CS Faculty List | EECS at UC Berkeley

Pieter Abbeel

Professor
746 Sutardja Dai Hall, (510) 642-7034; pabbeel@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 2008, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 2000, M.S., Electrical Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium
Office Hours: arrange via email

Ahmed Alaa

Below The Line Assistant Professor
amalaa@berkeley.edu
Education: 2020, PhD, EECS, UCLA

Krste Asanović

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
579B Soda Hall, 510-642-6506; krste@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Integrated Circuits (INC); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Design, Modeling and Analysis (DMA)
Education: 1998, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1987, BA, Electrical and Information Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
Office Hours: Email for appt
Assistants: Tammy Johnson, 565 Soda, 643-4816, tamille@eecs.berkeley.edu; Ria Melendres Briggs, 563 Soda, (510) 643-1455, riamelendres@berkeley.edu

Babak Ayazifar

Teaching Professor
517 Cory Hall, 510-642-9945; ayazifar@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC); Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 2003, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1989, B.S., Electrical Engineering, Caltech
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS 16A. Foundations of Signals, Dynamical Systems, and Information Processing, MoWe 18:30-19:59, Pimentel 1
EE 120. Signals and Systems, MoWe 14:00-15:59, Physics Building 4

Ruzena Bajcsy

Professor Emerita
719 Sutardja Dai Hall, 510-642-9423; bajcsy@seas.upenn.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Graphics (GR); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Security (SEC)
Education: 1972, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 1968, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; 1957, M.S., Electrical Engineering, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Office Hours: M W 9-10, 719 Sutardja Dai

Michael Ball

Lecturer
784 Soda Hall; ball@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 2016, MS, Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 2015, BA, Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Office Hours: By appointment, please email me., 784 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 169L. Software Engineering Team Project, MoFr 10:30-11:59, Soda 320
CS 302. Designing Computer Science Education, Fr 14:00-15:59, Soda 606

David Bamman

Below The Line Associate Professor
dbamman@berkeley.edu
Education: 2015, Ph.D., Computer Science (Language Technologies Institute), Carnegie Mellon University; 2006, M.A., Applied Linguistics, Boston University; 1998, B.A., Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Brian A. Barsky

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
443 Soda Hall; barsky@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 1981, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; 1978, M.S., Computer Graphics/Computer Science, Cornell University; 1976, B.Sc., Mathematics/Computer Science, McGill University; 1973, D.C.S., Engineering, McGill University
Office Hours: By email appointment only

Peter Bartlett

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
723 Sutardja Dai Hall, 510-642-7780; peter@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 1992, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Australia

Alexandre Bayen

Professor
bayen@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA)
Education: 2003, Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University; 1999, M.S., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University; 1998, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique, France

Manuel Blum

Professor Emeritus
621 Soda Hall; blum@cs.berkeley.edu
Education: 1964, Ph.D., Mathematics, MIT; 1961, M.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT; 1959, B.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT

Christian Borgs

Professor
8060 Berkeley Way West; borgs@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 1987, PhD, Mathematical Physics, Max-Planck-Institute and Universitat Munchen
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 194-198. Networks: Models, Processes & Algorithms, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Soda 405, We 17:00-17:59, Evans 70

Eric Brewer

Professor Emeritus
417 Sutardja Dai Hall, 510-642-8143; brewer@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Power and Energy (ENE); Security (SEC)
Education: 1994, Ph.D., EECS, MIT; 1989, B.S., EECS, UC Berkeley
Office Hours: M 2:30-3:30, Th 1-2, 623 Soda

Aydin Buluç

Adjunct Associate Professor
aydin@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Scientific Computing (SCI); Programming Systems (PS); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC)
Education: 2010, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

John F. Canny

Professor Emeritus
637 Soda Hall, 510-642-9955; canny@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Graphics (GR); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Security (SEC)
Education: 1987, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, MIT; 1983, M.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT; 1980, B.E. (Hons), Electrical Engineering, Adelaide University; 1979, B.Sc., Computer Science and Theoretical Physics, Adelaide University

Serina Chang

Assistant Professor
serinac@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2024, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 2019, B.A., Computer Science, Columbia University

Sarah Chasins

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 2019, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley; 2012, B.A., Computer Science, Psychology, Swarthmore College
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-184. Building User-Centered Programming Tools, WeFr 09:00-10:29, Soda 405

Jennifer Chayes

Professor, Dean
jchayes@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Theory (THY); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 1983, PhD, Mathematical Physics, Princeton University; 1979, BA, Biology and Physics, Wesleyan University

