A vibrant, active research group — plus a sustained commitment to broadening participation in AI through mentoring and open education.
Faculty organizer of UMD's summer AI camps (2019–2023) with AI4ALL and the Maryland Center for Women in Computing, mentoring 46 high-school participants — including 28 women and 15 students from underrepresented groups. Read more →
Faculty organizer of UMD's NSF-funded REU bridging theory and applied CS, mentoring 12 undergraduates including six women (Summers 2019–2021). Read more →
Organizer of the Tech+ Research program (Fall 2019, 2021, 2022) with Technica, engaging undergraduate women in AI research on deep generative models. Read more →
Mentored two Gemstone undergraduate research teams (2019–present) — 15 students including four women — with one team successfully defending its thesis. Read more →
Founder of UMD's nationwide "Rising Stars in ML" program supporting women researchers as they pursue academic careers — now in its fifth year. Read more →
My "Foundations of Deep Learning" course is fully free on YouTube, with lectures viewed more than 95,000 times. Watch →