EECS16A, Designing Information Devices and Systems I

I'm a third-year EECS major currently conducting research in power electronics. My favorite part of 16A is the circuits module: I find the creative aspect of circuit design to be quite rewarding, and the hands-on lab work is super fun. Outside of academics, I love outdoor adventures (particularly aquatic ones), classical music, and cooking.

Hi! My name is Anika. I am a 3rd year studying Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR for short) which is all about optimization and efficiency (i.e. making the world as lazy as I am)! This is my fourth semester on course staff for EECS 16A. I love this class because it helps bring fundamental concepts to life through an application focus. Outside of academics, I love to spend time with friends and watch netflix (always looking for good recommendations!). I am also a dancer and enjoy karaoke-ing disney songs. I look forward to this semester and I hope to help make this class a great experience for each and every one of you. Welcome to EECS 16A!

Hi! I'm a transfer student finishing up my last semester here at Berkeley. I enjoy graphic design, wikipedia diving, learning and teaching, control systems, and I also occasionally make jewelry. Excited to meet you!

Hi I’m Dahlia, and I’m currently a sophomore in EECS. My technical interests include machine learning and control systems, but I spend most of my free time walking around Berkeley or rewatching season 3 of Riverdale.

Hi everyone! I'm a second year EECS student. I'm excited to work on the 16A software team this year to make sure the class runs smoothly for you all. On campus I participate in micro-robotics research, and in my free time I enjoy running!

Hello! I'm Neelesh, a 3rd year EECS undergraduate interested in hardware (devices and circuits). This is my 4th time as a TA for EECS 16A, and I'll be teaching a discussion and working on software. I enjoy studying analog/digital circuit design, have worked with PCBs in my projects before, and I'm doing some device design research as well. I'm excited for everyone to learn as much as they can from this course!

Hey everyone! I'm a 3rd year EECS major who loves systems/distributed programming, AI/ML, and cybersecurity. 16A is a system design course first and foremost, which is what's so fun about helping teach it! In my free time, I love developing side projects (check out http://symbolic-differentiator.web.app if you get the chance!). Also, reach out to me for fun quarantine game ideas!

Hello! I’m a sophomore studying Computer Science as an excuse to start the robot uprising. Currently, I’m researching how to teach robots to walk upright and push blocks on a table with machine learning (read: linear algebra). When I get frustrated with their progress, I watch Korean movies, write about philosophy, appreciate wordplay in books and puzzles, and reminisce about how cool least squares is.

Hi! I am a 4th year EECS transfer with interests in robotics, embedded systems, and signal processing. When I am not EECS-ing away, I love hiking, video games, long-boarding, and herpetology. 16A was one of my favorite classes. If you don't feel the same, let me know ASAP and we can fix that.

I'm a 5th year PhD student working on computational imaging and machine learning. For fun, I used to be an avid tango dancer (pre-pandemic), but now I've taken up gardening and urban hiking.

Hi, I'm a senior (potentially graduating this Fall!) that spends most of their time on developing the student-teaching community at Cal. I led CSM EECS16A before becoming the President of CSM this year. I love teaching because of how much I end up learning from my students. When I'm not on campus, you can find me bouldering, biking around, or snowboarding in Tahoe.

I am a 5th year masters student in mechanical engineering and I love to design and manufacture things. I am sad that I won't be able to use the makerspace this semester so I am trying to build my own 3D printer. I really like 16A because you get to learn some of the cool applications of linear algebra that you couldn't in a normal math class.

I am a 4th year Ph.D. student in EECS Department. My research focuses on low power electronics. I specifically work on energy-efficient Micro-electro-mechanical switches (MEMs) and possibly use them for flash memory applications. I am an active member of WICSE and BGESS. I enjoy cooking, traveling, hiking. And I'm so excited about being 16A discussion GSI!!!

I am a junior, majoring in Physics, Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics. My primary technical interests and areas of research activity are in Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Information theory. I am particularly interested in the application of Quantum algorithms to Optimization and Machine learning problems. Outside academia, I participate in British parliamentary debate with the Debate Society of Berkeley. My favourite things to do in Berkeley in my spare time are to go on long bike rides and to hike the fire trails. I think that EECS16A is a uniquely foundational class, as it teaches immensely useful fundamental ideas in linear systems theory that are used virtually everywhere in the physical sciences and in engineering, at every level of complexity. I particularly enjoyed that the class exemplifies how a small but powerful set of mathematical tools and hardware abstractions can be used to design notably sophisticated systems.

