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Electrical Engineering (EE)

http://ee.usc.edu/
D class assignments for undergraduates available in EEB102; phone (213) 740-4447.
D class assignments for graduate students available in EEB100; phone (213) 740-4447.
To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network. For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of OFF CAMPUS.

EE 101: Introduction to Digital Logic (3.0 units)

Boolean algebra; number systems; Boolean function synthesis; binary arithmetic; codes; combinational logic devices; sequential circuits; state machine design and implementation. Duplicates credit in former EE 154.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30409R	001	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	42 of 80		TBA
30404D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	34 of 37	Michael Castle	VHE217
30892R	001	Discussion	8:00-9:20am	Friday	29 of 36		VHE205
30401D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	44 of 51	Han Wang	THH210
30402R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	26 of 30		VHE205
31333R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Friday	23 of 30		VHE205

EE 105: Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3.0 units)

Gateway to the majors in Electrical Engineering. An overview of modern electrical engineering; communications, computers, circuits, components, controls, electromagnetics, microelectronics; principles of commercial products such as FAX, modem, CD-ROM, ATM networks.

Corequisite: MATH 125

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30410R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:20am	Mon, Wed	37 of 45	Armand Tanguay	OHE230	PDF (92349 KB)
30412R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 45	Armand Tanguay	OHE230	PDF (92372 KB)

EE 109L: Introduction to Embedded Systems (3.0 units)

Information representations, embedded C language constructs, assembly programming, state machines, and fundamental circuit analysis. Embedded topics will include digital I/O, serial I/O protocols, analog-to-digital conversion and interrupt mechanisms. Recommended preparation: Knowledge of C or C++.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30997R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	64 of 100		OFFICE
31009D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	32 of 35	Mark Redekopp	VHE205
31291D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 34	Mark Redekopp	VHE205
31007D	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Thursday	29 of 34		VHE205
31292D	001	Lab	2:30-3:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 36		VHE205
31395D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 34	Allan Weber	VHE205
31396D	001	Lab	1:00-2:20pm	Wednesday	27 of 35		VHE205

EE 150L: Engineering Computational Methods (3.0 units)

Algorithms and computational methods for efficient solution of engineering problems. Introduction to engineering software tools.

Note: Register for one lecture, one Lab .

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30414R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 68	Douglas Burke	MHP105
30415R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	66 of 76	Douglas Burke	ZHS352
30416R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	12 of 30		SAL109
30417R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Wednesday	10 of 36		SAL126
30418R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Monday	29 of 36		SAL127
30419R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	31 of 40		SAL126
30475R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	6 of 36		SAL127
30855R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Thursday	18 of 30		ZHS360

EE 202L: Linear Circuits (4.0 units)

Lumped circuit elements; network equations; zero-input and zero-state responses; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; impedance;resonance; network functions; power concepts; transformers; Laplace transforms.

Prerequisite: PHYS 152
Corequisite: MATH 245
Note: Register for one lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30432R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	39 of 52	Edward Maby	OHE230
30433R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 50	Edward Maby	OHE230
30434R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	47 of 52		OHE230
30435R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	35 of 50		OHE230

EE 209: Foundations of Digital System Design (4.0 units)

Logic-function synthesis, state machines, combinational and sequential data-path components. Physical principles used to analyze and design digital integrated circuits. Prerequisite: EE 109.

Prerequisite: EE 109

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30773D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	40 of 41	Mark Redekopp	GFS207
30777D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	KAP163
30770R	001	Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Friday	26 of 38		VHE205
30774R	001	Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	36 of 38		VHE205
30881R	001	Quiz	7:00-9:00pm	Thursday	50 of 80		OFFICE

EE 241: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering (3.0 units)

Introduction to the theory of matrices, vector spaces, least-squares approximation and MATLAB. Applications to communications, control and signal processing.

Prerequisite: MATH 126
Note: Register for lecture and discussion.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30442R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 50	Benjamin Reichardt	VKC102
30443R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	40 of 50		KAP146

EE 254L: Introduction to Digital Circuits (4.0 units)

Digital system design and implementation; synchronous design of datapath and control; schematic/Verilog-based design, simulation, and implementation in Field Programmable Gate Arrays; timing analysis; simple CPU design; semester-end project. Prerequisites: EE 101 or EE 154. Duplicates credit in former EE 201.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 101 or EE 154)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered
31295R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled
31297R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	Canceled
31286R	001	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	Canceled
31280R	001	Lab	6:10-9:00pm	Tuesday	Canceled
31281R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	Canceled
31290R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	Canceled
31294R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Monday	Canceled

EE 277L: Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits (2.0 units)

Physical principles and circuit theory used to analyze and design digital integrated circuits. Introduction to digital abstractions that bridge the gap between basic circuit theory and VLSI. Prerequisite: EE 109. Duplicates credit in EE 328.

