{"id":461,"date":"2016-04-21T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T22:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/namahyar\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:06:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T22:06:58","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/nmahyar\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching & Mentoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Teaching<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Instructor, UMass Amherst<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Advanced Methods in HCI<\/a><\/strong>, Spring 2023<\/strong><\/strong>
Intro to HCI<\/strong><\/a>, Fall 2022<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Advanced Methods in HCI<\/strong><\/a>, Spring 2022<\/strong><\/strong>
Advanced Methods in HCI<\/a><\/strong>, Spring 2021<\/strong><\/strong>
Intro to HCI<\/strong><\/a>, Fall 2020<\/strong><\/strong>
Computing for the Common Good<\/strong><\/a>, Spring 2020<\/strong><\/strong>
Intro to HCI<\/a><\/strong>, Fall 2019<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Advanced Methods in HCI<\/a>, Spring 2019<\/strong><\/strong>
Digital Civics<\/strong><\/a>, Fall 2018<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Instructor and Guest Lecturer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Civic Design<\/strong><\/a> (Cogs 160), Co-taught along with Steven Dow, UCSD, Fall 2017
Graduate Research Colloquium<\/strong> (IAT 805), Simon Fraser University, School of Arts and Interactive Technology, Spring 2016
Human-Computer Interaction<\/strong> (SENG 310), University of Victoria, Summer 2014
Advanced Methods for Human-Computer Interaction<\/strong> (CSC 578C), University of Victoria, Spring 2014
Human-Computer Interaction<\/strong> (SENG 310), University of Victoria, Summer 2013
Object-Oriented Software Development<\/strong> (SENG 330), University of Victoria, Fall 2008<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supervision and Mentorship<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Postdoctoral Supervision, UMass Amherst<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2 – Swapna Joshi<\/strong>, NSF CI Fellow, May 2022 – May 2023
1 – Zhiqiu Jiang<\/strong>, Fall 2021 – August 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Student Supervision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

9 – Sarmistha Sarna Gomasta<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2023 – present
8 – Amit Sarker<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 – present
* Co-Advise with Ali Sarvghad
7 – Mashrur Rashik<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2021 – Present
* Co-Advise with Ali Sarvghad
6 – Mahmood Jasim<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2018 – Present
* Incoming Tenure Track Faculty at Louisiana State University
5 – Alyx Burns<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2019 – Fall 2022
* Now Lecturer at Mount Holyoke College
4 – Tamanna<\/strong> Motahar<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2019 – 2020
* Now Ph.D. Student at University of Utah.
3 – Pooya Khaloo<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2018 – Fall 2019
* Now Senior Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Engineer at Nvidia
2 – Sarmad Mehrbod<\/strong>, PhD, Civil Engineering, UBC, 2014 – 2016
* Co-advised with Sheryl Staub-French
1 – Kelly J. Burke<\/strong>, PhD, iSchool, UBC, Summer 2016
* Co-advised with Kellogg Booth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Thesis Committee Member<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 – Uzma Haque Syeda<\/strong>, PhD, Computer Science at Northeastern University, Committee Member, 2023
2 – Abe Handler<\/strong>, PhD, Computer Science at UMass Amherst, Committee Member, 2021
* Now Assistant Professor at the Leeds School of Business, UC Boulder
1 – Hee-Tae Jung<\/strong>, PhD, Computer Science at UMass Amherst, Committee Member, UMass Amherst, 2019
* Now Assistant Professor at Indiana University\u2013Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synthesis Project Supervision, UMass Amherst<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2 – Tu Vu<\/strong>, PhD. Computer Science, Fall 2019
1 – Youngwoo Kim<\/strong>, PhD. Computer Science, Fall 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student (Msc.) Supervision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

9 – Lekha Harishchandra<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Spring 2023- Present
8 – Nishtha Agrawal<\/strong>, Msc, Computer Science, NYU, Fall 2023 \u2013 Present
7 – Shilpa Sweth<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Summer 2022- present
6 – Haoru Song<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Summer 2022- Fall 2023
5 – Julian Killingback<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2020-Fall 2021
4 – Somin Wadhwa<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2020-Fall 2021
* Now Ph.D. Student at Northeastern University
3 – Yueying Liu<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2020-Fall 2021
2 – Weichen Liu<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UCSD, Fall 2016-June 2017
1 – Dangyi Liu<\/strong>, MSc. Computer Science, UCSD, Fall 2016-June 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Supervision (Honors Thesis), UMass Amherst<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

