Christine Zhou

cazhou@berkeley.edu

Hi, I’m Christine and I’ll be one of your instructors this summer! In my free time, I enjoy playing video and board games, solving puzzles, singing, and listening to and playing music. I decided to become a CS major after taking this course, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I look forward to meeting you, and welcome to CS 61BL!

Kevin Lin

kevinlin1@berkeley.edu

I like teaching. Make an appointment with me.

Alex Kazorian

akazorian@berkeley.edu

tl;d(on’t)c(are): I wrote a 17 page paper on Kanye’s The College Dropout. I went on a pilgrimage to the Greek to see Radiohead live by myself. Some say “I will do anything for [Big Baller Brand] merch”. My response: Poopy-di scoop.

Alexander Hwang

a.hwang@berkeley.edu

Hey! Call me Alex. I enjoy introspecting, consuming/creating good stories, solving puzzles, and jamming on Spotify. Since childhood, one of my biggest dreams has been to have the ability to fly, but I might have to settle for telekinesis or teleportation since that’s very unlikely.

Angela Kwon

kwonangela7@berkeley.edu

Hiya, I’m Angela! When I’m not doing school related things, I’m hanging out with PiE folks, spending time with my fellowship, eating most kinds of food, or trying to work out. I had a wonderful two semesters TAing for 61A (any Fall 2017/Summer 2017 students out there???), and I’m super excited to be teaching 61BL this summer. I also love listening to different kinds of music (introduce me to something!) and reading new books (hmu for a recommendation), and talking about all things related to education. I’m pretty much always on Northside during the usual school year, and I figure it’ll be that way during the summer :’) Outside of 61BL, I’ll be TAing for 375 and (hopefully) practicing some instruments I haven’t played since jazz band in high school. See you in lab!

Catherine Han

catherinehan@berkeley.edu

Hey there! I’m Catherine, and I’m from Orange County and will soon be a third year studying computer science. In my free time, I enjoy baking, browsing r/rarepuppers, and drinking concerning quantities of milk tea. 61B is my favorite CS course I’ve taken so far, and I hope it’ll be yours too! Looking forward to a great semester. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Jackson Leisure

jleisure@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m a rising 4th year majoring in Computer Science and Cognitive Science. I’m in charge of the Board Games club and the Jugger team on campus, so let me know if you’re interested in playing some games or learning a fun sport from Germany! I’m always excited to learn something new, so come talk to me about anything at all (or tell me a fun fact; I love those, too).

Joe Deatrick

jldeatrick@berkeley.edu

Hey folks! I’m a senior CS major from Florida, mainly interested in theory and security. When I’m not doing 61B, I’m probably playing some nintendo game from the 90’s, “playing” guitar, or DHCP-spoofing my friends. 61B changed my entire college experience (for the better 👌) so I can’t wait to meet you all!

Kelly Lin

kellymlin@berkeley.edu

Hello everyone! I’m a third year EECS major from Irvine, CA. I enjoy reading, playing piano, writing music, and sleeping in my free time. 61B was the class that helped me decide my major, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!

Kevin Chang

kchang96@berkeley.edu

Last semester I was procrastinating by online shopping on this hipster lifestyle site I’m a fan of and they were selling harmonicas and I was like “that’s the most hipster thing I’ve ever seen” but then I thought about it and was like “wait it’d be cool to learn the harmonica” so now I have a harmonica but here’s the kicker I bought it on Amazon! The moral of the story is harmonicas are cool.

Lauren Hong

lauren.hong@berkeley.edu

Hello! I’m Lauren, a third-year Computer Science major from Huntington Beach, California (also known as Surf City!). When I’m not studying CS, I enjoy introspecting, going for a long run, binge-watching Korean dramas, jamming out on Spotify, and eating a shameful amount of good food. Looking forward to a great semester together! :]

Matt Owen

omatthew98@berkeley.edu

Greet. My name is Matt Owen and I am a third year EECS major from Maryland. I was once a mechE major, but once I got here I was already deadset on switching majors. I am enthusiastic about many things, so if you know about things talk to me and I will be excited. Some of my favorites are food, math, skateboarding, and music. If you ever need anything reach out to me and I will do my best to help. Hope we have a swell summer!

