Nicholas DeMarinis (ndemarin@cs), Instructor (he/him/his)

Hi everyone! I'm Nick, and I'm excited to join CS300 for the first time this spring. I like systems, especially thinking about how to make them more secure. Beyond CS, I enjoy climbing, board games, and baking. I also grew up in RI--ask me anything about Providence!

Malte Schwarzkopf (malte@cs), Instructor (he/him/his)

Hey! I'm Malte, and I have the pleasure of teaching CS300. I've lived in Germany, the UK, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. I like systems, sanitizers (the address, thread, undefined behavior, and hand variants) and all things historic. Ask me anything about Victorian architecture!

Ed Bielawa (ebielawa@cs), HTA (he/him/his)

Hi everyone! I'm Ed. I'm a senior studying math and CS and am super excited to be your HTA this spring. Besides systems, I enjoy games of all kinds, making models, and spending way too much time modding XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Hopefully I'll see you on my namesake (EdStem), in hours, or during section this year!

Nathan Harbison (nharbiso@cs), HTA (he/him/his)

Hi! I'm Nathan and I'm a junior from the DC area studying CS, math, and comparative literature. I love educational videos, reading, Studio Ghibli, video games, and the outdoors!

Elizabeth Jones (eljones6@cs), HTA (she/her/hers)

Hey! I'm Liz and I'm excited to be your HTA!! I am a junior from Cincinnati studying CS. I love systems, playing video games, and my dog Doodle! Ask me anything about Celeste (or anything else :) )!

Christina Stepin (cstepin@cs), HTA (she/her/hers)

Hello! I'm Christina, a junior from Seattle, WA studying CS + Math and Music. Outside of CS, I love playing chess and piano, and reading Young Adult literature. I'm really excited to meet y'all! Ask me about film-scoring and Bughouse!

Carolyn Zech (czech@cs), HTA (she/her/hers)

Hi! I'm a senior from Connecticut studying CS. I like cooking, reading, and going to the movies. Ask me about my favorite cookie recipes or TV recs!

Komron Aripov (karipov@cs), UTA (he/him/his)

Hello! I'm Komron, a sophomore from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, majoring in CS and some mathy things on the side. My latest interests include formal proof & verification and programming languages. I love sleeping, watching movies in Page-Rob and skiing. Ask me anything about Rust, terminal multiplexers and running your own homelab!

Bokai Bi (bbi1@cs), UTA (he/him/his)

Hi! I'm Bokai, a sophomore that loves all kinds of systems development and especially networks. I enjoy music arranging, philosophy, rhythm games, and many niche subcultures. I'm also currently making an indie RPG with friends. I would love to have a conversation about networks, game development, Touhou, or any of your favorite interests!

Kazuya Erdos (kerdos@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey! I'm Kazuya, a sophomore from Boston, MA studying Math and CS. Outside of school, I love to watch, play, and discuss sports. I'm so excited to be your UTA this semester—don't hesitate to reach out!

David Eskilson (deskilso@cs), UTA (he/him/his)

Hi everyone! My name is David, and I'm a sophomore from Chicago studying CS, possibly jointly with APMA or Bio. Besides CS, my interests include reading mystery novels, watching sci-fi/fantasy TV/movies, and gardening. So excited to be one of your UTAs this semester!

Austin Funk (afunk3@cs), UTA (he/him/his)

Hey everyone! I'm Austin, a junior from Virginia studying computer engineering. I enjoy graphics, circuit design, and other nerdy shenanigans. Beyond academics, I play saxophone and every sort of game, including card, board, and video. I hope you enjoy CS300 as much as I did and I'm looking forward to being your TA this semester!

Aijah Garcia (agarci71@cs), UTA (she/her/hers)

Hi! I'm Aijah and I'm a junior from Albany, NY concentrating in Applied Math and CS. I love spending time with friends doing anything from cliff jumping or skiing to knitting. For fun I enjoy dancing (I'm in a dance company here at Brown) and baking a mean batch of cinnamon rolls! I'm so excited to be your UTA this semester!

