Dr. Stephens graduated with B.S. in Physics from BYU in 1996 and then went on to receive a M.S and Ph.D. in Astronomy from New Mexico State University in 1999 & 2003. He also holds a Masters of Library Science degree from the University of North Texas which he received in 2016. After receiving his Ph.D, Dr. Stephens went to work at NASA's Goddard Spaceflight Center doing software development for the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope mission, a project he still works on. He has served as a developer, the Testing and Release Manager, Software Manager, and as a Senior Scientific Software Developer over the years. He also served for a year as the Information Systems Development Manager at the Science Support Center of NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infra-red Astronomy (SOFIA). For three years (2014-2017) Dr. Stephens was the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library here at BYU before NASA lured him back. He started as professor in the Computer Science Department in December of 2020.

Dr. Richardson joined the BYU Computer Science faculty three years ago. He is the Counselor and former President of the Association for Machine Translation in the Americas (AMTA) and has been involved in Machine Translation (MT) research and development since attending BYU as an undergrad and graduate almost five decades ago. Before coming to teach at BYU, he worked for 10 years as the Manager of Machine Translation and Translation Systems at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prior experiences include presiding over the Brazil São Paulo South mission, 17 years at Microsoft Research as a Partner Researcher and Manager of the Machine Translation Group, and 11 years at IBM working on NLP and MT, including at the TJ Watson Research Center. His BS and MA degrees are in Computer Science and Linguistics from BYU, and his PhD is in Computer Science from the City University of New York. He and his wife Marianna have 12 children and 33 grandchildren. He is excited to teach and work with the amazing CS students at BYU!

Nancy Fulda the director of BYU's DRAGN Lab, a research group that studies machine learning, knowledge representation, and societal impacts of generative AI. She was a 1995 Howard W. Hunter scholar, a 2011 Jim Baen Memorial Award winner, and a team lead in Amazon's inaugural Alexa Prize Competition. In 2024 she was named one of Utah's top 100 AI professionals. Recent publications from Dr. Fulda's research group include Out of One, Many: Using Language Models to Simulate Human Samples and A Tale of Two Cultures: Comparing Interpersonal Disclosure Norms on Twitter. Ongoing research in her lab is studying ways to make large-scale language models more usable and energy-efficient. Part of this involves developing machine learning algorithms that more closely resemble the neurochemical processes in biological brains. She is also studying the application of neural programming interfaces in the context of knowledge grounding and mechanistic interpretability. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Fulda also writes science fiction. She has been nominated for the both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and has written on request for David Brin, TOR Books, and MIT’s Technology Review, as well as for the Dark Expanse space strategy game. She is the delighted mother of six children.

Hello! I am one of the head TAs for this course! I am a social science teaching major, with a minor in computer science. My favorite things are the color pink, my cat chai chai, and being a teacher! I am so excited to work with y'all this semester!

Hey! I'm one of your head TAs for the course (mainly focused on making sure things stay working behind the scenes). I'm majoring in ACME and love Python, the color green and making people's days just a little better.

I'm Ethan, I am a Computer Science major with an emphasis in software engineering. I'm excited to work with everyone this semester and I love coding so this will be great!! I also do a bunch of stuff on the backend so if you have issues with anything, feel free to reach out to me!

My name is Collin, I am a Microbiology major with a minor in Computer Science. I like playing disc golf, reading, and cooking. I'm looking forward to working with you all!

Hello there! I'm Jonathan and I'm currently studying Cybersecurity here at BYU. I spend most of my free time playing Beat Saber Competitively and have even created unofficial levels for the game. If you have any questions about the course, my hobbies, or anything else, feel free to reach out to me!

I'm Donovan and I'm a sophomore majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Math. I enjoy playing trumpet, playing games, designing games, and programming in general.

My name is Gage, and I am a sophomore majoring in computer science with an emphasis on software engineering. In my spare time, I enjoy playing piano and playing video games. Coding is something that I find a lot of fun in, and I'm excited to share that fun with you all!

Hey everyone! My name is Maddy, and I am a junior majoring in Machine Learning. Some might say that I have an unhealthy obsession with pasta, musicals, books, and rubber ducks. However, I happen to think my obsessions are very healthy and not excessive at all. I can't wait to get to know all of you this semester!!

