Classes Offered · USC Schedule of Classes

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 105: Introduction to Electrical Engineering (4.0 units)

Electrical engineering overview: communications, computers, circuits, components, signals, electromagnetics, microelectronics; data encoding and compression, USPS and UPC product codes, DVDs, semiconductor devices, and integrated circuits.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30884R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 56	Armand Tanguay	OHE230	PDF (88081 KB)

EE 109L: Introduction to Embedded Systems (4.0 units)

Information representations, embedded programming, digital and serial I/O, analog-to-digital conversion, and interrupt mechanisms. Elementary analog, logic, and state-machine design.

Corequisite: 1 from (EE 155 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30776D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 39	Allan Weber	VHE205
31009D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	56 of 57	Mark Redekopp	GFS118
31291D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 39	Murali Annavaram	VHE205
31395D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	34 of 36	Allan Weber	VHE205
30997R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	144 of 150	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber, Murali Annavaram	OFFICE
30744R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Friday	32 of 34		VHE205
30745R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 40		VHE205
31007R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	12 of 28		VHE205
31292D	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	40 of 40		VHE205
31396R	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 40		VHE205

EE 141L: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to linear algebra with engineering applications. Weekly laboratory exercises using MATLAB.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30418D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	63 of 71	Antonio Ortega	GFS116	PDF (105326 KB)
30755R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 33		SLH100
			10:00-11:50am	Friday			THH208
30822R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	38 of 55		SLH100
			10:00-11:50am	Friday			THH208

EE 155L: Introduction to Computer Programming for Electrical Engineers (4.0 units)

Introduction to solving engineering problems using computational methods. Survey of various programming languages and their strengths and weaknesses. Program structure, input/output, conditionals, loops, functions, arrays.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30898R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	58 of 60	Sandeep Gupta	VPD105
30899R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	58 of 60		THH208

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	17 of 52	Douglas Burke	OHE230
30433R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 50	Douglas Burke	OHE230
30434R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	35 of 52		OHE230
30435R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	21 of 50		OHE230

EE 250L: Distributed Systems for the Internet of Things (4.0 units)

Introduction to hardware, operating systems, signal processing and control, network protocols, mobile applications, databases, cloud computing, machine learning, and security for the Internet of Things.

Prerequisite: EE 109 and EE 155
Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30402D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	89 of 91	Mark Redekopp
30403R	001	Lab	4:00-6:50pm	Tuesday	30 of 30		VHE205
30420R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	29 of 30		VHE205
30421R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 31		VHE205

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	Syllabus	Info
30444D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	37 of 38	Chris Kyriakakis	VPD106
30459D	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	37 of 38		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	Syllabus
30463R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 40	Alireza Tabatabaeenejad	SOSB4	PDF (140641 KB)
30464R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	10 of 24		VHE206
30465R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	6 of 24		VHE206
30466R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	8 of 24		VHE206

EE 338: Physical Electronics (4.0 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.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30467R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	21 of 55	Rehan Kapadia	THH114
30468R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	6 of 28		KAP166
30469R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	15 of 27		GFS223

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	18 of 41	Edward Maby	OHE230	PDF (103472 KB)

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
31307D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	41 of 49	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS163
30855R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	15 of 20		OHE336
31308R	001	Lab	6:10-9:00pm	Tuesday	15 of 20		OHE336
31309R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	11 of 20		OHE336

EE 364: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (4.0 units)

Introduction to concepts of randomness and uncertainty: probability, random variables, statistics. Applications to digital communications, 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
30778D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 45	Salman Avestimehr	WPHB28	PDF (179152 KB)
30498R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	43 of 45	Salman Avestimehr	KAP163
30480D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 46	Ashutosh Nayyar	KDC236	Word (59985 KB)
30481R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	42 of 46	Ashutosh Nayyar	MHPB7B
30491D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 45	John Silvester	KAP156	PDF (159334 KB)
30779R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 45	John Silvester	LVL16

EE 443: Introduction to Power Systems (4.0 units)

Components of power systems; analysis techniques in electrical power generation transmission and utilization; and environmental and economic considerations in system operations and planning.

