University of Wisconsin-Madison

Current Class (Spring 2026)
CS 739: Distributed Systems (Spring 2026)

Overview
I enjoy teaching students at every stage of their computer science journey, from helping new graduate students find their footing, to introducing undergraduates to computing, to exploring advanced systems research with graduate students.

My courses emphasize learning through reading, discussion, design, implementation, and open-ended projects. My goal is to help students develop the confidence and judgment to solve challenging systems problems throughout their careers.

Over the years, I've taught a range of courses, including:

• CS 900: Introduction for CS Graduate Students, which helps new graduate students transition into research, navigate graduate school, connect with faculty and peers, and become active members of the research community.
• CS 739: Distributed Systems, a graduate course centered on classic and modern systems research, in-depth discussion, and substantial projects.
• CS 736: Advanced Operating Systems, which examines influential operating-systems research and gives graduate students experience analyzing, discussing, and building upon important systems ideas.
• CS 537: Introduction to Operating Systems, where students learn the funamentals of operating systems through programming projects involving processes, concurrency, memory, and file systems.
• CS 402: Introducing Computer Science to K–12 Students, which prepares students to bring engaging and accessible computer science experiences into after-school clubs.
• CS 202: Introduction to Computation, an introductory course that helped students discover the central ideas underlying computation and computer science.