Prerequisite: EE 109

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31099R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	36 of 50	Shermin Arab, Sandeep Gupta	SSL150
31011R	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	36 of 50		OFFICE

EE 301: Linear Systems (4.0 units)

Representation and analysis of linear time-invariant systems primarily for the continuous time case. Convolution, Fourier series and transform, Laplace transform, controls and communications applications.

Prerequisite: EE 202
Note: Register for one lecture, one discussion and quiz

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30444R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	67 of 76	Andreas Molisch	ZHS352
30459R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	40 of 45		OHE230
30541R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Wednesday	27 of 45		OHE230

EE 330: Electromagnetics I (3.0 units)

Basic static and dynamic electromagnetic field theory and applications; electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, energy flow, plane waves incident on planar boundaries, transmission lines.

Prerequisite: (EE 202 and MATH 445 and PHYS 152)
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30463R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 45	John Stang	SGM601
30464R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	17 of 20		KAP166
30465R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	Canceled
30466R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	19 of 20		KAP137

EE 338: Physical Electronics (3.0 units)

Semiconductor device characteristics and applications. Physical models of electronic conduction in solids, p-n junctions, bipolar and field effect transistors and other solid state devices. Not for credit to students who have taken 378L.

Prerequisite: (EE 202 and PHYS 152)
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30467R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	51 of 55	Rehan Kapadia	LVL17	Word (16655 KB)
30468D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	33 of 33		GFS207
30469R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	18 of 25		GFS105

EE 348L: Electronic Circuits (4.0 units)

Basic analog and digital circuit design using Bipolar Junction Transistors, Field Effect Transistors, and integrated circuits.

Corequisite: EE 338

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30470R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	MWF	36 of 41	Edward Maby	OHE230

EE 352L: Computer Organization and Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer organization and architecture. Concepts include: computer evolution and performance, system busses, cache memory, internal and external memory, input/output, operating system support, computer arithmetic. Prerequisite: CSCI 104.

Prerequisite: CSCI 104

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30406R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	30 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	SSL150
30407R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	32 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	SSL150
30411R	001	Lecture	1:00-3:40pm	Friday	40 of 43	Mary Eshaghian	LVL16
30461R	001	Lab	8:00-8:50am	Friday	25 of 40		GFS207
30462D	001	Lab	10:00-10:50am	Friday	40 of 42		GFS207
31226R	001	Lab	9:00-9:50am	Friday	37 of 40		GFS207

EE 354L: Introduction to Digital Circuits (4.0 units)

Digital system design and implementation; synchronous design of datapath and control; schematic/Verilog-based design, simulation, and implementation in Field Programmable Gate Arrays; timing analysis; semester-end project. Prerequisite: EE 101 or EE 154L. (Duplicates credit in EE 254 and in former EE 201L)

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 101 or EE 209)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31307R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	22 of 60	Gandhi Puvvada	KAP156
31308R	001	Lab	6:10-9:00pm	Tuesday	13 of 20		OHE336
31309R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 20		OHE336

EE 364: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical En (3.0 units)

Introduction to concepts of randomness and uncertainty: probability, random variables, statistics. Applications to digitalcommunications, signal processing, automatic control, computer engineering and computer science.

Prerequisite: 1 from (MATH 225 or MATH 245)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30480R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	44 of 60	Keith Chugg	GFS101
30481R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	43 of 60	Keith Chugg	ZHS252
30778D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	56 of 61	Jerry Mendel	GFS118	PDF (153657 KB)
30779D	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	57 of 62	Jerry Mendel	GFS116

EE 441: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering (3.0 units)

Introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory and their underlying concepts. Applications to engineering problems. Prerequisite: MATH 445 or graduate standing.

Prerequisite: MATH 445

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30492D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	12 of 20	Benjamin Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30544R	014	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	12 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30487R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	45 of 56	Benjamin Reichardt	OHE100D
30488R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	45 of 56		OHE122

EE 443: Introduction to Power Systems (3.0 units)

Components of power systems. Analysis techniques in electrical power generation transmission and utilization. Environmental and economic considerations in system operations and planning.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30496D	001	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	61 of 80	Robert Castro	OHE132
30497D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	8 of 20	Robert Castro	DEN@Viterbi

EE 444: Power Systems Technology (3.0 units)

Comprehensive assessment of the technical, environmental, and regulatory challenges that affect the future delivery and utilization of electric power. Case-study analysis.