Salutations! I'm Aster, a third-year double majoring in Computer Science & Classical Languages (Latin and Greek). In my free time, I like practicing wushu (martial arts), reading novels, watching dramas, and writing stories :) My most recent obsession is MDZS/The Untamed. Feel free to talk to me any time or send me your favorite book recs!

My name is Dixun and I'm a mechanical engineering major from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America, Earth. I'm a die hard Toronto Maple Leafs fan and I also like playing and losing chess games, severely undercooking my steaks, losing money on put options, and jogging 1 mile once a week for exercise.

Hi! I'm Jianshu, a 5th Year EECS M.S. student. I'm from Southern California, and my pronouns are he/him/his. This will be my 4th time teaching EECS 16A. I like cooking, eating and travelling. Feel free to talk to me about anything!

Upstanding reformed former premed seeking redemption in the church of eecs. Will take bribes if they consist of sufficient monetary value or boba with adequate sugar levels.

Hi folks! I'm Lily, and in my spare time, I do research at CLTC, (try to) build mobile apps, and search for the most delicious way to cook cremini mushrooms. 16A was my favorite class during my first semester here, and I look forward to working with you to make lab as streamlined and fun as it can be.

Hello! I am a senior in EECS. My favourite part of 16A were the labs, so I hope you will enjoy them too! My research involves developing a model to predict wildfire ignitions due to electric grid infrastructure in California. In my spare time I enjoy tennis, drinking tea and (recently) doing DIY crafts during shelter-in-place.

Hi, I’m a 3rd year EECS major and I’m interested in the applications of machine learning and neural networks in autonomous driving and quantitative finance. Having grown up in Abu Dhabi, I love cold places. Talk to me about the IPL, cricket in general, and any of my academic interests. I wish you a great semester ahead!

Hi! I'm Raghav, a sophomore in the EECS major. I am really interested in Machine Learning, Quantum Computing and Control Systems (so far :). I'm part of Prof. Brian Barsky's research group on Assistive Technology for the Differently Abled that includes working with Computer Vision and Machine Learning. 16A is one of the best classes I've taken at Berkeley so far because of the unique perspective it gives one on solving real world problems with the simplicity of linear algebra. I'm very passionate about aviation, technology, soccer and F1. I love traveling, hiking and endurance running and cycling.

Hello! I'm Teresa and I'm a fourth year studying Bioengineering and EECS. My interests are in biotech and accessible/assistive technologies, and in my free time I love creating in the Jacobs Makerspace and using our free Photoshop accounts to make memes. 16A holds a special place in my heart because it was the first time I was able translate classroom concepts to hands-on projects, so I'm super excited to be helping you all out in labs. Looking forward to an awesome semester!

I'm a third years EECS major interested in embedded systems and aerospace. I like 16A because it provides a foundation in linear algebra and circuits with fun and interesting labs. Outside of school I enjoy playing tennis, video games, and hiking.

I am a PhD candidate in EECS advised by Sayeef Salahuddin. My research interests span the development of emerging nonvolatile memories based on ferroelectric hafnium oxide and their applications in the neuromorphic/brain-inspired computing space. In my off time I enjoy weightlifting at the RSF, hiking, testing new dessert recipes, and producing music.

I grew up in Athens, Greece where I did my undergrad in NTUA, majoring in EECS. My research interests include analog mixed-signal IC design for biomedical imaging applications, currently focusing on ultrasonic sensors. When I am not teaching 16A or doing research I will most likely be playing chess or basketball.

I'm a final semester PhD student in EECS. I conduct research in RF/mm-wave/analog/high-speed digital ic design with special focus on building interference resilient CMOS receivers for next generation radios.

I'm a first-year PhD student at the Berkeley Wireless Research Centre. My research involves high-speed serial links. I previously worked at a startup in Toronto.

I am a physics and electrical engineering PhD student who conducts research in Computational physics and atomic modeling. I really enjoy studying quantum physics, but when I’m not working I like soccer, hiking, surfing, climbing, and anything really that’s gets you moving and filled with adrenaline!

I'm doing research on energy-efficient devices for Internet of Things applications for my PhD. The most fulfilling part of my research is to finally see the devices work that I designed and fabricated. I work on nano-electro-mechanical devices, so I'm fascinated by tiny things that move. This is also evident from my interest in photographing bugs and butterflies! I have been part of EECS 16A staff for four semesters and I love the diligent effort the staff constantly puts in to improve the course material and learning environment.

I am a PhD student working on learning for vision-based control in the realm of automated driving. I like the wide breadth and exposure that 16A gives you to interesting real-world applications in EECS.

I'm a PhD student in the EECS department. My research interests lie broadly in modeling, optimization, control, and their applications to smart buildings. In my free time, I enjoy running, hiking, reading, and watching anime.