Women Faculty | EECS at UC Berkeley

Rediet Abebe

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Theory (THY)
Education: 2019, Ph.D., Computer Science, Cornell University; 2015, M.S., Applied Mathematics, Harvard University; 2014, M.A., Mathematics, University of Cambridge; 2013, B.A., Mathematics, Harvard University
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 294-186. Algorithms and Inequality, WeFr 11:00AM - 12:29PM, Soda 405

Ana Claudia Arias

Professor
508 Cory Hall, 510-642-1728; acarias@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Energy (ENE)
Education: 2001, Ph.D., Physics, University of Cambridge, UK; 1997, M.S., Physics, Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil; 1995, B.S., Physics, Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil
Office Hours: Wed 1-2pm, 508 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
EECS 16A. Designing Information Devices and Systems I, TuTh 9:30AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online
EECS 47D. Self-paced courses
EE 197-13. Field Study
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
EECS 16A. Designing Information Devices and Systems I, TuTh 9:30AM - 10:59AM, Wheeler 150

Ruzena Bajcsy

Professor Emerita
719 Sutardja Dai Hall, 510-642-9423; bajcsy@eecs.berkeley.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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS H196A-13. Senior Honors Thesis Research

Lenore Blum

Professor in Residence

Research Interests: Theory (THY)
Education: 1968, PhD, Mathematics, MIT

Constance Chang-Hasnain

Professor Emerita
cch@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Physical Electronics (PHY)
Education: 1987, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, U.C. Berkeley; 1984, M.S., Electrical Engineering, U.C. Berkeley; 1982, B.S., Electrical Engineering, U.C. Davis
Office Hours: TBD, 263M Cory
Assistants: Therese George, 254M Cory, 642-9551, therese@eecs.berkeley.edu

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 (Fall 2021):
CS 164. Programming Languages and Compilers, MoWeFr 3:00PM - 3:59PM, Valley Life Sciences 2060
CS H196A-15. Senior Honors Thesis Research
CS 298-7. Research Culture and Community Norms, Tu 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Soda 320
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
CS 294-184. Building User-Centered Programming Tools, TuTh 11:00AM - 12:29PM, 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

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 2021):
CS 294-171. Privacy Preserving Systems, MoWe 9:30AM - 10:59AM, Soda 320
CS 298-7. Research Culture and Community Norms, Tu 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Soda 320

Anca Dragan

Associate Professor
776 Sutardja Dai Hall; anca@berkeley.edu
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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 188. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, TuTh 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Internet/Online
CS 198-100. Recommendation Systems in Machine Learning DeCal, We 5:30PM - 6:59PM, Internet/Online

Pamela Fox

Lecturer
pamelafox@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2007, MS, Computer Science, University of Southern California
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 2:00PM - 2:59PM, Internet/Online
CS 169A. Introduction to Software Engineering, TuTh 2:00PM - 3:29PM, Internet/Online
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
CS 61A. The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, MoWeFr 2:00PM - 2:59PM, Wheeler 150
CS 169L. Software Engineering Team Project, We 12:00PM - 12:59PM, Soda 438
CS 302. Designing Computer Science Education, Fr 10:00AM - 11:59AM, Social Sciences Building 166

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

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

Nika Haghtalab

Assistant Professor
nika@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 2018, Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 294-182. Machine Learning and Econ, TuTh 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Soda 306

Marti Hearst

Professor
307b South Hall, 510-642-8016; hearst@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Office Hours: See home page, 307B South

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 2021):
CS 194-172. Computational Genomics, TuTh 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Etcheverry 3111
CS 198-101. Algorithmic Fairness and the Genome (1 hour version), We 3:00PM - 3:59PM, Internet/Online
CS 198-102. Algorithmic Fairness and the Genome (2 hour version), We 3:00PM - 4:59PM, Internet/Online

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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 194-26. Intro to Computer Vision and Computational Photography, MoWe 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Lewis 100
CS 294-26. Intro to Computer Vision and Computational Photography, MoWe 5:00PM - 6:29PM, Lewis 100

Tsu-Jae King Liu

Professor , Dean
501 Cory Hall, 510-642-2689; tking@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Education: 1994, PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 1986, MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University; 1984, BS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Office Hours: By Appointment, 501 Cory
Assistants: Charlotte Jones, 550 Sutardja Dai, 510-664-4203, cmjones@eecs.berkeley.edu

