The first quarter of college is exciting, but can be overwhelming, as you meet a lot of people and check out different student groups and events.
Come talk with our amazing TAs about navigating the Allen School and college life! This is a great opportunity to learn about getting involved and what you might expect from being an Allen School direct-admit student. We are thrilled to share our experiences, resources, and tips for you!
You will probably get to know your group's TAs best, but the group of TAs has a very diverse set of interests and backgrounds -- please do not hesitate to reach out to any of them. Learn more about them below!
Adam Benazouz
he/him
Group 1
Hey everyone! My name is Adam, I'm from Seattle and a sophomore majoring in CS. In my free time, I enjoy following politics, reading manga, and working out. Excited to meet y'all this quarter!
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: First time TA for 190B, Computer Vet Consultant (IT help) at Odegaard
Internships: Explore Intern @ Microsoft
Ahana Roy
she/her
Group 3
Hi I'm Ahana! I'm a junior from Seattle majoring in in CS and minoring in Data Science. Outside of school, I like listening to music, going to concerts, playing video games, and collecting trinkets (especially blind boxes!). I look forward to meeting everyone!
Student Groups/Clubs: WiC, GEN1, Q++, Sigma Psi Zeta
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: Changemakers In Computing Mentor, CSE 190B TA
Akshita Amarnath
she/her
Group 13
Hey everyone, I'm Akshita! I'm a second-year student from the eastside studying Computer Engineering and minoring in Neural Engineering and Computation. I love being outdoors, and especially love playing softball (I am ALWAYS down to play catch). I'm also a ski instructor and love to hike on the weekends. Feel free to reach out about anything CSE, RSO, UW, or fun related!
Student Groups/Clubs: Husky Winter Sports, COM^2, AI Student Collective (look out for updates!!), a causal at WiC, Intermural Sports
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: This one! CSE 190B :)
Other: I enjoy watching and analyzing movies (ask me about my thoughts on Cars 3).
Alan Ly
he/him
Group 4
Hello, my name is Alan! I’m from Renton, WA and currently a third-year student studying CS. I love computers, from helping my friends build them, to learning about how they really work. In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis, swimming, hiking, and playing Minecraft. If you share any hobbies, please feel free to reach out, and I’m excited to meet new faces this year!
Student Groups/Clubs: Former HCP, VSA member
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: TA for CSE 190B. This is my first TA job!
Other: Stanford Code In Place Section Leader
Ali Jaffery
he/him
Group 5
Hey all, my name is Ali, i'm a sophomore at UW from Snoqualmie WA and i'm super excited to get to meet y'all. In my free time I love to hang out with friends, go thrifting, work out, and spend time in nature. Talk to me about music or school advice i'd love to chat!
Student Groups/Clubs: COM2 (Social Events Coordinator), Web Impact
Anas Slassi
he/him
Group 6
Hi! My name is Anas Slassi and I am a current third-year CS student from Kirkland, WA. Outside of school, I love to play soccer, read, and travel! Excited to TA for this class!
Student Groups/Clubs: DubHacks, SAC, UW Club Soccer
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: TA for CSE 190B!
Internships: SWE Intern @ State Farm, NSIN
Research: Project Sidewalk @ Makeability Lab
Angela Wu
she/her
Group 7
Hi everyone! I'm Angela and I'm a second year from Boulder, CO. I love to be outdoors (hiking, skiing, running), learn how to cook (like mango sticky rice!), and reading! I'm excited to meet everyone and feel free to reach out!
Student Groups/Clubs: cseed - buildHER Outreach Lead, Husky Coding Project - we made an app that identifies poisonous mushrooms!, Montlake Consulting Group
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: TA for CSE 190B!
Anika Arugunta
she/her
Group 4
Hi everyone! I am Anika, a third year student at the Allen School from Sammamish, WA. I love painting, playing tennis and occasionally baking and playing the flute! I've moved around a bunch in the US and grew up mostly in California. Feel free to reach out for anything, happy to chat about academics or life! I'm excited to meet you all this quarter!
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: CSE 390Z in Spring 2024, first time TA for 190B!
