Staff
Instructors
Admin TAs
Alicia Matsumoto she/her/hers Head Admin TA
Hello! I’m a fourth year majoring in EECS and minoring in Astrophysics. I’m broadly interested in educational accessibility, and I currently research study group formation and dynamics. Feel free to reach out to discuss this class, black holes, or the best autumn candle scents.
Content TAs
Druv Pai he/him/his Head Content TA
Hi! I’m a fifth year masters student in EECS from the Bay Area. My research is in deep learning theory with Prof. Yi Ma; currently, I’m working on problems in deep representation learning. I have been a TA for five semesters, including two semesters on EE127 course staff. In my free time, I play chess, basketball, and CS:GO, and mess around with my LaTeX setup. Feel free to email me about anything, from research to the Warriors’ chances at a chip next season. Looking forward to a great semester!
Aekus Bhathal he/him/his
I’m a senior double majoring in CS and Math and this is my third time TAing for 127. When I’m not optimizing for (happiness) / (time spent obtaining happiness), I’m usually on a wiki walk, playing poker, watching sports, or instead optimizing for (time spent obtaining happiness) / (happiness).
Arwa Alanqary she/her/hers
I’m a 2nd year EECS PhD student. I work on optimization and control and my current research is motivated by applications in transportation systems. I enjoy playing board games, skiing, and trying new restaurants. Looking forward to working with you all this semester!
Tarun Kathuria he/him/his
Hi! I’m Tarun, a 6th year CS PhD student. I work in convex optimization and how it can be used to solve combinatorial problems efficiently and look forward to sharing my excitement of this area with you all this semester! Feel free to say hi and talk with me about anything!
TAs
Aditya Ramabadran he/him/his
aditya.ramabadran@berkeley.edu
Hello! I’m a sophomore CS and Math major. I loved taking 127 last year and I’m excited to meet you all this year! Outside of school, I like rock climbing, going to the gym, biking, and lying in bed watching shows like Seinfeld, Spy x Family, and The Boys.
Aryan Jain he/him/his
Hey everyone! I am a 3rd year EECS major from Minnesota. I am interested in robotics research, astronomy, photography and mythology. Feel free to reach out if you want to chat about anything :)
Yuki Ito he/him/his
4th year CS student from Bogart, Georgia. Interested in broad things like ML and optimization. I love watching Japanese comedy shows and trying to read non-fiction books to ignite new interests in my free-time! Learning chess, drawing, and quantum mechanics in 2023 & catch me trying to make the most of my last semester here! Feel free to reach out even just to talk about life :)
Tutors
Arjun Patrawala he/him/his
Hey! I’m a sophomore from the Bay Area studying CS + math. I enjoy learning, teaching, and good discussions. More cool things: cooking, running, programming, card games, music, photography, machine learning, and much more.
Jason Zhang he/him/his
Hi, I’m a 3rd year CS major, and this is my first semester as a tutor for 127. I’m interested in representations in ML, cats, reinforcement learning, board games, ping pong, and most things in between. I enjoyed taking this class last spring and hope you will too!
Joshua You he/him/his
Hi! I’m a second year EECS student from SoCal. I like studying math and computer graphics. Outside of school, I enjoy playing rhythm games and board games. Here’s to a good semester!
Shrestha Vatsala she/her/hers
Hi! I’m a 3rd year majoring in EECS from DC/northern Virginia. I’m currently doing research in neurodegenerative disease pathology and imaging with convolutional neural networks. Besides that, I enjoy thrifting, photography, trying new restaurants and all types of music! I’m excited to meet you all and help make 127 your favorite class.