March 2025
Organized a day-long workshop on physical caregiving robots, bringing together various stakeholders—robotics researchers, care recipients, caregivers, and occupational therapists. Led efforts to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, synthesize insights across Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and facilitate discussions on long-term deployments, personalization, and system design. Launched a community newsletter to sustain engagement and support future research in assistive robotics.
June 2022
Organized the SoNIC Workshop with the aim to inspire underrepresented students to pursue graduate studies in STEM. Helped participants develop "smart canes" — assistive technology for the visually impaired.