CSE 344: Staff
Instructor
James Wilcox he/him
Email: jrw12@cs.washington.edu
About: I am a teaching professor here at UW CSE, where I teach everything from CSE 123 introduction to programming to CSE 505 graduate programming languages. This is my first time teaching 344 and I'm super excited to learn about databases with all of you! Please don't hesitate to stop by office hours to chat about anything!
Teaching Assistants
Amal Jacob he/him
Email: amalj3@cs.washington.edu
About: I’m a BS/MS student in CSE, and this is my fifth quarter as a TA for CSE 344. Outside of databases, I enjoy reading—I minored in Russian & Slavic Literatures in undergrad—and I’m currently interested in moral/political philosophy. I’m also into aquascaping/fishkeeping, and plan to enter this year’s IAPLC. Come by my office hours to chat!
Aparna Krishnan she/her
Email: apkrish@cs.washington.edu
About: Hi all! I’m a senior majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Applied Math. This is my fourth quarter as a TA for data management, and I’m excited to work with you all! Outside of class, I love dancing, exploring cafes around Seattle, and recreating some of my favorite cafe drinks at home. Feel free to stop by my section or OH to chat!
Chris Hunt he/him
Email: chrish66@cs.washington.edu
About: Hi all! I’m looking forward to returning as my sixth time as a TA for this class, and getting to know all of you. In my free time, I enjoy skiing and climbing.
Cindy Fu she/her
Email: yuxinfu@cs.washington.edu
About: Hello everyone! I’m a senior majoring in Computer Science, and this is my third time teaching CSE 344. I’m really looking forward to this quarter! Outside of coding, I enjoy skiing, cooking, and ballet. I hope you all have a great time exploring databases—this should be a lot of fun! Feel free to stop by my office hours with any questions.
Jihan Yao he/him
Email: jihany2@cs.washington.edu
About: I am a 2nd-year PhD student at UW CSE majored in NLP / LLM. This is my second time TAing for CSE 344, feel free to come to my office hour! I my spare time, I like ARPG and swimming.
Lydia Li she/her
Email: lilyd66@cs.washington.edu
About: Hi everyone! I’m a fourth year BS/MS student and this is my first time TAing 344. Super excited to meet you all and looking forward to the quarter ahead!
Rohini Arangam she/her
Email: rohinia9@cs.washington.edu
About: Hey! My name is Rohini, and I am a third year majoring in computer science and minoring in Education, Learning, and Society (ELS). I’m from the Washington area and love to go on hikes! Some of my hobbies are painting, playing tennis, and binging Netflix shows (def have some recs :) Looking forward to TA CSE 344 this quarter!! Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Sumedh Panatula he/him
Email: sumedh@cs.washington.edu
About: Hey folks! I’m a Junior double majoring in Computer Science and Economics ☝🤓. This is my fourth quarter (4️⃣!) as a TA for CSE 344, and I’m looking forward to teaching you all. Outside of academics, I enjoy doing robotics 🤖 (this is my 12th year of competing, go ARUW!). Feel free to swing by my section or OH to talk about football🏈, music🎵, or stock trading📉💸!