Prerequisite: EE 202

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31282D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
30963R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30964D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	44 of 45	Mohammed Beshir	OHE100C
30962R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	42 of 44		OHE100C

Crosslist EE 445L: Introduction to Robotics (4.0 units)

Designing, building and programming mobile robots; sensors, effectors, basic control theory, control architectures, some advanced topics, illustrations of state-of-the-art. Teamwork; final project tested in a robot contest. Junior standing or higher. Prerequisites: CSCI 103.

Prerequisite: CSCI 103
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 445.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29955D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 30 (1 on waitlist)	Nora Ayanian	THH213
29956R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Wednesday	15 of 15		VHE205
29958R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Monday	14 of 15		VHE205

EE 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (3.0 units)

Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local networks; long-haul networks; internal protocols;link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; higher level protocols. Duplicates credit in CSCI 353.

Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30452R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 40	Ali Zahid	KAP140
30454R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 48	Ali Zahid	KAP146
30501R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 61	Ali Zahid	SOSB46
30502R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 40	Ali Zahid	SOSB46
30450R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	58 of 60	Ali Zahid	MHP106
30555R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	44 of 50	Ali Zahid	THH116
30684R	001	Quiz	4:00-8:00pm	Friday	215 of 250	Ali Zahid	TBA
30545D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	8 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30546R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	9 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30782R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 40	Joe Touch	VHE217	PDF (212857 KB)
30783R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	35 of 40	Joe Touch	MHP106
30500R	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	53 of 60	Ali Zahid	OHE132
30503R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 50	Ali Zahid	THH116
30504R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	56 of 70	Ali Zahid	OHE132
30505R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	45 of 50	Ali Zahid	SSL150

EE 454L: Introduction to System-on-Chip (4.0 units)

Design flow, tools, and issues related to System/Network-on-Chip (S/Noc) design for real-time embedded systems with applications in mobile, cloud, aerospace, and medical electronics. Prerequisite: EE 354.

Prerequisite: EE 354

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30911R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	21 of 34	Paul Bogdan	VHE205
30559R	001	Lab	9:00-10:50am	Friday	21 of 30		OHE336

Crosslist EE 455x: Introduction to Programming Systems Design (4.0 units)

Intensive introduction to programming principles, discrete mathematics for computing, software design and software engineering concepts. Not available for credit to computer sciencemajors, graduate or undergraduate.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 455.
Note: Register for lecture and lab.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30100D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	177 of 190	Claire Bono	SGM124	PDF (128619 KB)
29950R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	29 of 25	Claire Bono	SAL126
30192R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	31 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL127
30205R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	23 of 25	Claire Bono	SAL109
30206R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	23 of 25	Claire Bono	SAL109
30207R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	20 of 25	Claire Bono	SAL109
30261R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	21 of 25	Claire Bono	SAL109
30262R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	29 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
29963D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	15 of 20	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
29964R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	15 of 20	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi

EE 457: Computer Systems Organization (3.0 units)

Register Transfer level machine organization; performance; arithmetic; pipelined processors; exceptions, out-of-order and speculative execution, cache, virtual memory, multi-core multi-threaded processors, cache coherence. Prerequisites: EE 354L or graduate standing.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 254 or EE 354)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31284D	014	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
31305R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 70	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS252
31285R	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
31306R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	50 of 70		GFS116
30567R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	104 of 110	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE122
30568R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	57 of 70	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS352
30569R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	88 of 110	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE122
30605R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	61 of 70	Gandhi Puvvada	THH208
30571R	001	Quiz	10:00-11:50am	Friday	180 of 252	Gandhi Puvvada	TBA

EE 470: Electromagnetics II (3.0 units)

Dynamic field theory and elementary solutions to Maxwell's equations. Introduction to propagation and radiation of electromagnetic fields. Prerequisite: 330.

Prerequisite: EE 330

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30550D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Aluizio Prata	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (28782 KB)
30552R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	4 of 28	Aluizio Prata	OHE100C	PDF (28782 KB)

EE 471: Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers (3.0 units)

Introductory quantum mechanics and applications. Schrodinger equation, atomic and molecular processes, time-dependent perturbation theory. Applications to lasers, solid state demos and gaseous devices. Prerequisite: 330 or graduate standing.

