Teaching
Teaching & Mentoring
I enjoy helping students connect software, hardware, and the cloud through hands-on projects, and I am interested in new ways to make security concepts tangible.
Courses
ECE 413/513
Fall 2026
Web Development and Internet of Things
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona
ECE 413/513 introduces students to building connected systems that span embedded devices, web applications, and cloud services. As a teaching assistant, I support students as they work through these topics and their course projects.
Areas of support
- IoT and embedded systems
- Web development
- Cloud integration
- Student project support
Recognition
I received the University of Arizona College of Engineering 2024 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant award in Software Engineering (Department of Systems & Industrial Engineering). A photo of me guiding a student in the college's virtual reality classroom appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of Arizona Engineer.
Photos on the Milestones pageOutreach & mentoring
Student Organizing Team
AI Hardware Design League (AI-HDL), Center for Semiconductor Manufacturing, University of Arizona
AI-HDL, founded by Dr. Soheil Salehi, introduces students from high school through graduate level to semiconductor design, with no prior experience required. Teams generate Verilog designs by prompting large language models, verify them with test benches using industry and open-source EDA tools, and are evaluated on power, performance, area, and security.
AI-HDL program page (opens in new tab)
Security education research
Alongside teaching, I have contributed to research on interactive and AR/VR-based tools for cybersecurity education and workforce development, including a lead-authored paper at IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) 2024.
AR/VR cybersecurity education projectCourse materials are distributed to enrolled students through the University's course systems and are not published here.