Women Faculty | EECS at UC Berkeley

Ana Claudia Arias

Professor, EE Division Chair
508 Cory Hall, 510-642-1728; acarias@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Physical Electronics (PHY); Power and 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: By appointment, 508 Cory
Assistants: Alex Sandoval, 510 642-0253, alexandersandoval@eecs.berkeley.edu

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

Jessica Boles

Assistant Professor
boles@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Power and Energy (ENE); Integrated Circuits (INC); Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Physical Electronics (PHY)
Education: 2022, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
EE 113B. Power Electronics Design, Tu 08:00-09:29, Cory 540AB
EE 213B. Power Electronics Design, Tu 08:00-09:29, Cory 540AB
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EE 113. Power Electronics, MoWe 15:30-16:59, Cory 540AB
EE 213A. Power Electronics, MoWe 15:30-16:59, Cory 540AB

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 2025):
CS 294-286. Machine Learning and Human Behavior, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Wheeler 200

Constance Chang-Hasnain

Professor Emerita

Research Interests: 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

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 2025):
CS 294-184. Building User-Centered Programming Tools, WeFr 09:00-10:29, Soda 405
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 164. Programming Languages and Compilers, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Physics Building 4
CS 294-282. Research Culture and Community Norms, Tu 12:30-13:59, Wheeler 130

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

Victoria Coleman

Visiting Professor
501 Cory Hall; vcoleman@berkeley.edu
Education: 1991, PhD, Computer Science, University of Manchester
Office Hours: By appointment

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 2025):
CS 162. Operating Systems and System Programming, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Valley Life Sciences 2050
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 294-282. Research Culture and Community Norms, Tu 12:30-13:59, Wheeler 130

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

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
8028 Berkeley Way West; nika@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Theory (THY)
Education: 2018, Ph.D., Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
CS 170. Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Valley Life Sciences 2050
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 272. Foundations of Decisions, Learning, and Games, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Soda 405

Marti Hearst

Professor
307b South Hall, 510-642-8016; 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

Nilah Ioannidis

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

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 2025):
CS C280. Computer Vision, MoWe 14:00-15:29, Berkeley Way West 1102
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 180. Intro to Computer Vision and Computational Photography, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Haas Faculty Wing F295
CS 280A. Intro to Computer Vision and Computational Photography, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Haas Faculty Wing F295

Preeya Khanna

Assistant Professor
286 Li Ka Shing Center; pkhanna@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Signal Processing (SP); Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2017, PhD, Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley; 2012, BSE, Bioengineering & Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EECS 126. Probability and Random Processes, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Hearst Mining 390

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

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
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
CS 294-254. Physics Inspired Deep Learning, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Hearst Field Annex B1

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 2025):
CS 294-150. AI Meets Biology & Chemistry, Mo 14:00-16:59, Berkeley Way West 1211
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 294-150. AI Meets Biology & Chemistry, Mo 14:00-16:59, Berkeley Way West 1208

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
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

Rikky Muller

Associate Professor
564 Cory Hall; rikky@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Integrated Circuits (INC); Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO); Micro/Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Physical Electronics (PHY)
Education: 2013, Ph.D., EECS, UC Berkeley; 2004, S.B., EECS, MIT; 2004, M.Eng., EECS, MIT
Office Hours: Thursday 2pm, 564 Cory
Assistants: Columba Candy Corpus, 2108 Allston Way, candycorpus@eecs.berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
EE 105. Microelectronic Devices and Circuits, TuTh 12:30-13:59, Soda 306
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EE 140. Linear Integrated Circuits, WeFr 12:30-13:59, Soda 306
EE 240A. Analog Integrated Circuits, WeFr 12:30-13:59, Soda 306

Narges Norouzi

Assistant 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 2025):
CS 194-244. STAR Assessments for Proficiency-Based Learning, Mo 14:00-15:29, Soda 606
CS 194-271. Research in AI Education, Tu 14:00-15:59, Cory 521
CS 294-244. STAR Assessments for Proficiency-Based Learning, Mo 14:00-15:29, Soda 606
CS 294-271. AI in Education, Tu 14:00-15:59, Cory 521
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 189. Introduction to Machine Learning, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Valley Life Sciences 2050
CS 289A. Introduction to Machine Learning, TuTh 14:00-15:29, Valley Life Sciences 2050