Prerequisite: EE 330
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30554R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	11 of 30	Martin Gundersen	VHE210

EE 472: Introduction to Lasers and Laser Systems (3.0 units)

Electric dipole transitions; traveling wave and resonant amplifiers; laser pumping and rate equations; threshold, frequency, and power output of lasers; holography; laser communication systems.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30888D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	Canceled

EE 475: Wireless Communication Technology (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of wireless communication from a device point of view. Lab experiments and design project. Recommended preparation: EE 241, EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30458R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 60	Dan Goebel	GFS101

EE 477L: MOS VLSI Circuit Design (4.0 units)

Analysis and design of digital MOS VLSI circuits including area, delay and power minimization. Laboratory assignments including design, layout, extraction, simulation and automatic synthesis. Prerequisite: EE 277L, or EE 338 or graduate standing.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 277 or EE 338)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30551R	001	Lecture	8:00-10:50am	Monday	24 of 50	Ali Zadeh	VKC150
31200R	001	Lecture	6:30-9:10pm	Monday	28 of 40	Ali Zadeh	KAP156
30781R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	50 of 50	Massoud Pedram	VKC100
30596R	001	Lab	5:00-6:20pm	Wednesday	50 of 50	Massoud Pedram	RTH115
30599D	014	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Alice Parker	DEN@Viterbi
30577R	014	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	6 of 20	Alice Parker	DEN@Viterbi
30593R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 52	Alice Parker	OHE136
30595R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	24 of 27	Alice Parker	RTH109
30991R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	27 of 28	Alice Parker	SAL109
30590R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	0 of 1
30786R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	24 of 25	Ali Zadeh	OHE230
31201R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	28 of 40	Ali Zadeh	RTH105

EE 479: Analog Integrated Circuit Design (4.0 units)

MOSFET and BJT operation and models; elementary amplifier configurations; biasing and references; frequency response; feedback; operational amplifiers. Prerequisite: EE 348.

Prerequisite: EE 348
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30532R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 56	Shuo-Wei Chen	OHE100D	PDF (408889 KB)
31191R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	37 of 56		OHE100D
30534D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Shuo-Wei Chen	DEN@Viterbi
31283D	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 482: Linear Control Systems (3.0 units)

Analysis of linear control systems; continuous and sampled-data systems, various stability criteria; frequency response and rootlocus compensation techniques. (Duplicates credit in AME 451)

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301 or EE 301a)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30603R	001	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	25 of 40	Fariba Ariaei	OHE136
31377D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	5 of 20	Fariba Ariaei	DEN@Viterbi
30607R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	25 of 40		OHE100D
30615R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 483: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing covering: discrete timelinear systems, quantization, sampling, Z-transforms, Fouriertransforms, FFTs and filter design.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301 or EE 301a)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30613D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Richard Leahy	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (107326 KB)
30561D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30609R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	57 of 90	Richard Leahy	OHE122
30612R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	56 of 90		OHE132

EE 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30611D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 15	Sandeep Gupta, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 499: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Course content will be selected each semester from current developments in the field of electrical engineering.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Introduction to the Fokas Method and other solutions of PDEs
31114R	001	3.0	Lecture	3:30-6:10pm	Monday	5 of 20	Costas Synolakis, Athanassios Fokas	OFFICE

EE 503: Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineers (4.0 units)

Rigorous coverage of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, functions of multiple random variables, covariance, correlation, random sequences, Markov chains, estimation, and introduction to statistics. Duplicates credit in former EE 464 and EE 465.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30788R	048	Lecture	5:00-8:30pm	Thursday	53 of 60	Salman Avestimehr	GFS101	PDF (56243 KB)
31112R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	52 of 60	Salman Avestimehr	THH212
30789D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	14 of 20	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (92173 KB)
31399R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	14 of 20	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi
30587D	048	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	43 of 46	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (173175 KB)
30588R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	43 of 46	Bart Kosko	VPD105
31113R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 50	Konstantinos Psounis	LVL16
30785R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	41 of 50	Konstantinos Psounis	GFS101
30580D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	76 of 80	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE132	PDF (92173 KB)
30581R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	76 of 80	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE132

EE 504L: Solid State Processing and Integrated Circuits Laboratory (3.0 units)

Laboratory oriented with lectures keyed to practical procedures and processes. Solid-state fabrication and analysis fundamentals; basic device construction techniques. Prerequisite: BSEE

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30518D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	30 of 40	Kian Kaviani	VPD106
30520R	048	Lab	9:00-12:00pm	Thursday	2 of 5		OFFICE
30521R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Tuesday	5 of 5		OFFICE
30522R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	2 of 5		OFFICE
30523R	048	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Tuesday	5 of 5		OFFICE
30525R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	2 of 5
30526R	048	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Thursday	5 of 5		OFFICE
30448R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Wednesday	4 of 5		OFFICE
30451R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Friday	5 of 5		OFFICE

