Instructor

Photo of James Weichert

Office Hours

Tue 10-11am
CSE 456

James Weichert he/him

jpw@cs

Hi y’all! I’m James. I joined the teaching faculty at the Allen School this year!

I started teaching my junior year of college and was immediately hooked! I usually teach introductory courses (like CSE 121 and 160) and the computing ethics seminar (CSE 480), but I’m excited to be teaching something new in CSE 391 this quarter. I also conduct research on AI ethics/policy education and AI literacy.

In my free time, I love to travel (recent highlights include Ireland, Peru, and South Africa), cook (check out some of my recent food adventures), and play Minecraft (my current survival world is over 3 years old). Stop by my office to say hi sometime!

Teaching Assistant

Photo of Helena Kaikkonen

Office Hours

Thu 11:30am-12:30pm
CSE2 150
Fri 12-1pm
CSE2 151

Helena Kaikkonen she/her/hers

helenak@uw

Hi, I’m Helena! I’m a fourth-year studying CS. I like making digital art, learning languages, and playing games. I love most of Mitski’s earlier music and my favorite game is Outer Wilds. Looking forward to this quarter! :)

Getting Help

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