With a father and a brother who are both electrical engineers in Singapore, Wen-Rui Liao came to UC Berkeley knowing that he wanted to learn about both software and hardware and their interfaces. He has been watching the ways that new technologies are impacting so many aspects of people’s everyday lives and wanting to become […]
Staff Spotlight: Shirley Salanio
I can think of no other staff member I’ve ever worked with who exemplifies “service cheerfully given for the general good” more than Shirley. She knows the name of nearly every EECS student. She said hello to me, by name, my first year before we ever interacted. When you first start grad school and everything […]
Combining EECS and Ballet: Alexandria Finley
Alexandria Finley wasn’t expecting to earn one of the ten places at the Genée International Ballet Competition this year that was sponsored by the competition, let alone one of the 100 places to compete. But without the sponsorship, she couldn’t afford to attend the 10 day competition in Sydney, Australia this December. In Alexandria’s mind, […]
Looking at the Top in Tech: Virginia Smith
Computer Science Ph.D. student, Virginia Smith, started out in a field where there were quite a lot women. As an undergraduate, she studied math, a field where there are almost equal numbers of men and women. Smith finished all of her required math courses in her first two years as an undergrad, and, looking for […]