Professors


Kathi Fisler
Pronouns: She/Her
I've been teaching CS for 25 years, after a rocky start in my own CS classes. I love jigsaw puzzles, puns, and cooking (and eating!) vegetarian food from around the world.


Milda Zizyte
Pronouns: She/Her
I remember the early 2000s as the most awkward time in my life, but in present-day 2022 I am happily teaching CS to the fantastic students here! Outside of computers, I enjoy cooking, going outside, and taking care of plants.
HTAs


Annie Cimack
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Mt. Prospect, IL
Hello hello! I'm a junior studying CS, and fun fact, my legal name is Annie, not Anne. Away from CS, I write for the Brown Noser and play in the band.


Ashley Chung
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Connecticut and South Korea
Hello! I'm a junior studying computer science. I love reading novels, writing fiction, making video games, and drawing in my free time. Feel free to reach out to me about anything CS related or other things, I'd love to chat with you!


Harshini Venkatachalam
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Tempe, AZ
Hello! I'm a junior studying Visual Arts and CS. I enjoy pretty book covers, the code-fi playlist on YouTube, and being an intro CS TA! I'm happy you're here


Joe Han
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Madison, MS
Hi! I'm a 4th-year concentrating in CS. I like playing chess, running (occasionally in costume), and putting an unhealthy amount of hours into Cities:Skylines.


Lila Zimbalist
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Montcliar, NJ
Hi everyone! I’m a junior from New Jersey doing an IC in computational neuroscience. In my free time, I love hiking, playing board/card games, and watching good TV. Looking forward to meeting you all :)


Udayveer Sodhi
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Hi! I'm a junior from Bangalore, India studying (wait for it) CS. In my spare time, I celebrate the fact that I am no longer thousands of kilometres away from the nearest coffee milk, and enjoy adding the letter U to words wherever I can. Welcoume to CS200!
STAs


Ellie Madsen
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: New London, WI
Hi! I am a senior concentrating in computer science (focus on design+src) and environmental studies (focus on equity). I like to read, cook, collect plants, and thrift/sew clothes. My favorite emoji is (not readable)


Julia McCauley
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Boston, MA
I'm a junior concentrating in computer science and economics. Outside of class I like watching horror movies, practicing card tricks, and reading current affairs magazine.
UTAs


Aaron Igra
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Seattle, WA
I'm a sophomore studying Applied Math-Computer Science. I'm a big fan of playing board games, such as Ticket to Ride and Catan. I'm excited for a fun semester!


Adam Mroueh
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Hi! I am a sophomore from Rochester studying CS & Econ. In my free time I enjoy cooking, listening to music, and finding new places to eat and drink coffee around Providence. I love meeting new people so if you want recs or to chat about anything feel free to reach out!


Alan Gu
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Millwood, NY
I'm a family man.


Alex Bao
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Boston, MA
Hi I'm a sophomore studying CS. I enjoy poorly playing sports and doing the mini. I look forward to meeting everyone except for people who start off Wordle with "adieu"


Alex Ryan
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Sammamish, WA
hi!! i'm a senior from the seattle area double-concentrating in computer science and political science (aka the two science majors that require no actual science). in my free time i'm an avid puzzle solver, figure skating enthusiast, and semi-professional anti-car shill (trains >>>). i'm so excited to be your TA this semester :)


Alyssa Loo
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Singapore
Hello!! You can usually find me doing linguistics+cs stuff, or climbing walls, taking naps and watching anime. I'm super excited to be your TA and hope to meet you soon! :)


Amy Wang
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Northbrook, IL
Hello! I am Amy, I'm a sophomore from suburban Chicago concentrating on CS. Big fan of boba, food, and anime. Nice to meet you all :D


Annabel Roth
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Boston, MA; Shanghai, China; Wilton, CT
Hi! I'm a sophomore concentrating in APMA-Econ. When I'm not working on psets, you can find me swimming, running, baking, doing the NYT crossword, or rewatching episodes of the Great British Bake-Off and West Wing :)


April Xu
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Frisco, TX
Hello everyone! I'm April and I'm a sophomore studying CS. In my free time, I enjoy watching video essays on Youtube, making various miniature things, and listening to music that makes me happy. Excited to be your TA this semester!


Austin Miles
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Sparta, NC
Hi y'all! I'm a sophomore concentrating in CS (talk to me about Systems) and enjoy taking new language classes on the side. I also love cooking and playing video games!


Ben Piekarz
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Hello! I'm a sophomore from the Bay Area/Israel studying CS and IAPA. Outside of school, I enjoy running, biking, and playing basketball. You can catch me at a Warriors game when I'm home in the Bay.


Brendan Ho
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Boston, MA
Hey y'all! I'm a sophomore studying CS and environmental studies. I like high places, poetry, and music of all kinds. When I'm not sitting and thinking, I'm just sitting.


