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Michael Ball

Lecturer
625 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: Monday 5:00-6:00pm, 625 Soda; Wednesday 3:00-4:00pm, 625 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 88. Computational Structures in Data Science, MoWe 3:00PM - 3:59PM, Internet/Online
CS 169A. Introduction to Software Engineering, MoWe 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Internet/Online

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David Bamman

Below The Line Assistant 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

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Christian Borgs

Professor
borgs@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 1987, PhD, Mathematical Physics, Max-Planck-Institute and Universitat Munchen

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Sarah Chasins

Assistant Professor
schasins@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Programming Systems (PS); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 2019, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 298-7. Research Culture and Community Norms, Tu 1:30PM - 2:59PM, Internet/Online

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Jennifer Chayes

Professor
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

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Alvin Cheung

Assistant Professor
785 Soda Hall; akcheung@cs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Programming Systems (PS)
Education: 2015, Ph.D., Computer Science, MIT
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 186. Introduction to Database Systems, TuTh 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Internet/Online

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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 (Fall 2020):
CS 294-171. Privacy Preserving Systems, MoWe 10:30AM - 11:59AM, Soda 405
CS 298-7. Research Culture and Community Norms, Tu 1:30PM - 2:59PM, Internet/Online

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Hany Farid

Professor
hfarid@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Graphics (GR)
Education: 1997, PhD, Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 47A. Self-paced courses
CS 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 2:00PM - 2:59PM, Internet/Online

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Nilah Ioannidis

Assistant Professor
513 Soda Hall; nilah@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
Education: 2013, Ph.D., Biophysics, Harvard University
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 294-172. Computational Methods in Genomics and Medicine, TuTh 3:00PM - 4:29PM, Internet/Online

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Jiantao Jiao

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)
Education: 2018, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Assistants: Kim Kail, 253 Cory, 510-643-6633, kail@erso.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
EECS 225A. Statistical Signal Processing, TuTh 11:00AM - 12:29PM, Internet/Online

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Angjoo Kanazawa

Assistant Professor
kanazawa@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Graphics (GR)
Education: 2017, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park

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Boubacar Kanté

Associate Professor
265 M Cory Hall, 510-664-5124; bkante@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Energy (ENE)
Education: 2010, Ph.D., Engineering/Physics, Universite Paris Sud (Orsay-France); 2006, M.S., Electrical Engineering/Telecommunications, Ecole Polytechnique Universitaire de Lille and Universite de Lille 1 (France)
Office Hours: By appointment, 265 M Cory
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
EE 118. Introduction to Optical Engineering, TuTh 9:30AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EE 218A. Introduction to Optical Engineering, TuTh 9:30AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online

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Jelani Nelson

Professor
633 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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 294-165. Sketching Algorithms, MoWe 1:30PM - 2:59PM, Soda 320

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Aditya Parameswaran

Assistant Professor
212 South Hall; adityagp@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Database Management Systems (DBMS); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
Education: 2013, PhD, Computer Science, Stanford; 2007, BTech, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Office Hours: by appointment
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 186. Introduction to Database Systems, TuTh 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Internet/Online

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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

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Osama Shana'a

Adjunct Associate Professor
osama.shanaa@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Integrated Circuits (INC)
Education: 2001, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

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Sophia Shao

Assistant Professor
570 Cory Hall; ysshao@eecs.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
Office Hours: Monday, 11am-12pm, 570 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
EECS 151. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits, TuTh 3:30PM - 4:59PM, Internet/Online
EECS 151LA. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Fr 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EECS 151LB. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Mo 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EECS 151LB-2. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Th 5:00PM - 7:59PM, Internet/Online
EECS 151LB-3. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, We 5:00PM - 7:59PM, Internet/Online
EECS 151LB-4. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Tu 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EECS 251A. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits, TuTh 3:30PM - 4:59PM, Internet/Online
EECS 251LA-101. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Fr 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EECS 251LB-101. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Mo 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EECS 251LB-102. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Th 5:00PM - 7:59PM, Internet/Online
EECS 251LB-103. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, We 5:00PM - 7:59PM, Internet/Online
EECS 251LB-104. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Tu 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online

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Jacob Steinhardt

Below The Line Assistant Professor
325 Evans Hall; 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

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Avishay Tal

Assistant Professor
635 Soda Hall; atal@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 2015, PhD, Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science; 2012, MS, Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science; 2007, BA, Mathematics, The Technion, Haifa, Israel; 2005, BS, Software Engineering, The Technion, Haifa, Israel
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2020):
CS 170. Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems, TuTh 3:30PM - 4:59PM, Internet/Online

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