Prerequisite: EE 370

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30496R	001	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	23 of 80	Robert Castro	OHE132
30497D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	6 of 20	Robert Castro	DEN@Viterbi

EE 444: Power Systems Technology (4.0 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
Note: Register for lecture and discussion. Lecture will be webcast and students will be sent the url upon registration. Discussion will be held in room assigned.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30964R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	45 of 56	Mohammed Beshir	OHE100D
31282D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
30962R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	34 of 45		OHE100C
30963R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	13 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	26 of 30	Nora Ayanian	VKC156
29956R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 15	Nora Ayanian	VHE205
29958R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Monday	13 of 15	Nora Ayanian	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.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30684R	001	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	215 of 250	Ali Zahid	TBA
31186D	014	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	13 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30545D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30546D	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	13 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30623R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 50	Cauligi Raghavendra	LVL16	PDF (318124 KB)
30622R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	36 of 50	Cauligi Raghavendra	SOSB4
30454R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 48	Ali Zahid	LVL16
30500R	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	65 of 76	Ali Zahid	OHE136	PDF (127375 KB)
30502R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	70 of 76	Ali Zahid	ZHS352
30450R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	24 of 60	Ali Zahid	THH114
30503R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	46 of 50	Ali Zahid	LVL16
30504R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	62 of 70	Ali Zahid	OHE132
30505R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	47 of 50	Ali Zahid	SOSB4

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
30911D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	49 of 45	Shahin Nazarian	OHE230
30559D	001	Lab	9:00-10:50am	Friday	49 of 45		OHE230

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	210 of 224	Claire Bono	SGM124	PDF (96663 KB)
29950R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	31 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL126
30192R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	29 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL127
30205R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	31 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
30206R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	31 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
30207R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	29 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
30261R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	28 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
30262R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	31 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
29963D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	26 of 30	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
29964R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	26 of 30	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi

EE 457: Computer Systems Organization (4.0 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.

Prerequisite: EE 354

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30567D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 45	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE230
31284D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	49 of 63	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS352
31305D	014	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
31338D	001	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	44 of 82	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE132
30569R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	68 of 80		OHE122
30605R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	66 of 80		SLH100
31285D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31336D	014	Quiz	5:30-8:30pm	Thursday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31337R	001	Quiz	5:30-8:30pm	Thursday	134 of 250		OFFICE

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
30552R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	25 of 31	Aluizio Prata	VHE210	PDF (55887 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	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	22 of 45	Martin Gundersen	GFS207	PDF (121230 KB)

EE 475: Wireless Communication Technology (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of wireless communication from a device point of view. Lab experiments and design project.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30458R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	20 of 60	Sungwon Chung	ZHS252	PDF (30180 KB)

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: 1 from (EE 338 or EE 354)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30599D	014	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Alice Parker	DEN@Viterbi
30577R	014	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	1 of 20	Alice Parker	DEN@Viterbi
30593D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	55 of 57	Alice Parker	OHE136
30595R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	27 of 28	Alice Parker	OHE100D
30597R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	28 of 30	Alice Parker	VPD106
30591R	001	Lecture	4:00-6:50pm	Friday	58 of 60	Ali Zadeh	ZHS352
30596R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 30	Ali Zadeh	WPH203
30598R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	28 of 30	Ali Zadeh	ZHS360

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	Mon, Wed	26 of 56	Dina El-Damak	OHE132	PDF (271689 KB)
31191R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	26 of 56		OHE132
30534D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 20	Dina El-Damak	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (271689 KB)
31283D	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	4 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	21 of 45	Fariba Ariaei	RTH115
31377D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	9 of 20	Fariba Ariaei	DEN@Viterbi
30607R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	21 of 45		OHE100D
30615R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	9 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 (940483 KB)
30561D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30609R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 90	Richard Leahy	OHE122	PDF (940483 KB)
30612R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	45 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, Tony Levi,Edward Maby, Richard Leahy	OFFICE

EE 494a: Undergraduate Thesis (2.0 units)

For the undergraduate degree. Credit on acceptance of thesis. IP (EE 494a) or letter grade (EE 494b).

