Teaching Faculty | EECS at UC Berkeley

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

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

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
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 47A. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61A

Richard Dorrance

Lecturer
rdorrance@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS 251B. Advanced Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems, Fr 13:00-15:59, Cory 540AB

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: Mon 3-4pm, 777 Soda; Sp26 CS61A: Mon 2-3pm, 777 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
CS 10. The Beauty and Joy of Computing, MoWeFr 10:00-10:59, Evans 60
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

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

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 11-12, 779 Soda; Friday 2- 3, 210 Wheeler
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

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

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

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

Gireeja Ranade

Associate Teaching Professor
ranade@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Education (EDUC)
Education: 2014, Ph.D., EECS, University of California, Berkeley; 2009, M.S., EECS, University of California, Berkeley; 2007, B.S., EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office Hours: Changes each semester, please email, 565 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
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
EECS 127. Optimization Models in Engineering, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Stanley 105
EECS 227AT. Optimization Models in Engineering, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Stanley 105

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 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 13:00-13:59, Dwinelle 155

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

Jean-Paul Tennant

Lecturer
263 Cory Hall; jptennant@berkeley.edu
Education: 2001, MBA, Finance, University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business; 1993, MS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley; 1986, BSE, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Office Hours: Tu/Th 15:45-16:45, 5102 Etcheverry
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2026):
EECS C106A. Introduction to Robotics, Tu 17:00-18:29, Hearst Field Annex A1, Th 17:00-18:29, Evans 10
EECS C206A. Introduction to Robotics, Tu 17:00-18:29, Hearst Field Annex A1, Th 17:00-18:29, Evans 10
EE 194-100. Business and Finance for Engineers, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Cory 540AB

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