Meet the staff
Instructors
Head Teaching Assistants
Shreya Kannan
Office Hours: Friday 10 am - 12 pm
Hi everyone, I’m super thrilled to meet y’all this semester! In no particular order, I prefer musicals over concerts, cold over warm weather, dancing over singing, and sushi over tacos. Feel free to talk to me about great restaurants, cool study spots, and of course, CS 88 :)
Vandana Ganesh
Office Hours: Monday 10 am - 12 pm
Hey everyone, I am super excited to meet all of you virtually! This is my 3rd time TAing for 88, but my 5th time being involved with it and I look forward to a great semester. A bit about me - I enjoy going on walks, attempting painting/drawing (recently), and going through my favorite tv shows, movies, and books. Feel free to come to me with recommendations and definitely feel free to reach out about CS 88!
Teaching Assistants
Lukas Chang
Office Hours: Thursday 1 - 2 pm
Hi everyone I'm excited to work with you all this upcoming semester! I'm Lukas, a 2nd year CS major from the bay area. This is my first semester TAing, but my second teaching CS88 material. A little about me—in my free time I love making music though I kind of suck at playing piano, and I also like going on nightly walks. I hope I can share my love for CS with all of you!
Nicholas Ng
Office Hours: Tuesday 2 - 3 pm
Hi! I'm Nicholas, and I'm a third year Computer Science Major from the San Gabriel Valley. I like playing video games (I probably spent too much of my summer playing Valorant), and every once in a while I'll go outside for a run (but not really though). I look forward to meeting everyone!
Sophia Qin
Office Hours: Tuesday 9 - 10 am
Hi! I'm Sophia, a fourth-year EECS major from sunny SoCal. In my free time, I love experimenting with new dessert recipes, watching sunsets, and binging the Office. Feel free to reach out to me about anything! :)
Tommy Joseph
Office Hours: Tuesday 1 - 2 pm
Hi, I’m a second-year CS major from Southern California. I enjoy experimenting with pasta recipes and playing sports that involve rackets or paddles. I look forward to meeting you all!
Tutors
Kevin Gu
Office Hours: Monday 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Hi everyone! I’m Kevin, a 4th year Data Science major and CS minor from Irvine, So Cal. I am so excited to be tutoring in this class again as I really like the content in this class. While I’m not analyzing data or programming/coding, I like to appreciate the humanities in general. Specifically, I love music, especially classical music or just any classics in general. I also love learning languages and enjoy talking/typing in French. Feel free to talk to me in any of these things, in either English, French (but speak SLOWLY please!), or even Python print statements and strings!
Matt Au
Office Hours: Friday 3 - 5 pm
Hello, I'm a 2nd-year CS major from Southern California. I enjoy listening to music, watching food tiktoks, and learning about investing on r/wallstreetbets. I look forward to meeting you all!
Minnie Chen
Office Hours: Thursday 6 - 8 pm
Hi, I'm Minnie and I'm a third year Civil Engineering major and EECS+Sustainability minor from San Gabriel Valley. When I'm lazy, I enjoy watching all kinds of movies/shows (from cheesy rom-coms to horrors and action) and when I'm not feeling like a couch potato, I love to do physical activities like hiking or basketball. Excited to meet everyone!