Michael Lum

michaellum@berkeley.edu

greetings! I’m a rising third year CS major from the Bay Area. I often contemplate about what kind of data structure I would be. Come help me find out!

Brandon Fong

brandyfongfong@berkeley.edu

Howdy, I’m a CS major and rising junior from Torrance, CA. After being involved in 61A for a few semesters, this will be my first semester on 61B course staff. I practically live in 1951, daydream about petting dogs, and still can’t decide whether I like country music or not. Looking forward to meeting you all over the summer!

Carlo Cruz-Albrecht

carlo@berkeley.edu

Hi all! I’m a rising third year CS + DataScience major. When not watching lectures on x2 speed, I like traveling, listening to podcasts, and rewatching stranger things. I’m looking forward to help make 61BL a great experience for you!

Always feel free to hit me up in person or email :D

Catherine Cang

catherinecang@berkeley.edu

Hi! My name is Catherine, and I’m a Computer Science major from San Diego. Some things I enjoy but am bad at include playing piano, video games, and making food. I’m good at binge watching sitcoms and getting my money’s worth at all you can eat sushi places. I enjoy learning and teaching computer science, and 61B was super fun so I look forward to meeting you!

John Xiang

johnxiang@berkeley.edu

Hi :)

Jonathan Murata

jmurata@berkeley.edu

Jon. Soon to be Senior. ME + EECS, also known as “MechEECS”, “MEECS”, or “Why am I Doing this to Myself?”. I am a 61C TA as well, so if you are double dipping this Summer, you will be seeing my face. A lot.

Here are some words that may or may not get a reaction when you say them to me: Hawaii, Double Joints, Food, Sleeping, Data Structures, PC Building, Sleeping, Soda Hall, Sleeping, Sleeping, Sleeping.

P.S. All Poke in Berkeley is gross. Change My Mind.

Julianna White

julianna@berkeley.edu

HEY. My name is Julianna and I am so excited to help you all learn 61BL this summer! In my free time, I love to EAT (i’m a major foodie so hit me the heck up), be outside, travel/explore new places, hike, hang out with family and friends, and watch movies. Neat things I’ve done in the past include competing in a nationals gymnastics meet, hiking 15 miles with my best friend, and performing in a Clippers halftime show. Feel free to email me if you ever have any questions!!! :)

Neil Lugovoy

nflugovoy@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m a rising junior Computer Science (ex physics) major. I loved 61B and I hope you do too. I work in BAIR under Claire Tomlin on reinforcement learning research for safety in robots. Some of my favorite music artists include Hippo Campus, Oddisee, J. Cole, and Michael Kiwanuka. In my free time I play ultimate frisbee, Spikeball, juggle, and break world records (click on my name).

AJ Sales

Hi, I’m AJ and I’m a third-year CS/CS (Computer Science/Cognitive Science) major from Sacramento, CA (916 ayyy)! If I am not engrossed/procrastinating in CS, you can find me listening to almost every genre on Spotify (can’t honestly choose a favorite artist/genre/song but I definitely like old school R&B, movie scores, great singers, 90s power ballads, etc.), playing with Cal Band or jamming on the uke, or starting yet another TV series (just finished Parks and Rec for the ~2nd~ 3rd time)!

Alex Chang

Hello everyone! I’m Alex and I’m a rising sophomore hailing all the way from Massachusetts. You can catch me sleeping, dancing, or procrastinating somewhere in Eshleman Hall at any given moment during the school year, so come by and say hello!

Ben Carlson

Hey! My name is Ben Carlson, Ben for short. I’m a 3rd year EECS student and I really enjoy doing CS. In my free time I enjoy dancing, eating, and reading and watching a bunch of random stuff. I’m super excited to help out this semester and I hope to help everyone I can!

