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Research Bio

Natacha Crooks is an assistant professor in the Data Systems and Foundations Group in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), a co-founder of the Berkeley SkyLab. Crooks works at the intersection of distributed systems, databases and security.  She currently focuses on making large-scale distributed systems more robust to failures, be it hardware failures or malicious compromise. 

Research Expertise and Interest

database management systems, operating systems & networking

In the News

UC Berkeley Launches Sky Computing Lab to Revolutionize the Cloud Industry

UC Berkeley formally launched this week The Sky Computing Lab aimed at establishing a two-sided market mediated by services that identify and harness for users the best combination of compatible clouds for their needs and building a new backbone for interconnected cloud computing, a milestone that would revolutionize the industry.

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring

  • Introduction to Database Systems  [COMPSCI 186]  

  • Individual Research  [COMPSCI 299]  

2025 Fall

  • Supervised Independent Study  [COMPSCI 199]  

  • Special Topics  [COMPSCI 294]  

  • Individual Research  [COMPSCI 299]  

  • Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Computer Science  [COMPSCI 399]  

2025 Spring

  • Operating Systems and System Programming  [COMPSCI 162]  

  • Individual Research  [COMPSCI 299]