Staff

For logistics and administrative questions, please email fa25@eecs70.org (a private email that is only seen by the head TAs and professors).
Append berkeley.edu to all emails below.

Instructors

Josh Hug

hug@cs.

Office Hours: M 3-4pm, Th 2-3pm (in Soda 779)

Manuel Sabin

msabin@

Office Hours: M 9-10am, Th 11am-12pm (in Soda 621)

Admin Student Instructors

Erica Liu (she/her)

ericaliu27@

Hi everyone! I’m Erica, a junior majoring in Computer Science and Applied Math. This is my third time on course staff and first time as a head TA. I love listening to music, playing violin, cooking and baking, and trying out new restaurants. So excited for the semester and feel free to reach out for anything!

Gavin Zhang (he/him)

gavinzhang@

The Life of a ShowGSI

Sam Poder (he/him/his)

sampoder@ • website

Office Hours: W 11am-1pm

Hey there! I’m Sam, a third-year CS / Linguistics major. I enjoying making things, hackathons and going on random adventures (often using public transit). This is my second semester TA-ing and I’m looking forward to meeting you all!

Student Instructors

Andy Joe

ajoe2468@

Office Hours: F 12-2pm

DNA stands for National Dyslexia Association

Bharat Mekala (He/Him)

bmekala@

Office Hours: W 1-3pm

Your probability of passing increases conditionally on coming to section

Celine Tan (she/they)

celinetan@

Office Hours: F 2-4pm

my name is celine and i’m really glad to meet you!

Jay Yeung

jayyeung@ • website

Office Hours: F 3-5pm

Hey! I’m Jay, a junior studying CS and DS. This is my third time on the course staff. I love fishing, basketball, badminton, hitting the gym, and trying new board games. I’m looking forward to meeting y’all.

Jia Jun Luo (he/him)

jiajunluo04@

Hello! I’m Jia Jun, and I’m a 4th year studying Computer Science, Data Science, and Philosophy. I like blueberries🫐, public transit🚇 (free BART is a W), reading📖, and playing music🎼. I play flute and piccolo🪈, and you can find me performing with Cal Band this fall! Welcome to CS 70, we probably got fun and games :)

Jonathan (JQ) Quitoriano (he/him)

jon_quitoriano@ • website

Office Hours: W 3-4pm, F 1-2pm

I’m a [number]67-th year [major]unsustainable environmental design major with a concentration in [subject]advanced hairstyling. I’m [emotion]guiltily pleasured to be your [role]grappler! I love [-ing verb]furnishing and [-ing verb]canoodling, as well as collecting [plural noun]gaggles and rare [plural noun]imposters. See me [location]in the river when I [verb]discombobulate. I guess I’m a [noun]blueberry in more ways than one! Looking [direction]2nd star to the right to a [adjective]dehydrated semester!

Malia Kowal (she/her)

malia.kowal@

Office Hours: Th 2-4pm

Hi! I’m Malia and I’m a senior studying EECS. This is my third semester on CS 70 course staff. Outside of class, I enjoy playing volleyball, being outdoors, and exploring the Bay Area. I’m excited to help out this semester :)

Sriram Sridhar (he/him)

srirams@

Office Hours: Th 2-5pm, F 2-3pm

Hi! I’m a fourth-year PhD student doing cryptography. Outside of research, I’m usually playing frisbee (with the Cal B team) or bouldering (at Benchmark). Please feel free to reach out about anything!

Tutors

Aarush Chaubey

aarushchaubey@ • website

Office Hours: WF 4-5pm

Hi! I’m Aarush, and I’m a sophomore studying computer science. In my spare time, you can find me sleeping through my CS170 homework then waking up and writing my CS70 bio for the staff website.

Aathreya Kadambi (he/him)

aathreyakadambi@ • website

Office Hours: F 11am-12pm, F 1-2pm

Hi, my name is Aathreya, and I study Math/CS. I like plants, table tennis, music, and hiking, though I’m always looking for more sources of entropy.

Alex Li (he/him)

alex_li@

Office Hours: W 2-4pm

Hi I’m Alex! In my free time, I enjoy grabbing boba, working on puzzles, and binging shows. Looking forward to meeting everyone this semester! :)

Altay Hodoglugil (he/him)

altayhodo@

Office Hours: ThF 3-4pm

What even is discrete math?

