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Staff 🥳

CS 300 is brought to you by these humans!
(Not pictured: Ethan, Cash, Karina, John, and Alex P; see their photos below!)


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

Hi everyone! I'm Nick, and I'm excited to be teaching CS300. 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!


Ignas Karvelis (ikarveli@cs), HTA

Hello everyone. I'm Ignas, a junior from Lithuania, who studies Computer Science and APMA-Econ. When I am not debugging pointer arithmetic errors, I like to spend time in nature, cooking, and playing board games. Excited to be part of something so special this semester!


Akshay Mehta (amehta48@cs), HTA

Hey everyone, my name is Akshay! I am a senior from Omaha, Nebraska pursuing Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. I love going to the gym, playing volleyball, watching nerdy youtube videos, and listening to music (music is my life). Very very excited to work with you all!!


Rahel Selemon (rselemon@cs), HTA (she/her)

Hey! I'm Rahel and I'm a senior studying Computer Science. 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 :)


Huda Abdulrasool (haabdulr@cs), UTA (she/her)

Hi! My name is Huda and I’m a Senior from Bahrain. I’m concentrating in CS. I love graphic design, creative nonfiction, poetry (especially Arabic), and the sun. So excited for this semester!


Kaitlyn Cheng (kcheng30@cs), UTA (she/her)

Hi! I’m Kaitlyn, and I’m a junior studying CS-APMA. I’m from New York City, and in my free time I enjoy adding new restaurants to my Beli, building Pinterest boards, and listening to KrnB! Looking forward to meeting you all!


Loang Chiang (lchiangr@cs), UTA (she/her)

Hi! I'm Loang, a sophomore from Lima, Peru studying CS & Econ. I love reading, listening to indie pop, and cats. Super excited to meet everyone!


Ethan Cooperman (ecooperm@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey everyone! I'm Ethan, a senior concentrating in Computer Science - Economics from Sharon, MA. In my free time, I like to play guitar, solve Rubik's cubes, and play the New York Times daily games.


Cassius Hall (chall22@cs), UTA

Hi! I'm Cash, a senior from the UK studying CS and linguistics. This summer I did an internship as a research software developer for a neuroanatomy lab in Germany! Talk to me about languages, ARGs, detective games, or your favourite weird websites :]


John Huang (jhuan247@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hi everyone! I'm John and I am a junior from the bay area studying APMA-CS. Outside of class, I enjoy playing basketball, pickleball, and cooking. Looking forward to meeting you all!


Johnny Kuehnis (jkuehnis@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey! I'm Johnny, a junior from the Bay Area studying CS and Applied Math. In my free time, I'm usually playing guitar, watching a movie, nerding out about game design, or crying over Ferrari's F1 fumbles. Super excited to meet you all this semester!


Andrew Li (ali253@cs), UTA

Hi! I'm Andrew, a junior from New Jersey, studying Applied Math-CS. Outside of school, I like basketball, viola, cubing, and fantasy football. Looking forward to meeting you guys!


Karina Liba (kliba@cs), UTA

Hi everyone! I'm Karina, a junior from New York (not the city!) studying CS. In my free time I love to bake, spend time outside, and watch/read murder mysteries. So excited to be a part of the 300 team this semester!


Jennifer Liao (jzliao@cs), UTA

Hi everyone, I'm Jennifer! I'm a senior studying CS and History from Farmington, CT. I love laying in the sun, meandering through bookstores, and using gdb. Super excited to be your TA this semester!!


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

Hey! I'm Alex, a senior 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!


Bhavani Venkatesan (bvenkat3@cs), UTA

Hi everyone! I'm Bhavani, a sophomore from India concentrating in Computer Science. In my free time I love listening to music (I'm a huge Swiftie!), binging shows on Netflix, and playing with my dog. I'm looking forward to being a TA this semester and can't wait to meet you all!


Curtis Ying (cyying@cs), UTA (he/him)

Hey!! I'm Curtis, a sophomore from Minneapolis, MN studying APMA and CS. Outside of classes, you'll probably find me on campus lining up for ERC matcha, singing a cappella (Disney!), and playing table tennis. So excited to be your TA this semester :)


Julia Zdzilowska (jzdzilow@cs), UTA (she/her)

Hey! I'm Julia (yoo-lee-ah), a senior from Poland studying CS. Besides systems, I'm into full-stack dev, mid-century modern architecture, hosting dinner parties, rewatching Top Gear, or reading anything by Anthony Bourdain. Excited to meet you all :)



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