Meet the academic interns
Academic interns help students in lab sections and office hours.
Ally Chiang
she/her/hers
- allychiang@berkeley.edu
- I’m a rising sophomore and intended data science major. I love Disney movies, matcha, teaching dance, Taylor Swift, berries, and wisteria! This summer, I’m learning to cook by making a different dinner every night.
Amanda Sayaseng
she/her/hers
- amandasayaseng@berkeley.edu
- Hello! My name is Amanda and I just completed my first year at UC Berkeley (EECS) after transferring from Skyline College. I love to crochet, try out new cafes, go on roadtrips, and travel to learn about other cultures. I am excited to meet everyone this summer and support you all in CS61A!
Amisha Gupta
she/her/hers
- amisha.gupta@berkeley.edu
- Hi everyone ! I’m a sophomore from Denver, Colorado majoring in Computer Science. I've been an AI/TA for Data 8 and Physics 77/88, and I'm super excited to be helping out with 61A this semester! Outside of class, I enjoy classical singing, experimenting with new software, and trying new foods
Anand Ashar
he/him/his
- anandashar@berkeley.edu
- Hey! I'm Anand, a rising sophomore from the Bay Area. I enjoy all things outdoors -- running, biking, and building airplanes. I'm super excited to meet you all. Hope y'all enjoy CS 61A. Feel free to reach out about anything :-)
Andy Kim
he/him/his
- andy519kim@berkeley.edu
- My name is Andy and I'm a second-year CS major from Anaheim. In my free time, I like cooking, working out, running, and just lying on my bed while doing absolutely nothing. I don't have a set music that I enjoy listening to, so if anyone has a recommendation, lmk :) Looking forward to this summer!
Anirudh Suresh
he/him/his
- anirudh123@berkeley.edu
- Hi! I’m a rising sophomore majoring in CS and Data Science. I enjoy board games, crosswords and badminton in my free time. Looking forward to a great semester!
Anthony Leong
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they/them/theirs
Arnold Cai
he/him/his
- arnoldcai@berkeley.edu
- gudetama is my spirit animal(?)
Aryan Panda
he/him/his
- aryanp123@berkeley.edu
- Hi! I am a second year studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. My hobbies include listening to music, traveling, and playing basketball with friends. I am very excited to be an AI for 61a.
Ashley Chang
she/her/hers
- ashley.chang@berkeley.edu
- Hi! I'm Ashley and I'm a rising sophomore studying DS. I'm from the Bay and in my free time I enjoy dancing and listening to music. I'm also lowkey a gamer because I play Papa's Pancakeria. Excited to meet everyone!
Colleen Pangilinan
she/her/hers
- colleenpangilinan@berkeley.edu
- Hello! I'm Colleen, and I am a rising sophomore studying CS and Applied Math. I'm super excited to meet everyone this summer!
Collin Davis
- collindavis@berkeley.edu
- 4th Year studying Data Science. I love basketball, baseball, football and volleyball. Enjoy a little gaming on the side as well.
Daniel Li
he/him/his
- danliatcal2026@berkeley.edu
- low-end mediocrity is far worse than abject failure.
Darren Zheng
he/him/his
- darren.zheng975@berkeley.edu
- Hi! My name is Darren. I'm from the bay area and currently majoring in EECS. I like to hang out with friends whenever I can, go to new places to eat, and play video games as well. I look forward to seeing yall!
Diana Tao
she/her/hers
- yifei66@berkeley.edu
- Hey! I am a rising sophomore studying CS. In my free time, I like to listening to music, trying out new restaurants and coffee shops. Excited to meet you all!
Divya Sundar
she/her/hers
- divya.sundar@berkeley.edu
- Hi! I'm Divya, a rising sophomore intending to major in cognitive science and CS. I love cats, Ghibli movies, video games, and bagels. Feel free to reach out to me about anything! :)
Enzo Massyle
he/him/his
- enzo.massyle@berkeley.edu
- Hi! I am a junior transfer EECS major from Sacramento, California. For fun, I enjoy working out, watching anime, and making new friends. Looking forward to getting to know you this semester!