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31188D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 10	Martin Gundersen	OFFICE

EE 500: Neural Learning and Computational Intelligence (4.0 units)

Computational intelligence techniques that include neural systems, deep learning, adaptive pattern classification, fuzzy function approximation, simulated annealing and evolutionary computing, and hybrid systems.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30795D	048	Lecture	6:30-10:30pm	Wednesday	24 of 30	Bart Kosko	ZHS352	PDF (131382 KB)

Crosslist EE 502: Advanced Solid State (3.0 units)

Semiconductors, dielectrics and metals, thermoelectric effects, magnetism, magnetic resonance and superconductivity. Prereq: 501

Prerequisite: MASC 501
Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in MASC 502.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32103R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 35	Anupam Madhukar	VHE217

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
31113D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	64 of 65	Todd Brun	THH212	PDF (273456 KB)
30670R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	64 of 65	Todd Brun	GFS101
30789D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	17 of 22	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (454973 KB)
31399R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	17 of 22	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi
30856D	048	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 60	Brandon Franzke	KDC235	PDF (128207 KB)
30791R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	51 of 60	Brandon Franzke	GFS118
30587D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	47 of 50	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (248981 KB)
30588D	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	47 of 49	Bart Kosko	VKC156
30689R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	64 of 65	Konstantinos Psounis	THH208
30699R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	64 of 65	Konstantinos Psounis	THH208
30580D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	89 of 92	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE122	PDF (454973 KB)
30581R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	89 of 92	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE122

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	16 of 24	Kian Kaviani	KAP137
30522R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	5 of 6		OFFICE
30525R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	2 of 6		OFFICE
30448R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Wednesday	6 of 6		OFFICE
30451R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Friday	3 of 6		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	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 30	Paul Dapkus	GFS223	PDF (227571 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
30772D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	46 of 57	Wei Wu	VKC100	PDF (76203 KB)

EE 510: Linear Algebra for Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory and their underlying concepts; applications to engineering problems; mathematically rigorous and foundational to other classes in communication, control, and signal processing.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30477R	048	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	77 of 77	Benjamin Reichardt	OHE132	PDF (48164 KB)
30479R	034	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 20	Benjamin Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (48164 KB)
30478R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	75 of 77	Benjamin Reichardt	OHE132
30483R	034	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	15 of 20	Benjamin Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30722R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 45	Mohammad Reza Rajati	VPD105	PDF (184109 KB)
30723R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 45	Mohammad Reza Rajati	KAP147
30512R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	64 of 76	Edmond Jonckheere	SGM124
30514R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	63 of 76	Edmond Jonckheere	ZHS252

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
31117R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:20am	Thursday	41 of 45	John Silvester	KDC236	PDF (924156 KB)
31222R	048	Lecture	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	41 of 60	John Silvester	VKC156	PDF (924156 KB)
31229R	048	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	Wednesday	28 of 45	John Silvester	VPD106	PDF (924156 KB)

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 503 and 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31190D	048	Lecture	5:30-8:20pm	Friday	51 of 70	Osonde Osoba	OHE132	PDF (63632 KB)
31298D	034	Lecture	5:30-8:20pm	Friday	3 of 20	Osonde Osoba	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (63632 KB)
31193R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	51 of 70		OHE132
31299R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 514: Quantum Error Correction (3.0 units)

A comprehensive introduction to quantum error correction and decoherence control, from the basics to the cutting edge, enabling students to delve into current research topics. Recommended preparation: EE 520.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30888R	048	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	Canceled	Daniel Lidar
			12:00-1:50pm 2:00-2:50pm	Thursday Friday

EE 516: High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems (4.0 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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31287R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	18 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	RTH115
31322D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	10 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi

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	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	52 of 58	Petros Ioannou	OHE100D
31302R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Friday	52 of 59		OHE100D
31303D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 10	Petros Ioannou	DEN@Viterbi
31304R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Friday	0 of 10		DEN@Viterbi

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	22 of 40	Vibhor Trehan	OHE100C
30625D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	5 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
30771R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 45	Jason Sanders	RTH109
30887D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Jason Sanders	DEN@Viterbi

EE 529: Optics (4.0 units)

Geometrical optics, electromagnetic wave propagation, reflection and refraction at interfaces, imaging with lenses and mirrors, optics of the eye, optical instruments (microscopes/telescopes/cameras), and polarization.

Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30686R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 36	Armand Tanguay	OHE100B	PDF (89163 KB)
30985D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Armand Tanguay	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (89163 KB)
30682R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	27 of 35		OHE100B
30986R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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	Syllabus
30695D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Hossein Hashemi	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (157617 KB)
30696R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	15 of 28	Hossein Hashemi	OHE120
30697R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 15		DEN@Viterbi
30698R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	15 of 28		OHE100B

EE 537: Modern Solid-State Devices (4.0 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
31394R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 40	Chongwu Zhou	VHE206

EE 539: Engineering Quantum Mechanics (4.0 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
30702D	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 30	Tony Levi	KAP148	PDF (445771 KB)
30733R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	14 of 30		OFFICE

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
30499D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	2 of 20	Young Cho	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (35206 KB)
30533R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	30 of 51	Young Cho	THH212	PDF (35206 KB)
31119R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	32 of 45	Young Cho	OHE100C	PDF (35206 KB)

EE 546: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Data (4.0 units)

Modern developments in data representation/analysis, nonconvex optimization, high-dimensional probability, sketching, clustering, low-rank models, inverse problems, applications in imaging, machine learning, computer vision and neuroscience.

Prerequisite: EE 510 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30401D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	40 of 57	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	VKC150	PDF (148609 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	26 of 40	Michael Neely	OHE100B	PDF (77094 KB)
31366D	034	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Michael Neely	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (77094 KB)

EE 555: Broadband Network Architectures (3.0 units)

Broadband network architectures and services, technologies for high-speed access and core networks, optical infrastructure for layered network architectures, high performance switch and router architectures. Prerequisites: EE 450 and EE-503.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30558R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 50	Ali Zahid	OHE100D	PDF (458901 KB)
30568D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30551R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30560R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	45 of 50		OHE100D

EE 556: Stochastic Systems and Reinforcement Learning (4.0 units)

Stochastic system models, Dynamic programming, Linear quadratic control, Kalman filtering and estimation, System identification, approximate dynamic programming methods, adaptive control, reinforcement and online learning.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31081R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	18 of 34		KAP144
31008R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 34	Rahul Jain	SSL150	PDF (101819 KB)

EE 557: Computer Systems Architecture (4.0 units)

Computer architecture from a design perspective: Pipelined processors, speculative execution, VLIW, vector processors, GPU/GPGPU, memory technology and 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	Syllabus
30628D	034	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Xuehai Qian	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (100966 KB)
30630D	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	55 of 58	Xuehai Qian	OHE100D	PDF (100966 KB)
30629R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	6 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	55 of 58		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	9 of 20	Alan Willner	DEN@Viterbi
30633D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	25 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.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30195D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	236 of 230	Sheila Tejada	SGM124	PDF (58480 KB)
30202D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	316 of 330	Sheila Tejada,Wei-Min Shen	SGM123	PDF (58480 KB)
30035R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	35 of 35	Sheila Tejada	MHPB7B
30040R	048	Discussion	4:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	20 of 60	Wei-Min Shen	SOSB46
30042R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	17 of 60	Wei-Min Shen	SOSB46
30050R	048	Discussion	7:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	81 of 60	Sheila Tejada	OHE122
30295R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	75 of 60	Ning Wang	ZHS352
30296R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	72 of 60	Ning Wang	ZHS352
30297R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	71 of 60	Ning Wang	ZHS352
30298R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	75 of 60	Ning Wang	ZHS352
30301R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	27 of 28	Sheila Tejada	MHPB7B
30304R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	79 of 60	Sheila Tejada	OHE122
29981R	048	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Monday	552 of 600		OFFICE
30079D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	16 of 21	Sheila Tejada	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (58480 KB)
30305R	034	Discussion	7:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 21	Sheila Tejada	DEN@Viterbi
29982R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	16 of 21		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 503 and 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31312D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Urbashi Mitra	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (46088 KB)
31344R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31311D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	23 of 40	Urbashi Mitra	OHE100B	PDF (46088 KB)
31321R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	23 of 40		RTH105

