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Behcet Acikmese

Professor

Research Interests: Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 2002, PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University; 1996, MS, Mechanical Engineering, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis; 1992, BS, Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University (Turkey)

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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS 294-286. Machine Learning and Human Behavior, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Dwinelle 243

Lijie Chen

Assistant Professor
lijiechen@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 2022, Ph.D., Computer Science, MIT

Zaijun Chen

Assistant Professor
259M Cory Hall; zaijun@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Integrated Circuits (INC)
Education: 2019, PhD, Physics, Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Office Hours: Noon Tuesday, 259M Cory
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
EE 105. Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, TuTh 12:30-13:59, The Gateway Building 1220

Victoria Coleman

Professor
vcoleman@berkeley.edu
Education: 1991, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Manchester, UK; 1983, M.Sc., Assessment of Computer Aided Logic Design, University of Salford, UK; 1981, B.Sc. (Hons), Electrical Computer Systems, University of Salford, UK
Office Hours: By appointment

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

Alex Dimakis

Professor
alexdimakis@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS)
Education: 2008, Phd, EECS, University of California, Berkeley; 2003, Diploma, ECE, National Technical University of Athens

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 (Fall 2026):
CS 262A. Advanced Topics in Computer Systems, TuTh 12:30-13:59, The Gateway Building B1022

YoungJu Jo

Assistant Professor
yjjo@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Physical Electronics (PHY); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Signal Processing (SP); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR)
Education: 2024, Ph.D., Applied Physics, Stanford University; 2020, M.S., Biology, Stanford University; 2018, B.S., Physics and Mathematics, KAIST
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
EE 118. Introduction to Optical Engineering, MoWe 09:30-10:59, Cory 540AB

Sagar Karandikar

Asir Intisar Khan

Assistant Professor
390 Cory Hall; asir@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Power and Energy (ENE)
Education: 2023, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 2021, M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 2016, B.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Jason Lee

Associate Professor
jasondlee@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 2015, PhD, Computational and Applied Mathematics, Stanford
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS C281A. Statistical Learning Theory, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Social Sciences Building 20

Giuseppe Loianno

Associate Professor
loiannog@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA)

Guanghan Meng

Below The Line Assistant Professor
485 Minor Hall, 510-642-2380; guanghan_meng@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2021, PhD, University of California Berkeley; 2015, BE, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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 (Fall 2026):
CS 294-288. Data-Centric Large Language Models, TuTh 14:00-15:29, The Gateway Building B1023

Aditya Varma Muppala

Assistant Professor
510 Cory Hall; muppala@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Integrated Circuits (INC); Physical Electronics (PHY); Signal Processing (SP)
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
EE 117B. Microwave and Wireless Measurements, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Cory 521
EE 217B. Microwave and Wireless Measurements, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Cory 521

Kater Murch

Professor
katermurch@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY)
Education: 2008, Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Berkeley; 2007, M.A., Physics, University of California, Berkeley; 2002, B.A., Physics, Reed College
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
EE 64. Introduction to Circuits & Devices, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Stanley 105

Pierluigi Nuzzo

Associate Professor
567 Cory Hall; nuzzo@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Integrated Circuits (INC); Computer Architecture & Engineering (ARC); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Power and Energy (ENE); Programming Systems (PS); Security (SEC); Theory (THY)
Education: 2015, Ph.D, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
Office Hours: Tuesday, 3:30-4:30 pm and by appointment
Assistants: Columba Candy Corpus, 2108 Allston Way, candycorpus@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
EECS 144. Introduction to Design Automation, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Cory 540AB
EECS 244. Introduction to Design Automation, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Cory 540AB

Kay Ousterhout

Assistant Teaching Professor
keo@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2017, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 12:00-12:59, Wheeler 150

Amy Pavel

Assistant Professor
amypavel@berkeley.edu

Emma Pierson

Assistant Professor
emmapierson@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2020, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS 188. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, MoWe 14:00-15:29, The Gateway Building 1210

Manuel Sabin

Assistant Teaching Professor
msabin@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2020, PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
CS 61B. Data Structures, MoWeFr 14:00-14:59, Wheeler 150
CS 70. Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Li Ka Shing 245

Haoning Tang

Adjunct Assistant Professor
haoningtang@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Physical Electronics (PHY)
Education: 2021, PhD, Applied Physics, Harvard University; 2018, MS, Applied Physics, Harvard University; 2016, B. Eng, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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 (Fall 2026):
CS 194-302. Single-cell immunology: from statistical machine learning to biomedical discovery, Mo 17:00-19:59, The Gateway Building B1023
CS 294-302. Single-cell immunology: from statistical machine learning to biomedical discovery, Mo 17:00-19:59, The Gateway Building B1023

Qian Xu

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY)
Education: 2024, PhD, Quantum Science and Engineering, University of Chicago; 2019, BS, Physics, Nanjing University

Mengjie Yu

Assistant Professor
508 Cory Hall; mengjie.yu@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Integrated Circuits (INC); Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Education: 2018, Ph.D, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University; 2012, B.A, Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University
Office Hours: 9:30-10:30am Wed, 508 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2026):
EE 236A. Quantum and Optical Electronics, MoWe 09:30-10:59, Cory 521