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Mentoring & Service

Giving back to the community

Peer review, program committees, university advisory work, and mentoring the next generation of engineers.

30+ Students mentored
50+ Manuscripts peer-reviewed
7+ IEEE journals, conferences & program committees
Peer review

Journal & conference reviewing

Peer Reviewer - IEEE Access

2025 - Present

IEEE Access

Invited repeatedly as an expert reviewer; completed 35+ journal reviews across hardware security, processor architecture, FPGA systems, and cryptographic implementations.

Peer Reviewer - IEEE Embedded Systems Letters

2026

IEEE Embedded Systems Letters

Invited by the Associate Editor to review multiple submitted manuscripts for the journal's embedded systems and hardware track.

Peer Reviewer - IEEE Micro

2026

IEEE Micro

Invited reviewer for IEEE Micro, providing technical and editorial feedback on a submitted manuscript.

Peer Reviewer - IEEE APCCAS

2026

Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems

Reviewed multiple submitted papers on integrated circuits, digital systems, embedded computing, and hardware design methodologies.

Peer Reviewer - IEEE DCAS

2025

Dallas Circuits and Systems Conference

Domain-expert reviews of TinyML FPGA pre-distortion and area-efficient filter designs, evaluating optimization and synthesis trade-offs.

Technical Program Committee - IEEE IGESSC

2022

Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference

Served as a TPC member reviewing work on enterprise security and network function virtualization.

Technical Program Committee - IEEE GESS 2026

2026

Green Energy and Sustainable Systems Conference

Serving on the Technical Program Committee; completed reviews for multiple submitted manuscripts in sustainable systems and emerging technologies.

Session Chair & Technical Program Committee - IEEE MWSCAS 2026

2026

Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Invited to chair a technical session and serve on the program committee for one of IEEE's flagship Circuits and Systems Society conferences.

Service

Advisory roles & mentorship

Industry Advisory Council Member - Computer Engineering

2026 - Present

California State University, Sacramento

Provide industry guidance on curriculum development, workforce readiness, emerging technology trends, and industry-academia collaboration.

Industry Advisory Council - Chair Candidate

2026

California State University, Sacramento

Nominated as a candidate for Chair of the Industry Advisory Council, representing industry stakeholders and program growth.

Graduate Mentor

2021 - Present

CSULB Graduate Mentor Program

Mentored 30+ students, supporting their academic and early-career development.

Tutorial Speaker - Post-Silicon Validation & Hardware Security

2026

International design automation conference

Selected to present a tutorial on post-silicon validation, system-on-chip security, and performance optimization in modern processors.

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