Cindy Zheng
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Hi! I'm a sophomore studying APMA-Bio. I love reading, gardening, and taking long, aimless walks. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone!!


Coco Kaleel
Pronouns: She/They
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Hi y'all! I was a CS15 TA last semester and am super excited to meet all of y'all that took other intro classes! I love playing and listening to music, cooking, and working on movies with BMP. I can be found most of the time building or hanging out at the BDW!


Damian Wasilewicz
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Hey y'all, my name's Damian, super hyped to meet all of you! I'm a junior from Brooklyn, NY studying CS. Big fan of comics, video games, and consistently being last on the NYT mini crossword leaderboard.


Daniel Segel
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: New York, NY
Hi! I'm a junior from New York City studying Computer Science. I enjoy traveling, learning new languages, binge-watching everything on Hulu and Netflix, and guzzling copious amounts of caffeine.


Elaine Chen
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Boston, MA
Hi! I'm a senior studying CS and English. In my free time, I like reading and running. I also mighttt have an addiction to green tea.


Emily Hinds
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Seattle, WA
I'm a sophomore studying CS and French! in my free time I like to do the NYT crossword and explore museums.


Ese Ajueyitsi
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Atlanta/Georgia
Hey I’m Ese (pronounced Essay) from Atlanta Georgia. I love to sleep and eat. I look forward to meeting all of you this semester!!!


Filip Kierzenka
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Framingham, MA
Hi! I'm a junior studying APMA-CS but I am also interested in art and philosophy. Outside of schoolwork, I enjoy building things, playing hockey, and playing chess poorly on chess.com (@JimmysMomGambit).


Geireann Lindfield Roberts
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom / Linz, Austria
I am forever grateful for my bicycle, Spotify and Jo's spicy with. I like making things (on a screen or with my hands), climbing, and aimlessly chasing a ball around a field. I'll never say no to a game of Connect4.


Grace Lee
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Hi! I'm a junior concentrating in CS and economics. Feel free to wave if you spot me camping out at Ceremony, performing with my a cappella group at Wayland Arch, or photosynthesizing on the Main Green. Here to root for y'all :~)


Hammad Izhar
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Floral Park, NY
Hi everyone! I'm a sophomore concentrating in Math-CS. I love play League and TFT (in fact most of the time you can catch me in the middle of a TFT game) and am an avid proponent of Scala. I'm really excited to be your TA!


Ian Liu
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Oradell, NJ
Hey, I'm a sophomore from Bergen County, New Jersey studying Applied Math-CS. Outside of school, I enjoy spending quality time with friends, trying new foods, playing rugby, and exploring the outdoors. Looking forward to being your TA this semester!


Iris Huang
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan
I am a junior studying computational biology. In my free time, I enjoy doing crosswords and looking at houses I can't afford on Zillow.


Isha Mody
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Hello hi, I'm a sophomore studying CS (surprise, surprise) and Visual Art! I love tie-dying everything I see, psychoanalyzing people on my Notes App and watching chiropractors crack joints on tiktok... oh and cheese!


Jack Cheng
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Barrington, RI
Hi! I'm Jack, a sophomore studying Math-CS. I like food and staying up late and watching new movies and reading old books and waking up to the sunset and jazz and exploring random places and sometimes writing code even when I don't have to!


Jenny Tan
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Howdy! I'm Jenny and I'm a junior studying CS. In my free time, I like cooking, drinking an unhealthy amount of boba, and playing drums with Gendo Taiko!


Keigo Hachisuka
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Conroe, TX
Hi! I'm a sophomore concentrating in CS. Outside of schoolwork I enjoy playing rugby, hockey and watching F1!


Kendra Lee
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Irvine, CA
I'm a Sophomore planning on concentrating in CS. In my free time I like to eat yummy food, binge watch tv shows, and facetime my frens. Excited to meet all of you! <3


Kenta Yoshii
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Hi! I am Kenta, a sophomore from Tokyo studying CS. When I'm not coding, I like going on runs and reading books. I am love Japanese food (only eating).


Kris Diallo
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Hello! I am a junior concentrating in Computer Science with interests in AI and Cybersecurity. I enjoy playing sports and watching movies and anime in my free time. Looking forward to the semester!


Lizzy Zhang
Pronouns: She/Her
hi i'm lizzy! i'm a junior studying biology and history. i love dancing, crosswords, and video essays of all kinds. in my free time, you can find me attempting to learn new languages by watching way too much netflix. so excited you’re here :)


Marina Triebenbacher
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: New York
Hi everyone!! I'm Marina, a senior from NY studying Computer Science. When I'm not ~coding~ i'm probably cooking elaborate meals with friends, watching standup comedy specials on netflix, or drinking far too much coffee. I'm super excited to get to know you all, and welcome to CS200 :)


Maya Fleischer
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa
Hi! I'm a sophomore thinking of concentrating in computer/electrical engineering. I play water polo and I like the beach, reading, building things and playing games.