Jennifer Listgarten

Professor

Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2007, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Toronto
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 189. Introduction to Machine Learning, TuTh 2:00PM - 3:29PM, Internet/Online
CS 289A. Introduction to Machine Learning, TuTh 2:00PM - 3:29PM, Internet/Online
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
CS 294-150. Machine Learning Meets Biology, Mo 2:00PM - 4:59PM, Soda 405

Rikky Muller

Assistant Professor
564 Cory Hall; rikky@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Integrated Circuits (INC); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Education: 2013, Ph.D., EECS, UC Berkeley; 2004, S.B., EECS, MIT; 2004, M.Eng., EECS, MIT
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday 2-2:45pm, 564 Cory
Assistants: Columba Candy Corpus, 2108 Allston Way, candycorpus@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
EE 140. Analog Integrated Circuits, WeFr 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Cory 540AB
EE 240A. Analog Integrated Circuits, WeFr 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Cory 540AB
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
EE 105. Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, MoWe 1:30PM - 2:59PM, 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: Boban Zarkovich, 465A Soda, 643-0264, boban@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 161. Computer Security, MoWeFr 10:00AM - 10:59AM, Internet/Online

Gireeja Ranade

Assistant Teaching Professor
ranade@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Information, Data, Network, and Communication Sciences (IDNCS); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Signal Processing (SP); Cyber-Physical Systems and Design Automation (CPSDA); 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: Tuesday 6:30-7:30 pm, 531 Cory

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 ; David Schonenberg, 465A Soda, 4-5123, schonenberg@berkeley.edu

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

Sophia Shao

Assistant 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
Office Hours: Monday, 11am-12pm, 570 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
EECS 151. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits, TuTh 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Cory 540AB
EECS 151LA-101. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Fr 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Cory 111
EECS 151LB. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, We 5:00PM - 7:59PM, Cory 111
EECS 251A. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits, TuTh 12:30PM - 1:59PM, Cory 540AB
EECS 251LA-101. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, Fr 8:00AM - 10:59AM, Cory 111
EECS 251LB-101. Introduction to Digital Design and Integrated Circuits Lab, We 5:00PM - 7:59PM, Cory 111

Somayeh Sojoudi

Assistant Professor in Residence
5114 Etcheverry Hall; sojoudi@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Energy (ENE); Signal Processing (SP)
Education: 2013, PhD, Control & Dynamical Systems, California Institute of Technology
Office Hours: wednesday, 2-3pm, 5114 Etcheverry
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
EE 227BT. Convex Optimization, TuTh 11:00AM - 12:29PM, Physics Building 2
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
EE C128. Feedback Control Systems, TuTh 11:00AM - 12:29PM, Cory 540AB

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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 194-177. Special Topics on Decentralized Finance, Th 10:30AM - 12:29PM, Internet/Online
CS 294-177. Special Topics on Decentralized Finance, Th 10:30AM - 12:29PM, Internet/Online
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
CS 188. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, TuTh 2:00PM - 3:29PM, Wheeler 150

Claire Tomlin

Professor , Chair
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: Tuesday 11am - 12pm, 721 Sutardja Dai; Wednesday 11am - 12pm, 721 Sutardja Dai
Assistants: Jessica Gamble, 337 Cory, 510-643-5105, jessicagamble@berkeley.edu ; Alex Sandoval, alexandersandoval@eecs.berkeley.edu

Alexandra von Meier

Adjunct Professor
406E Cory Hall; vonmeier@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Energy (ENE)
Education: 1995, PhD, Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley; 1990, MA, Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley; 1986, BA, Physics, UC Berkeley
Office Hours: W Th 2-3, 406E Cory
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
EE 137A. Introduction to Electric Power Systems, TuTh 3:30PM - 4:59PM, Cory 540AB
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2022):
EE 137B. Introduction to Electric Power Systems, TuTh 3:30PM - 4:59PM, Cory 521

Laura Waller

Associate 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: Tuesday and Thursdays 11:00-11:30am, 514 Cory

Lisa Yan

Assistant Teaching Professor

Research Interests: Education (EDUC)
Education: 2019, PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

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
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
CS 194-15. Parallel Programming, MoWe 2:00PM - 3:29PM, Soda 306

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

Avideh Zakhor

Professor
507 Cory Hall, 510-384-3272; avz@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Signal Processing (SP); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Graphics (GR)
Education: 1987, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1985, S.M., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 1983, B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Office Hours: Wednesdays 4-5 pm, 507 Cory
Assistants: Charlotte Jones, 550 Sutardja Dai, 510-664-4203, cmjones@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2021):
EE 120. Signals and Systems, MoWe 10:00AM - 11:59AM, Internet/Online
EE 197-14. Field Study