Teaching, Mentoring, and Service
Teaching
Co-instructor
- ENGR 133 - First Year Engineering, Purdue University Summer 2023A preparatory programming course in Python and MATLAB for incoming first-year engineering students.
Taught about 200 students (150 online, 50 in person through the Engineering Academic Boot Camp) and managed 4 undergraduate teaching assistants
Invited Guest Lecturer
- CS 526 - Information Security (Graduate Course), Purdue University Fall 2026Invited by Prof. Christina Garman to lecture on adversarial machine learning and AI agent security
- CS 361 - Great Issues in Computer Science, Purdue University Spring 2025, Spring 2026Topic: Introduction to XR and Its Associated Security & Privacy Issues
- CS 197 - Freshman Honors Seminar (Honors Course), Purdue University Spring 2026Topic: Introduction to XR and Its Associated Security & Privacy Issues
Teaching Assistant
- CSCI 495 - Explorations in Applied Computing, Purdue University Fall 2025Co-designed project-based deep learning assignments with the instructor and guided student projects
- CS 182 - Foundations of Computer Science, Purdue University Fall 2024Led weekly problem-solving sessions on discrete mathematics and algorithmic complexity
- EPICS/VIP - Engineering Projects in Community Service and Vertically Integrated Projects, Purdue University Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023Mentored first-year to senior student teams on community-partnered projects and led technical workshops.
Student Research Mentoring
| Student | Program and next step | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Lalitendra Roy Boyapati | B.S. CS, Purdue University | 2026 – Present |
| Chan-Nhu Pham | B.S. CS, Purdue University | 2025 – Present |
| Seohyun Kim | M.S. CS, Purdue University | 2026 – Present |
| Aishwarya Devi Akila Pandian | M.S. CS, Purdue University → Ph.D. CS, Purdue University | 2025 – Present |
| Lilianne Brush | B.S. CS, Purdue University → Horizon3.ai | 2024 – 2025 |
Services
Program Committee
External Reviewer
- 2026 Workshop on Agentic AI in Offensive and Defensive Cyber Operations (AIDC), co-located with ACSAC
- 2026 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (S&P)
- 2026 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR)
- 2025 USENIX Security Symposium
Volunteering
- 2025 Student Volunteer, USENIX Security Symposium
- 2025 Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Security Outreach Event, Purdue University.
Led hands-on sessions for high school students to interact with VR applications using VR headsets