Staff
Instructor
Lakshya Jain
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Hi everyone! I’m super excited to be your instructor this semester. I taught CS186 in the past and work as a Machine Learning Engineer in industry right now. My hobbies include watching basically every sport, playing golf when I can, and writing about politics. Go bears!
Teaching Assistants
Shadaj Laddad
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Role: Head / DSP
Hi! I’m a second year PhD student from the Bay Area researching programming languages for distributed systems. I’m a golden bear for life, and studied EECS as an undergrad here as well! In my free time, you’ll find me cooking new dishes in my Instant Pot, going on hikes, or playing k-pop maps in Beat Saber.
Luke Liu
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Role: Infrastructure & Projects
Hey! I’m Luke, and I am a senior from Toronto majoring in CS & DS. In my free time, I enjoy playing ping-pong, poker, and exploring new (food) places. Looking forward to a great semester!
Shreya Shankar
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Role: Content Development
Hi! I’m Shreya, a PhD student in the databases group. I work on data systems for operationalizing ML workflows (also known as MLOps). I enjoy eating food, biking, writing, and living in SF.
Audrey Cheng
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Audrey is a third-year PhD student in the Sky Lab co-advised by Ion Stoica and Natacha Crooks. Her research focuses on transaction processing for database systems.
Cathy Han
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Hey everyone, I’m Cathy! I’m a senior studying CS from the bay area. I enjoy hiking, cooking, and dancing in my free time. Super excited to meet everyone this semester!
Evelyn Liu
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Hi! My name is Evelyn, and I’m a senior studying in Computer Science. I enjoy exploring food places and doing fun outdoor activities during my free time, and you can definitely catch me at some concerts this semester. Look forward to a fun semester with y’all :)
Reader
Alan Zhu
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Hey there! My name is Alan and I am a senior studying computer science and data science. I am super interested in product management, web3, and data. Outside of work, I really enjoy playing video games (FPS God), exploring interesting places, and making delicious food and drinks. Glad to meet you this semester <3