Irene Chen

Below The Line Assistant Professor
120D Warren Hall; iychen@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 2022, PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; 2014, AB/SM, Applied Math, Harvard

Lijie Chen

Assistant Professor
lijiechen@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 2022, Ph.D., Computer Science, MIT
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 170. Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Stanley 105

Alvin Cheung

Associate Professor
785 Soda Hall; akcheung@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Programming Systems (PS)
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 186. Introduction to Database Systems, MoWe 10:00-11:29, Soda 306

Phillip Colella

Professor in Residence Emeritus
MS50A-1148 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 486-5412; pcolella@lbl.gov

Henry Corrigan-Gibbs

Associate Professor
737 Soda Hall; henrycg@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Security (SEC); Theory (THY); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 2020, PhD, Computer Science, Stanford University; 2017, MS, Computer Science, Stanford University; 2010, BS, Computer Science, Yale University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 161. Computer Security, MoWeFr 15:00-15:59, Wheeler 150

Natacha Crooks

Assistant Professor
ncrooks@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 2019, Ph.D., Distributed Systems, University of Texas; 2012, BA, Computer Science and Law, University of Cambridge
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 186. Introduction to Database Systems, MoWe 10:00-11:29, Soda 306

David E. Culler

Professor Emeritus
783 Soda Hall; culler@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Power and Energy (ENE); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Programming Systems (PS); Security (SEC)
Education: 1989, Ph.D., MIT; 1985, M.S., MIT; 1980, B.A., U.C. Berkeley

Trevor Darrell

Professor in Residence
8010 Berkeley Way West; trevor@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 1996, PhD, MAS, MIT; 1988, BSE, CS, U.Penn.
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-194. Research to Startup, Th 17:00-18:29, Soda 310

James Demmel

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
564 Soda Hall, 510-643-5386; demmel@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Education: 1983, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1975, B.S., Mathematics, Caltech
Office Hours: By Appointment Only, 564 Soda
Assistants: Tammy Johnson, 565 Soda, 643-4816, tamille@eecs.berkeley.edu

John DeNero

Associate Teaching Professor
denero@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Education (EDUC)
Education: 2010, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley; 2002, M.A., Philosophy, Stanford University; 2001, B.S., Mathematical & Computational Science and Symbolic Systems, Stanford University
Office Hours: See Homepage, 781 Soda

Anca Dragan

Associate Professor

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 2015, PhD, Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University; 2009, B.S., Computer Science, Jacobs University, Bremen

Prabal Dutta

Professor
550C Cory Hall; prabal@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Power and Energy (ENE); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 2009, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley; 2004, M.S., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University; 1997, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University
Assistants: Sarah Gaugler, sarunyon@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-194. Research to Startup, Th 17:00-18:29, Soda 310
EECS 16B. Introduction to Circuits & Devices, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Valley Life Sciences 2050

Alexei (Alyosha) Efros

Professor
724 Sutardja Dai Hall; efros@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Graphics (GR)
Education: 2003, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1997, BS, Computer Science, University of Utah
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS C280. Computer Vision, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Hearst Mining 390

Laurent El Ghaoui

Professor Emeritus
421 Sutardja Dai Hall; elghaoui@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 1990, Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford; 1985, B.S., Mathematics, Ecole Polytechnique
Office Hours: Wed., 9:00-10:00am, 421 Sutardja Dai

Hany Farid

Professor
203A South Hall; hfarid@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR)
Education: 1997, PhD, Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania

Richard J. Fateman

Professor Emeritus
441 Soda Hall, 510-847-2368; fateman@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Office Hours: BY APPT, 441 Soda

Jerome A. Feldman

Professor Emeritus
739 Soda Hall, 510-666-2900; jfeldman@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Security (SEC)
Education: 1964, Ph.D., Computer Science and Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University; 1961, M.S., Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh; 1960, B.S., Physics, University of Rochester

Domenico Ferrari

Professor Emeritus

Christopher Fletcher

Associate Professor
cwfletcher@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC)
Education: 2016, Ph.D., EECS, MIT; 2013, S.M., EECS, MIT; 2010, B.S., EECS, UC Berkeley
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 152. Computer Architecture and Engineering, TuTh 17:00-18:29, Valley Life Sciences 2050
CS 252A. Graduate Computer Architecture, TuTh 17:00-18:29, Valley Life Sciences 2050

Armando Fox

Professor
581 Soda Hall, 510-642-6820; fox@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS); Education (EDUC); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Assistants: Tammy Johnson, 565 Soda, 643-4816, tamille@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 169L. Software Engineering Team Project, MoFr 10:30-11:59, Soda 320
CS 375. Teaching Techniques for Computer Science, Fr 13:00-14:59, Soda 438

