Serene Chong - Teaching Assistant
Serene is a graduate student in USF majoring in Internet Engineering. After completing a business undergraduate degree in Malaysia she got into the IT industry. After a year working, Serene realized that she is more interested in computers than business. She is hoping to graduate this fall and to be able to get an opportunity to work in Silicon Valley. Her hobbies include outdoor sports, reading, traveling and cooking.

Priyanka Daultani - Teaching Assistant
Priyanka is pursuing her Masters in Internet Engineering at USF. Her interests are web applications and web design. She will be graduating in December 2008 and hopes to continue living in the beautiful city of san francisco for some more years before returning to her home country.

Sri Achutan - Teaching Assistant
Sri is currently pursuing her MS in Computer Science at USF. She got her Bachelors in Computer Engineering from Bombay University before working for Tata Consultancy Services in India. She has been working in the software industry in the Bay Area for more than 10 years. She has worked in application software and code generation tools.

Jaa Yoophoon - Teaching Assistant
I am currently pursuing my MS in Computer Science at USF. After earning my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Thammasat University, I started working at IBM Thailand Co., Ltd., as an assistant analyst/ programmer. In September, 2006, I was awarded a scholarship by the Royal Thai Government to pursue a Master Degree in Computer Science . After the completion of my degree, I have a commitment to return to Thailand to serve as a government official. I strongly believe that the knowledge and experiences that I will gain from study and research will certainly help me serve my country.

Teresa Win - Program Organizer
Ms. Win worked in technical and management positions related to information technology at large and small businesses. Ms. Win co-invented getAccess - an Internet security related software application - at enCommerce Inc. which was acquired by Entrust in April 2000. Ms. Win worked as program manager on Xellerate, another security related application, at Thor Technologies which was acquired by Oracle in November 2005. Ms. Win is a member of the USF Board of Trustees. Her service to USF includes volunteer fund raiser, chair of the Committee on Information Technology Strategy, and working with the Women in Science and Community Connections programs. Ms Win has a BS degree in Computer Science from the University of San Francisco and a JD from Santa Clara University.

Sami Rollins - Program Organizer
Sami Rollins is a professor of computer science at USF. She teaches introductory programming and networking courses. Her research interests include mobile computing,networking, distributed systems, and educational technology. She is also extremely committed to improving the participation of women in the field of computer science.