Academic Journey
Notes from conferences, volunteering, talks, awards, and small academic milestones.
Winter 2026
President-CSGSA, March 2026
Elected as a President, Computing Science Graduate Students Association (CSGSA).
Winner, April 2026
GSA Mental Health Photo Contest 2026, organized by The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).
MSc Thesis Defence, January 2026
Finally I defended my MSc!! Title: Contextualizing Trade-offs: The Interplay of Privacy, Fairness, and Robustness in High-Stakes Automatic Decision Systems. View thesis
Director of Operation, January-April 2026
I volunteered with Computing Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA) as a Director of Operation View CSGSA
Fall 2026
Director of Operation, September-December 2026
I volunteered with Computing Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA) as a Director of Operation View CSGSA
Spring–Summer 2025
Semi-Finalist, Images of Research Competition
My photo was selected for the semi-final round at the University of Alberta Images of Research Competition.
View entry
May 20–23, 2025
Attendee, Upper Bound AI Conference
Attended Upper Bound AI Conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
Conference website
May 10, 2025
Judge, STEM Fellowship Research Skills Case Competition
Served as a judge for high school student research case presentations.
STEM Fellowship
Winter 2025
Volunteer, CHOICES Conference
Volunteered at the CHOICES Conference at the University of Alberta.
Conference page
Winter 2025
Research Talk, STEM Fellowship UofA
Gave a graduate student information session for undergraduate students interested in graduate school.
Slides
Fall 2024
Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
Received the Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship.
Award details
Summer 2024
Selected Areas in Cryptography Summer School
Attended the SAC 2024 Summer School in Montreal, Canada.
Summer school
Summer 2024
Selected Areas in Cryptography Conference
Attended SAC 2024 in Montreal, Canada.
Conference website