The semester has come to an end—it's time to review it!

This fall, I designed and taught a new course, Algorithm Design, where I developed a comprehensive set of materials: interactive slides tailored for classroom engagement, quizzes that balanced theory and practice, six guided coding labs, and six tests covering all course modules. It was a true pleasure to see students excel at solving challenging problems and witness some of their presentations, where they explored advanced concepts with confidence and depth.

The fall semester is also a time to meet and mentor new freshmen in our Computer Science I course. Once again, I was genuinely impressed by the creativity and technical skills of the students by the end of the semester, particularly in their game design and augmented reality projects.

As for my research, I had the opportunity to co-advise a capstone project focused on data center networking. A highlight of the semester was the acceptance of our paper, summarizing last semester's project, at the IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference.

Thank you to all the students and colleagues who made this semester so rewarding. Wishing everyone a happy 2025!