Professional: I started my PhD program back in August 2021. So far, I’ve met many wonderful people including but not limited to the folks at the RAIR lab which I’m now a part of.

For my first two semesters I was a teaching assistant. The first was Introduction to Computer Science and the second was Principles of Software. Both of these classes had what I would consider a large amount of students (> 300), which meant that there were multiple TAs splitting the class into smaller lab/recitation sections. Honestly those labs and recitations were the best part of the TAing experience.

In Summer 2022, I will be at IBM Research in Yorktown Heights, NY. I’m looking forward to having more research dedicated time.

Personal Life: Living in Upstate NY, this is the coldest winter I’ve been through. There are many of you in far colder places, but I was not mentally prepared for the constant 15 degrees Fahrenheit weather. What helped keep me warm:

• Window Insulator Kit (lowers the amount of heat escape)
• Thermal underlayers (top and bottom)
• Soup (Nice and warm)
• Heated Blanket (much cheaper than a space heater)
• Snow spikes (for hiking in the winter)

Now that we’re approaching summer again, I look forward to going on more hikes. You can check out some of the trails I completed on my AllTrails profile.