Megan Lu
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Hello! I'm a junior studying CS and Art. In my free time I like drawing, playing piano, watching netflix, and recently, browsing cat adoption sites :)


Mike Donoso
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: East Bridgewater, MA
Hey everyone! I'm a sophomore from Massachusetts studying Computer Science. Aside from CS, I love solving Sudoku puzzles, playing Super Smash Bros., and listening to 2000s music and beyond. Excited to meet you all!


Natalee Amhaz
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
Hi! I am a sophomore studying computer science and contemplative studies. I love cooking vegan food, singing, reading, and finding cute coffee shops (let me know if you have any suggestions)!


Peter Zubiago
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: East Greenwich, RI
Heyo! I'm a senior studying Computer Science and English, so hit me up if you want/have a slamming book rec. Outside of the CIT, you can find me writing, acting, or binging Survivor.


Put Dam
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Worcester, MA
Hello! I'm a senior studying CS. I love all American football (go Pats!), watching horror and western movies, and reading fiction. I'm so excited to meet as many of you as I can!


Qinan Yu
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: China, Canton
Hi! I am a sophomore here studying Math-CS. I enjoy watching reality shows and criminal documentaries in my free time :)


Raghav Muthukumar
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Hey! I am a Cs-Econ concentrator, an ardent football fan and supporter of Arsenal FC, a wildlife photography enthusiast and a grime fanatic.


Raphael Li
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Carmel, IN
Hi, I'm Raphael. I'm a sophomore studying CS from the great and beautiful city of Carmel, Indiana. I can't watch horror movies and hate mushrooms. Find me at Jo's at 11:30 a.m. everyday. Praying for you all to get through this semester!!!


Ricky Chau
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Gahanna, OH
Hey :) I'm a sophomore studying CS and Economics (but not the joint). I listen to sad music, I don't hate the Sci Li, and there's a solid chance you'll catch me at Jo's if you're there late enough


Rohit Mohnani
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Accra, Ghana
Hi! I’m a sophomore studying CS and Physics. I enjoy reading and writing mostly fantasy and sci-fi, playing badminton and table tennis, and of course eating good food! Some of my favourite things are Chocolates, Olives, Subway, and Sleep.


Sam Gundotra
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Los Gatos, CA
Hi! I'm a sophomore interested in cs and entrepreneurship :D In my free time I enjoy crafting, hiking, watching selling sunset, and listening to true crime podcasts. I also like asking people which district they think they would be in if they were in the Hunger Games. I'm excited to meet you all!


Sam Hong
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
hello! im a junior studying computational biology and in my free time i spend an unhealthy amount of time on tiktok and netflix, but recently have been also enjoying knitting and jigsaw puzzles :-)


Sarah Liu
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Dalian, China
Hi! I'm a sophomore from Dalian, China studying APMA-CS. In my free time, I love acting, playing the ukulele and playing mafia. I also can't live without bubble tea. Can't wait to meet you guys and chat about anything!


Seth Sabar
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Washington, DC
Hey, I'm a sophomore from DC studying cs and math. Outside of school I love weight lifting, going out into nature, and listening to music. I'm hyped to meet y'all.


Taishi Nishizawa
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Hi! I'm Taishi, a sophomore from Tokyo, Japan studying Computer Science. Outside of CS, I'm a (suffering) Man Utd fan. I'm also into mechanical keyboards and I've recently started watching F1. Excited to meet you all!


Truman Cunningham
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Austin, TX
Hi! I'm Truman. I am a hobby enthusiast- skateboarding, crafting, baking, bee keeping, and intramural sports (even if I'm terrible). I love gadgets and all things tech. I am so excited to be your TA this semester and help you this semester.


Tyler Zickmund
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Mocksville, NC
I am a Senior 0.5'er studying CS. Outside of class, you can find me working the circulation desk at a few of the libraries across campus or stage managing a production for the TAPS department. As someone whose bad music taste has not advanced beyond 2014, I am excited that the best bops of this millennia have begun to enter their retro phase.


Virak Pond-Tor
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Cranston, RI
Hi! I’m a Junior studying CS and in my free time I enjoy playing volleyball, watching anime, and taking naps. I also have a strange love for cats despite being allergic and rarely interacting with them in person.


Whitney Hannallah
Pronouns: She/Her
Hometown: Columbus, OH
I am a sophomore studying APMA/CS, and I have been taking CS classes for 5 years. Outside of CS, I love running, hiking, and generally exploring the outdoors. I also love exploring new places to eat and am always looking for food recommendations.


Will Yang
Pronouns: He/Him
Hometown: Parsippany, NJ
Hi there and welcome to cs0200! I love teaching, running, and playing board games (chess, go, and catan!). Most of the time, I'm either eating or thinking about food!