Research: Research in the Make4All Lab
Ankit Gowda
he/him
Group 8
Hi everyone! My name is Ankit, and I am a second year CS major. I was born near Detroit, but I grew up in Federal Way, WA. Outside of school, I really enjoy live music and concerts. I also like to stay active, either playing tennis, enjoying the Washington scenery, or traveling.
Student Groups/Clubs: VP of Technology for Alpha Kappa Psi, I2 Interactive Intelligence
Internships: Career Discovery Program at Expedia, SWE Intern at Mission Thrombectomy
Research: Senior Laboratory Technician at Northwest Nuclear Laboratories
Ava Nunes
she/her
Group 6
Hi, I’m Ava! I’m a sophomore from Moses Lake, WA studying computer science with an interest in minoring in history. Outside of school, I enjoy watching movies with friends, listening to music and going to concerts, particularly grunge and folk, as well as playing tennis. I’m super excited to get to know you all and have a great quarter!
Student Groups/Clubs: Women in Computing and Web Impact UW!
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: CSE 190B!
Chetan Sidhu
he/him
Group 9
Hello everyone, my name is Chetan. I'm a second year computer science and finance major from Bellevue. Outside of school, I love watching/playing sports (especially basketball and football), listening to music, learning about history, and spending time with friends. I'm excited to meet all of you!
Student Groups/Clubs: Business Impact Group
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: First time TAing!
Research: NLP Research Assistant at a UW Medicine Lab
Emma Lee
she/her
Group 8
Hi! My name's Emma and I'm a junior majoring in CS / minoring in Math+Business. I love snowboarding, cooking, music, and cafe hopping!
Student Groups/Clubs: Graphics Executive Officer for COM2
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: FIN 205: Personal Finance TA (right now!)
Research: Student Researcher for UW SEAL: Arduino Sensors, and Systems Researcher for UW Mobile Intelligence Lab under Prof. Shyam Gollakota
Esther Kim
she/her
Group 9
Hey everyone! My name's Esther and I’m a second-year majoring in computer science and linguistics from Mukilteo, WA. Outside of class, I like working out, crocheting, making playlists, and hanging out with my friends. I look forward to meeting all of you this quarter!
Student Groups/Clubs: WiC, SWE
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: Allen School Academic Success Coach
Research: NLP Research Assistant @ Department of Linguistics
Gianna Carlson
she/her
Group 5
Hi! My name is Gianna, and I'm a second year computer science major from Seattle. Outside of school, I like to crochet, listen to music, paddleboard, and find new food spots. Feel free to reach out with any questions or music recs, I'm excited to meet everyone this quarter!
Student Groups/Clubs: FASA, WiC
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: This is my first time TAing!
Irene Lau
she/her
Group 2
Hi! I am a Junior studying Computer Science. I love taking dance classes, trying out new things, and my cat Coco!
Student Groups/Clubs: WIC, COM^2
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: This is my first time as a TA!
Research: Research at HPDIC Lab
Johnny Lee
he/him
Head TA
Hello! I’m Johnny and I’m a third-year majoring in computer science. I was born in Las Vegas, NV but grew up in Issaquah, WA. At the Allen School, I’m involved in TAing, being a club lead for Husky Coding Project, and HCI/accessibility research. Outside of CSE I enjoy hanging out with friends, eating good food, and playing games. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
Student Groups/Clubs: Onboarding Club Lead @ Husky Coding Project
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: This is my second time TAing for 190B!
Internships: SDE Intern @ Amazon (Summer 2024), SWE Intern @ Hiya Inc. (Summer 2023)
Research: HCI + Accessibility research @ Makeability Lab
Jonathan Trinh
he/him
Group 10
Hi, I’m Jonathan. I'm in my second year at UW studying CS. Outside class, I love playing tennis, video games, and watching YouTube. I am super excited to meet all of you this quarter!
Student Groups/Clubs: UW Competitive Programming Club
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: 190B, former 331 TA
Lakshmi Osorio
she/her
Group 11
Hi everyone! I'm a second-year student majoring in computer science and minoring in Spanish and applied math. I grew up in Renton, WA, but I am originally from California. In my free time, I enjoy reading and spending time with friends. I'm very excited to meet everyone!
Student Groups/Clubs: WiC, LSU
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: First time TA'ing!
