OK, just N=1 Asst Prof. I love avocado toast with a fried egg, caramel lattes, creating/sharing memes, using social media (primarily Twitter and Facebook), taking vacations and traveling, and relishing CS-enabled “creative destruction” of entire industries. There, with my millennial cred now out of the way, let us get down…

Dear kids interested in CS for your career, You have the right to know what you are getting yourself into. Here is a small sampling of the reality I witnessed in just the last few months, in my own words. Think for yourself if this is what you want to…

I recently spoke at UCSD CSE’s faculty meeting as part of our “Inclusion Minutes.” This is an activity we have adopted in which a faculty member shares a short experience/story or tips/nuggets on our efforts on enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in computing. It is presented as a short…

October 11 is National Coming Out Day, a day marked by the LGBT rights movement in the US to celebrate the act of refusing to live a life hiding one’s true sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Even in this day and age, coming out is fraught with dangers for far…