Staff

For logistics and administrative questions, please email cs170@berkeley.edu (a private email that is only seen by the head TAs and professors).
Append berkeley.edu to all emails below.

Instructors

John Wright

jswright@ • website

Nika Haghtalab

nika@ • website

Admin Student Instructors

David Yang (he/him/his)

day@ • website

hi i am david

Student Instructors

Mark Bedaywi

mark_bedaywi@

I’m a PhD student, advised by Nika Haghtalab and Stuart Russell, working on algorithms for multi-agent cooperation. My work has centered on designing algorithms for multi-agent communication, as well as developing and studying models of human-AI interaction. Come find me if you, like me, enjoy solving little math puzzles, playing indie games, listening to jazz, or drinking good coffee.

Yen-Hsiang Chang (He/Him/His)

yenhsiangc@

Hi! I’m Yen-Hsiang, a 4th year PhD student studying high-performance computing. In my free time, I enjoy staying home and doing nothing. I hope you enjoy taking CS 170 this semester!

Jaewon Chang (He/Him/His)

changjaewon0315@ • website

Hi, I’m a senior majoring in EECS. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Subhash Prasad (He/Him/His)

sjprasad@ • website

Hey everyone! I’m Subhash, a senior from Irvine studying EECS. CS 170 was one of my favorite classes at UC Berkeley, and I’m excited to help make it as fun as possible this semester! In my free time, I like watching anime, playing friendslop video games, working out, eating great food, and playing golf.

Tutors

Alexander Tian (He/Him/His)

alexander.tian@ • website

Hi! I’m a sophomore studying EECS researching efficient ML ranging from LLM pretraining to video generation. I like to play chess, bake, play piano, watch sci-fi and WKW films, and learn about algorithms :)

Cris Dunn (He/Him/His)

crisostomodunn24@

Hey everyone! Im Cris, a senior studying Computer Science and Applied Math. In my free time I like to do triathlons, read, and play pokemon vgc. I hope everyone enjoys 170 as much as I did :)

Julian Robin (He/Him)

julianrobin023@

Hi! I’m Julian. I’m an EECS Senior, and some things that interest me include meditation, the brain, and philosophy in general. I fondly remember many of the times I was stuck on 170 homework and had an aha moment and I hope you will too!

Kepha Sher (he/him)

kephasher@ • website

I am a junior majoring in EECS and math. My research is in quantum algorithms and error correction. I used to be a huge competitive programmer. Nowadays I like to read literature, play tennis, and translate poetry for fun.

Pooja Agarwal (she/her)

poojaagarwal@

Hi! I’m Pooja, a senior studying MCB & CS. Talk to me about anything, but especially traveling, F1, and sitcoms. Excited for a fun semester :D

Ryan Jesubalan (He/Him/His)

rpj@

Hey all! I’m Ryan, a fourth-year majoring in Applied Math and Data Science. Outside of class, you can catch me on the rift, in the RSF, or yapping with my friends. It’s my last semester at Berkeley, so I’m excited to make it count. ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ💕

William Wu (he/him/his)

william.w@

Hi everyone! I’m William, a junior studying EECS. In my free time, I love playing chess, running, listening to music, and sleeping. Looking forward to meeting you all!

Readers

Bhargav Eranki (He/Him)

beranki@ • website

Hello! I’m Bhargav, a sophomore studying CS and DS from the Bay Area. I like to cook (vegan recipes!), listen to good music, go on hikes, and lose lots of money in poker. Excited to meet you all :)

Janice Lin (she)

jmalin@

Hey! I’m Jan, a senior studying applied math and data science with a minor in creative writing. CS 170 has been my favorite class at Berkeley so far, and I’m excited to help out this semester! In my free time, you can find me writing a poem, watching basketball and tennis, or birdwatching on campus.

Spencer Kim (He/him)

spencer_kim@

Hi, I’m Spencer, a third-year CS and Math undergrad. I like to think that I’m curious and interested in a bit of everything. Most recently, I’ve been getting into the outdoors. Looking forward to the semester!