Emma Pierson

Assistant Professor
emmapierson@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Education: 2020, Ph.D., Computer Science, Stanford University
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
CS 294-279. Data Science for Social Change, TuTh 15:30-16:59, Soda 405

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

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 2025):
CS 194-271. Research in AI Education, Tu 14:00-15:59, Cory 521
CS 294-271. AI in Education, Tu 14:00-15:59, Cory 521
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS C182. Designing, Visualizing and Understanding Deep Neural Networks, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Soda 306
CS 282A. Designing, Visualizing and Understanding Deep Neural Networks, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Soda 306

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
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
CS 168. Introduction to the Internet: Architecture and Protocols, MoWe 18:30-19:59, Dwinelle 155

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

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

Somayeh Sojoudi

Associate Professor in Residence
5114 Etcheverry Hall; sojoudi@berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Control, Intelligent Systems, and Robotics (CIR); Power and Energy (ENE)
Education: 2013, PhD, Control & Dynamical Systems, California Institute of Technology
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
EE C128. Feedback Control Systems, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 540AB
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EECS 127. Optimization Models in Engineering, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Stanley 105
EECS 227AT. Optimization Models in Engineering, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Stanley 105

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 (Spring 2025):
CS 194-280. Advanced Large Language Model Agents, Mo 16:00-17:59, Anthro/Art Practice Bldg 160
CS 294-280. Advanced Large Language Model Agents, Mo 16:00-17:59, Anthro/Art Practice Bldg 160
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
CS 194-177. Special Topics on Decentralized Finance, Mo 10:00-11:59, Birge 50
CS 194-196. Agentic AI, Mo 15:00-16:59, Valley Life Sciences 2050
CS 294-177. Special Topics on Decentralized Finance, Mo 10:00-11:59, Birge 50
CS 294-196. Agentic AI, Mo 15:00-16:59, Valley Life Sciences 2050

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

Haoning Tang

Adjunct Assistant Professor
haoningtang@berkeley.edu
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EE 232. Lightwave Devices, MoWe 09:30-10:59, Cory 293

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: By Appointment, 721 Sutardja Dai
Assistants: Jessica Gamble, 337 Cory, 510-643-5105, jessicagamble@berkeley.edu; Alex Sandoval, 510 642-0253, alexandersandoval@eecs.berkeley.edu

Alexandra von Meier

Adjunct Professor, Retired
421 Sutardja Dai Hall; vonmeier@eecs.berkeley.edu
Research Interests: Power and Energy (ENE)
Education: 1995, PhD, Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley; 1990, MA, Energy and Resources, UC Berkeley; 1986, BA, Physics, UC Berkeley
Office Hours: M 4-5; Th 2:30-3:15, 421 Sutardja Dai

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: Tuesday and Thursdays 11:00-11:30am, 514 Cory
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
EE 120. Signals and Systems, MoWe 14:00-15:59, Dwinelle 145
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EE 290-5. Computational Imaging, TuTh 11:00-12:29, 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 4:15-5:30pm (Tea Hours, Data 375, CS 39), 783 Soda; W 10-11am (CS 61C), 783 Soda
Teaching Schedule (Spring 2025):
CS 39. Technology, Society, and Power, Mo 09:30-10:59, Soda 606
CS 47C. Completion of Work in Computer Science 61C
CS 61C. Great Ideas of Computer Architecture (Machine Structures), MoWeFr 15:00-15:59, Valley Life Sciences 2050

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

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 (Spring 2025):
EE 134. Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Devices, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Social Sciences Building 170
EE 234A. Fundamentals of Photovoltaic Devices, TuTh 11:00-12:29, Social Sciences Building 170
Teaching Schedule (Fall 2025):
EE 236A. Quantum and Optical Electronics, TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 293

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

Avideh Zakhor

Professor Emerita
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