2021
- May 2021: Panelist, Career Development Panel- Asian ERG @ Microsoft
- Apr 2021: Co-Chair, Women @ Teams presents "Boost 2021"
- Mar 2021: Guest Speaker at the Arizona State University CyberSecurity Devils Club
- Mar 2021: Invited guest speaker, "Speaking at GHC 21" hosted AnitaB.org
- Jan 2021: Nominated as the General Chair for GHC 2021 (3rd year in a row)
2020
- Dec 2020: Panelist, Tech Circus UK
- Nov 2020: Opening keynote speaker, Aspire Asia (est reach ~800)
- Oct 2020: Panelist, "Unpacking Product Management" hosted by the Associate Product Managers Club
- Oct 2020: Panelist, She Empowers event in celebration of the Day of the Girl
- Oct 2020: CurryUp StartUp Podcast recording
- Sep 2020: Closing keynote speaker, Grace Hopper Conference 2020
- Sep 2020: Featured speaker, "Legacy of Women in Computing" with Dr. Sheila Tejada, Grace Hopper Conference 2020
- Sep 2020: Panelist, "#Relationships are the true currency", Grace Hopper Conference 2020
- Aug 2020: Panelist, "Product Management in Tech" hosted by Houston Product Management group
- Jul 2020: Nominated as the Co-Chair of Women @ Teams
- Jul 2020: Panelist, "How do I become a Product Manager?"- repeat due to popular demand, hosted by Her Tech Hour and IWiC (sold out event)
- June 2020: Panelist, "Personal Branding" with Dona Sarkar hosted by WiBA, Microsoft
- Jun 2020: Panelist, "How do I become a Product Manager?" hosted by Her Tech Hour and IWiC (sold out event @ 200 attendees)
- May 2020: Featured by Wogrammer
- Mar 2020: Panelist, International women's day event hosted by IWiC PWiC, and NWiC (sold out event)
- Mar 2020: Panelist, Tech track, Microsoft Global Women's Conference (cancelled due to COVID)
- Feb 2020: Speaker, How to Speak at GHC 2020, AnitaB.Seattle event
- Feb 2020: Speaker, Speaking at Tech Conferences, Boost Conference hosted by Women @ Teams
2019
- Oct 2019: Women in Business and Technology (WiBT) podcast episode goes live
- Oct 2019: One of the closing keynote speakers at the 2019 Grace Hopper Conference (audience: 25,000)
- Aug 2019: Panelist, "Product Managers Interview" hosted by the Product Managers Club
- Jul 2019: Featured on Crosscut "On defeating imposter syndrome to become a tech innovator and mom"
- May 2019: Filed 21 patents for my work in the tech industry
- Apr 2019: Commons building exhibit at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond unveiled
- Apr 2019: Chosen as one of the six employees worldwide for the Microsoft Inclusion Campaign
- Mar 2019: My interview on The Intrazone podcast interview goes live
- Mar 2019: Speaker, Microsoft MVP Global Summit
- Mar 2019: #GetInspired Series: D&I Spotlight feature, Microsoft Tech Community
- Feb 2019: Things She Does podcast episode goes live
- Feb 2019: Panelist, Ask the Experts Panel: Speaking and Volunteering at GHC 2019 (est reach ~ Women @ Microsoft community)
- Jan 2019: Microsoft Inclusion campaign interview and photo shoot
2018
- Nov 2018: Two hour guest lecture at the school of informatics, University of Washington
- Nov 2018: Keynote speaker, She Codes Summit
- Sep 2018: 45 min tech session at Microsoft Ignite on Bringing Mixed Reality to your Intranet". View the on-demand video here.
- Sep 2018: Panel, GHC prep panel hosted by the Technical Women at Microsoft community (est reach ~600)
- Aug 2018: Nominated as the General Chair of the 2019 Grace Hopper Conference, the largest conference for women in computing
- Jul 2018: "The Ability Hacks" book launch
- Aug 2018: Panelist, Interns @ Microsoft panel about Product Management
- May 2018: Keynote Speaker at SharePoint Conference North America
- Apr 2018: Speaker at the Women In Tech Regatta, Seattle
- Mar 2018: Panelist, ACM-W Career Panel at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Jan 2018: Featured in Moms Can: Code
- Jan 2018: Learn To Code With Me Podcast interview goes live (est reach ~15,000)
- Jan 2018: Panelist, Microsoft Women Tweet Chat
- Jan 2018: Featured in the CSC News: 50 Years at NC State magazine
2017
- Dec 2017: Invitation to Chair Human Computer Interaction track at GHC 2018
- Dec 2017: IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conf (WIE ILE) Panel acceptance
- Nov 2017: LTCWM Podcast Interview
- Nov 2017: Tedx Speaker
- Nov 2017: Speaker trainer for ABI.Seattle : Hopper x 1 Seattle
- Nov 2017: Guest Lecture, iSchool @ University of Washington
- Oct 2017: Finals Judge, Dubhacks
- Oct 2017: Recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award by North Carolina State University
- Oct 2017: Keynote speaker welcoming 30 of our newest employees to Microsoft @ Orlando, FL
- Oct 2017: Invited speaker at Featured Session: Panel, Grace Hopper Conference
- Oct 2017: Career Panel, Grace Hopper Conference
- Aug 2017: Winner of the distinguished CSC Young Alumni Award awarded by North Carolina State University
- Aug 2017: Featured on the GALs show, Channel 9
- Aug 2017: Keynote at Microsoft Bring Your Kids to Work Day (Aud: 2000+)