Jack Gallant

Below the Line, Professor
gallant@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 1995, Post-doc, Systems & Computational Neuroscience, Caltech & Wash Univ. Med. Schl.; 1988, PhD, Experimental Psychology, Yale University

Dan Garcia

Teaching Professor
777 Soda Hall, 510-517-4041; ddgarcia@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2000, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1995, M.S., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1990, B.S., Computer Science, MIT; 1990, B.S., Electrical Engineering, MIT
Office Hours: Sp26 CS10: 3-4pm, 777 Soda; Sp26 CS61A: 5-6pm, 777 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 10. The Beauty and Joy of Computing, MoWeFr 10:00-10:59, Evans 60
CS 47A. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61A
CS 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 13:00-13:59, Dwinelle 155
CS 198-2. GamesCrafters, MoWeFr 11:00-11:59, Soda 606
CS 302. Designing Computer Science Education, Fr 14:00-15:59, Soda 606

Sanjam Garg

Associate Professor
685 Soda Hall; sanjamg@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY); Security (SEC)
Education: 2013, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles; 2008, B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Office Hours: See Homepage
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 276. Cryptography, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Soda 310

Ali Ghodsi

Adjunct Associate Professor
aligh@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 2006, PhD, Computer Science, KTH/Royal Institute of Technology; 2002, MBA, Logistics and Marketing, Mid-Sweden University; 2002, MSc, Computer Engineering, Mid-Sweden University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-194. Research to Startup, Th 17:00-18:29, Soda 310

Ken Goldberg

Professor
425 Sutardja Dai Hall, 510-643-9565; goldberg@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 1990, PhD, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; 1984, BSEE, Electrical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; 1984, BSE, Economics, UPenn - Wharton
Office Hours: see personal homepage

Shafi Goldwasser

Professor
689 Soda Hall;
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 1984, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1981, M.S., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1979, B.S., Mathematics and Science, Carnegie Mellon

Joseph Gonzalez

Associate Professor
773 Soda Hall; jegonzal@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Database Management Systems (DBMS); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 2012, Ph.D., Machine Learning, Carnegie Mellon University
Assistants: Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-194. Research to Startup, Th 17:00-18:29, Soda 310

Susan L. Graham

Professor Emerita
751 Soda Hall, 510-642-2059; graham@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Programming Systems (PS); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Office Hours: by appointment, 751 Soda

Venkatesan Guruswami

Professor
venkatg@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS)
Education: 2001, PhD, Computer Science, MIT
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-268. Proving TCS and Math Theorems in Lean, Fr 13:00-14:59, Soda 320

Nika Haghtalab

Assistant Professor
8028 Berkeley Way West; nika@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 2018, Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Björn Hartmann

Associate Professor
417 Sutardja Dai Hall; bjoern@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Programming Systems (PS); Graphics (GR)
Education: 2009, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 2002, MSE, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania; 2001, BSE/B.A., Digital Media Design/Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Office Hours: https://calendly.com/bjoern-ucb, 417 Sutardja Dai
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-304. Human-AI interaction, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Jacobs Hall 310

Brian Harvey

Teaching Professor Emeritus
441 Soda Hall; bh@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 1990, MA, Clinical Psychology, New College of California; 1985, PhD, Science & Mathematics Education, UC Berkeley; 1975, MS, Computer Science, Stanford; 1969, BS, Mathematics, MIT
Office Hours: by appointment, 441 Soda

Marti Hearst

Professor
212 South Hall, 510-642-1464; hearst@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 1994, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1989, M.S., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1985, B.A., Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Office Hours: See home page, 307B South

Joseph M. Hellerstein

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
789 Soda Hall, 510-643-4011;
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 1995, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1992, MS, Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1990, AB, Computer Science, Harvard University

Paul N. Hilfinger

Professor of Teaching Emeritus
787 Soda Hall, 510-642-8401; hilfingr@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Education: 1980, Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie-Mellon University; 1973, AB, Mathematics, Princeton University

Joshua Hug

Associate Teaching Professor
779 Soda Hall; hug@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2011, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 2003, B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Office Hours: Monday 3-4, 779 Soda; Thursday 2-3, 779 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 47B. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61B
CS 61B. Data Structures, MoWeFr 13:00-13:59, Wheeler 150