EE 506: Semiconductor Physics (3.0 units)

Semiconductor bonds, crystallography, band structure assumptions, group theory, band structure results, k.p method, quantum wells, wires and dots, superlattices, amorphous, organic semiconductors, defects, statistics, surfaces.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30530D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 30	Dan Dapkus	VHE210	Word (14244 KB)

EE 508: Nano-Fabrication Lithography (3.0 units)

Physical basis of lithography methods for nano-scale devices. Photon-, electron-, and ion-based systems, advanced processes; resolution enhancement techniques; directed self assembly.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30772R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	35 of 57	Wei Wu	VPD116	PDF (394234 KB)

EE 509: Electromagnetics for Semiconductor Photonics (3.0 units)

Overview of electromagnetics needed to understand and design photonic devices. Includes discussion of waveguides and resonant cavities and an introduction to photonic crystals.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31005R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 25	Michelle Povinelli	KAP167

EE 511: Simulation Methods for Stochastic Systems (1.0 unit)

Project-oriented investigation of simulation methods used for the analysis and design of complex stochastic systems whose operation and performance are affected by random events. Corequisite: EE 503. Recommended preparation: MatLab programming experience.

Corequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31117R	048	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	35 of 50	John Silvester	THH114
31222R	048	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	Friday	36 of 40	John Silvester	KAP145

EE 512: Stochastic Processes (3.0 units)

Probability theory and stochastic processes, including renewal theory, Markov chains, Brownian motion, martingales, and stochastic calculus. Applications in communication networks, queuing theory, and financial systems. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503.

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31190R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 70	Ashutosh Nayyar	OHE132
31298D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	0 of 20	Ashutosh Nayyar	DEN@Viterbi
31193R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	27 of 82		OHE132
31299R	034	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	0 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 516: High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems (3.0 units)

AC/DC conversion processes, converter technologies, and design; harmonics, controls, and protection; AC/DC interactions and system performance; modeling, application, and installation; current-source versus voltage-source converters. Prerequisite: EE 443.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31287R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	28 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	KAP140

EE 518: Mathematics and Tools for Financial Engineering (4.0 units)

Students will build a mathematical background for studying Financial Engineering. Emphasis is on analysis, proofs and examples. Mathworks Financial toolbox will be introduced.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31301D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	35 of 40	Petros Ioannou	OHE100B
31302R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Friday	35 of 40		OHE132
31303D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 10	Petros Ioannou	DEN@Viterbi
31304R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Friday	4 of 10		DEN@Viterbi

EE 519: Speech Recognition and Processing for Multimedia (3.0 units)

Speech production, acoustics, perception, synthesis, compression, recognition, transmission. Coding for speech, music, and CD-quality. Feature extraction. Echo cancellation. Audio, visual synchronization. Multimedia, Internet use.

Prerequisite: EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30659D	034	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Friday	3 of 20	Shrikanth Narayanan, Joseph Tepperman	DEN@Viterbi
30661R	048	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Friday	26 of 40	Shrikanth Narayanan, Joseph Tepperman	OHE136

EE 520: Introduction to Quantum Information Processing (3.0 units)

Introduces the basics of quantum computation and quantum information theory: quantum bits and registers, unitary gates, algorithms, error correction, and quantum cryptography. Recommended preparation: EE 441 and EE 503.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30556R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 30	Todd Brun	VHE206	PDF (70204 KB)

EE 522: Immersive Audio Signal Processing (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of digital audio signal processing, room acoustics, and psychoacoustics. Algorithms for real-time implementation of immersive audio systems for integrated media applications.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301B or EE 483)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30616D	048	Lecture	1:00-3:50pm	Friday	19 of 20	Chris Kyriakakis	RTH217

EE 525: Power System Protection (3.0 units)

Theory of system and equipment protection, characteristics of relays, relay coordination, and system considerations. Prerequisite: EE 443.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30624R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	26 of 40	Vibhor Trehan	RTH105
30625D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	3 of 20	Vibhor Trehan	DEN@Viterbi

EE 528: Power Electronics (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of switched-mode power converters operating under steady-state and transient conditions. Feedback control systems. Magnetic circuit design.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30771D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	19 of 33	Andras Kuthi	OHE100B	PDF (148566 KB)
30887D	034	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Andras Kuthi	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (148566 KB)

EE 529: Optics (3.0 units)

Basic graduate level optics including wave optics, foundations of geometric optics, optical elements, aberration theory, Hermite-Gaussian beams, multilayer structures, and matrix techniques. Recommended preparation: 470 or graduate standing.

Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30686R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 30	Armand Tanguay	OHE100B	PDF (92938 KB)
30985D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 20	Armand Tanguay	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (92938 KB)
30682R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	12 of 30		OHE100B
30986R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	4 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist EE 534: Materials Characterization (3.0 units)

Characterization of solids by optical microscopy, electron microscopy, (TEM, SEM) and elemental and structural analysis (EPMA, ESCA, AES, SIMS, HEED, LEED, SED, etc.).

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in MASC 534.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32177R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	21 of 30	Anupam Madhukar	VHE217

EE 536a: Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design (4.0 units)

a: MOSFET operation and models; elementary amplifier configurations; biasing and references; frequency response; noise; feedback; operational amplifiers; frequency compensation; non-linearity and mismatch; passive and active filters. Prerequisite: EE 448L or EE 479.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 448 or EE 479)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30695D	034	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	2 of 20	Hossein Hashemi	DEN@Viterbi
30696R	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	13 of 40	Hossein Hashemi	OHE100B
30697R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	1 of 15		DEN@Viterbi
30698R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	12 of 30		OHE100B

EE 537: Modern Solid-State Devices (3.0 units)

Integrated-circuit technologies for mixed-signal communication and data systems. Constituent device models and their limitations. Contemporary research topics.

Prerequisite: EE 338

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31394D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 60	Chongwu Zhou	THH114

EE 539: Engineering Quantum Mechanics (3.0 units)

Quantum mechanics for engineering majors who work with solid state devices, quantum electronics, and photonics. Schroedinger equation, perturbation theory, electronic and optical processes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30702R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	12 of 30	Tony Levi	VHE210	PDF (289479 KB)

EE 542: Internet and Cloud Computing (3.0 units)

Principles and technologies of server clusters, virtualized datacenters, Grids/P2P, Internet clouds, social networks, Internet of Things (IoT), and their innovative applications. Recommended preparation: EE 450 or EE 457.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30533R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 49	Kai Hwang	KAP146	PDF (51439 KB)
30535R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	80 of 94	Kai Hwang	MHP106	PDF (51439 KB)
31119R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	47 of 49	Kai Hwang	LVL16	PDF (51439 KB)

EE 550: Design and Analysis of Computer Communication Networks (3.0 units)

Applications of stochastic modeling and optimization techniques to communication network design and analysis. Data link control; performance models; multi-access channels; routing and flow control. Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30621R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	17 of 60	Michael Neely	OHE122
31366D	034	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Michael Neely	DEN@Viterbi

EE 551: Principles of Radar (3.0 units)

Signal propagation, reflections from targets; radar equation; detection of scintillating targets; resolution; ambiguity functions; clutter rejection; tracking radars. Prerequisites: EE 364 and EE 470.

Prerequisite: (EE 364 and EE 470)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31006R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 28	Mahta Moghaddam	OHE120
31010D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Mahta Moghaddam	DEN@Viterbi

EE 556: Stochastic Systems (3.0 units)

Stochastic system models, Dynamic programming, Linear quadratic control, Kalman filtering and estimation, System identification, approximate dynamic programming methods, adaptive control and online learning. Prerequisite: EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 512 or EE 562 or ISE 538.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31008R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 30	Rahul Jain	KAP140
30944R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	6 of 30		OFFICE

EE 557: Computer Systems Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer architecture from a design perspective: Pipelined processors, speculative execution, VLIW, vector processors, memory systems, interconnection networks, shared-memory and message-passing multiprocessors, chip multiprocessors.

Prerequisite: EE 457
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30628D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Xuehai Qian	DEN@Viterbi
30630R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	21 of 50	Xuehai Qian	OHE100D
30629R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	20 of 50		OHE100D

EE 558: Optical Fiber Communication Systems (3.0 units)

State-of-the-art optical fiber communication system. Emphasis on optoelectronic-device and communication-systems issues necessary to provide high-speed and/or networked optical communications. Recommended preparation: EE 338; basic knowledge of optics, semiconductor, and communications concepts.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30632D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Alan Willner	DEN@Viterbi
30633D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	24 of 30	Alan Willner	OHE120

Crosslist EE 561: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Foundations of symbolic intelligent systems, search, logic, knowledge representation, planning, learning. Recommended preparation: good programming and algorithm analysis skills