Brian Nguyen

Hi! I am a second year studying computer science and data science. I am particularly interested in web development and machine learning algorithms. In my free time, I love to play FPS games, eat a lot of Korean and Vietnamese food, go to the gym, and mess around with my friends and family.

Chris Liu

Salvete amici! I’m a rising sophomore studying CS and something else (TBD) from New Jersey. So far, 61B has been my favorite course here at Berkeley! I enjoy sci-fi shows, historical video games, and eating sushi. While I’m not in the lab, I will be taking CS70 and doing research. Hope you have a great time taking this course!

Christian Wu

Hey I’m an incoming sophomore from San Diego who has a passion for Cheese & Stuff, Ultimate Frisbee, Joe Dart on the Fender bass, and overcompensating for not going to many of the labs last semester by becoming an AI for 61B.

Daniel Sun

大家好! I’m a Bay Area local who finds myself gravitating to Japanese restaurants around Berkeley whenever I’m hungry during the semester. I also enjoy playing ultimate frisbee, badminton, learning phrases from exotic foreign languages, and endless surfing of quality Youtube content.

Daniel Wu

Hi, I’m a second year CS student. I enjoy spending my time clicking buttons in order to make a number get bigger. I’m also an avid user of MSPaint, and am willing to teach others the greatness of it. I mostly hang around 311 Soda, so feel free to swing by and say hi.

David Deng

Hi I’m David! I’m a rising sophomore from San Diego. I really like music; I play the piano, saxophone, guitar, drums, and sing. I also like to run. I did XC and track in high school and ran a half marathon. Lastly, I’m a Christian and part of Asian American Christian Fellowship here at Berkeley. Fun fact: i like matlab

David Wang

Hi! I am a rising Junior and CS major from Davis. On my free time I enjoy playing tennis, binge watching kdramas, animes, and netflix shows, as well as listening to podcasts. Hopefully I can help make your learning experience as enjoyable and worthwhile as possible.

Frank Yang

Rising senior, EECS (Everyone Else Can Sleep) major, huge MARVEL fan, usually spend Sundays out for photography-ing, and favorite restaurant is Ippudo.

Hongseok Jang

I am a rising senior computer science major.

I like exercise. I go RSF everyday.

Jack Coyle

Hey! My name is Jack and I’m an upcoming 3rd year EECS major from San Diego. I’m excited to be lab assisting for CS 61BL this summer! In my free time, I’m usually listening to Frank Ocean or watching a movie (if you haven’t seen Boogie Nights, do yourself a favor and just watch that right now).

James Cheng

My biggest take-away from CS61B is that professor’s office hour wasn’t as full as I thought and most of the time it’s very interesting.

Jason Liu

ㅎㅇ,

I’m Jason, and I’m a fourth year Computer Science major from South Korea. I’m a free traveler, experimental photographer, cooking lover, and good listener 🙂

ㅂㅇ!

Jessica Chen

Hi! My name’s Jess, and I’m a rising senior majoring in Economics and minoring in CS. I took 61B this past spring semester and am currently taking 70. I really like cats, watching kdrama, and taking naps. Looking forward to seeing you in lab this semester!

Jinglin Zhu

Hi there! Call me Lin. I love reading, visiting museums and spending a whole afternoon with video games. I’m also crazy about horror films. Looking forward to have a great time with you guys in 61B this summer!

Joshua Yeung

Sup! I’m a Midwesterner studying Computer Science here at Berkeley. My hobbies include chess, tennis, violin, playing Pokémon, eating sushi and taking long naps. I’m also fascinated by Data Science and Biology and how they relate together. I really loved taking 61B and I hope you will too!

Kenny Chen

I took 61B last semester. I used to swim competitively and I still like to swim in my free time. My favorite food is pizza, I have a cat named Stanley, and I am from Atlanta.