Christopher Hunn

Lecturer
cthunn@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 365. Introduction to Instructional Methods in Computer Science for Academic Interns, Fr 10:00-11:59, Soda 438
CS 370-2. Adaptive Instruction Methods in Computer Science, Th 19:00-20:59, Dwinelle 182

Nilah Ioannidis

Adjunct Assistant Professor
513 Soda Hall; nilah@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2013, Ph.D., Biophysics, Harvard University

Rishabh Iyer

Assistant Professor
525 Soda Hall; rishabh.iyer@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Programming Systems (PS)
Education: 2023, PhD, Computer Science, EPFL, Switzerland; 2017, BTech, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 168. Introduction to the Internet: Architecture and Protocols, TuTh 17:00-18:29, Dwinelle 155

Jiantao Jiao

Adjunct Assistant Professor
257M Cory Hall;
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Theory (THY); Signal Processing (SP); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Database Management Systems (DBMS); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Security (SEC); Power and Energy (ENE); Programming Systems (PS)
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 194-16. Scalable AI: Bridging Theory, Understanding, and Practice, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 521
EE 290-16. Scalable AI: Bridging Theory, Understanding, and Practice, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 521

Michael Jordan

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
387 Soda Hall; jordan@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Signal Processing (SP); Theory (THY)
Education: 1985, Ph.D., Cognitive Science, UC San Diego; 1980, M.S., Mathematics, Arizona State University; 1978, B.S., Psychology, Louisiana State University
Office Hours: by appointment

Anthony D. Joseph

Professor
465 Soda Hall, 510-643-7212; adj@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Security (SEC)
Education: 1998, Ph.D., Computer Science, MIT; 1988, S.M./S.B., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science/Computer Science and Engineering, MIT
Office Hours: By appointment only - please email for appointment
Assistants: Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu

William M. Kahan

Professor Emeritus
513 Soda Hall, 510-642-5638; wkahan@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Education: 1958, Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Toronto; 1956, Master's, Mathematics, University of Toronto; 1954, B.A., Mathematics, University of Toronto
Office Hours: Irregular- phone for app't

Angjoo Kanazawa

Assistant Professor
8014 Berkeley Way West; kanazawa@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Graphics (GR)
Education: 2017, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS C280. Computer Vision, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Hearst Mining 390

Peyrin Kao

Lecturer
peyrin@berkeley.edu
Education: 2022, M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 2021, B.A., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 2021, B.A., Data Science, UC Berkeley

Richard M. Karp

Professor Emeritus
621 Soda Hall, 510-642-5799; karp@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Theory (THY)
Education: 1959, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Harvard; 1956, S.M., Applied Mathematics, Harvard; 1955, A.B., Mathematics, Harvard
Office Hours: M 1:30-2:30, 621 Soda
Assistants: Olivia Chen, 695 Soda, (510) 642-9467, theoryadmin@eecs.berkeley.edu

Randy H. Katz

Professor Emeritus
751 Soda Hall, 510-642-8778; randy@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 1980, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1978, MS, Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1976, AB, Computer Science & Math, Cornell University
Office Hours: By appointment. Contact iaortega657@eecs.berkeley.edu
Assistants: Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu

Kurt Keutzer

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
8020 Berkeley Way West; keutzer@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Education: 1984, PhD, Computer Science, Indiana University
Office Hours: by appointment only
Assistants: Roxana Infante, 563 Soda, 643-1455, parlab-admin@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-194. Research to Startup, Th 17:00-18:29, Soda 310

Daniel Klein

Professor
8058 Berkeley Way West, 510-643-0805; klein@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2004, M.S./Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 1999, M.St, Linguistics, Oxford University; 1998, B.A., Math, CS, Linguistics, Cornell University
Office Hours: Tuesday 2pm-3:30pm (may be in 778 SDH), 730 Sutardja Dai
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 188. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Lewis 100

Aditi Krishnapriyan

Below The Line Assistant Professor
aditik1@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Education: 2020, Ph.D., ㅤ, Stanford University

John D. Kubiatowicz

Professor
673 Soda Hall, 510-643-6817; kubitron@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Security (SEC)
Education: 1998, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (minor in Physics), M.I.T.; 1993, M.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, M.I.T.; 1987, B.S., EE and Physics, M.I.T.
Office Hours: T/Th 3pm-4pm, 673 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 162. Operating Systems and System Programming, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Hearst Field Annex A1

Edward A. Lee

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
eal@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Programming Systems (PS); Signal Processing (SP); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Design, Modeling and Analysis (DMA)
Education: 1986, PhD, EECS, UC Berkeley; 1981, SM, EECS, MIT; 1979, BS, CS and Eng. & Applied Science, Yale
Office Hours: By appointment, 545Q Cory