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31392D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:30pm	Tuesday	26 of 45	Christopher Walker	RTH109	PDF (157963 KB)
31397D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:30pm	Tuesday	5 of 10	Christopher Walker	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (157963 KB)

EE 576: Integrated Memory Devices and Technologies (3.0 units)

Physical operation and implementation of modern solid-state memory structures. Emerging advanced memory technologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31228R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	24 of 40	Han Wang	WPH102	PDF (598474 KB)
31275R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	24 of 40		OFFICE

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	Syllabus	Info
30654D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	52 of 57	Shahin Nazarian	GFS101
30445R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	52 of 57		GFS101

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
30656D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	42 of 45	Shahin Nazarian	OHE122
30843R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	34 of 40	Shahin Nazarian	KAP158
31300D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30668R	048	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	76 of 110		OHE122
31102R	048	Quiz	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	75 of 150		TBA

EE 585: Linear System Theory (3.0 units)

Analysis of linear dynamical systems by state-space techniques; controllability, observability, stability, passivity. Application of feedback control and network synthesis.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30987R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 30	Mihailo Jovanovic	OHE100B
31044D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Mihailo Jovanovic	DEN@Viterbi

EE 588: Optimization for the Information and Data Sciences (4.0 units)

Convex sets, functions, and optimization problems. Basic convex analysis and theory of convex programming. Novel, efficient first-order algorithms. Applications in the information and data sciences.

Prerequisite: EE 441

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30999D	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	53 of 83	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	SOSB2	PDF (158515 KB)
31002R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	53 of 83		OFFICE

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	180 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Tony Levi,Edward Maby, Richard Leahy	OFFICE

EE 593: Robust Multivariable Control (3.0 units)

Sensitivity and complementary sensitivity matrices; uncertainty representation; singular values; Bode plots. Parameterization of internally stabilizing controllers. Algebraic Riccati Equations. Modern Wiener-Hopf and H-infinity designs.

Prerequisite: EE 482 and EE 585

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31000R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	OHE120	PDF (210145 KB)
31001D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (210145 KB)

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	1 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
30666R	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 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
30667R	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 30		OFFICE

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 Masterâ€™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
31176D	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	41 of 48	Paul Bogdan

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
Data Analysis and Control Techniques for Neurotechnology Design
30544D	048	3.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	30 of 35	Maryam Shanechi	VKC102
Wave Interactions with Random and Inhomogenous Media
30881R	048	3.0	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 25	Mahta Moghaddam	VHE210
Deep Learning Lab for Speech Processing
31211D	048	4.0	Lecture	3:30-7:20pm	Wednesday	27 of 28	Panayiotis Georgiou	THH215

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
31225D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	Andreas Molisch	EEB110	Word (35840 KB)

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	Monday	74 of 80	Mohammad Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	GFS116

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

Supervised, semisupervised, and unsupervised machine learning; classification and regression. Model complexity, assessment, and selection; performance (error) on unseen data.

Prerequisite: EE 503 and EE 559 and 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30460D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	91 of 115	Keith Jenkins	OHE122	PDF (170805 KB)
30889D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (170805 KB)
31100R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	91 of 115		OHE122
31101D	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 681: Computer-Aided Design of Digital Systems II (3.0 units)

Theory and techniques for design and analysis of digital logic; specification, formal models; hardware-descriptive languages; formal verification, high level synthesis; logic synthesis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31333R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	12 of 40	Massoud Pedram	VHE217

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	25 of 100	Keith Chugg,Richard Leahy	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	130 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Tony Levi,Edward Maby, Richard Leahy	OFFICE