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GGCS Faculty Mentorship & Graduate Advising Services
Advising with GGCS Graduate Faculty Advisors
♦ Faculty mentorship is provided by our committee of faculty GGCS Graduate Faculty Advisors (GFAs). These faculty are available each quarter for "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) Office Hours via Zoom.
♦ Each GFA can assist graduate students with questions about courses, career planning, and finding/working with Research Advisors, and more.
- To meet with a faculty GGCS Graduate Advisor for mentorship:
GGCS Graduate Faculty Advisors (GFAs) are available every week for "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) Office Hours. If you're interested in meeting with a faculty member for advising, please refer to the dates / times distributed in the announcement sent via email. This msg also includes the Zoom link, which stays the same all quarter.
If you need a reminder for when our faculty GFAs are available, contact [email protected].
- Students May Receive Advising From:
- • Muhao Chen, Associate Professor, Computer Science
• Martin Hilbert, Professor, Communications
• Lifu Huang, Associate Professor, Computer Science
• Isaac Kim, Associate Professor, Computer Science & Physics
• Jasper Lee, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
• Joshua McCoy, Associate Professor, Computer Science & Cinema and Digital Media
• Slobodan Mitrovic, Associate Professor, Computer Science
• John Owens, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Amanda Raybuck, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
• Mohammad Sadoghi, Professor, Computer Science
• Maike Sonnewald, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
• Hao-Chuan Wang, Professor & Chair, Computer Science
• Jiawei Zhang, Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Computer Science
Advising with GGCS Coordinators & Peer Advisors
♦ Advising with the GGCS Coordinators and Peer Advisors is also available each quarter. Graduate student advising with the GGCS Coordinators is primarily on an appointment-only basis. Any drop-in advising details will be announced each quarter.
♦ Advising with the MS Peer Advisor is available via appointment and drop-in. Drop-in Peer Advising details are announced each quarter.
- To make an advising appointment with the GGCS Coordinators and/or MS Peer Advisor:
- • Follow this link to the Advising Appointment System.
• Select "Computer Science" as the office.
• NOTE: Do NOT select "Graduate Studies" as this will not route you to the correct place! Be sure to check that "Computer Science" is selected before moving on.
• Select "PhD Student Advising" or "MS Student Advising" as the schedule. This will take you to the appropriate appointment page.
• In the "Reason for Appointment" field, write down any questions you’re hoping to have answered during your appointment.
• Click on "Continue".
• Select a time that works for you.- • If you don’t see any available times for this week, click on "Next Week" to check other weeks.
- • If all appointments are currently full, please check back tomorrow, as more appointment times are added every day!
- Students May Receive Advising From:
- • Tamara Riggs, Graduate Program Coordinator (PhD & MS Students)
• Winnie Wang, MS Program Coordinator (MS Students)
• Jessica Stoller, Graduate Student Success Specialist (PhD & MS Students, case-by-case)
• Sanjana Suhas Mali, MS Peer Advisor
• Vincent Huynh, MS Peer Advisor - GGCS Advising Workshops
- GGCS offers Advising Workshops each quarter, covering specific topics. Winter Quarter 2027 is expected to include workshops for the MS Exam and for the MS Advance to Candidacy processes.
Advising Workshops are hosted by the GGCS Coordinators. Dates and details will be released to students as they become available.
Students with requests or suggestions for future Advising Workshop topics should feel free to contact us at [email protected]!
Need to contact us? Email us at: [email protected]