In addition to conducting my doctoral research project, I try to get involved in a various other academic-related tasks and courses. These aid greatly in honing my skills as a researcher, broadening my fields of interest, and in general, helping towards professional development. Below some of my main affiliations are listed.

Responsibilities

• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Sixth International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (ICIW 2011) May 20 - 25, 2011 - St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles
• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Sixth International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection (ICIMP 2011) May 20 - 25, 2011 - St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles
• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Eighth Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science (WPCCS 2010) 2 July, 2010 - Coventry, UK
  
• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Fifth International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (ICIW 2010) May 9 - 15, 2010 - Barcelona, Spain
• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Fifth International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection (ICIMP 2010) May 9 - 15, 2010 - Barcelona, Spain
• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Seventh Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science (WPCCS 2009) 3 July, 2009 - Coventry, UK
  
• Session chair for Internet and Web-based Applications and Services track in the Fourth International Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services (ICIW 2009) May 24 - 28, 2009 - Venice/Mestre, Italy
• General helper for British Colloquium for Theoretical Computer Science (BCTCS 2009) 6 - 9 April, 2009 - Coventry, UK
• General helper for Women in Games Conference (WIG 2008) 10 - 12 September, 2008 - Coventry, UK
• Programme Committee member and Reviewer for the Sixth Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science (WPCCS 2008) 30 June - 1 July, 2008 - Coventry, UK

Memberships

• Student member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Past Committee member of Warwick Postgraduate Colloquium in Computer Science (WPCCS)
  
• Past Representative on Warwick Postgraduate Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
  
• Past Student member of British Computer Society (BCS)

Graduate School Training Courses

• Preparing For and Surviving Your Viva (2010)
• PhD: Employer Networking Event (2010)
• PhD Employer Event Preparatory Session (2009)
• Writing a PhD Thesis - Science and Medicine (2009)
• Thesis structure (2009)
• Employer and Alumni Networking Event (2009)
• Managing research material and ideas: the methodology of evaluation and selection (2008)
• Effective PowerPoint Presentations (2008)
• Poster Creation and Design (2008)
• Organising References using EndNote Web (2008)
• LaTeX (2008)
• Making the Most of your PhD (2007)
• Time Management and Self Motivation (2007)
• ePortfolio Training (2007)
• Understanding academic writing and the main types of postgraduate writing (2007)