Staff Directory

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Here you can find all 58 staff members who made this course great.
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Instructor

Michael Nowak
He / Him Trinity U (B.Sc) / TAMU (Ph.D.)

Senior Staff

Sydney Reese Casey
She / Her To infinity and beyond! 🚀
Ryan Daniel Kumar
He / Him I like playing games and love watching movies!
Julian Schiavo

dream all day, code all night

TAs

Jared Albert Oteng Buabeng
He / Him Hi I'm Jared a 2nd year masters student I love music and soccer
Chan Ju Chong
He / Him I'm a master's student who likes to swim, travel, and eat good pizza.
Erdion Hoxha
Hi, I’m Erdion! Big fan of soccer, F1, and learning new languages.
Bin-Chou Kao
I like traveling, singing songs and playing video games
Nick Koskelo
He / Him Python simulations: science, sports, games, and puzzles
James Samuel Willson
he/they I am a PhD student researching computational biology.

CAs

Nalin Agrawal
I am a junior studying CS+Econ. Excited to help out this semester!
Keshav Badrinath
He / Him Hey, I'm Keshav! I'm a CS major and love soccer and robotics!
Aarya Rahul Baid
He / Him Hey! I love acting, basketball, and math.
Rishabh Bezbarua
He / Him Hey all, Bez here! I like movies, video games, and crocheting.
Vytas Buntinas
He / Him Hi, I'm Vytas! I love coffee, caffeine, and of course C++.
Rachel Man Chen
Hi I'm Rachel! I love to make pottery, hike, and play the piano :)
Chandini Chennakesavan
She / Her Hi I'm Chandini! I like crocheting, reading and watching movies.
Siya Choudhary
She / Her I'm a sophomore studying computer science.
Rami Dano
Hi, I'm Rami! I'm a Junior in CS and I like coding, music, and F1.
Roberts Ernests Fulss
He / Him MechE passionate about helping students learn and grow in coding.
Arha Gatram
He / Him Junior in Math & CS interested in HPC and part of the solar car team
Anuva Chetan Ghosalkar
She / Her There's always another solution to code!
Robert Hand
Junior in Computer Science
Abhay Hiredesai
He / Him I'm a junior majoring in MCB and I have a minor in CS
David Huang
Sophomore in Stat and CS :)
Abhinav Jain
Currently learning how to cook (well)
Aditya Rahul Korlahalli
CS + Philosophy major who loves f1 and table tennis.
Adrian Lara
Pokemon enthusiasts and horror film fanatic 🧟‍♂️
Vince Latada
He / Him I like volleyball and climbing!
Ryan Dongwoo Lee
He / Him third year cs student
Sam Li
Sophomore studying CS. Love food and learning to cook!
Gina Liu
CS+Econ @ UIUC!
Connor Magnuson
Hi, I'm Connor! I love rockets, rollercoasters, oh and of course C++!
Nathan McElroy
He / Him I'm a CS sophomore that loves to dance, play video games, and do math!
Akshaj Mehta
He / Him Howdy! I'm Akshaj, into coding, fitness, and football ⚽
Anish Mukherjee
He / Him Coder, Acafella, Packer Fan, and Professional Alarm Snoozer
Addison Dace Naylor
He / Him Hi! I’m Addison, a junior majoring in Statistics. HMU for R advice🫡
Sean Patel
He / Him Hi, I'm Sean, and I can't wait to work with you all in CS 128!
Raaghav Pillai
He / Him I love rock climbing
Aditya Raju
He / Him Hey everyone! I'm excited to meet you all!
Chengxun Ren
He / Him Exploring algorithms, data, and real-world applications.
Dibyadeep Saha
He / Him Sophomore in CS looking forward to helping y'all out this semester! :)
Anvesha Saraf
She / Her Enjoy coding, teaching, and playing the guitar!
Siddhant Shankar
He / Him I’m a CS + Econ student at UIUC who loves AI, finance, and films.
Andrew Aung Shell
He / Him Hi, I like lakes, raspberries, and (gym ∧ chipotle).
Kelly Shieh
She / Her Hi! Mandarin ok; love Java & C++; love music, badminton, anime;
Harsh Vardhan Singhal
He / Him Senior in Math & CS who loves to game!
Arista Kirani Sudharta
She / Her Hello! The best programming language is the one you know.
Madhav Tripathi
He / Him I make a lotta mistakes and play piano;
Vedik Upadhyay
He / Him Hi, I'm Vedik! CS+Stats sophomore that loves soccer and video games!
Gautham K Velupally
He / Him Loves coffee and outdoor adventures
Srivishnu Raja Vusirikala
He / Him I enjoy playing sports like cricket and basketball!
Lillian Violet Wang
She / Her Hi! I'm Lillian and I like to read, listen to music, and bake.
Roy Xiong
He / Him I love playing guitar and cooking.
Michael Yin
Hi, folks. I like C++, riding, and thumbs up.
Qianhua Zhou
She / Her Senior majoring in Stat & CS. Always happy to help!