Research: Life Cycle Lab
Nathan Li
he/him
Group 3
Hi, I'm Nathan! 2nd-year here at UW CSE, Green River College alumni (running start), and grew up in Renton, WA. Big fan of kpop and EDM genres. If I've got time, expect me to be tossing around a frisbee or going for a run. Feel free to say hi if we cross paths. Stoked to meet everyone, and welcome to the Allen school!
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: First-time TA'ing this quarter :0
Internships: Software and Engineering Internship with the United States Air Force (Summer 2024)
Nitya Somini Addanki
she/her
Group 11
Hi everyone! I'm a second-year student from Woodinville, WA and I'm majoring in computer science and minoring in business. I love to read, cook, and hang out with my friends. I'm so excited to meet all of you!
Student Groups/Clubs: WIC, CSEED
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: CSE 190B!
Other: I work at STEP academy where I teach kids to code and build robots!
Praveer Jain
he/him
Group 7
Hey everyone! I'm Praveer, and I'm a third year from Redmond, WA. I love playing sports (basketball, frisbee, squash), and writing poetry. Feel free to reach out with any questions!
Student Groups/Clubs: Husky Squash Club, UW Club Frisbee, Dream Volunteers
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: Squash Instructor at IMA
Internships: SWE Intern at UnitedHealth Group this past summer
Research: Asteroid Classification Research at UW Department of Astronomy, Spring 2024
Ronny Erlich
she/her
Group 12
Hi! I'm Ronny and I'm a sophomore studying CS from Sammamish, WA. Talk to me about the Honors program, best cafes nearby, favorite books & Marvel movies. I'm super excited to meet all of you!
Student Groups/Clubs: Software Engineering Career Club (SWECC), Association for Computing Education (ACE)
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: TA for CSE 190B :)
Research: Current research assistant @ LCI, past research in LLM applications in psychology
Other: I was an AI/ML instuctor assistant for Kode with Klossy, highly recommend getting involved!
Scott Dang
he/him
Group 13
Hi everyone! My name is Scott and I am a senior graduating this quarter. I am from around the Seattle area and enjoy finding eateries, going on nice walks, and playing games! Looking forward to meeting yall!
Student Groups/Clubs: Eat Together (student startup!), Software Engineering Career Club (SWECC)
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: CSE 452 - Distributed Systems, CSE 403 Software Engineering
Internships: Amazon (yearlong, ml infra), Veeva Systems (search)
Siham Mohamed
she/her
Head TA
Hi everyone! My name is Siham, and I’m a third-year student at the Allen School in Seattle. I have a passion for solving puzzles and enjoy spending my free time reading, especially outdoors. I’m excited to meet all of you and share our experiences together!
Student Groups/Clubs: Gen1, WiC, SSA
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: Allen Scholars, ChangeMakers In Computing
Srimedha Thummala
she/her
Group 12
Hey everyone! My name is Srimedha, but you can call me Medha (may - da). I am a sophomore, and I am from Snoqualmie, Washington. I love to try new foods on the Ave with my friends, watch movies, workout, and try new things. I am super excited to meet you all!
Thomas Chen
he/him
Group 10
Hi I’m Thomas! I am third year student from Bellevue, WA studying CS. Outside of school, I love traveling and exploring new places. I also like cars and photography. I am excited to everyone, feel free to reach out!
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: IT Assistant at UW Applied Physics Lab, Changemakers in Computing Mentor, CSE 190B TA!
Internships: Automation and Cybersecurity Intern @ General Motors
Trisha Bhatawdekar
she/her
Group 2
Hi! I'm Trisha and I'm a second-year Computer Science student. Outside of class, I enjoy playing the piano and reading. I'm excited to meet everyone!
Student Groups/Clubs: Formerly Associate Officer @ COM2 & Outreach Committee Member @ WiC
Teaching Assistant/Campus Jobs: CSE 190B!
Research: Currently @ SEAL
Vicky Huang
she/her
Group 1
Hi everyone! I'm Vicky, and I'm a 3rd-year Computer Science major. Outside of school, I enjoy hiking, traveling, and exploring new food spots. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any food recommendation spots or have any questions about anything. Looking forward to a great quarter!
Internships: Computing For All - Software Development Intern