Ethan Hu
he/him/his
Just like Dr. Brian Harvey
I welcome people using "Hey", "you!" to refer to me.
- ethanhu@berkeley.edu
- I'm a rising sophomore from the Bay Area! Hot Takes: The money that went to the fence around University House should've gone to ASEs instead. The rent is too damn high! Sell their houses to who, Ben? Aquaman?
Haron Benfaida
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Henry Qi
he/him/his
- henryqi@berkeley.edu
- Hey guys, my name is Henry Qi and I am an incoming sophomore studying EECS from the Sacramento area. I also do integration bees and swim in my free time, and during winter I love to ski so hmu if you like any of these things.
Iris Zhou
she/her/hers
- iris.zhou@berkeley.edu
- hii! i'm iris, an incoming sophomore from the bay area studying cs and astrophysics. outside of 61a, i enjoy cafe hopping, skiing, listening to taylor swift & kpop, and thrifting. looking forward to meeting you all in summer sem!
James Ding
he/him/his
- jamesding@berkeley.edu
- hey! I'm James and i'm from the bay area. i enjoy listening to lofi/krnb, playing video games, and coding. i'm looking forward to helping with 61a this year, and you could probably bump into me on BART :D
James Geronimo
he/him/his
- jegeronimo@berkeley.edu
- Hello everyone! My name is James, I'm a rising second-year studying computer science and data science. Outside of school, I like to play video games, listen to music, and hoop with friends. I really look forward to being an AI this semester and feel free to reach out to me for anything!
Jasmine Ma
she/her/hers
Jia Jun Luo
he/him/his
- jiajunluo04@berkeley.edu
- I'm Jia Jun, and I'm a rising sophomore from Alameda, CA! I play piccolo in Cal Band and flute in Wind Ensemble, and I enjoy making and arranging music. 61A was one of my most favorite classes last semester, and I hope that it'll be yours too! Feel free to talk to me about anything! my first bio :)
Jinsheng Li
he/him/his
- ljs233233@berkeley.edu
- Hey everyone! I'm Jinsheng, a sophomore majoring in physics. I grew up in Beijing, China, and spent much of my life in Fort Worth, Texas. Come and talk to me about physics, coding, classics, J-pop, video games, places to go in the SF Bay, or anything you like! Can't wait for a great summer in 61A!
Jonathan Dinh
he/him/his
- nathanding12800@berkeley.edu
- Hi, I’m Jonathan. I love Vietnamese food, swimming and watching anime. Love meeting y’all. I hope we gonna have a great summer session.
Julia Chen
she/her/hers
- julia._.chen@berkeley.edu
- Hello! I’m a second-year MCB and DS major. In my free time I enjoy knitting and binge watching tv shows. Looking forward to a great summer!
Karen Shieh
she/her/hers
- karen93@berkeley.edu
- Hello! I'm Karen, a rising sophomore interested in CV and ML. My hobbies are reading, playing the piano, badminton, sleeping (?), and drinking boba (??). Hope y'all have an amazing summer, and CS61A? We got this 8)
Kevin Lee
he/him/his
- kevinlee1@berkeley.edu
- Hey! I'm Kevin, an incoming second-year CS major from New York. In my free time, I love playing tennis, ping pong, and watching basketball (go knicks!). Looking forward to meeting you all, first semester on 61A staff!
Kevin Tseng
he/him/his
- k.tseng@berkeley.edu
- Sup. I'm a second-year student studying philosophy and CS. I am from Southern California and bounce between LA and Orange counties. Feel free to discuss underground music and anything related to my fields of study with me.
Kitty Ng
she/her/hers
- kittyng@berkeley.edu
- Hello everyone! This is my second time being an AI for 61A! I'm a CS major, born and raised in Ecuador, I'm truly excited to meet you all! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions :)
Klaire Sobrepena
she/her/hers
- kklairee@berkeley.edu
- hiii ! i'm a rising junior from LA double majoring in data science & psychology with an emphasis in computational methods in molecular & genomic biology. i love music & all things pink. feel free to reach out about anything <3
Larry Pang
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- larrypang@berkeley.edu
- Hey everyone! My name is Larry, and I'm a rising sophomore studying CS/Math. Feel free to reach out to me about anything! : )
Mackenzie Masterson
she/her/hers
- emmasterson@berkeley.edu
- Hey everyone! I'm Mackenzie, and I'm a junior transfer studying applied math and CS. In my free time, I love baking, playing guitar, hiking. I look forward to meeting you all, and feel free to reach out to me for anything!
