014 Women in Engineering and Computing Career Day held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer for Computer Science sessions of the 2014 Eureka! Summer Program run by Girls, Inc. (of Holyoke) held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Volunteer Session Chair (Moderator) for the 20th Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference
Student Volunteer for weekly meetings during the 2013 Research Experience for Undergraduates at UMass (REUMass)
Student Volunteer for the AAAI-13 Conference
Volunteer Session Chair (Moderator) for the 19th Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference
Student Volunteer and Presenter at the Wake@Hanes Google CS4HS Teacher Workshop 2012
Student Volunteer for the 2011 American Mathematical Society (AMS) Fall Southeastern Section Meeting

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