MY FSE150
EXPERIENCE

Spring 2024 — Professor Trowbridge

FSE 150 introduced the PESTLE (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental) framework for analyzing engineering challenges. Rather than focusing solely on technical solutions, this course required examining problems through multiple disciplinary lenses. Taking this course in Spring 2024, early in my academic career, provided analytical tools that have informed all of my subsequent GCSP work. My GCSP theme is Security, which this course expanded from a purely technical concept to one encompassing human safety, digital privacy, and equitable access to resources.

For years, I thought improving security meant adding more layers of encryption or firewalls. This class taught me that security is also about the human side — reducing stress, making people feel safe in their own environment.

My theme project (below) assessed using AI to safeguard social media for children, combining LLM-Powered Sentiment Analysis and CNN-based image identification. With FSE150's perspective, I evaluated this from human angles: digital safety, emotional safety for users, and reduced trauma for human moderators.

A NEW
PERSPECTIVE

NEW
INTERESTS

This course opened my eyes to themes like Sustainability, Health, and Joy of Living. A life-cycle analysis of chicken nuggets showed me that engineering impacts sustainability at every level — products need to be financially, environmentally, and socially sustainable.

Guest speaker Heather Clark's lecture on nanotechnology for medicine delivery inspired me to attend her lab meetings and understand how computing research addresses real-world healthcare needs. These perspectives will anchor my future research.

My favorite assignment was meeting with faculty to discuss their research. I connected with Dr. Huan Liu at DMML and his PhD student Amritha Bhattacharjee, which led to a project proposal on using LLMs for feature extraction in data analysis workflows.

FSE150 taught me that engineering solutions require perspectives beyond just software. This awareness — interdisciplinary thinking, cultural sensitivity, and a service-oriented mindset — empowers me to approach challenges with a more comprehensive understanding.

AN EXCITING
FUTURE

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