Mimi Swanson-Wunder
she/her/hers
- mary_swanwun@berkeley.edu
- Hi! I'm Mimi, a sophomore from the Bay Area studying Cognitive Science and Computer Science. I love hiking and being outdoors, scuba diving, and cooking. I can't wait to meet everyone!
Naomi Liu
she/her/hers
- minyi.liu@berkeley.edu
- Hi guys, this is Naomi. I like cats (tho I don't have oneT^T), board games, planting, baking, cooking, traveling, ice skating, and I love trying new things. Open to any questions~(*^▽^*)
Pranav Dogra
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Rohin Juneja
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- rohin.juneja@berkeley.edu
- Hey, I'm Rohin, a sophomore majoring in computer science and atmospheric science from Ridgewood, NJ. In my free time, I like to read, play tennis, cook, and hike. Super excited to be on course staff this summer!
Ronald Arifin
he/him/his
- ronaldarifin@berkeley.edu
- Hello everyone! I'm a transfer student studying EECS, and I'm so excited to AI for this class. CS61A have been a game changer that helped me learn problem solving. I look forward to everyone in class and learn something this summer! Feel free to HMU anytime. Hobbies: sports and reading non-fiction
Ruby Yan
- shine_like_ruby@berkeley.edu
- Helloooo! I am a rising senior majoring in Econ and DS at Berkeley. In my spare time, I like exploring local Bay Area shops, playing video games, and hanging out with friends. My dream life is to have a cat, a piano, and never-failing pulls in gacha games XD Let's have a great summer!
Ryan Shih
he/him/his
- r.shih@berkeley.edu
- Hey, I'm Ryan! I am an upcoming fourth year majoring in computer science. When I'm not caught dazed staring outside my window, I love to spend my time playing table tennis and Magic: the Gathering. I am so excited to return to 61A, and I really hope it inspires you to make your miracle in the world.
Sahand Adibnia
he/him/his
- sadibnia@berkeley.edu
- Hi everyone! I'm Sahand, a second year studying data science and chemistry. 61A was difficult but super enlightening class for me, I'm hoping to share that with new students in lab this summer!
Sajal Ravish
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Sarah Zong
she/her/hers
- sarahzong@berkeley.edu
- Please challenge me to a typing race because I need to be humbled
Shailee Nanavati
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Sho Tsunoda
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Shreyas Rana
he/him/his
- ranashreyas@berkeley.edu
- Hi! My name is Shreyas and I am a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and Data Science. Some of my hobbies include playing tennis, making art, and playing the ukulele.
Siddharth Ganapathy
he/him/his
- siddharthg26@berkeley.edu
- hey there! i'm a rising sophomore studying cs + linguistics. cs61a was pretty tough/crazy at times, but i had a great time overall and look forward to helping you in any way i can. in my free time, i love hiking, reading (currently – helgoland), and watching tv (currently – the sopranos). get hyped!
Stefan Pham
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- stefanpham17@berkeley.edu
- Hey! I'm a third year CS + Physics major who is interested in swimming, cycling, and running. The subtext is I'm *attempting* to do a triathlon this year.
Wen Cao
she/her/hers
- wen.cao@berkeley.edu
- “Your parents spend all this money for you to have good food, and yet you still eat your nails.”
Yaozu Li
he/him/his
- yaozu.li@berkeley.edu
- Hey! My name is Yaozu Li, I am a rising sophomore majoring in BioE. In my free time, I like to exercise, play basketball, cook, and sing. Looking forward to meet you guys!
Yewen Xu
she/her/hers
- xu01@berkeley.edu
- Hiii! I'm a third-year from China double majoring in CS and DS. I'm very excited to be an AI! In my free time I enjoy hiking, cooking and baking. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions :)))