Stella Kaval

• Email: stellakaval@berkeley.edu
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stellakaval

Education

University of California, Berkeley

B.A. Computer Science
Berkeley, CA, August 2021 – May 2025

• Coursework: Data Structures, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Architecture, Discrete Math, Computer Security, Data Science, Systems and Devices, Functional Programming
• Awards: Tapia 2023 Scholarship, Grace Hopper 2022 Scholarship, Oracle Intern Leadership Award

Skills

• Languages: Java, Python, C++, SQL, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Assembly
• Technologies: Git, React, Angular, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Vim, Figma, Jira, Azure, AWS, MongoDB, SSH

Experience

UC Berkeley EECS Department, Teaching Assistant

Berkeley, CA, January 2023 – Present

• Instructed 24 students weekly on Data Structures, Sorting Algorithms, and more.
• Developed course materials and graded assignments for 1500+ students.
• Earned teaching effectiveness rating of 6.9/7.

Microsoft, Software Engineer Intern

Redmond, WA, May 2024 – August 2024

• Automated Azure cloud services across 60+ regions and 300+ datacenters.
• Developed full-stack microservice with TypeScript, React, C#.
• Enhanced service availability predictions using advanced data solutions.

Oracle, Software Engineer Intern

Redwood City, CA, May 2023 – August 2023

• Built UX feedback tool for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, used by 43,000+ users.
• Created feedback system, improving issue resolution speed by 2x.
• Implemented automated testing with Jest and Enzyme for 100% coverage.

UC Berkeley Data Science Discovery, Research Assistant

Berkeley, CA, August 2022 – January 2023

• Conducted feature engineering analysis of 20+ homeless service provider attributes in California.

Leadership

CS Kickstart, Lead Director

Berkeley, CA, January 2022 – Present

• Expanded 1-week bootcamp for 100 female students by 150% in 2 years.
• Managed a $100K+ budget and secured partnerships with 8 industry sponsors.

Projects

• Attax (Java) 🎮: Attax is a strategy-based, two-player board game implemented on a 7x7 grid. Players control red and blue pieces, aiming to convert their opponent’s pieces by strategic placement and movement.
• Deque (Java) 🔄: Deque is a data structure project where both linked list and array implementations of a Double Ended Queue (Deque) are built, allowing insertion and removal of elements from both ends.
• Enigma (Java) 🔐: Enigma simulates the historical Enigma machine used during World War II. The project involves building a Java program that can encode and decode messages based on customizable rotors and plugboard settings.
• Gitlet (Java) 🌱: Gitlet is a simplified version of Git, implemented in Java. It supports essential version control features such as committing changes, branching, merging, and restoring previous file versions.
• 2048 (Java) 🎲: In this project, the core logic for the popular sliding-tile puzzle game 2048 is implemented. The goal is to combine numbered tiles on a grid to create a tile with the number 2048.
• Wordnet (Java) 📚: Wordnet explores the relationships between words, particularly focusing on is-a (hypernym-hyponym) relationships. It also involves analyzing the frequency and usage patterns of words in printed English works.
• Ants vs. Bees (Python) 🐜🐝: Ants vs. Bees is a strategy-based game similar to Plants vs. Zombies, where players control ants to defend their colony from invading bees. The project focuses on game design, AI for enemies, and player strategies.
• Cats (Python) 🐱: Cats is a project that measures typing speed and accuracy. It involves creating a program that tests how quickly and correctly users can type, with additional features for correcting typing errors.
• Memory Safety (Python) 🛡️: Memory Safety involves identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in programs running on a virtual machine. The project emphasizes understanding and mitigating security risks related to memory management.
• Scheme Interpreter (Python) 🧠: Scheme Interpreter is a project where a subset of the Scheme programming language is implemented. The project involves parsing, evaluating expressions, and managing memory for the interpreter.
• Spam vs. Ham (Python) 📧: Spam vs. Ham is a machine learning project focused on classifying emails as spam or legitimate (ham). The goal is to build a classifier that can accurately distinguish between the two based on text content.
• CS61kaChow (NumC) (C) 🧮: CS61kaChow (NumC) is a project where matrix operations, inspired by Python’s numpy library, are implemented in C. The focus is on efficient manipulation and computation of large matrices.
• Snek (C) 🐍: Snek is a classic snake game implemented in C. The project involves handling user input, managing the snake’s movement, and implementing game mechanics such as collision detection and scoring.
• File Sharing (Go) 🔗: File Sharing is a secure file-sharing program written in Go. The project emphasizes ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of shared data through encryption and secure protocols.
• CS61CPU (Logisim) 💻: CS61CPU is a project that simulates a Central Processing Unit (CPU) using Logisim. The project focuses on understanding the fundamental operations of a CPU and building a functional model from scratch.