Jason Lee

Associate Professor
jasondlee@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 2015, PhD, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Stanford
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS C281B. Advanced Topics in Learning and Decision Making, We 14:00-16:59, Evans 344

Sergey Levine

Associate Professor
8056 Berkeley Way West;
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 2014, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 2009, B.S/M.S., Computer Science, Stanford University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 185. Deep Reinforcement Learning, Decision Making, and Control, We 09:00-09:59, Hearst Field Annex A1, Fr 08:00-09:59, Hearst Field Annex A1
CS 285. Deep Reinforcement Learning, Decision Making, and Control, We 09:00-09:59, Hearst Field Annex A1, Fr 08:00-09:59, Hearst Field Annex A1

Jennifer Listgarten

Professor
8022 Berkeley Way West;
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2007, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Toronto
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 189. Introduction to Machine Learning, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Wheeler 150
CS 289A. Introduction to Machine Learning, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Wheeler 150

Michael Lustig

Professor
506 Cory Hall; mikilustig@berkeley.edu
Education: 2008, PhD, EE, 🇺🇸 Stanford University; 2004, MSc, EE, 🇺🇸 Stanford University; 2001, BSc, EE, 🇮🇱 Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Office Hours: By appointment
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 39. High-Altitude Balloon Tracking with Amateur (ham) Radio, Mo 14:00-15:59, Cory 293
EE C225E. Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MoWe 09:30-10:59, Cory 293

Jitendra Malik

Professor
8012 Berkeley Way West; 389 Soda Hall; malik@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 1985, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 1980, B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Office Hours: By appointment only, 722 Sutardja Dai
Assistants: Angie Abbatecola, 741 Soda, (510) 643-6413, angie@cs.berkeley.edu; Alex Sandoval, 510 642-0253, alexandersandoval@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-277. Robots that Learn, Mo 15:00-16:59, Soda 405

Sewon Min

Assistant Professor
8058 Berkeley Way West; sewonm@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2024, Ph.D., Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington; 2018, B.S., Computer Science & Engineering, Seoul National University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 288. Natural Language Processing, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Soda 306

Jelani Nelson

Professor, Chair
633 Soda Hall; 385 Soda Hall; minilek@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY); Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Education: 2011, Ph.D., Computer Science, MIT; 2006, M.Eng., Computer Science, MIT; 2005, S.B., Computer Science, Mathematics, MIT
Assistants: Alex Sandoval, 510 642-0253, alexandersandoval@eecs.berkeley.edu

Ren Ng

Associate Professor
8062 Berkeley Way West; ren@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR); Signal Processing (SP); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2006, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University; 2006, M.S., Computer Science, Stanford University; 2001, B.S., Mathematical and Computational Science, Stanford University

Narges Norouzi

Associate Teaching Professor
775 Soda Hall; norouzi@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Education (EDUC); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 2017, PhD, Computer Engineering, University of Toronto; 2014, MS, Computer Engineering, University of Toronto; 2012, BS, Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 194-202. Careers in Data Science, Computing, and Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Tu 09:30-10:59, Soda 438
CS 194-271. Research in AI Education, Tu 12:30-13:59, Soda 606
CS 294-271. Research in AI Education, Tu 12:30-13:59, Soda 606

James O'Brien

Professor
job@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Scientific Computing (SCI)
Education: 2000, Ph.D., Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology; 1997, M.S., Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology; 1992, B.S., Computer Science, Florida International University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 184. Foundations of Computer Graphics, TuTh 14:00-15:29,
CS 284A. Foundations of Computer Graphics, TuTh 14:00-15:29,

Kay Ousterhout

Assistant Teaching Professor
keo@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2017, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 47B. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61B
CS 61B. Data Structures, MoWeFr 13:00-13:59, Wheeler 150

Christos Papadimitriou

Professor Emeritus
christos@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Theory (THY)
Assistants: Olivia Chen, 695 Soda, (510) 642-9467, theoryadmin@eecs.berkeley.edu

Aditya Parameswaran

Associate Professor
787 Soda Hall; adityagp@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2013, PhD, Computer Science, Stanford; 2007, BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Office Hours: by appointment
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 286. Implementation of Data Base Systems, MoWe 09:00-10:29, Soda 606

Beresford N. Parlett

Professor Emeritus
799 Evans Hall;

