Staff

Igor Mordatch he/him

Hello! In addition to being an instructor, I’m a research scientist at Google DeepMind 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 DSP Data Access

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 second time teaching CS 188 as co-instructor, so any feedback/advice/complaints are appreciated!

Evgeny Pobachienko he/him Head TA

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!

Sid Ijju he/him Head TA

sidijju@berkeley.edu

Hey everyone! I’m a 4th 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 and drawing. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and having a great semester!

Ajay Sridhar he/him

ajaysridhar@berkeley.edu

Hi! I am a 3rd-year EECS major from Oregon, and this is my 3rd time TAing 188. In my free time, I enjoy mountain biking, solving puzzles and walking my dog. I’m excited to meet you all this semester.

Alina Trinh she/her DSP Data Access

tutrinh@berkeley.edu

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

Andres Lam he/him

andlam@berkeley.edu

I am junior CS major originally from the Pacific Northwest. I am here to help you learn this semester. I hope you enjoy this course.

Austen Liao he/him

austenliao@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Austen, a 4th-year CS major from the Bay Area. I like video editing, playing Smash, and learning more about AI! I also really enjoy collecting Kirby merch <3 and then bringing all of it to my section ;). I’m looking forward to meeting you all!

Cham Yao he/him

chamyao@berkeley.edu

Hey! I’m a senior and this will be my 4th semester TAing for 188, happy to come back again and see y’all this fall. Usually I teach on the chalkboard instead of projecting slides, so feel free to come to my discussion if you learn well that way. In my free time I like to read and play volleyball - excited for the semester :)

Jerry Sun he/him

qjsun@berkeley.edu

Hi my name is Jerry and I am a junior studying computer science and environmental science. My research interests are in stomata optimization. In my spare time, I like to ski, listen to Mitski and support the Warriors.

Joshua Liao he/him

joshua.liao@berkeley.edu

Hi, I’m Josh! I enjoy volleyball, composing piano pieces, and playing auto-battlers. I love board games— my current favorites are Root and Everdell. Somehow I haven’t played Wingspan yet, so that’s on my bucket list. Excited to meet you this semester!

Joy Liu she/her

joy.liu@berkeley.edu

Hi everyone! This is my fourth time teaching 188, and I’m super excited. Outside of class, I like climbing, hiking, and volleyball, and my research is in computational precision health. Find me on Goodreads if you can!

Kenny Wang he/him

kwkw@berkeley.edu

Hey, I’m Kenny! I’m a rising third-year EECS student from the Bay. I like badminton, incessantly whistling, playing the sproul piano (r.i.p.), and impersonating Peyrin.

Michael Wu he/him

michael.wu1@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Michael, a third year EECS and Business major from San Diego. Fun facts about me: I’ve watched The Office ~8 times and I’m hardstuck 1000 elo on Chess.com. Looking forward to meeting you all this semester!

Pranav Muralikrishnan he/him

pranavm@berkeley.edu

Hi! My name is Pranav and I’m a sophomore majoring in Math and CS from New Jersey. I love going camping, playing video games, and playing the saxophone. I also love learning about math! I’m excited to be on course staff this semester!

Sashrika Pandey she/her DSP Data Access

sashrikapandey@berkeley.edu

Hey, I’m Sashrika! I’m getting my masters in EECS and do research in human-AI interaction at the InterACT Lab. Some of my hobbies include running to pretty viewpoints, playing chess (lots of blitz), and ranking Berkeley restaurants based on their pad thai. See y’all around :))

Xavier Yin he/him

nzxyin@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m a 3rd year EECS major from New Zealand currently interested in computational linguistics. Some of my hobbies include hiking and photography. Feel free to reach out!

Aidan Leung he/him

aidanleung0@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Aidan, a 3rd year CS major from the LA area. I like climbing, playing piano, playing volleyball, and speedcubing. Super excited to be a reader for CS 188 this semester!

Allen Cao he/him

allencao@berkeley.edu

Hi, I am Allen, a senior studying CS. I am from Pleasanton, California. In my free time, I enjoy walking, running, playing guitar, and watching movies. AI is cool :)

Dhruv Kumar he/him

dhruvkumar@berkeley.edu

Hi, I’m a 3rd year CS major from San Diego, CA. I’m really interested in the fields of Reinforcement Learning and AI Safety. In my free time I enjoy playing the guitar, watching Netflix, and going to the gym!

Emma Wu she/her

yifeiwu@berkeley.edu

Hi! I am a 3rd year studying computer science and economics. I enjoy hiking, journaling, and cooking. Look forward to meeting you all!

Matei Gardea

matei.gardea@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m a third year CS major. I enjoy skiing, mountain biking, and gradient descent in general.

Saathvik Selvan he/him

sselvan@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m a 2nd year EECS major from Florida. I enjoy researching about the applications of deep learning methods and tackling interesting algorithmic computer science problems. Outside of school, I love playing the drums, listening to music, and cooking with my friends. Looking forward to a great semester and feel free to reach out to me!

Samantha Huang she/her

samanthahuang@berkeley.edu

Hi, I’m Samantha! This will be my second time on course staff and I’m so excited to help y’all with CS 188 this fall. I enjoy listening to music, taking pictures of sunsets, and eating yummy food (lmk if ya’ll know any secret spots ;)).

Somu Patil he/him

somup27@berkeley.edu

Hi! I’m Somu and I’m a junior majoring in Computer Science and Economics. I’m really into following sports, watching tv, and eating food when I’m not working (which is 95% of the time).