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👩‍🏫 Staff

Instructor

Sam Lau
he/him

lau@ucsd.edu

Lecture: TuTh 3:30-4:50PM, WLH 2005

Sam Lau is an assistant teaching professor in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at UC San Diego. His research creates novel interfaces for learning and teaching data science, including the popular Pandas Tutor tool (https://pandastutor.com/) which serves over 40,000 people per year. He is the author of an introductory data science textbook called Learning Data Science, published by O’Reilly Media in 2023.

Staff

TA
Giorgia Nicolaou
she/her

gnicolaou@ucsd.edu

Hi everyone! I’m Giorgia, a second year graduate student in HDSI. I’m originally from San Diego and loved it so much I had to come back for grad school! Outside of academics I spend most of my time making memories with friends, trying new restaurants, and have hopped on the pickleball trend. I look forward to meeting and working with everyone in DSC 80!

TA
Dylan Stockard
he/him

dstockard@ucsd.edu

Hello! My name is Dylan and I’m a second year master’s student studying data science! I was born and raised right near Seattle, and went to the University of Washington for my bachelor’s. I have been a TA here at UCSD before, but I have never taught DSC 80 so I’m excited to go into the more complicated material that we have. In my free time I train in MMA and love to workout in general, so if you see me at RIMAC say hi!

Tutor
Gabriel Cha
he/him

gcha@ucsd.edu

Hey there ! Really excited to be tutoring for dsc80 this quarter! I’m originally from Houston , Texas but am here now in San Diego majoring in Data Science. My current favorite restaurant is the Fire Spot on Convoy Street. Picked up a new hobby on planting tomato seeds. Feel free to ask any questions throughout the quarter!

Tutor
John(Jiayu) Chen
he/him

jic034@ucsd.edu

Hi, I’m John Chen! I’m currently a 4th year student majoring in Bioinformatics with a minor in Data Science. I found DSC 80 to be the most useful lower division course and I am excited to be a tutor for DSC 80. My favorite restaurant in San Diego is Menya Ultra, where I can never resist their rich tonkotsu ramen. Looking forward to see you guys in class and office hour!

Tutor
Doris Gao
she/her

ggao@ucsd.edu

Hi everyone! My name is Doris, I am a 4th-year data science and math-econ double major student. I am originally from Guangzhou, China, and moved to San Francisco 8 years ago. Outside of classes, I like getting boba, playing cello, and skiing. I think dsc80 has been one of the most useful courses from the DSC lower division, so I am really excited to meet and work with you guys!

Tutor
Alan(Zelong) Wang
he/him

zew013@ucsd.edu

Hello everyone! My name is Zelong, or you can call me Alan. I’m from China and currently a senior double majoring in Data Science and Math-Econ. I took DSC 80 during my second year, and it truly piqued my interest in this fascinating field. The ideas and intuitions behind the concepts you’ll learn in this course serve as crucial building blocks for more complex models in the future.

In my free time, I enjoy going to 24 Hour Gym, playing video games, and playing tennis🎾. If you’re curious to learn more about me, feel free to check out my personal website. I’m always happy to chat, so don’t hesitate to reach out! Looking forward to working with you all. 😊

Tutor
Sunan Xu
he/him

sux002@ucsd.edu

I’m Sunan, a student major in Bioinformatics and Data Science at Revelle College. My quest in the academic realm orbits around the fascinating world of DNA sequencing and computational chemistry. When not delving into the genomic universe, you’d find me embarking on road trips, capturing life’s vibrant hues through photography, or devising strategies in strategy games like Civilization.

Tutor
Tiffany Yu
she/her

z5yu@ucsd.edu

Hi! My name is Tiffany and I am a fourth-year Data Science student from Warren College. Besides studying, I love dancing, exercising and playing the piano. I have tutored DSC 10 for three quarters and DSC80 for two quarters. This is my 3rd time tutoring DSC 80. I am super excited to pass on my passion to all of you. I love making new friends. Feel free to chat with me after class! :)

Tutor
Luran(Lauren) Zhang
she/her

luz010@ucsd.edu

Hi everyone, my name is Lauren and I am from Walnut, California. I am currently a third year undergraduate student double major in Data Science and joint Math Econ. I am really excited to tutor DSC 80 this quarter because it was one of my favorite course and I really enjoyed those projects. They are definitely good content for your resume. This past summer I picked up rock climbing as my new hobby and I highly recommend everyone to try it🧗🏻‍♀️. I look forward to meeting you all during office hours😄.