Staff
For logistics and administrative questions, please email cs161-staff@berkeley.edu.
Access to these emails is denoted by the Staff Email Access tag. Future instructors and
head TAs may also be able to read emails here, but we can delete emails upon request.
If you have a non-course related question, you can view staff emails by pressing the button below:
Instructors
I love tennis, pickleball, science fiction, board games, and everything computing and science. I hope you’ll come visit me in office hours!
Head TAs
Hi, I’m Jonah! I’m a rising senior studying EECS, and I’m excited to work with you all this semester! In my free time, you’ll find me making a cup of coffee, blasting music, or hopping on a bus. I’m looking forward to a great semester!
Hi! I’m Tanya and I’m a rising senior from New Jersey. I love playing nintendo switch games, rewatching the same TV shows, and hiking. Can’t wait for the semester!
TAs
Hi guys, my name’s Frederick and I’m a junior from London studying computer science and pure mathematics. I’m really interested in all things computer security, especially (post-quantum!) cryptography, and as of late hardware security. This will be my third time on course staff, and I can’t wait to get to know you all :)
Hi, I’m a PhD student advised by Professor Raluca Ada Popa, and my research interest is in security!
Julien is a 5th year Ph.D. student working with Professors David Wagner and Vern Paxson. He works on securing AI and on using AI for security.
Hi! Excited to meet you all!
I am a 5th year Ph.D. student doing research in applied cryptography and computer security. I love to bike and California road trips are my de-stress hack. On my music journey, this semester is looking to be 90s funk and broadway musicals.
Tutors
Hi, I’m Aaron, a Senior majoring in CS! I love writing stored XSS attacks! (For legal reasons this is a joke.)
Hello hello! I’m Alena and I’m a senior from SJ. Looking forward to an awesome semester!
Hi! My name is Gabriel and I am a 3rd year EECS major. Nice to meet you!
Hi! I’m Jade, a junior studying EECS! Super excited to meet everyone in class :)
Hi! I’m Jiawei and I’m a junior studying EECS from Shanghai. I like playing basketball, hiking, and hanging out with friends.
Hey, my name is Nazar! I love traveling, cooking, playing basketball/soccer, and caffeine. Looking forward to an awesome semester!
Hi! I am junior CS from Uzbekistan (we just qualified to the world cup!) and love coffee. I hope you enjoy the course this fall and feel free to reach out if you have any questions!