| Crt. job | Name | Title | Year of Ph.D. | University | Department |
| Berkeley | Michael Jordan | Professor | 1985 | UCSD | Cognitive Science |
| UIUC | Grigore Rosu | Assistant Professor | 2000 | UCSD | CSE |
| UT Austin | Harrick M. Vin | Professor | 1993 | UCSD | CSE |
| Wisconsin | Cristian Estan | Assistant Professor | 2003 | UCSD | CSE |