Computer and Information Science
Every May, the CIS faculty nominates from among the graduating class a few students that have made extraordinary contributions to our teaching mission. Working as TA (and often as a head TA) they have gone far beyond the call of duty in raising the quality of our classes.
In November 2022, by popular acclaim the CIS Undergraduate TA Hall of Fame was named in honor of Professor Max Mintz (1948-2022), who was legendary for his commitment to teaching Penn students and for his advocacy of students. It was through his advocacy that Penn Engineering first allowed undergraduate students to serve as TAs.
Gabriel Smith, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1210
Eloic Lacomme Ruiz, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1210
Jordan Hochman, BSE in Computer Science and Mathematics, Semesters as a TA: Spring 2023 – Spring 2025: CIS 1951
Jacky Fang, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2024 – Spring 2025: CIS 1951
Qijia (Joy) Liu, BSE in Computer Science, BS in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1200
May Hathaway, BA in Cognitive Science & Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2023 – Spring 2025: CIS 3200, NETS 1500
Daniel Xue, BSE in NETS & Political Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Summer 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 5500
Eric Zhao, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Fall 2024: CIS 1600
Cindy Yang, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1600
Dilini Ranaweera, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1600
Lauren Velegol, BSE in Computer Science, BS in Finance Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1200
Claire Keller, BSE & MSE in Cognitive Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2023 – Spring 2025: CIS 1200
Aditya Gowd, BSE in Bioengineering, MSE in Robotics Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1100
Molly Limaye, BAS in Computer Science, BS in Economics Semesters as a TA: Spring 2023 – Spring 2025: CIS 1100, NETS 1500
Sukya Williams, BAS in Computer Science and Cognitive Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2025: CIS 1100
Kisha Yan, BSE in Digital Media Design, MSE in Comp Graphics and Game Tech Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2024: NETS 1500
Kevin Zhou, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2023: NETS 4120, CIS 2330 Spring 2024: NETS 4120, Head TA
Andrew Antenberg, BAS in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2021 – Spring 2022: CIS 1200 Fall 2022 – Spring 2024: CIS 1020, Head TA
Aarushi Singh, BSE in Computer Science, BS in Entrepreneurship & Innovation Semesters as a TA: Spring 2021 – Spring 2023: CIS 1200 Fall 2023 – Spring 2024: CIS 1200, Head TA
Eduardo Gonzalez Zetina, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 1200 TA Spring 2023: CIS 1880 TA Fall 2023 – Spring 2024: CIS 1200, Head TA
Luis Sangueado, BS in Finance, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2021 – Spring 2024: CIS 1200 Spring 2024: CIS 5590
Ishaan Lal, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2021 – Spring 2023 CIS 1600 Fall 2023 – Spring 2024: CIS 1600, Head TA
Keshav Ramji, BSE in Computer Science, BS in Statistics and Finance, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2022: CIS 5200 Spring 2023 – Fall 2023: CIS 5200, Head TA Spring 2023: CIS 3200 Fall 2023: CIS 6250
Sumukh (Sumi) Govindaraju, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Robotics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024: CIS 2620 Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023: CIS 2620, Head TA
Nathaniel Lao, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2021 – Spring 2024: CIS 1210 Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 1210, Head TA Spring 2022: CIS 1890
