Activities
NeurIPS 2020, Volunteer, Dec 2020
- Assisted with the conference that had been turned fully virtual
ICML 2020, Volunteer, July 2020
- Moderated poster session discussions and provided technical support for the conference that had been turned fully virtual
ICLR 2020, Volunteer, April 2020
- Assisted with the conference that had been turned fully virtual (e.g. stress test services, provide support to participants with technical issues)
COVID Translate Project, Volunteer, March-April 2020
- Helped translate South Korea’s COVID-19 Response Guidelines into English, in hopes that the information will be useful to governments around the world as they devise their battle plans against COVID-19. More information is available at covidtranslate.org.
Girls Who Code at TTIC, Facilitator, Aug 2019–March 2020
- Helped start the GWC club and led a free weekly afterschool coding program for 3rd–5th grade girls from a local public school
- Set up a site, recruited volunteers at the STEM broader impacts fair at the University of Chicago, and prepared a Scratch coding curriculum to accompany the Girls Who Code book
NeurIPS 2019, Volunteer, Dec 2019
- Assisted with the Joint Workshop on AI for Social Good
Dimensions at Yale, Photographer, Dec 2017–May 2019
- Helped organize Dimensions at Yale, the first student group to formally support women and other underrepresented minorities interested and involved in mathematics on campus
- Exhibited a year-long photo project that celebrates women and other minorities and tackles their underrepresentation in mathematics
S&DS Departmental Student Advisory Committee, Founding Member, Dec 2017–May 2019
- Regularly met with faculty to improve the major curriculum and foster a tight-knit community in the Statistics and Data Science department
- Organized mentoring events, community nights, and study breaks
- Designed logos, flyers, and group apparel
- Received a certification of appreciation in recognition of outstanding dedication and commitment for the department
NESS NextGen Data Science Day, Local Organizing Committee Member, May 2018–Oct 2018
- Helped organize New England Statistical Society NextGen Committee’s inaugural Data Science Day for the next generation of statisticians and data scientists
- Designed all printed materials (flyers, schedules, speaker biographies, talk abstracts, etc.) and supported the event on the day
Yale Summer Session, Residential Counselor, May 2016–Aug 2016
- Provided guidance and support to 20+ international and/or pre-college students living who were taking courses at Yale during the summer
- Organized cultural nights, conversations, and activities to create a safe and welcoming environment for students from all backgrounds
- Volunteered to take additional responsibilities as a writing tutor for international students, late-night cafe worker, and photographer
The Adrian Van Sinderen Book Collecting Prize, 2018
- Won the senior first prize ($1,000) for a multi-genre book collection titled Contemporary Voices of South Korean Women in Light of the Recent Popularization of Feminism in South Korea