Kevin Tang

Hi, I’m Kevin and I will soon be a third year studying astrophysics and computer science. Other things I enjoy are music, food, basketball, and video games.

Lavanya Vijayan

Hi! My name is Lavanya and i’m a rising junior studying data science, cognitive science, and computer science. I’ve lived in Memphis, Redwood City, and Fremont. In addition to teaching, I enjoy singing Indian classical Carnatic, meditating, eating, and watching Netflix. I look forward to having a memorable semester with you all!

Lily Bhattacharjee

Hi! I’m Lily, an incoming EECS sophomore. In my free time, I love listening to music, reading creepypastas, and creating cool visualizations on Jupyter Notebook. Hit me up to talk about astro research, sci-fi TV shows, or great Thai places to eat at near campus! 61B is one of the hardest but most rewarding courses I’ve taken to date, and I hope you enjoy the course material / projects as well. :)

Nithin Raghavan

Soon-to-become sophomore from Atlanta majoring in CS and applied math, and interested in game development, machine learning, quantum computing, algorithm design, and AI.

Noah Kingdon

I’m a first year intended math and CS major. In my spare time, I listen to many podcasts, like Hello Internet and Dear Hank and John, I go rock climbing at Bridges Rock Gym in El Cerrito, and am currently super into Westworld. This is my second time academic interning, and look forward to seeing you all!

Omkar Shanbhag

Hi Everyone! I’m a rising 3rd year EECS major from the Bay Area. I love reading, music, trying new food places and mario kart. I also love outdoor and water activities so hmu if you’re tryna take advantage of the amazing summer weather! 61B is an extremely interesting, useful and challenging class so make sure you ask questions and don’t stop till you get it right. Looking forward to a fun and productive summer!

Ryan Nuqui

Hey y’all!

I’m Ryan and I’ll be a lab assistant for y’all this summer. I’m a second year and an intended Math & CS Major (with a minor in CalTeach) but I’m also interested in learning and discussing a bunch of different subjects. In terms of CS, I took CS 61B with Josh Hug last semester and I’m taking CS 70 right now. Outside of academics, I enjoy hanging out with my friends by playing games (video, board, and card), hiking, and getting boba. I also really enjoy reading, from classic literature like Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde to more recent books such as those by Rick Riordan. Overall, I’m really excited to be working with all of you this summer!

Sam Shen

Pizzahhh is the best pizza in Berkeley, and anyone that thinks otherwise can fight me.

Shefali Bhatia

Hi everyone! My name is Shefali, and I’m a first-year EECS major from the Bay Area. In addition to programming, I love reading, hiking, and watching movies in my free time. I really enjoyed taking this class last semester, and hope you all will too! I can’t wait to meet you all in lab :)

Stephanie Fong

Hi! I’m Stephanie, a second-year CS major from the Bay Area. On my free time, I enjoy Spotifying, traveling, cooking/baking, gymming (i try), and practicing latte art :) Catch me cafe hopping or maybe doing some CS. Cheers!

Thomas Huo

Hi! My name’s Thomas and I’m excited to be working with you all this summer! Some of my hobbies and interests include, but are definitely not limited to: jazz, saxophones, piano, basketball, computer science (duh), and Asian culture. Feel free to talk to me any time!

Vincent Tantra

Hi! I’m a rising sophomore studying EECS from Singapore. I took CS61B last spring. I like to code video games and want to research augmented reality practices in the future. My hobbies include urban dance, badminton, Overwatch, and watching old vine compilations (if you know any rare ones please tell me I’m starting to run out :( ). 61B is my favourite class at Berkeley so far and I hope you enjoy it, too! GLHF

Viraj Attre

I’m a 2nd year from Connecticut. I like puppetry, and dislike Hamilton [the musical and the man].

Winnie Gao

Hi everyone. I’m Winnie and I’m second year. I took CS61b last semester. I enjoy playing piano, music and jogging (jogging while listening to music lol)