Teaching Philosophy
My teaching is guided by three principles: adaptability — meeting each
classroom where it is; trust and mutual respect — fostering an open, safe
environment where students feel empowered to question and explore; and
learning by application — grounding abstract concepts in real-world
problems. I believe curiosity is a best motivator, and I design my courses
to cultivate it.
Courses
| Term | Course | Role | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | TCSS 555 — Machine Learning | Guest Lecture / TA | UW Tacoma |
| Fall 2024 | TCSS 555 — Machine Learning | TA / Grader | UW Tacoma |
| Fall 2024 | TCSS 343 — Design and Analysis of Algorithms | TA / Grader | UW Tacoma |
| Spring 2023 | TCSS 143 — Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming | Primary Instructor (instructor of record) | UW Tacoma |
| Winter 2023 | TCSS 143 — Fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming | Primary Instructor (instructor of record) | UW Tacoma |
Advising & Mentoring
- Mayank Kumar, Ph.D. Computer Science, UCF, 2025-present, Privacy-preserving Synthetic Data Generation
- Abinava Bharati Babu, M.S. Computer Science, UW Tacoma, 2025–present, Federated Synthetic Data generation for Hepatalogy (Committee Member for Capstone Project)
- Jasmine Sellers, B.S. Computer Science, UW Tacoma, 2025, Software for Synthetic Data Generation
- Jack McFarland, B.S. Computer Science, UW Bothell, 2024, Federated Reinforcement Learning for Fairness (Mary Gates Fellow)
- Shane Menzies, B.S. Computer Science, UW Tacoma, 2024-2025, Federated Synthetic Data Generation for Genomics (Mary Gates Mentor; Mary Gates Fellow)
- Trae Claar, B.S. Computer Science, UW Tacoma, 2024, Federated Synthetic Data Generation
- 3+, M.S. Computer Science, UW Tacoma, 2026-present
Teaching Interests
- 🧠 Machine Learning (graduate & undergraduate)
- 🔒 Privacy in Machine Learning
- 🤖 Trustworthy / Responsible AI
- 🔐 Cybersecurity & AI Safety
- ☕ Algorithms / Programming (undergraduate)
- 🧬 Generative AI for Healthcare
- 🔬 Synthetic Data and Applications
- ⚖️ Auditing in AI -- Fairness, Accountability & Transparency
- 🌐 AI for Societal Impact