About Me #

Hi, my name is Barish! I am a senior studying Computer Science and Engineering at MIT. I grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan. Even though I try to educate myself in all areas of computer science, these days I am mostly interested in solving the problems of software modularity and web development. I enjoy teaching others, as well as creating educational content.

Other than academics and related work, I play video games, learn about world music, and watch movies.

If you want to ask me a question or contact me, please reach out at abutalib@mit.edu. I try to respond in a few days.

Right now, I do:

• Teach 6.1040/6.170 during Fall 2023.
• Work with Daniel Jackson on applying concepts into web development.
• Lead OpenCode @ MIT with my friend Adhami.
• Live in Burton 5 and serve as the floor chair and captain of the IM tennis team.
• Be part of the MIT Turkish Students Association.

The things I have done in the past include:

• Working at Citadel as a software engineering intern during Summer 2023.
• Teaching 6.102/6.031 and 6.S063 during Spring 2023.
• Working with Lea Verou and David Karger on HCI-related projects during Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
• Teaching C++ and algorithms to high school students in Azerbaijan. Here's a playlist from recorded lectures I did in Winter 2023.
• Working at Microsoft as a software engineering intern during Summer 2022.
• Teaching 6.101/6.009 during Fall 2021, Spring 2022, and Fall 2022.
• Being vice-president of VGA during 2021-2023 years.
• Working with Daniel Winklehner on building a control system for an ion source experiment.
• Doing competitive programming in various online competition platforms. I don't do these anymore, but I still enjoy solving problems from time to time.

I am very grateful to have worked with all these people and organizations. It would be very hard to maintain a list of all the people I have learned from, but I am thankful to all of them.