WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- Instructing this fine course and making DNA molecules do interesting computation with my students and colleagues in MISL.

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
I mostly grew up by Washington coast and transfered to UW CSE (direct admit) from Grays Harbor College.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
I enjoy programming, video games, building/fixing electronics, robotics (I am a member of Husky Robotics) and when the weather is nice, I like walking outdoors and spending time in the park. I am also (mostly) conversationaly fluent in the German language.

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
Its always hard to pick just one memorable thing. But I went to Utah in 2019 with my robotics team to compete in University Rover Challenge. That was some of the most fun I've had since being at UW.

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
This is my last quarter as an undergrad at UW so I'll be trying to maximize my in-person experience. Other commitments are taking CSE484 and CSE457. Also planning on spending time outdoors when the weather is nice and playing video games

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
- I grew up in a small town in China and moved to the Seattle area five years ago.
- I spent my first year at UW trying to become a math major but a friend of mine convinced me that computer science is more interesting. So I had my first exposure to computer science in my sophomore year. After several years of work, now I'm a graduate student in the BS/MS program.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
- I love Japanese anime and video games. I like Monster Hunter and THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE series. I also enjoy hiking and traveling (pre-COVID of course).
- I speak Chinese and English, can understand Japanese (but can't speak), and can read a decent amount of German.
- Learning to speak Japanese is on my to-do list!

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
- I studied abroad in Vienna during spring quarter of my freshman year and had one of the best times of my life! Austria is such fantastic place to travel and live in.

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- If everything goes as planned, this is my last quarter at University of Washington. So I will just try my best to finish the rest of my course work and also enjoy my last quarter being a TA!

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
I grew up in the Bay Area of California! My father introduced me to programming at a young age and I've pursued CS ever since.

HOW MUCH PROGRAMMING HAVE YOU DONE (AND WHAT LANGUAGES)?
My first programming language was C but the first language that I learned in depth was Java. At UW, I've gotten a lot more experience with Java, C/C++, and Python.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
What are hobbies?

- I love skating, video games (League of Legends, Genshin Impact), Volleyball and Badminton.
- Big fan of cooking and cooking videos.
WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- Teaching CSE333
- I am also taking Deep Learning, Cloud Computing and INFO 270

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
- I am from Vietnam, I came to the US for college in 2015 (wow, it's been 6 years).
- I attended in a nobody know community college in Spokane, and somehow managed to transfer to UW as a prep-science major and then successfully applied to CSE department. Fun fact, I almost transferred to Chicago instead because UW rejected me first time but I appealed and got accepted. I am in my last quarter as an BS/MS student.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
- I like reading manga/manhwa (like checking everyday for new chapter). Used to watch lots of anime but not as much nowadays. I also plays video games, waiting for the next expansion of FFXIV, recently I played a game called Tales of Arise.
- I have my own file hosting webserver in Vietnam where I store all my media and stuff, that is ran on a home network using an old computer that I had. I have had it running for 2 years without able to get back to Vietnam, and maintainance via ssh. Somehow, it is still running.

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
- Not really anything that I can think of :(

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- My last quarter! Bunch of stuff to do for documetation and application as an international student. I probably am going to work for Amazon after graduation

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
- I grew up in Washington state, specifically, in north Seattle.
- When I was little, I was really interested in math. So I got interested in CS as a way to do math (e.g., Project Euler), and then realized that CS is fun on its own.
- I've double majored in CS and math, and this year I'm returning for the MS portion of the BS/MS program.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
- Before the pandemic I enjoyed playing ultimate frisbee.
- I enjoy doing real analysis, although I wouldn't call it a hobby.
- I play Age of Empires 2 (a real time strategy game).

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
- This summer I was an intern at Waymo.

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- A lot of systems courses (599L - Data Center Systems, 550 - Computer Systems, and TAing this course).

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
- I grew up in a small town called Yorktown, VA. I completed my undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I am currently in the third year of my Ph.D. in CSE with an emphasis in audio technologies and human-computer interaction. Previously, I spent four years at Apple developing firmware and hardware to help ship AirPods Max.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
- Outside of research and work I'm a big fan of great food, and hanging with friends. I enjoy hikes, music, snowboarding, and binging netflix shows in a single day.

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
- A few years ago a buddy and I took an RV and drove it through Banff and Jasper!

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- Research and TAing! This will be my first time, so I'm welcome for any and all feedback!

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
- I grew up in a small town in Italy. When I came to the UW, I had a vague idea about studying Computer Science. After taking the introductory CSE courses, I realized that this path was a good fit for me. Now I'm a graduate student in the BS/MS program.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
- I love learning languages. I also like cooking, playing videogames, reading, and going for walks.

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
- I once got the chance to see an active volcano at night. The view was breathtaking!

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
- TAing CSE 333
- CSE 461 and CSE 599L
- Hopefully exploring something new!

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? WHAT WAS YOUR ACADEMIC PATH?
- I grew up in Vancouver, WA.
- I was planning on majoring in math in HS but after taking AP CS I realized that CS wasn't what I thought it was and perhaps wasn't as boring as I thought it would be.

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES, TALENTS, AND SKILLS?
- I'm a dedicated Genshin gamer and a solid Iron II in Valorant
- I read a lot of science fiction. Currently in the middle of Clarke's Rama series but Pullman's His Dark Materials is my favorite

HAVE YOU DONE OR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING REMARKABLE OR MEMORABLE?
Vancouver is right across the river from Portland, OR which has some pretty good restaurants. During quarantine, I discovered a sushi place called Saburos and the food there left a very deep impression. Top tier sushi imo. Would recommend.

WHAT COMMITMENTS WILL BE CONSUMING YOUR CYCLES THIS QUARTER?
I'm taking CSE473, MATH402, MATH424, and GERMAN285 as well as TA'ing this course :D