Workforce Development Showcase and Internship Opportunity Info Session, October 8, 2025
We’re pleased to share that our Workforce Development Showcase and Internship Opportunity Info Session, held on October 8, 2025 at the University of California, Davis was a great success!
This year’s showcase featured 17 student posters from UC Davis, California State University-Sacramento , California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo , and Sacramento City College highlighting the impressive research and hands-on experiences gained through the Northwest AI Hub, and support from the United States Department of War and National Science Foundation (NSF) ExLENT Program. The creativity and dedication displayed by our interns were truly inspiring.
We were also honored to welcome Roberson Bruce and Stephen Callahan, Director of the FabLab at the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE), who served as guest judges and selected the top three posters from this year’s presentations:
Poster Award Winners
- Avantika Varma , Host Professor: Saif Islam
- Soren Keck, Host Professor: Soheil Ghiasi
- Ayush Maral, Host Professor: Junshan Zhang
A special thank-you to Professor Zhi Ding Director, NSF BE-STARSE ExLENT Program and Professor Saif Islam Director, WFD, Northwest AI Hub at UC Davis for their continued leadership and support in expanding workforce development and internship opportunities for students. Special thanks also to Allison Long (Program Representative, NSF BE-STARSE ExLENT Program) for organizing and coordinating with our summer interns and this showcase event.
Congratulations to our winners and to all 16 student presenters for their exceptional work and contributions toward advancing the future of semiconductor, AI, and STEM workforce development!
- James McKenzie , Host Professor: Zhi Ding
- Aadya Saraogi, Host Professor: Hyoyoung Jeong
- Allison Li , Host Professor: Anh-Vu Pham
- Mandy Chokry, Host Professor: Weijian Yang
- Noah Spurr, Host Professor: Weijian Yang
- Edgar Sandoval, Host Professor: Saif Islam
- Arsalan Ahmed, Host Professor: Saif Islam
- Hari Rakul Ambethkar, Host Professor: S. J. Ben Yoo
- Falak Vakharia, Host Professor: Saif Islam
- Mariam Shorab, Host Professor: Saif Islam
- Hamim Sadikeen, Host Professor: Shamim Ahamed, PhD
- Ihsan Islam, Host Professor: Shamim Ahamed
- Seo Bin Han, Host Professor: Zhaodan Kong
- Nathan Leung, Host Professor: Hussain Al-Asaad
- Allison Kuan, Host Professor: Juan Sebastián Gómez Díaz
- Kyle Fang, Host Professor: Juan Sebastian Gomez-Diaz
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