Hi! I'm Oliver Yu,
a student at UC Berkeley.

About Me

Hello! I'm Oliver Yu and I built this website to showcase a little more about what I do in school but more generally, who I am behind all of that! I hope you will take some time to browse through and get to know me a little better.

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For a little more background as to who I am. I was born and raised in Mountain View, California and have lived in the Bay Area my entire life. I am currently studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Go Bears! Academically, I'm interested in the intersection between hardware and software. I've taken courses and built projects primarily relating to software, but am looking to explore areas such as signal processing and computer architecture. I also spend a lot of my time teaching and mentoring other students.

School

Projects

Teaching

Activities

Just for Fun

School

Here is a list of the courses that I've taken and are currently taking at UC Berkeley. Feel free to click on the course names to see the course descriptions. My favorite course so far has to be EECS 16B, which I am currently also helping to teach!

Relevant Lower-Divison Coursework:

  • CS 61A - Structure/Interpretation of Computer Programs (A+)
  • CS 61B - Data Structures (A+)
  • CS 61C - Machine Structures/Great Ideas in Computer Architecture (A+)
  • CS 70 - Discrete Mathematics and Probability Theory (A)
  • EECS 16A - Designing Information Systems and Devices I (A)
  • EECS 16B - Designing Information Systems and Devices II (A+)
  • Math 53 - Multivariable Calculus (A)
  • Physics 7B - Heat, Electricity and Magnetism (A)
  • Physics 7C - Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Relativity, and Quantum Physics (A+)
Relevant Upper-Division Coursework:
  • CS 170 - Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems (A)
  • EECS 126 - Probability and Random Processes (A)
  • EE 120 - Signals and Systems (A)
  • CS 188 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (A)

Current Coursework (Fall 2022):
  • CS 162 - Operating Systems and Systems Programming
  • EECS 151 - Introduction to Integrated Circuits and Digital Design


Projects

Below are are some of the various projects I've worked on, ranging from circuit design to interpreters to low-level assembly code and logic circuits. Since most of my projects are private reposities, contact me if you'd like to learn more!

My Github

Experience

In summer 2022, I worked as a Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon Web Services. I had the pleasure of being a part of the Amazon Aurora organization out of the East Palo Alto office. I had an amazing time learning about systems programming, distributed systems, and the continuous development cycle of software engineers at such a large company!

Teaching

Teaching and tutoring have been huge parts of my life for the last several years. Here are some of the various teaching experiences I've had:

  • EECS 16B Undergraduate Student Instructor (uGSI)
  • Senior Mentor (Computer Science Mentors)
  • Academic Intern (CS61A, CS61BL)
  • Academic Tutor - Tutorfly, Inc.
  • Peer Tutor for CS Scholars

Activities

Camp Kesem Berkeley

Outside of school, I'm a part of this super cool and amazing organization called Camp Kesem. Camp Kesem is a national nonprofit organization that supports kids through and beyond a parent's cancer. We fundraise year-round to hold week-long summer camps for these children free of charge. We also plan events throughout the year to keep in touch with our campers and let them know that we are always here to support them.

Even despite the pandemic, I still had the opportunity to participate in the fully remote adaptation of summer camp called Kesem At Home during summer 2021. I was a counselor in the yellow unit (see pictures above) and loved getting to hang out and be silly with the 7-10 year old campers. This fall, I attended my first in-person Kesem event which was the Fall Program, where I got to meet many of my campers from the summer and play games with them.

I am currently fundraising for Camp Kesem!!! My goal is $500, which will help make camp free for all of our lovely campers! If you're interested in donating or just want to learn more consider checking out my fundraising page here: Oliver's Classy Page. Any and all donations are truly appreciated and really mean so much to the campers that we serve. Kesem truly a magical community and I hope you consider donating. To learn more about Camp Kesem and its mission, take a look at their website!

Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA)

TASA is an organization at Berkeley that I joined to meet some amazing people and celebrate Taiwanese culture with. We put on various events throughout the semester; some showcase Taiwanese culture, while others are more social activities designed to meet new people and foster a sense of community. I've definitely found a sense of community in TASA in the process made some really great friends.

Currently, I am the webmaster for TASA. My responsibilities include updating the website with the relevant information, adding new features to the website, in addition to sending out emails and dealing with club-wide communication.

Just for Fun

A random section of my favorite things :)

  • Books:
    • The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
    • Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
    • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • Movies:
    • Lady Bird
    • Spotlight
    • Call Me By Your Name
  • TV Shows:
    • Game of Thrones
    • Attack on Titan
  • Grocery Store: Trader Joe's
  • Olympic Sport: Synchronized Diving
  • Chocolate Percentage: 70%
  • Nut Butter: Almond
  • Jigsaw Puzzles: 2000-piece
  • Caffeine Fix: Yerba Mate (Raspberry, Passion), Iced Latte
  • Study Music: 2000's Throwbacks, Melodic EDM
  • Clothing Brand: UNI-QLO

Contact

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me with the form below.