David A. Patterson

Professor Emeritus
579 Soda Hall, 642-6587; pattrsn@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 1976, PhD, Computer Science, UCLA; 1970, MS, Computer Science, UCLA; 1969, AB, Mathematics, UCLA
Office Hours: Mondays, by appointment, 579 Soda
Assistants: Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu

Eric Paulos

Professor
paulos@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Office Hours: See Homepage www.paulos.net
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
NWMEDIA C203. Critical Making, Mo 10:00-11:59, Jacobs Hall 310

Amy Pavel

Assistant Professor
amypavel@berkeley.edu

Vern Paxson

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
737 Soda Hall, 3-4209; 630 International Computer Science Institute, 666-2882; vern@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Security (SEC); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Office Hours: By appointment via Zoom

Emma Pierson

Assistant Professor
emmapierson@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2020, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-279. Data Science for Social Change, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Soda 405

Kristofer Pister

Professor
512 Cory Hall; ksjp@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Integrated Circuits (INC)
Education: 1992, Ph.D., EECS, UC Berkeley; 1989, M.S., EECS, UC Berkeley; 1986, B.A., Applied Physics, UC San Diego
Office Hours: W 3:30-4:30; F 2:30-3:30, 512 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 194. IC Design Project: 16nm SoC for IoT, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Cory 540AB

Raluca Ada Popa

Associate Professor
729 Soda Hall; raluca.popa@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Security (SEC)
Education: 2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2010, Masters of Engineering, Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 2009, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office Hours: Tuesday 2-3pm, 729 Soda
Assistants: Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 161. Computer Security, MoWeFr 15:00-15:59, Wheeler 150

Prasad Raghavendra

Professor
623 Soda Hall; prasad@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 2009, PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle; 2007, M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle; 2005, B.S., Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology , Madras, India
Office Hours: Wed 11-noon, 623 Soda

Kannan Ramchandran

Professor
269 Cory Hall, 510-642-2353; kannanr@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Signal Processing (SP); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 1993, Ph.D., Computer Science, Columbia University; 1984, M.S., Computer Science, Columbia University; 1982, B.E., Computer Science, City College of New York
Office Hours: Tu. 3:00-4:00, or by appt., 258 Cory
Assistants: Kim Kail, 253 Cory, 510-643-6633, kail@erso.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS 126. Probability and Random Processes, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Dwinelle 145

Satish Rao

Professor
687 Soda Hall, 510-642-4328; satishr@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Theory (THY)
Assistants: Olivia Chen, 695 Soda, (510) 642-9467, theoryadmin@eecs.berkeley.edu

Sylvia Ratnasamy

Professor
413 Soda Hall, 2-8905; sylvia@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Assistants: Carlyn Chinen, 510-990-5109, cchinen@berkeley.edu; Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu

Benjamin Recht

Professor
8008 Berkeley Way West; brecht@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Signal Processing (SP)
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-290. Learning for Dynamics & Control, Mo 13:00-15:59, Soda 310

Lawrence A. Rowe

Professor Emeritus
no_email@eecs.berkeley.edu
Education: 1976, Ph.D., Information and Computer Science, University of California, Irvine; 1970, B.A., Mathematics, University of California, Irvine

Jaijeet Roychowdhury

Professor
545E Cory Hall, 643-5664; jr@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Integrated Circuits (INC); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 1993, PhD, EECS, Berkeley; 1989, MS, EECS, Berkeley; 1987, B.Tech., EE, IIT Kanpur
Office Hours: by appointment, 545E Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS 219A. Numerical Simulation and Modeling, MoWe 14:00-15:59, Cory 531
EE 290-9. Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering, MoWe 10:00-10:59, , Fr 13:00-13:59,

Stuart J. Russell

Professor
8040 Berkeley Way West; russell@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 1986, PhD, Computer Science, Stanford University; 1982, BA Hons (1st class), Physics, Oxford University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 188. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Lewis 100

Manuel Sabin

Assistant Teaching Professor
msabin@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2020, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 39. Technology, Society, and Power, We 15:00-16:59, Soda 606
CS 47A. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61A
CS 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 13:00-13:59, Dwinelle 155

Anant Sahai

Professor
267 Cory Hall; sahai@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Theory (THY); Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 2001, PhD, EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1996, SM, EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1994, BS, EECS, University of California, Berkeley
Office Hours: TuTh 11-12, 258 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 194-16. Scalable AI: Bridging Theory, Understanding, and Practice, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 521
EE 290-16. Scalable AI: Bridging Theory, Understanding, and Practice, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 521

Niloufar Salehi

Below The Line Assistant Professor
313 South Hall; nsalehi@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 2019, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University