6 – Abigail Elliott<\/strong>, BSc. CS, Honors Thesis Advisor, Fall 2021-Fall 2022
5 – Preston Yee<\/strong>, BSc. CS, Honors Thesis Advisor, Fall 2020-Fall 2021
4 – Thai On<\/strong>, BSc. CS, Honors Thesis Advisor, Fall 2020-Fall 2022
3 – Matt Rossman<\/strong>, BSc. Cs, Honors Thesis Advisor
* Now MS student at Georgia Tech University
2 – Emily Goroza<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, Honors Thesis Committee, 2019
* Now Frontend Software Engineer II at Wayfair
1 – Anjali Devakumar<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, Honors Thesis Committee, 2019
* Now MS HCI student at Georgia Tech University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Supervision (Research Assistants)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

41 – Mahia Rahman<\/strong>, Computer Science, Harvard University, Sept 23 – May 24
40 – Yaojia Lu<\/strong>, Computer Science (Holyoke College), Spring 2023
39 – Luke Geel<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 \u2013 2023
38 – Saiyyam Kochar<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 \u2013 Present
37 – Niya Sharoff<\/strong>, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 \u2013 2023
36 – Nikhil Gautam<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 \u2013 2023
35 – Mumtaz Fatima<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science and Economics, UMass Amherst, Summer 2022 – 2023
34 – Hallie Liu<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science and Economics, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 – 2023
33 – Angelika Ladia<\/strong>, BSc, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 – 2023
32 – Maanas Pari<\/strong>, BSc, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 – 2023
31 – Dylan Landman<\/strong>, BSc, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022
30 – Arshnoor Chadha<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022
29 – Rachel Gupta<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022 -Fall 2023
28 – Jason Jermany<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022-Fall 2023
27 – Jason Cheung<\/strong>, BSc, Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2022- Fall 2023
26 – Ria Chawla<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2020-Fall 2023
25 – Christiana Lee<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2020- Fall 2022
24 – Nikhil Rajkumar<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Spring 2022- Summer 2022
23 – Emily Chen<\/strong>, BSc. Arts in User Experience Design, UMass Amherst, Spring 2022-Summer 2022
22 – Tiffany Wang<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Summer 2021- Summer 2022
21 – Yasmeen Mekky<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Summer 2021- Summer 2022
20 – Rolando Franqui Nadal<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Fall 2020- 2021
19 – Lucy Cousins<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Spring 2020
* Now MS Student in GIS, UMass
18 – Andrew Cunningham<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Summer 2020
17 – Arushi Ahmed<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UMass Amherst, Summer 2019
16 – Nancy Zheng<\/strong>, BSc., Cognitive Science, UCSD, Summer 17-Spring 18
15 – Diana Nguyen<\/strong>, BSc. Cognitive Science, UCSD, Winter18-Spring 18
14 – Maggie Chan<\/strong>, BSc. Cognitive Science, UCSD, Winter 18-Spring 18
13 – Reggie Wu<\/strong>, BSc. Cognitive Science, UCSD, Summer 2017
12 – Michelle Ng<\/strong>, BSc., Visual and Environmental Studies and Computer Science, Harvard University, Summer 2017
11 – Michael James<\/strong>, BSc. Human-Computer Interaction, Drama, Media, and Design, Carnegie Melon University, Summer 2017
10 – Lauren Liu<\/strong>, BSc., Computer Science, UCSD, Fall 2016-June 2017
9 – Joanne Cho<\/strong>, BSc., Cognitive Science, UCSD, Fall 2016-June 2017
8 – Sanika Moharana<\/strong>, BSc., Cognitive Science, UCSD, Winter 2016-Summer 2017
* Now PhD student at CMU HCII
7 – Alejandro Panduro<\/strong>, BSc., Cognitive Science, UCSD, Fall 2016-Summer 2017
6 – Eric Richards<\/strong>, BSc., Cognitive Science, UCSD, Fall 2016-June 2017
5 – Yabo Shi<\/strong>, BSc. Cognitive Science, UCSD, Winter 2018-Spring 2018
4 – Andres Baez<\/strong>, BSc. Cognitive Science, UCSD, Fall 2017-Spring 2018
3 – Siyi (Cathy) Meng<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UBC, Summer 2015
2 – Jialiang Xiang<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UBC, Summer 2015.
1 – Tyler Weeres<\/strong>, BSc. Computer Science, UVic, Summer 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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