Note, I’m retiring after Spring 2027 so not taking on any new students or projects.

Coordinates

Desk: 4118 Gateway Building

Phone: No. Please email to setup a time to talk. :-)

Email: my last name at berkeley dot edu

ORCID: 0000-0002-6096-4931

Office hours (Fall 2026): By appointment

PGP public key

My somewhat-up-to-date CV

Apologies, but I will silently ignore the following kinds of inquiries…

  • Any email that leans heavily on AI-generated writing. (I don’t need to run it through a detector – it’s immediately obvious.) If you can’t write, I have no evidence that you can think. Plus, if you expect me to invest my human time and effort in replying to your inquiry, it’s reasonable for you to put in some of your own as well.

  • Internship requests from remote and/or non-Berkeley students, paid or unpaid.

  • I don’t do expert witness work or consulting for IP cases, ever, period. If you’re specifically interested in my mobile computing work as a PhD student because you’re trying to take down a patent troll, I’ve put all that stuff on GitHub and good luck to you.

  • Recruiter inquiries of any kind, whether for me or my students.

  • Requests to evaluate a product in my classroom.

Students…

Requesting a recommendation/reference letter? Glad to hear you are moving to a new career phase!! Please read these guidelines first, so we know how best to proceed.

Applying to Berkeley? If you are a current Berkeley undergraduate student applying to grad school etc., I would be happy to talk to you. Otherwise, I generally cannot respond to “cold call” emails regarding admission to Berkeley. If you’re admitted I’ll be happy to talk to you once you’re here.