Rate My Professor Hao Yue

Hao Yue is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, within the Baskin School of Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida in 2015. Prior to his appointment at UCSC, Yue was the Associate Chair and Associate Professor of the Computer Science Department at San Francisco State University. His research interests center on computer science and engineering education, with a particular emphasis on developing innovative curricula, pedagogical methods, and technologies designed to reduce learning barriers and eliminate equity gaps. Additional interests include AI in education and large language models. He is also a faculty member of the Generative AI Center at UCSC.

Yue has secured multi-million dollar funding from the National Science Foundation and other sources to develop equitable curricula and educational programs that foster greater diversity among students and within the computer science and engineering workforce. He serves on the steering committee of the $15 million California Educator Workforce Investment Grant, which delivers statewide professional learning opportunities for computer science teachers and paraprofessionals. His contributions to the field are recognized through several awards, including the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Hot Information-Centric Networking in 2019, the Best Journal Paper Award from the IEEE Communications Society in 2018, and the Best Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks in 2017. Yue teaches key introductory courses such as CSE 20: Beginning Programming in Python and CSE 30: Abstractions in Python. Through his teaching and research, he promotes safe, inclusive, and collaborative learning environments to empower every student to unlock their potential and excel as confident, creative, and critical thinkers in computer science and engineering.