Koushik Sen

Professor
735 Soda Hall, 510-642-2420; ksen@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS); Security (SEC)
Office Hours: Fridays 2pm-3pm, 735 Soda
Assistants: Tammy Johnson, 565 Soda, 643-4816, tamille@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 164. Programming Languages and Compilers, MoWe 14:00-15:29, Soda 306

Carlo H. Séquin

Professor Emeritus
639 Soda Hall, 510-642-5103; sequin@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 1969, Ph.D., Experimental Physics, University of Basel, Switzerland
Office Hours: see homepage for currently valid time slots, 639 Soda

Sanjit A. Seshia

Professor
566 Cory Hall, 510-643-6968; sseshia@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Programming Systems (PS); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Security (SEC); Theory (THY)
Education: 2005, Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; 2000, M.S., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University; 1998, B.Tech., Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Office Hours: MW 2:30-3 PM and by appointment, 566 Cory
Assistants: Charlotte Jones, 550 Sutardja Dai, 510-664-4203, cmjones@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS 219C. Formal Methods: Specification, Verification, and Synthesis, MoWe 13:00-14:29, Cory 299

Sophia Shao

Associate Professor
570 Cory Hall; ysshao@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Integrated Circuits (INC); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA)
Education: 2016, Ph.D., Computer Science, Harvard University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 194. IC Design Project: 16nm SoC for IoT, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Cory 540AB

Scott Shenker

Professor Emeritus, Professor in the Graduate School
415 Soda Hall, 510-643-3043; shenker@icsi.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Education: 1983, Ph.D., Physics, University of Chicago; 1978, Sc.B., Physics, Brown University
Assistants: Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu

Jonathan Shewchuk

Professor
529 Soda Hall, 510-642-3936; jrs@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Scientific Computing (SCI); Theory (THY); Graphics (GR)
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 274. Computational Geometry, MoWe 14:30-15:59, Soda 320

Alistair Sinclair

Professor
677 Soda Hall, 510-643-8144; sinclair@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Office Hours: M 1:30-2:30, Tu 12:45-1:45, 677 Soda
Assistants: Olivia Chen, 695 Soda, (510) 642-9467, theoryadmin@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 70. Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Dwinelle 155

Alan J. Smith

Professor Emeritus
192 Soda Hall, 510-642-5290; smith@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT)
Office Hours: by appointment only - send email or call, 192 Soda

Dawn Song

Professor
675 Soda Hall, 510-642-8282; dawnsong@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Security (SEC); Programming Systems (PS)
Education: 2002, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1999, M.S., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Yun S. Song

Professor
304B Stanley Hall, 510-642-2351; yss@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 2001, PhD, Physics, Stanford University; 1997, B.S., Mathematics, MIT; 1996, B.S., Physics, MIT
Office Hours: M 1-2pm, Th 5:30-6:30pm, 629 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 70. Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Dwinelle 155

Costas J. Spanos

Professor Emeritus
510 Cory Hall, 510-643-6776;
Research Interests: Power and Energy (ENE); Integrated Circuits (INC); Physical Electronics (PHY)

Jacob Steinhardt

Assistant Professor
8026 Berkeley Way West; jsteinhardt@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS)
Education: 2018, PhD, Computer Science, Stanford; 2012, BSc, Mathematics, MIT

Ion Stoica

Professor
481-2 Soda Hall, 510-643-4007; istoica@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Security (SEC)
Education: 2000, Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; 1989, M.S., Computer Science and Control Engineering, Polytechnic University Bucharest
Office Hours: Monday 11-12 PM, Location TBD
Assistants: Kattt Atchley, 465 Soda, 510-643-3499, atchley@berkeley.edu; Ivan Ortega, 465A Soda Soda, (510) 708-8604, iaortega657@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-194. Research to Startup, Th 17:00-18:29, Soda 310
CS 294-265. Building Real-World Systems with AI from Scratch, Mo 09:00-11:59, Soda 310

Michael Stonebraker

Professor Emeritus

Education: 1971, Ph.D., Computer, Information and Control Engineering, University of Michigan; 1966, M.S.E., Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan; 1965, B.S.E., Electrical Engineering, Princeton

Jonathan Stray

Lecturer
jonathanstray@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2010, Masters Degree, Journalism, University of Hong Kong; 2000, Masters Degree, Computer Science, University of Toronto; 1998, Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, University of Toronto
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 294-273. Designing Algorithmic Media, Th 09:00-11:59, Soda 320

