Volunteering, Diversity & Inclusion
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Academia Development Workshop
Panelist and organizer
@ Academic Development workshop 2023 hosted by Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS) and Graduate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (GEECS) student organizations, University of California Irvine
Women in CyberSecurity Conference (WiCyS 2023)
Second Best Poster Award
@ Graduate-level poster session at WiCyS Conference, Denver, CO, USA
Scholarship & Volenteer
@ WiCyS Conference 2023, Denver, CO, USA
Professional Career Award, 2022
Awarded and participated
@ iREDEFINE program at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head Association (ECEDHA), New Orleans, LA, USA
Rising Stars in EECS Award 2022
Awarded and participated
@ Rising stars in the EECS program at the University of Texas Austin, Texas, USA
Women in Cybersecurity
President
@ Student chapter of Women in CyberSecurity organization (2021-2023) , University of California Irvine
Interviewed for an article: “Yasaei Chosen for Rising Stars in EECS 2022 Program”
Interviewed for an article: “EECS Grad Student Works to Promote Gender Inclusivity in Cybersecurity”
UROP Research Discovery Program
Research Mentor
@ Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Research Discovery Program 2022, University of California Irvine
This Program seeks to increase the diversity of undergraduate students participating in research at UCI, focusing on STEM. It involves a competitive selection among graduate students who are committed to diversity and have overcome significant challenges and have passed mentoring excellence training to mentor undergraduate researchers.
Pedagogical Fellowship
Awarded the Fellowship & Trained as a Pedagogical Fellow
@ The Pedagogical Fellows Program 2022, DTEI, University of California Irvine
The Pedagogical Fellows Program is a highly regarded “preparing future faculty” program; selection is competitive, based on a record of excellent teaching, promising scholarship, and service to the University, department, and the discipline’s professional community. The PF Program provides advanced pedagogical and professional development in an interdisciplinary community emphasizing professional and personal support.
Women in CyberSecurity Conference (WiCyS 2022)
Scholarship & Poster Presenter
@ WiCyS conference 2022, Cleveland, OH, USA
Women in Engineering Panel – iSES’21 Symposium
Student panelist
@ Women in engineering panel, IEEE International Symposium on Smart Electronic Systems (iSES 2021), Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur – INDIA
UCI Academic Senate
Representative
@ Graduate Council 2020-21, University of California Irvine
DAC 2020 Conference
Recipient of Richard Newton Fellowship
@ Design and Automation Conference (DAC 2020), Virtual event, USA
Poster Presentation
@ Young fellows poster session of Design and Automation Conference (DAC 2020), Virtual event, USA
Associated Graduate Students (AGS)
Council member & Representative of the School of Engineering
@ 2020-2021 AGS Council, University of California Irvine
Society of Iranian Graduate Students (SIGS)
Officer
@2021-22 SIGS, University of California Irvine
Vice President
@ 2020-2021 SIGS, University of California Irvine
Board Member
@ 2019-2020 SIGS, University of California Irvine
UCI Graduate InterConnect Peer Mentor Program
Peer Mentor
@ Graduate InterConnect program for two years (2019-2021) for incoming graduate students, University of California Irvine
UCI Mentoring Excellence Program
Trained and certified mentor
@ Mentoring excellence program 2020, University of California Irvine
AWIS x SWE Panel
Panelist
@ 2020 Graduate school panel of Society of Women Engineers (SWE) & Association of Women in Science (AWIS), Irvine, USA
DAC 2019 Conference
Recipient of Richard Newton Fellowship
@ Design and Automation Conference (DAC 2019), Las Vegas, USA
Poster Presentation
@ Young fellows poster session of Design and Automation Conference (DAC 2019), Las Vegas, USA
HOST 2019 Conference (WISE workshop)
Poster Presentation
@ Women in Hardware and Systems Security (WISE) workshop of IEEE International Symposium on Hardware Oriented Security and Trust (HOST2019), Washington, DC, USA
MWTS 2017 Conference
Executive Committee
@ 2nd International Conference on Modern Wireless Telecommunication Systems (MWTS 2017), Tehran, Iran
MEMS & Nano Technology Lab
I worked on enhancing Copper Electroplating by modifying the current wave pattern and chemical densities of solutions in the Microelectromechanical System and the Nano-Technology Lab of the Amirkabir University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Yaghmaie and Prof. Barazandeh. I got the training and am qualified to work with equipment such as Optical Microscope, Profiler-D100 (used for measuring surface texture & precision step height), and Sputter Desk VTSC (used for coating).
SharifCup 2015 Robotics Competition
Vice-Chairman of Technical Committee & Main Referee of Smart Driving league
@ 4th Sharif Open robotics competition (SharifCup2015), Tehran, Iran
Resana Student Association
Volunteer
@ Resana student association at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Malekan Rehabilitation Center
Volunteer
@ Malekan rehabilitation center for mentally retarded People, Tehran, Iran
Farz Cup Robotics Competition
Technical Committee
@ FarzCup robotics competition, Tehran, Iran
RoboCup 2012 Robotics Competition
First Place (Best Presentation & Performance)
@ Junior soccer open weight league in international RoboCup robotics competition, Mexico City, Mexic