Tyler Derr - Community Outreach

Volunteer mentor for the LatinX in AI Mentoring Program

2021 - Present
Role: Mentor

Volunteer scientist for Skype a Scientist

2020 - Present
Role: Volunteer scientist
Event 1 (2020): Intro to Machine Learning @ Ardsley High School's Science Research class and mentored students on their project presentations
Event 2 (2021): Intro to CS and AI @ Tohoku International School Presnted some CS and AI supplementary materials for their Technology course topics Event 3 (2022): Intro to Machine Learning on Graphs @ Adrian Wilcox High School AI Club

VandyHacks

2021-2022
For: Undergraduate students competing in VU's premier student hackathon
Role: Invited judge

Change ++

2020
For: Undergraduate students working on non-profit software projects
Role: Gave a talk ‘‘Demystifying the Black Box: AI/Machine Learning in the Modern Era’’

2020-2021 CS[-ish] PhD Recruiting! Event

‘‘Graduate School is not a Job’’ 2020
For: Students applying to graduate school
Role: Panelist

MSU Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity's

‘‘Grad Chat’’ 2020
For: Undergraduate students
Role: Panelist

Graduate Women in Science (Mid-Michigan) Mentor Program

2019 - 2020
For: Undergraduate students
Role: Mentor

MSU Science Festival

2019
For: Elementary and middle school students
Role: Volunteer with Institute for Quantitative Health Science & Engineering (IQ)

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence @ Our Savior Lutheran Church and School

2019
For: Middle school students
Role: Taught the students some basic AI material

Introduction to Computer Science @ Our Savior Lutheran Church and School

2019
For: Elementary school students
Role: Taught the students some basic programming concepts

Girls Math & Science Data at MSU

2019 - 2020
For: Middle school female students
Role: Activity leader

Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (Mid-SURE)

2017 - 2019
For: Undergraduate students
Role: Volunteer Judge

Hosting and discussing with potential visiting MSU CSE Graduate Students

2017 - 2019
For: Undergraduate and master's students
Role: Providing guidance and answering questions

‘‘Life as a Grad Student" @ Michigan State University

2016 - 2019
For: Undergraduate students
Role: Volunteer assigned to discuss in small groups and also panel setting

Michigan State University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF)

2016 - 2019
For: Undergraduate students
Role: Volunteer judge for poster competition

Global Lions Mentor Program

2013 - 2015
For: Undergraduate and graduate students
Role: Volunteer mentor to new international students

MATHCOUNTS

2012 - 2014
For: Middle School students
Role: Volunteer mentor and exam proctor

South Central PA Robotics Competition

2012 - 2013
For: High School students
Role: Volunteer mentor at two local schools and competition judge