Getting Help

If you have a general question that other students could potentially benefit from, considering posting on Ed, where you can also set your questions to private or anonymous as you see appropriate.

For logistical questions (such as extenuating circumstances and DRS accomodations), we ask that you post privately on Ed so the whole staff can respond. For sensitive situations, you can also email Alex directly if you would feel more comfortable.

We are often available at other times by appointment, and we encourage you to schedule 1:1 appointments with Alex whenever you want to talk about concepts, grades, internships, or anything else.

Instructor

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Alex McKinney

amckinn@cs

Hey there, I’m Alex! I grew up in Santa Maria, California, and I have lived in Berkeley, San Francisco, and now Seattle for the last five years. I finished my undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley in 2016, and have been working as a software engineer ever since.

While at UC Berkeley, I was both a TA and the summer instructor for the introdutory computer science course, CS10. This will be my first time working as an instructor at UW, and I couldn’t be more excited! In my free time, I love running, traveling, video games, reading, and art! If you have any recommendations for any of these things (or anything at all), please don’t hesitate to share!

Teaching Assistants

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Aditya Bagaria

abagaria@cs

Hello everyone! My name is Aditya and this will be my 2nd quarter TA’ing this class. I am a BS/MS student here at the UW. Look forward to meeting everyone this quarter!


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Adrian Avram

aavram@cs

Hi all! My name is Adrian and this will be my fourth quarter TA’ing for 374! I’m a third year studying computer science and in my free time I enjoy coding up side projects, and have been getting more into the robotics scene recently. Looking forward to a great quarter and meeting everyone this winter!


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Alex Luo

yluo6@cs

Hi everyone, my name is (also) Alex! You can call me Alex L in this class. I’m a senior in CS & HCDE, and this will be my 5th quarter TAing CSE 374. Outside of school, I like to play video games, make coffee, and experiment with (old & new) gadgets.


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Alex Xu

jin2xu@cs

Hi all! I’m Alex, a senior studying CS. I am excited to TA this course for the second time! I grew up across Europe and China, going to 10 different schools throughout my academic career. In my free time, I am an avid fingerstyle guitar player. I enjoy photography, playing counter-strike, shooting hoops with friends, and volunteering.

Feel free to chat with me about anything. I hope you will enjoy your time here!


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Collin Dang

cdang38@cs

Hi everyone! My name is Collin, and I am a BS/MS student here at UW. This is my first time being a TA. Excited to meet everyone this quarter!

Feel free to visit my personal website here or my current personal project here.


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Emma Chen

echen123@cs

My name is Emma and I’m a fourth year student studying computer science. In my free time, I love to knit and crochet :) I’m excited to meet you all this quarter and I love chatting with people (about anything) so stop by my office hours whenever you can!


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Evan Zhao

hzhao5@cs

My name is Evan Zhao. I am a senior studying computer science here at UW. Outside of school, I like hiking and photographing. Feel free to ask me anything during my office hours.