Honorary Mention: Tony Liu – PhD CIS:
Fall 2019: CIS 520 Head TA Fall 2020: CIS 192 Instructor Fall 2021: CIS 192 Instructor Spring 2023: CIS 1920 Instructor
Bethany Hsiao, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2020 – Spring 2021: CIS 1600 Fall 2021 – Spring 2023: CIS 1600, Head TA
David Xu, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022: CIS 1600 Fall 2022: CIS 1600, Head TA Spring 2023: CIS 5050
Lena Armstrong, BA in Cognitive Science and 2nd Major in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022: CIS 1100 Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 1100, Head TA
Ali Krema, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2021 – Fall 2022: CIS 2400 Spring 2023: CIS 1950 Instructor
Davis Tran, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022: CIS 1100 Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 1100, Head TA Fall 2022: OIDD 2900 Summer 2020: ESAP Complex Networks TA
Janavi Chadha, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2022: CIS 2400 Spring 2023: CIS 2400, Head TA
Lavnik Balyan, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2020: MATH 114 Fall 2021: MATH 240 Spring 2022: CIS 519 Spring 2022: CIS 5500 Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 5500, Head TA
Will Vauclain, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2020 – Spring 2021: CIS 1600 Fall 2021 – Spring 2022: CIS 1600, Head TA Spring 2023: ESE 3500
Skylar Ronkin, BSE in Networked and Social Systems, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022: CIS 1200 Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 1200, Head TA
Kaya Panchalingam, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Data Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2023: CIS 5480, Head TA
Nate Hoaglund, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2022 – Summer 2022: CIT 5950 Fall 2022: CIS 3800 Spring 2023: CIS 5480, Head TA
Jeffrey Xiao, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2020 – Spring 2021: CIS 1200 Summer 2021 – Spring 2023: CIS 1200, Head TA
Jasmine Cao, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Data Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022: CIS 1200 Fall 2022 – Spring 2023: CIS 1200, Head TA
Matthew Jortberg, BSE Computer Science
Kara Li, BS Economics and BSE Computer Science
Hayden Hyunjoo Ji, BA Biology and BAS Computer Science
Tiffany Moi, BSE Computer Science and BS Business Analytics
Claudia Zhu, BSE Computer Science and MSE Data Science
Zachary Sekaran, BAS Computer Science, BAS Math and BS Statistics
Will Goeller, BSE Computer Engineering
Leah Wang, BSE Computer Science
Cindy Hao, BSE Computer Science and MSE Systems Engineering
Hannah Lord, BSE Computer Science
Paula Scanlan, BSE Computer Science
Alan Ismaiel, BSE Computer Science
Weilin Hu, BSE Digital Media Design and BS Business Analytics
Robert Dowling, BSE Electrical Engineering and BS Finance
Jediah Katz, BSE Computer Science and MSE Computer Science
Robin Tan, BSE Computer Science and BS Business Analytics
Michael Colombo, BSE Networked and Social Systems
Peter Baile Chen, BSE Networked and Social Systems
Xander Uyttendaele, BSE Computer Science
Nicolas Corona, BS in Economics
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019 – CIS 120 Fall 2019 – Spring 2021 – CIS 120, Head TA
Susan Xie, BSE in Digital Media Design, MSE in Computer Graphics & Game Technology
Fall 2019: CIT593 Spring 2020: CIS240 Fall 2020: CIT593, Head TA Spring 2021: CIS240, Head TA
Vraj Shroff, BAS in Computer Science and Economics, MSE in Systems Engineering
Fall 2020: NETS 212 Project Lead TA Spring 2021: CIS 401 Head TA
Sidarth Subramanian, BA in Math and 2nd Major in Computer Science
Fall 2019, Spring 2020 – TA 160 Fall 2020, Spring 2021 – Head TA 160
Michael Hackett, BA in Cognitive Science and 2nd Major in Computer Science
