Academic and Community Service

I enjoy learning new technologies and sharing what I’ve learned with others! You will often find me writing, speaking and teaching on technologies I tried out and the lessons/hacks I learned while using them.

I love to write about research and technology. Follow me on medium: @poojitagarg:)
I love to talk about things I am passionate about <3. I have been a speaker at Google Developers Group San Jose and Women Who Code in the past.
I am a strong believer in learning by teaching philosophy. I love to teach different technologies, especially Python and Mobile.
Feature Editor at ACM XRDS (formerly Crossroads) student magazine.
Student Volunteer for ACM Ubicomp 2022

Here is a growing list of my academic service, volunteering, teaching,
writing, and speaking activities:

2025-26

Teach: Volunteering to teach Digital Literacy to middle school children in remote rural India.
Organiser: Co-Chair for the Pre-Application Mentorship Service (PAMS) 2026, UW
Academic Service: Student Volunteer for Ubicomp/ ISWC 2026
Organiser: Co-ordinator for CSE 590 Ubicomp Seminar, UW
Mentor: Peer Mentor for Pre-Application Mentoring Program 2025, UW

2023-24

Write: Article “Digital Masquerade: Privacy in Plain Sight”, blog
Editor: Starting as feature editor for ACM XRDS (formerly Crossroads) Magazine!
Mentor: Peer Mentor for Pre-Application Mentoring Program 2024, UW
Speak: “10 tips to code like a pythonista!” for Women Who Code BlockDataPy Summit, video

2022

Speak: CFP reviewer and moderator for Women Who Code Connect Recharge conference
Speak: Women Who Code’s Dev Conference Connect Recharge ⚡️ 2022 talk: Android Sensors 101
Speak: Guest Speaker at ATalks organized by Alumni Affairs Cell, UIET, Panjab University
Speak: Speaker for CONNECT Recharge 2022 ⚡️ Pre Conference Twitter Space with Madona, Vui, Navati, and Poojita
Write: Published a blog inIllumination on10 tips to get you into top 10 grad schools
Speak/ Host: Organizing and hosting monthly Meet and Greetat WWCode Python , group picture
Speak: Speaker at “Open Mic - Community Discussion with Our Youth attendees” for International Women's Day Northeast 2022 , group picture
Speak: Moderating talk on Squeaky Clean Code: How to Adopt Better Coding Practices, presentation screenshot, video
Teach: Organizing and Instructing a 3-part series with Women Who Code Python on Introduction to Coding Environments for Python , video, github
Speak: Women Who Code Mobile onA guide on Developing cross-platform mobile apps for IoT devices, slides, project, video
Write: Published a blog inIllumination onResearch Article vs. Review Article
Speak: Women Who Code Data ScienceonA Hitchhiker's Guide to Publishing Research Articles , video, slides‍ ‍
Write: Published a blog inAge of Awareness on5 Steps To Publishing Your First Research Article
Speak: Moderating talk on Migrating Compose App to Material You!, presentation screenshot
Speak: Women Who Code Pythonon How to Build a WhatsApp Chatbot Using Python and Twilio, slides, video

2021

Speak: Moderating talk on How an Egg timer app got me every interview, presentation screenshot
Speak:‍ ‍Google Developers Group San Jose on Developing cross-platform mobile apps for IoT devices ,video‍ ‍, slides, github
Write: Published a blog inPython in Plain English onHow to build a WhatsApp chatbot using Python and Twilio
Teach: Organized and Instructed a 4-part series with Women Who Code Pythonon Less is More: How to Code Python in One Line, video, slides
Write: Published a blog in Javascript in Plain English onDevelop Cross-platform Mobile Apps for IoT devices: An Easy Starter’s Guide

**Volunteer Teacher at** ***eVidyaloka***
Volunteering 2 hrs/ week teaching *Digital Literacy and Basic Artificial Intelligence* to middle school children in remote rural government schools.

Women Who Code / Track Lead
Instructing, organizing and moderating various online study groups and events along with handling social media for Python and Mobile digital tracks.

Self-Defence videos for girl safety / Volunteer
Using my martial arts skills, played a key role in creating YouTube videos to promote self-defence techniques with the prime focus to make girls in charge of their safety.