Aniket Kamat (he/him)

aniketkamat@

Office Hours: WTh 12-1pm

ava yu (she/her/hers)

avayu@

Office Hours: Th 12-2pm

Cathy Sheng (She/her)

cathysheng06@

Office Hours: F 11am-1pm

Hi all! I’m Cathy, sophomore studying EECS at Berkeley, and I’m a tutor/reader for CS70 this Fall 2025. I’m from the South Bay:) I love reading(dystopic, memoir), writing, piano, hiking, running, and always down to play some sports(although not that good). Excited for this semester!

Crisostomo Dunn

crisostomodunn24@

Office Hours: Th 11am-12pm, F 2-3pm

Hey! Im Crisostomo and Im a junior studying CS. I like biking and reading (pls read brandon sanderson). I hope yall enjoy cs70 :)

Ijin Yu (he/him)

ijinyu1113@

Office Hours: W 11am-12pm, F 4-5pm

Teaching 70 never gets boring

Isaac Tsang (he/him)

isaacmiltontsang@

Office Hours: W 1-2pm, F 2-3pm

Hi! I’m Isaac, a senior studying EECS. Hope everyone is having a fantastic fall!

Jessica Ng

jessica_n@

Office Hours: Th 1-2pm, Th 4-5pm

Jude Lifset (he/him)

jude_lif@

Office Hours: W 1-3pm

Katie Wang (she/her)

katiewang@

Office Hours: F 11am-1pm

hihi! i’m katie, a third year studying eecs and pure math. excited to meet everyone :)

Lima Ondine (they/them)

londine@

Office Hours: F 1-2pm, F 3-4pm

Hi, I’m Lima, but I typically go by L. I’m a 3rd year who loves CS so much I’m majoring in it twice (CompSci and CogSci). This semester I’m doing linguistics research, and making the most of BayPass! Besides that, I really enjoy cooking, reading, writing, and listening to new music!

Nandita Tangirala

ntangirala2022@

Office Hours: Th 11am-1pm

Hi! I’m Nandita, and I’m a senior studying CS and Econ. I enjoy baking, reading sci-fi/fantasy novels, and journaling. My goal this year is to learn how to knit. Feel free to reach out about anything! :)

Pranav Bhatt

pranavbha@

Office Hours: Th 4-5pm, F 12-1pm

Hi, I’m Pranav! I’m a junior international student from the UK—no, I don’t eat beans on toast for every meal, but I won’t deny that it smacks. I’m an Engineering Maths and Stats and I’m passionate about quantum computing, AI, and problem-solving (whether it’s in research, poker, or origami). This is my second time on 70 staff and it’s one of my favorite classes at Berkeley. Looking forward to helping you all get the most from the class! (My unpopular opinion: Evan’s is actually a great building)

Teaching Interns

Jimmy Lee

jlee1104@

Hi! I’m Jimmy and I’m a junior studying CS and DS. I like soccer, supercell games, and shin ramen!

Julian Robin

julianrobin023@

Matthew Qi

matthew_qi@

Hiii! I’m a sophomore majoring in Data Science and I’m into web dev and design right now! You can catch me at chess tournaments around the bay. Super excited to meet you!

Michael Kong (he/him)

michaelkong@

hi! i’m michael, a junior from malaysia studying eecs! i like to play badminton & tennis, eat, travel, and nap. so pumped to meet everyone!

Prathamesh Trivedi

prathamesh_trivedi@

Hi I’m Prathamesh and I’m a second year studying EECS. I enjoy card games, going on long walks, and learning about semiconductors. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

Ryan Black (He/Him)

rblack06@

I’m trying to figure out how to fit an elephant into my safeway grocery bag. Let me know if you have any ideas.

William Deng

williamdeng2028@

Yatindran Dilip (He/Him)

yatindran.dilip@

Hello! My name is Yatin and I’m a current sophomore majoring in EECS. Some of my hobbies include playing card games (ex: poker), playing pool, and making coffee. I really loved taking CS 70 and I am super excited to teach you guys this semester!

Yolanda Wei (she/her)

yiran_wei@

Hi! I’m a sophomore studying Math and CS