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019: CIS 110 TA Fall 2019 – Spring 2021: CIS 110 Head TA
Belinda Liu, BA in Math and 2nd Major in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science
Spring 2021: CIS 320 Head TA
Hana Pearlman, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2017: CIS 110 mentor Fall 2017 – Spring 2018: CIS 120 Fall 2018: CIS 121 Spring 2019: CIS 320 Spring 2020: CIS 320, Head TA Email: hanap@sas.upenn.edu
Steven Bursztyn, BSE in Computer and Information Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2018: CIS 121 Spring 2019: CIS 501 Fall 2018 – Spring 2020: CIS 121, Head TA Email: bursztyn@seas.upenn.edu
Brandon Joel Gonzalez, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Robotics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2018 – Spring 2019: CIS240 Summer 2019: CIT593 Fall 2019: CIS380 + CIS501 Spring 2020: CIS371 + CIS548 (Head TA) Summer 2020: CIT595 (Cohead TA) Email: bgonz@seas.upenn.edu
Diana Marsala, BAS and MSE in Computer and Information Science, BA Linguistics Semesters as a TA: Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018: CIS 120 Fall 2019: CIS 521 Spring 2019: CIS 530, Head TA Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020: CIS 350, Head TA Email: marsalad@sas.upenn.edu
Artemis Panagopoulou, BAS in Computer Science and Cognitive Science, BA in Philosophy and Cognitive Science, MSE in Computer and Information Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2018: CIS 262 Spring 2019, Spring 2020: OMCIT 592, coHead TA Email: artemisp@seas.upenn.edu
Jane Xu, BSE in Computer and Information Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2017: CIS 110 mentor Fall 2017 – Spring 2018: CIS 120 Fall 2018 – Spring 2020: CIS 120, Head TA Email: xuyuan@seas.upenn.edu
John Geyer, BSE in Computer and Information Science, BA Mathematics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2017 – Spring 2018: CIS 121 Fall 2018 – Spring 2019: CIS 121, Head TA Email: geyerj@sas.upenn.edu
Aaron Hallac, BSE in Computer Science, BS Semesters as a TA: Spring 2016 – Fall 2016: CIS160 Spring 2017 – Fall 2018: CIS 160, Head TA Spring 2019: CIS 339 Email: hallaca@seas.upenn.edu
Jessica Landon, BAS in Computer Science, BA in Cognitive Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2017 – Spring 2018, Spring 2019: CIS 160 Email: landonj@seas.upenn.edu
Sadat Shaik, BSE and MSE in Computer And Information Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2016: CIS 160 Fall 2016 – Spring 2017: CIS 121 Fall 2017 – Spring 2018: CIS 121, Head TA Spring 2019: CIS 700-004 Fall 2019: CIS 121, Head TA Spring 2020: CIS 522, Head TA Email: sshaik@seas.upenn.edu
Krishna Bharathala, MSE in Computer Science, BSE in Computer Science, BS in Economics Semesters as a TA: Spring 2015 – Spring 2016: CIS 160 Spring 2016: CIS195 Fall 2016 – Fall 2017: CIS 160, Head TA Spring 2018: CIS 121, Head TA Spring 2018: CIS505 Email: kbharathala@gmail.com
Shawn Ong, MA in Mathematics, BA in Mathematics; Computer Science; and Logic, Information, and Computation Semesters as a TA: Spring 2016 – Spring 2018: CIS 160, Solutions Committee: Fall 2016 – Spring 2018 Email: shawnong60@hotmail.com
Seth Bartynski, BSE in Networked and Social Systems Semesters as a TA: Fall 2015 – Spring 2018: CIS 160, Solutions Committee: Fall 2016 – Spring 2018 Email: sbarty@seas.upenn.edu
Alex Liao, MS in Physics, BA in Physics, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2014: CIS 160 Spring 2015: CIS 121 Fall 2015 – Fall 2016: CIS 160, Head TA Email: alexliao1995@gmail.com
Margaret Li, BAS in Computer and Information Science, Minor in Mathematics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2015 – Spring 2017: CIS160 Email: hadasah@gmail.com
