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Why teach?

Teaching is a rewarding experience that allows me to share my knowledge and passion. I also believe we need more engineers than ever to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. Teaching allows me to contribute a small part to this mission. In addition, I have also supervised several undergraduate students in their research projects. Below is a list of courses I have taught or currently teaching.

ISYE 348: Intro to Human Factors Lab

  • Role: Principal Instructor
  • Enrollments: 55 students
  • Semester: Fall 2024
  • Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Responsibilities: Designing the course, creating content, grading, conducting lectures, and held office hours
  • Course Website: ISYE 348

This hands-on laboratory course provides students with practical experience in human factors engineering principles and methodologies applying concepts discussed in I SY E 349. Through a series of experiments and a project, students will explore the interplay between humans and technology in various contexts (workplace safety, human technology interaction, and other complex systems), focusing on safety, optimizing performance, and user experience. This includes understanding human characteristics from the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial perspectives.

Here’s what the students have to say about the course:

  • “Great job making labs easy to understand. Very clear on grading standards and rubric metrics. Would reccommend to other students.”
  • “Always was willing to help and answer questions.”
  • “answered many questions of mine throughout the semester.”
  • “The TA is very knowledgeable in the course content and is always eager to share his thoughts on a topic. I can tell that he puts a lot of work into the content that he presents and wants the students to be engaging. This TA is also always open to feedback from the students, which I believe makes a more fluid lab space and can help clear up issues.”
  • “He cares for the students. He is always willing to hop on a zoom call and spend time talking with you and explaining a topic you might not understand completely.”
  • “He has a complete and total knowledge of the material and the experiments.”

Note: The student feedback is obtained from the official course evaluations carried out at the end of the semester by the University.

ISYE/PSYCH 349: Intro to Human Factors

  • Role: Co-teacher
  • Enrollments: 110 students
  • Semester: Fall 2024
  • Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Responsibilities: Delivered lectures (3 lectures)

Conveys the importance of considering human capabilities and limits in system design and operation. This includes understanding human characteristics from the cognitive, physical, and psychosocial perspectives. Implications of these characteristics are explored through understanding the needs of people, designing to support these needs, and evaluating systems to ensure they serve the intended purpose. Case studies are used to identify the human role in accidents and to identify design improvements. Application domains include consumer product design, human-computer interaction, workplace safety, and complex systems such as healthcare delivery

BME/ISE 564: Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics

  • Role: Teaching Assistant
  • Enrollments: 50 students
  • Semester: Spring 2024
  • Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Responsibilities: Grading, held office hours, and co-facilitated class discussions (every week)

Introduces engineers how to design manufacturing and industrial operations in which people play a significant role, so that human capabilities are maximized, physical stress is minimized, and workload is optimized. Examples and topics emphasize industrial applications.

ISEN 405: Facilities Design and Material Handling

  • Role: Teaching Assistant
  • Enrollments: 40+ students
  • Semester: Fall 2021
  • Location: Texas A&M University
  • Responsibilities: Grading and held office hours

Principles of facilities location, layout, and material handling systems and to practice designing facilities; modeling, design, and analysis techniques; methodologies in facilities location, layout, and material handling; integration of ergonomics analysis techniques and their implications on design, layout, safety and quality.