- Jul 2017: Featured on Forbes "Succeeding In The Fourth Trimester: Resuming Your Tech Job After Maternity Leave"
- Jul 2017: Ted-style talk: Microsoft Women Signature Event (Aud: 800)
- Jun 2017: Panel: Women, Technology, and Voice by ABI.Seattle hosted by GoDaddy
- May 2017: First Article @ The Huffington Post
- May 2017: Guest Lecture, School of informatics, University of Washington (Aud: 150)
- Mar 2017: Keynote, Gender in STEM, UW (Aud: 200)
- Feb 2017: Brown Bag, OneDrive SharePoint Women's Group
- Dec 2017: Invitation to Chair Human Computer Interaction track at GHC 2018
- Dec 2017: IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conf (WIE ILE) Panel acceptance
- Nov 2017: LTCWM Podcast Interview
- Nov 2017: Tedx Speaker
- Nov 2017: Speaker trainer for ABI.Seattle : Hopper x 1 Seattle
- Nov 2017: Guest Lecture, iSchool @ University of Washington
- Oct 2017: Finals Judge, Dubhacks
- Oct 2017: Recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award by North Carolina State University
- Oct 2017: Keynote speaker welcoming 30 of our newest employees to Microsoft @ Orlando, FL
- Oct 2017: Invited speaker at Featured Session: Panel, Grace Hopper Conference
- Oct 2017: Career Panel, Grace Hopper Conference
- Aug 2017: Winner of the distinguished CSC Young Alumni Award awarded by North Carolina State University
- Aug 2017: Featured on the GALs show, Channel 9
- Aug 2017: Keynote at Microsoft Bring Your Kids to Work Day (Aud: 2000+)
- Jul 2017: Featured on Forbes "Succeeding In The Fourth Trimester: Resuming Your Tech Job After Maternity Leave"
- Jul 2017: Ted-style talk: Microsoft Women Signature Event (Aud: 800)
- Jun 2017: Panel: Women, Technology, and Voice by ABI.Seattle hosted by GoDaddy
- May 2017: First Article @ The Huffington Post
- May 2017: Guest Lecture, School of informatics, University of Washington (Aud: 150)
- Mar 2017: Keynote, Gender in STEM, UW (Aud: 200)
- Feb 2017: Brown Bag, OneDrive SharePoint Women's Group
2016
- Dec 2016: Nominated as Chair, Human-Computer Interaction @ GHC 2017
- Oct 2016: Keynote, Dubhacks 2016 (Aud: 800)
- Oct 2016: Featured on Forbes "Defying Stereotypes as a pregnant woman in tech"
- Sep 2016: Honored to be chosen as one of the 12 "Faces of Computer Science" by North Carolina State University
- Jul 2016: Podcast, The Women in Tech Show - "Hacking for Good with Vidya Srinivasan"
- Jun 2016: Featured in Microsoft Web "Hackathon might be the best way to build your network"
- May 2016: Tech Talk, Inspiration for Innovation, Codess Seattle (Aud 250)
- Apr 2016: Won "Contributing to the Future" Award at Microsoft Ability Summit
- Apr 2016: Keynote Demo, Microsoft Ability Summit
- Mar 2016: Brown Bag, Microsoft Women's Group
- Feb 2016: Nominated as Chair, Student Opportunity Lab @ GHC 2016
- Jan 2016: Featured by the Department of Computer Science, NC State University
2015
- Oct 2015: Panel & Tech Talk, Grace Hopper Conference
- Oct 2015: Featured by Microsoft Research for my work on Open Source Day
- Oct 2015: Featured by Anita Borg Institute on Instagram
- Oct 2015: Led Open Source Day @ Grace Hopper Conference
- Sep 2015: Speaker, Systers Seattle
- Sep 2015: Featured by Microsoft Story Labs "Designing Her Own Destiny"
- Aug 2015: Won "Most Inspiring Project" at Microsoft Global Hackathon
- Jul 2015: Student Spotlight, NC State University
- May 2015: Tech Talk, Codess (Aud 100)
- Apr 2015: Won "Tech4Good" Award at the Microsoft Research Hackathon
- Feb 2015: Nominated as Chair for Open Source Day, GHC 2015
2014
- Oct 2014: Panel, Grace Hopper Conference
- Oct 2014: Podcast, iGirl Tech News
- Sep 2014: Guest Speaker, Hackathon & Innovation @ Microsoft CSS Global Summit
- Aug 2014: Took the #ALSIceBucketChallenge with Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft
- Aug 2014: Won "Tech4Good" Award at Microsoft Global Hackathon
- Aug 2014: Won the "Grand Prize" at Microsoft Global Hackathon
- May 2014: Panel, Voices Conference
- Mar 2014: Nominated as Org Coordinator, Open Source Day @ GHC 2014
2013
- Nov 2013: Guest Lecture, Skype in the Classroom
- Oct 2013: Tech Talk, Student Opportunity Lab @ Grace Hopper Conference
2012
- Aug 2012: Presented at the 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
- Apr 2012: Joined Asha Seatle as a Volunteer [Designer incharge of designing posters, brochures, t-shirts, and other marketing materials]
- Mar 2012: Joined Microsoft
2010-2011
- May 2011: Nominated as the Microsoft Intern Ambassador for NC State University
- May 2011: Interned at Microsoft
- Jan 2011: Nominated as a member at the NC State University Standing Committee
- Dec 2010: Nominated as Cultural Secretary of MAITRI @ NC State University
- Feb 2010: Presented at the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering
- May 2009: Nominated as the Secretary of LEO Club, subsidiary of the Lions Club International
- Sep 2010: Joined National Service Scheme as a volunteer