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 561.
Note: Register for lecture and discussion.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30195D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	322 of 333	Laurent Itti	SGM123
30034R	048	Discussion	7:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	33 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
30035D	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	30 of 34	Sheila Tejada	VKC260
30036R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	31 of 32	Sheila Tejada	THH112
30037R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	33 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
30039R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	33 of 33	Sheila Tejada	VKC260
30040R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	33 of 33	Sheila Tejada	VKC210
30041R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	36 of 36	Sheila Tejada	VKC151
30042R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	33 of 34	Sheila Tejada	VKC210
30050R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	29 of 34	Sheila Tejada	OHE136
30159R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	31 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
30079D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	10 of 20	Laurent Itti	DEN@Viterbi
30305R	034	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	10 of 20	Sheila Tejada	DEN@Viterbi

EE 562: Random Processes in Engineering (3.0 units)

Random vectors, sequences, and functions. Linear transformations, second moment theory, spectral densities, narrowband processes, Gaussian processes, correlation detection, linear minimum mean square error estimation. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503. (Duplicates credit in former EE 562a.)

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31312D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Bob Scholtz	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (83380 KB)
31344R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31311D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 40	Bob Scholtz	OHE100B	PDF (83380 KB)
31321R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	13 of 40		OHE100C

EE 563: Estimation Theory (3.0 units)

Parameter estimation and state estimation techniques including: least squares, BLUE, maximum-likelihood, maximum a posteriori, Kalman-prediction, Kalman-filtering and Kalman smoothing, and extended Kalman filtering. Prerequisite: EE 562. Open only to graduate students.

Prerequisite: EE 562
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30987R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	11 of 30	Maryam Shanechi	VKC201	PDF (160903 KB)
31341R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	11 of 30		VHE210

EE 564: Digital Communication and Coding Systems (3.0 units)

Digital modulations. Optimal reception. Performance analysis. Classical and modern codes. Viterbi, forward-backward, and iterative decoding. Practical designs for channels with memory or nonlinearities. Example systems. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 511.

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30557R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 30	Keith Chugg	OHE100B
30669D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Keith Chugg	DEN@Viterbi

EE 567: Communication Systems (3.0 units)

Analysis of communication systems operating from very low to optical frequencies. Comparison of modulation and detection methods. System components description. Optimum design of communication systems. Corequisite: EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 441.

Corequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31392D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	10 of 40	Christopher Walker	OHE100B	PDF (145763 KB)
31397D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	8 of 10	Christopher Walker	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (145763 KB)

EE 569: Introduction to Digital Image Processing (3.0 units)

Image sampling, 2-D image transform, image enhancement, geometric image modification, morphologic processing, edge detection, texture analysis, image filtering and restoration. Graduate standing. Recommended preparation: EE 401 and EE 503.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30651D	034	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	5 of 30	Jay Kuo	DEN@Viterbi
30902R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
30652R	048	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	59 of 100	Jay Kuo	OHE132
30901R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	57 of 100		OHE122

Crosslist EE 574: Computer Vision (3.0 units)

Description and recognition of objects, shape analysis, edge and region segmentation, texture, knowledge based systems, image understanding.

Prerequisite: CSCI 455
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 574.
Note: Must enroll concurrently in CSCI 590 section 30172.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30117D	034	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	6 of 10	Ram Nevatia	DEN@Viterbi
30118D	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	56 of 60	Ram Nevatia	OHE100D

EE 577a: VLSI System Design (3.0 units)

Integrated circuit fabrication; circuit simulation; basic device physics; simple device layout: structured chip design; timing; project chip; MOS logic; system design; silicon compilers.

Prerequisite: EE 477

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30653D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30654D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	48 of 45	Shahin Nazarian	OHE122
30445D	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	48 of 45		OHE122
30446R	034	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 577b: VLSI System Design (3.0 units)

VLSI design project; chip level design issues: power and clock distribution, packaging, I/O; design techniques; testability; chip fabrication and test.

Prerequisite: EE 577A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30655D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30656D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	86 of 85	Shahin Nazarian	OHE122
30843D	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	25 of 25	Shahin Nazarian	VPD116
30662R	034	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	11 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30668R	048	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	98 of 110		OHE122
31102R	048	Quiz	6:30-8:20pm	Tuesday	60 of 150		TBA

EE 587: Nonlinear and Adaptive Control (3.0 units)

Nonlinear systems, Lyapunov stability, parameter identification, direct and indirect adaptive control for linear and nonlinear systems. Design analysis, stability, robustness and applications. bBacksteeping, feedback linearization.