Doren Hsiao-Wecksler (dhsiaowe@cs), UTA/STA (he/him/his)

Hi all! I'm Doren, a sophomore from Urbana, Illinois studying CS and IAPA. I'm super excited to be your UTA/STA this semester! Let me know if you have any music or restaurant recommendations (I both listen to and will eat literally anything), and I'm always up to talk all things tech ethics or law!

Allison Hsieh (ahsieh10@cs), UTA (she/her/hers)

Hello! My name is Allison, and I am a junior from Santa Clara, California interested in Computer Science and Linguistics. Come talk to me about learning languages (currently taking Japanese), volleyball, East Asian pop genres or classical music, and I'm so excited to TA this course again :)

Joel Kim (jkim631@cs), UTA (he/him/his)

Hi everyone! I'm Joel and I'm a Junior from California studying CS. I'm very excited to be one of your TAs! I love bouldering, movies, board games, and, of course, good food. Feel free to ask me about any of these or anything you're passionate about!

Ryan Lee (xlee4@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hi! I'm Ryan, a sophomore from Singapore studying Math/CS and Music. I love playing board games, creating piano covers, and baking many different types of cookies. Ask me anything about music theory or Ticket to Ride!

Alaina Lin (alin104@cs), UTA (she/her)

Hi! I’m Alaina, a sophmore from New York. Besides CS, I love learning languages–took French last year and am taking Japanese now, Arabic hopefully in the future! Times when you might run into me: people watching on the Main Green, in line for a matcha latte at Barus & Holley Cafe, or playing pool in Faunce. My headphones are glued to my ears most times so please don’t be shy to come up and say hi!

Peter Popescu (ppopescu@cs), UTA (he/him)

Heya! I'm Peter, a sophomore from Missouri studying CS and APMA. I love climbing, playing games with friends, and obsessively styling code. Ask me anything about tech news or jazz fusion!

Alexander Portland (aportlan@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey! I'm Alex, a sophomore from New Jersey studying CS and IAPA. I love watching/playing cricket (I'm a big LSG fan), baking banana bread, listening to country music, and skiing. I can't wait to meet you all this semester!

Sarah Ridley (sridley@cs), UTA (she/her)

Hi! I'm a sophomore from North Carolina studying computer science. I'm so excited to be a TA for cs300! Outside of cs300, I love sewing, baking, web dev in React, my cat, and doing jigsaw puzzles!

Noah Rousell (nrousell@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey! I'm Noah, a sophomore from northern NY studying CS + Behavioral Decision Sciences. Outside of CS, I like learning languages, rock climbing, and Joe's paninis. Super excited to be one of your UTAs this semester!

Rahel Selemon (xxx@cs), UTA

Hey! I'm Rahel and I'm a sophomore studying Computer Science and maybe Religious Studies. I've lived in the Northern Virginia area my entire life. Outside of CS, I enjoy MMA, weightlifting, watercolors, music, and rewatching Breaking Bad and The Office an indefinite number of times. Looking forward to a great semester with you all :)

Cedric Sirianni (csiriann@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey everybody! My name is Cedric, and I'm a junior from upstate New York. I'm really interested in systems programming and databases. I also love to play trombone, cook with a wok, and collect jazz records. Super excited to be your TA this semester!

Edward Wibowo (ewibowo@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hi, I'm Edward! I am a sophomore from Jakarta studying math and CS. I am passionate about board games, Linux, and self-hosting. I love exploring new places and trying new things! Lately, I've been eager to improve my skills in climbing and figure skating. I look forward to TAing CS 300; it's going to be fun!

Alexander Wick (awick2@cs), UTA/STA (he/him)

Hey everyone! I'm Alex, a junior from Vermont studying CS and IAPA. I love getting outside to run, ski, surf, hike, you name it. I'm also an avid NYTimes Gamer and can't start my day without finishing Connections. Around campus you can find me chilling in cafes, lifting at the Nelson, or jamming with my suitemates (if you live in Chen sorry that's us). Feel free to talk to me about trains or anything you're passionate about!