Alex Peckman, BSE in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2015: CIS 240 Spring 2016: CIS 240, Head TA Fall 2016: CIT 593, Head TA Spring 2017: CIS 240, Head TA Email: apeckman@seas.upenn.edu
Jacob Hart, BSE in Computer Engineering and Wharton Individualized Major, Minor in Mathematics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2013 – Fall 2015: STAT 430 (every semester in this duration) Spring 2014: CIS 121 Fall 2014: CIS 262 Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016: CIS 320, Head TA for CIS 320 in Spring 2016 Fall 2015: CIS 677 jhart@wharton.upenn.edu
Alan Aquino, BSE in Computer Engineering, Minor in Japanese Studies Semesters as a TA: Fall 2013: CIS 191 Spring 2014: ESE 171 Fall 2014: CIS 240 aaquino@seas.upenn.edu
Mainak Datta, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Spring 2012 – Fall 2014: CIS 110, Head TA Fall ’13 – Sp ’14 Current Graduate Student at the University of Pennsylvania dattam@seas.upenn.edu
Lewis Ellis, BSE in Networked and Social Systems, Minor in Mathematics Semesters as a TA: Spring 2012 – Fall 2013: CIS 120 Spring 2014, 2015: CIS 121, Head TA in Spring 2015 Fall 2014: CIS 160, Head TA me@lewisjellis.com
Kai Ninomiya, BSE in Computer Science, Minor in Physics, MSE in Computer Graphics and Game Technology Semesters as a TA: Fall 2012, 2013: CIS 191, Co-Instructor (2013) Fall 2014: CIS 460/560 Spring 2014, 2015: CIS 277 kainino@seas.upenn.edu
Tiernan Garsys, BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2012 – Spring 2015: CIS 120, Head TA tgarsys@gmail.com
Adam Mally, BSE in Digital Media Design, MSE in Computer Graphics and Game Technology Semesters as a TA: Fall 2011: CIS 106 Spring 2012, 2013: CIS 277 Fall 2013: CIS 560 Spring 2014: CIS 277, Head TA Spring 2015: CIS 277, Instructor amally@seas.upenn.edu
David Mally, BSE & MSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2012: CIS 110 Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014: CIS 240 Spring 2014: CIS 371, Head TA dmally@seas.upenn.edu
Louis Petro, BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, BA Cognitive Science, Minors in Nutrition and Mathematics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2013 – Spring 2015: CIS 110 Lpetro712@gmail.com
Varun Prabakar, BS in Statistics and Finance Semesters as a TA: Fall 2013 – Spring 2015: CIS 160, Head TA Since Fall 2014 varunprabakar93@gmail.com
Max Scheiber, BSE in Computer Science, MSE in Computer Science, BS in Finance and Statistics (Wharton) Semesters as a TA: Spring 2012 – Spring 2013: CIS 120 Fall 2013 – Spring 2015: CIS 121, Head TA during Fall 2014 & Spring 2015 maxnscheiber@gmail.com
Lily Wang , BSE in Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2012 – Spring 2015: CIS 110, Head TA Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 Spring 2014 – Spring 2015: CIS 350 Spring 2014 – Spring 2015: CIS 573 lilyw.416@gmail.com
Jamie “Ariella” Levine, BSE in Computer Science and Cognitive Science, Minor in Linguistics Semesters as a TA: Fall 2012 – Spring 2015: CIS 110, Head TA Fall 2013 – Spring 2015 Email: yasharkoach@gmail.com
Harmony M. Li, BSE in Computer Science, MSE (May 2015) Semesters as a TA: Spring 2012 – Spring 2014: CIS 120, Head TA Fall 2012 – Spring 2014 Fall 2014: CIS 565 Email: harmoli@seas.upenn.edu
Pulak Mittal, BAS in Computer Science, BSE in Economics, Wharton Semesters as a TA: Spring 2011 and Fall 2011: CIS 120 Spring 2012: CIS 320 Fall 2012 and Spring 2013: CIS 121, Head TA Email: pulak@emeraldexam.com
Andrei Nagornyi, BA in Mathematics and Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2012 – Spring 2014: CIS 121, Head TA Fall 2012 and Spring 2014 Email: anagornyi@gmail.com
Grace Wang, BS in Finance and Computer Science Semesters as a TA: Fall 2011 and Spring 2012: CIS 120 Spring 2013 and Fall 2014: CIS 121, Head TA Fall 2014 Email: gracewang92@gmail.com