Hello! I'm Harrison, a freshman/sophomore majoring in Computer Engineering. In my free time I like baking, 3d printing, and playing video games.(especially good indie titles). I love having fun with programming, so I'm pretty excited to see what creative things you all can come up with this semester!

Hi, I'm Grace! I'm a Computer Science major with an emphasis in Machine Learning and a minor in Math. Outside of school, I love to read new books, run, and eat sour candy. I can't wait to work with you guys this semester!

Hey all! I'm Luke! I'm a Computer Science major here at BYU. (Surprising, I know) Aside from Computer Science I love learning about literally everything, I'm a big-time hiker and enjoy the outdoors, and I'm learning Chinese. I'm excited to be working with all of you!

Hey I'm Charles! I'm currently switching majors to computer science with a machine learning emphasis. I've been coding in python for a long time I'm exited to help you all out.

Hi! My name is Hannah Young, and I am working on prerequisites for a masters degree in computer science or electrical engineering--both have robotics and machine learning, so it's hard to pick! I love rock climbing, lifting, and playing my guitar. I think coding is fun and can't wait to help y'all!

Hi! My name is Ben and I am a sophmore studying cybersecurity. I enjoy The Legend of Zelda, web design, and dungeon and dragons. I'm excited to meet you all individually and become friends!

My name is Andrew, and I'm an applied mathematics major studying data science and machine learning. I am a big fan of coding and am excited to have a blast teaching you. Feel free to reach out if you ever want to know anything about machine learning or AI.

Greetings friends, my name is Emily and I am excited to be one of your TAs this semester. I am a computer science major and mathematics minor. Outside of school, I enjoy reading, board games, TTRPGs, choral singing, and spending time with friends. Looking forward to a wonderful semester :)

I'm Cooper and I am finishing my Junior year in the C S program. I love gaming, lifting, drawing and good food. I work mostly online so please feel free to reach out.

Hi everyone! My name is Ari (they/them) and I am a sophomore majoring in computer science with minors in math and physics. Besides coding, I love being outside, playing piano and percussion, and learning about space/rockets (along with whatever else I’m hyperfocused on at the moment). I’m excited to meet you all!

Hi I'm Emily! I'm an Interdisciplinary Humanities major and I'm minoring in Computer Science! I love to code and to think about the different ways we learn. In my spare time I love to make music and learn new instruments. I also love trail running, rock climbing, and going to the gym. I can't wait to get to know you guys this semester -- please don't hesitate to stop by the help lab, we are so excited to meet you!

My name is Cameron, and I am a Junior majoring in computer science with an emphasis in machine learning. I enjoy playing piano and board games. Coding is a ton of fun and I can’t wait to help you all!

My name is Ryan, and I am a freshman majoring in computer science with an undecided emphasis. I enjoy playing piano and teaching people how to play video games. I'm excited to help you all this semester!

Hey! My name is Michael, and I'm a freshman majoring in computer science. I love to read and write as well as play the piano. I love coding and I love helping people, so I'm thrilled to be able to help you this semester.

My name is Jonas, I am a Computer Science major. I love music, drums, guitar, sports, and friends. I may not be the best or most knowledgeable, but I am excited to help other with what I know for this semester!

Hey! I'm Kate, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Creative Writing. I love reading, writing, programming, dancing, playing music, and bread. I'm excited to get to know you all this semester!

I'm Emma, a freshman majoring in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in History. I like to cook, run, and whittle. Good luck, guys! Looking forward to helping you through it!

My name is Tyler Cox. I am a CS major with an emphasis in machine learning. I enjoy reading and cooking as well as coding. I am looking forward to another great semester.

Hey, I'm Ben, and I'm a junior majoring in computer engineering. My interests include Star Wars, building things, and video games. I'm looking forward to meeting and helping each of you!

I'm Saul, a CS major with an emphasis in animation and games. I enjoy playing video games, listening to music, and programming just to name a few things. I love helping people learn how to code so feel free to ask me any questions!

안녕 여러분, I'm Neil, a help lab TA. I am a mechanical engineering major and a hobbiest, or "that guy" - the one with the random box of electronics and parts. If I'm not tinkering (breaking) or debugging (also breaking) something, I'm listening to music and cooking. I'm happy to answer any questions you have, nerdy or otherwise!