Staff

Igor Mordatch he/him

Hello! In addition to being an instructor, I’m a research scientist at Google AI and previously spent time at OpenAI, UC Berkeley, and Pixar. I think AI is a fascinating subject and am very excited to talk and think about it with you all. Any feedback is always appreciated!

Peyrin Kao he/him

peyrin@berkeley.edu

Hello, I’m a first-year lecturer in EECS (so don’t call me Professor please). I did my undergrad at Berkeley, where I TA’d for a few classes (including CS 61C, CS 161, and CS 188 once). Then I did a masters’ at Berkeley, where I studied computer science education with Nicholas Weaver and Dan Garcia. This is my first time teaching CS 188 as co-instructor, so any feedback/advice/complaints are appreciated!

Evgeny Pobachienko he/him

evgenyp@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m a CS major from the Bay Area. I really enjoyed CS 188, especially the fun projects, and I’m excited to be teaching it again. Besides CS, I like going on longish runs, hiking, and playing video games (mostly single-player). I look forward to meeting you!

Jason Wang he/him

jasonw-sy@berkeley.edu

Hi everyone! I’m a senior majoring in CS. This is my fourth time teaching CS 188, and I’m very excited to get to know you all. I sometimes (RaReLY) play guitar and make music, and have a taste of making weird projects. Looking forward to this amazing semester!

Aviral Kumar he/him Discussion Lead

aviralk@berkeley.edu

I am a PhD student in CS at UC Berkeley. In my research, I work on reinforcement learning algorithms, and attempt to solve decision-making problems.

Raiymbek Akshulakov Exam Lead

raiymbek@berkeley.edu

I am international student from Kazakhstan. I love math, watching anime and photography.

Sid Ijju he/him Project Lead

sidijju@berkeley.edu

Hey everyone! I’m a 3rd year EECS and Business major from Colorado. I’m really interested in human-robot interaction and reinforcement learning research. In my free time, I like baking, drawing, and playing video games (mainly Genshin and League). I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and having a great semester!

Xiangwei Kong he/him Exam Lead

xk39@berkeley.edu

Hello! I’m a junior and major in Comp Sci and Econ major. I come from Beijing. My research is currently focused on Web-based knowledge enhancement NLP task. This is my second time to become a TA and I am really excited to meet everyone! Outside of work, I love playing tennis and running.

Ajay Sridhar he/him

ajaysridhar@berkeley.edu

Hi everyone! I’m a third-year EECS major from Oregon, and I looking forward to meeting you all this semester. My research is focused on developing algorithms for autonomous navigation that generalize between different robots (roombas, drones, robotic dogs, off-road vehicles). In my free time, I love mountain biking, solving puzzles, and walking my (non-robotic) dog. I let GPT-3 (a deep learning language model) complete the rest of my bio: “If you touch my bike, I will destroy you. Bikes: the best things in the world, next to kittens.”

Alina Trinh she/her

tutrinh@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Alina, from Irvine, CA, and I’m a fourth-year studying EECS and business admin. In my free time, I like to go hiking, play piano, and binge watch random shows. Looking forward to a great semester!

Andrew Wang he/him

andrew-wang@berkeley.edu

Hi! I am a fourth-year EECS major from the LA area. My current research interests include RL and robotics. I’m very excited to meet everyone this semester. Feel free to reach out if you want to talk about anything!

Anthony Han he/him

yikun.anthony.han@berkeley.edu

Hi! I am a senior from China studying math and CS here at Berkeley. In my free time, I like to cook, read some books, and play some video games (mostly first-person shooters). I am super excited to teach 188 this semester, and feel free to talk to me about 188, long email addresses, or more!

Cham Yao

chamyao@berkeley.edu

Hey guys! I’m Cham, a 3rd year CS-major from Hinsdale, Illinois. My hobbies include reading (I like Hemingway, Elena Ferrante, Murakami, Jhumpa Lahiri, among others), chess (I play the Queen’s Gambit and Caro), climbing, and running. Excited for the semester!

Joy Liu she/her

joy.liu@berkeley.edu

Hiya, I’m a 3rd year from Oakland doubling in cs and cognitive science. I’m interested in ML safety, and I’m also involved in mental health advocacy on campus. My weird flex is that I’ve built the 16B car a whopping four times. I’m proud of my meticulously, lovingly curated Goodreads account: www.goodreads.com/joyliu.

Micah Carroll he/him

micah.d.carroll@berkeley.edu

Hello! I’m a 3rd-year PhD student interested in current human-AI systems and their limitations. Outside of AI, I’m passionate about Science and Technology Studies – I think it’s important as technologists to know the context in which we operate. Some random things about me: I grew up in Italy, and in my free time I love to watch movies, listen to music, and bike. Also, this is my 3rd time TAing 188!

Nitish Dashora he/him

dashora7@berkeley.edu

Hello, my name is Nitish and I’m a junior in EECS. I enjoy researching new deep learning methods and their applications to robotics. Outside of school, I spend time making digital audio, cooking, and I’m also a huge movie fan.

Rishi Parikh he/him

rishiparikh@berkeley.edu

Sherry Yang she/her

sherryy@berkeley.edu

I’m a PhD student advised by Pieter Abbeel. I am broadly interested in reinforcement learning and representation learning for sequential decision making. I received my M.Eng. and B.S. in computer science from MIT. I like to play table tennis outside of work.

Shizhan Zhu he/him

shizhan_zhu@berkeley.edu

Hello everyone! I am a PhD from BAIR lab working with Trevor. I am happy to join the CS 188 stuff team. My research interest lies in the area of computer vision and machine learning. I am looking forward to the experience communicating with everyone during the semester on CS 188!

Hi! I’m a 3rd year EECS major from SoCal. Outside of school, I enjoy rock climbing and playing video games. Looking forward to meeting you all!