Blog Archive
Leadership, Belonging, and the Unexpected Lessons of SIGGRAPH 2025
From timid volunteer to confident leader — reflecting on my journey through SIGGRAPH and what it meant to step up and give back.
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From Denver to Tokyo - My First SIGGRAPH Experience
In 2024, I attended my first SIGGRAPH conferences—North America in Denver and Asia in Tokyo—as a Volunteer. What started as a recommendation from a professor turned into one of the most memorable experiences of my life.
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Closing a Chapter - Graduating from UIC
On May 6, 2023, I graduated from UIC with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Art. It was a day full of smiles, memories, and a reminder of just how much growth can happen in four years.
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Building Multimodal Interfaces - My Time at the ELICIT Lab
During my time at UIC, I worked at the ELICIT Lab on multimodal user interactions for machine learning, combining gesture recognition, speech logging, and Flutter development. Here's what I learned—and how it all led to a moment I’ll never forget at the Undergraduate Research Forum.
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