Prerequisite: (EE 482 and EE 585)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30566R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 25	Saeid Jafari	KAP166

EE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30663D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	140 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 591: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Reconstruction (3.0 units)

Principles of magnetic resonance imaging. Spin physics, Fourier-based acquisition and reconstruction, generation of tissue contrast, fast imaging, artifact correction, advanced image reconstruction. Prerequisite: EE 483. Recommended preparation: EE 441 and EE 503. Familiarity with MATLAB is required.

Prerequisite: EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30995R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled

EE 592: Computational Methods for Inverse Problems (3.0 units)

Vector-space methods for solving inverse problems. Existence and uniqueness of solutions; conditioning and regularization; iterative algorithms; constrained optimization; applications in signal and image processing. Prerequisites: EE 483 and EE 441. Recommended preparation: EE 503..

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 483)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30441R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 30	Justin Haldar	KAP147	PDF (269727 KB)

EE 593: Multivariable Control (3.0 units)

Feedback performance analysis; robustness and stability margins; sensitivity; disturbance attenuation; design tradeoffs; singular value, characteristic locus, and inverse Nyquist array design methods. Prerequisite: 482 and 585.

Prerequisite: (EE 482 and EE 585)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31000R	048	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	6 of 20	Fariba Ariaei	OHE100D
31001D	034	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	3 of 20	Fariba Ariaei	DEN@Viterbi

EE 594a: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30665D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 30		OFFICE

EE 594b: Master's Thesis (2.0 units)

For the Master's Degree. Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: EE 594A
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30666D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 30		OFFICE

EE 594z: Master's Thesis (0.0 units)

For the Master's Degree. Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: EE 594B
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30667D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 30		OFFICE

EE 596: Wavelets (3.0 units)

The theory and application of wavelet decomposition of signals. Includes subband coding, image compression, multiresolution signal processing, filter banks, and time-frequency tilings.

Prerequisite: (EE 483 and EE 441)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30608R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled

EE 597: Wireless Networks (3.0 units)

Introduction to wireless networking technologies; fundamental architectural and design principles used at all protocol layers; optimization and performance evaluation using mathematical analysis and simulations. Prerequisites: EE 450 and EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 467, familiarity with Matlab and C programming.

Prerequisite: (EE 450 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30897D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	47 of 60	Konstantinos Psounis	GFS101

EE 598: Electrical Engineering Research Seminar (1.0 units, max 2)

Introduction to research in electrical engineering. Topics vary by semester. May be repeated for up to one unit of credit for MS students, two units of credit for PhD students. Open only to Master???s and Doctoral Students.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31202D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 25	Rahul Jain, Salman Avestimehr, Ashutosh Nayyar	EEB248

EE 599: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 9)

The course content will be selected each semester to reflect current trends and developments in the field of electrical engineering.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Adiabatic Quantum Computing
30811R	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	7 of 25	Tameem Albash	KAP167	PDF (52233 KB)
Microwave Photonics and Laboratory
30999R	048	3.0	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Willie Ng	SGM226	PDF (355518 KB)
Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Processes for Alternative Solar Energy Conversion
31116R	048	3.0	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 20	Stephen Cronin	GFS107	PDF (126061 KB)
Mathematics of Data
31255D	048	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 35	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	GFS118	PDF (53405 KB)
Communication Signal Design-Mathematics and Applications
31310D	048	3.0	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Thursday	4 of 25	Sol Golomb	KAP159
Graph Signal Processing
31356D	048	3.0	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 25	Antonio Ortega	WPH106	PDF (301431 KB)

EE 635: Advanced Wireless Communications (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of advanced wireless systems, including multi-antenna, cognitive, and cooperative systems as well as exploration of current standards in wireless networks in use today. Recommended preparation: Basic programming course.

Prerequisite: EE 535

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30941R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Andreas Molisch

EE 658: Diagnosis and Design of Reliable Digital Systems (3.0 units)

Fault models; test generation; fault simulation; self-checking and self-testing circuits; design for testability; fault tolerant design techniques; case studies.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30787D	048	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	64 of 80	Mohamm Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	OHE132
31144D	034	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	0 of 20	Mohamm Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	DEN@Viterbi

EE 660: Machine Learning from Signals: Foundations and Methods (3.0 units)

Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised machine learning; classification and regression. Model complexity, assessment, and selection; performance (error) on unseen data. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 559 or CSCI 567.

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30460R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 55	Keith Jenkins	OHE132	PDF (241057 KB)
30889D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (241057 KB)

EE 690: Directed Research (1.0-4.0 units)

Laboratory study of specific problems by candidates for the degree Engineer in Electrical Engineering. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30674D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	20 of 100	Sandeep Gupta, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30675D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	133 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Edward Maby	OFFICE