Bernd Sturmfels

Professor Emeritus
925 Evans Hall, 510-642 6550; no_email@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Theory (THY)
Education: 1987, Dr.rer.nat., Mathematics, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany; 1987, Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle; 1985, Diplom, Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany
Office Hours: T 9:45-11am, F 10:30-11:30am, 925 Evans

Alane Suhr

Assistant Professor
8052 Berkeley Way West; suhr@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2022, PhD, Computer Science, Cornell University; 2016, BS, Computer Science and Engineering, Ohio State University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 288. Natural Language Processing, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Soda 306
CS 294-258. Computational Models of Language Use, Mo 14:00-16:59, Etcheverry 3105

Avishay Tal

Associate Professor
635 Soda Hall; atal@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 2015, PhD, Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science; 2012, MS, Computer Science, The Technion, Haifa, Israel; 2007, BA, Mathematics, The Technion, Haifa, Israel; 2005, BS, Software Engineering, The Technion, Haifa, Israel

Claire Tomlin

Professor
721 Sutardja Dai Hall, 510-643-6610; tomlin@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 1998, Ph.D., EECS, UC Berkeley; 1993, M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Imperial College, London; 1992, B.A.Sc., Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo
Office Hours: By Appointment, 721 Sutardja Dai
Assistants: Jessica Gamble, 337 Cory, 510-643-5105, jessicagamble@berkeley.edu

Umesh Vazirani

Professor
671 Soda Hall, 510-642-0572; vazirani@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY); Security (SEC)
Education: 1986, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1981, B.S., MIT
Assistants: Olivia Chen, 695 Soda, (510) 642-9467, theoryadmin@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 170. Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Stanley 105

Allon Wagner

Assistant Professor
304A Stanley Hall; allonwag@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2021, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Assistants: Martin Witte, mwitte@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS C176. Algorithms for Computational Biology, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Cory 247

David Wagner

Professor
733 Soda Hall, 510-642-2758; daw@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Security (SEC)
Education: 2000, Ph.D., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1999, M.S., Computer Science, UC Berkeley; 1995, A.B., Mathematics, Princeton University
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays 2:30-3pm, 733/405 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 261. Security in Computer Systems, MoWe 13:00-14:29, Soda 405

Laura Waller

Professor
514 Cory Hall, (510) 642-2753; waller@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Signal Processing (SP); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Graphics (GR)
Education: 2010, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; 2005, M.Eng., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; 2004, B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Office Hours: by appointment, 514 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 120. Signals and Systems, MoWe 14:00-15:59, Physics Building 4

Jean Walrand

Professor Emeritus
257 Cory Hall, 510-219-5821; wlr@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS)

John Wawrzynek

Professor, CS Division Chair
631 Soda Hall, 510-643-9434; johnw@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC)
Office Hours: By Appointment Only, 631 Soda
Assistants: Alex Sandoval, 510 642-0253, alexandersandoval@eecs.berkeley.edu

Max Willsey

Assistant Professor
725 Soda Hall; mwillsey@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS)
Education: 2021, PhD, Computer Science, University of Washington
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 263. Design of Programming Languages, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Soda 310

John Wright

Assistant Professor
jswright@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 2016, Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Adam Yala

Below The Line Assistant Professor
yala@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2022, PhD, Computer Science, MIT

Lisa Yan

Assistant Teaching Professor
783 Soda Hall; yanlisa@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2019, PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 2015, MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 2013, BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Office Hours: M 2-3pm (CS 61C), 783 Soda; Tu 12:45-2pm (Tea Hours/Advising), 783 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 39. Technology, Society, and Power, We 15:00-16:59, Soda 606
CS 47C. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61C
CS 61C. Great Ideas of Computer Architecture (Machine Structures), MoWeFr 11:00-11:59, Evans 10

Katherine A. Yelick

Professor
50A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 510-495-2431; yelick@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS); Scientific Computing (SCI); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 1991, Ph.D., EECS, MIT; 1985, S.M., EECS, MIT; 1982, B.S., EECS, MIT
Assistants: Tammy Johnson, 565 Soda, 643-4816, tamille@eecs.berkeley.edu

Bin Yu

Professor
367 Evans Hall, 510-642-2021; binyu@stat.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 1990, Ph.D., Statistics, University of California, Berkeley; 1987, M.A., Statistics, University of California, Berkeley; 1984, B.S., Mathematics, Peking University

Stella Yu

Adjunct Professor
stellayu@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Graphics (GR); Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 2003, Ph.D., Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University

Matei Zaharia

Associate Professor
matei@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Operating Systems & Networking (OSNT); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Database Management Systems (DBMS)
Education: 2013, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley