USC Schedule of Classes

Computer Science (CSCI)

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• D class assignments are only available on line at: myviterbi.usc.edu. Once you create your myViterbi profile, select the "D-Clearance Request Manager" to submit requests for CSCI courses. To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of DEN@Viterbi. For general questions regarding CSCI courses, you may email csdept@usc.edu.

CSCI 102L: Fundamentals of Computation (2.0 units)

Fundamental concepts of algorithmic thinking as a primer to programming. Introduction to C++.

• Note: D Clearance Request Form tinyurl.com/CSIntroCourses

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29908D	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	49 of 58	Mark Redekopp	GFS116
30201D	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	Mon, Wed	57 of 58	Mark Redekopp	MHP101
30225R	001	Lab	4:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	7 of 15	Mark Redekopp	VKC160
30247R	001	Lab	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	14 of 15	Mark Redekopp	VKC208
30248R	001	Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	12 of 15	Mark Redekopp	VKC208
30250R	001	Lab	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	14 of 15	Mark Redekopp	VKC204
30253R	001	Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 15	Mark Redekopp	SOSB43
30254R	001	Lab	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	16 of 16	Mark Redekopp	SOSB43
30255R	001	Lab	4:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	4 of 15	Mark Redekopp	GFS113
30256R	001	Lab	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	15 of 15	Mark Redekopp	GFS202
30258R	001	Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	11 of 15	Mark Redekopp	GFS210

CSCI 103L: Introduction to Programming (4.0 units)

Basic datatypes, assignments, control statements (if, switch, for, while), input/output (printf, scanf, cin, cout), functions, arrays, structures, recursion, dynamic memory, file handling. Programming in C/C++.

• Corequisite: 1 from (CSCI 109 or EE 109)
• Note: D Clearance Request Form tinyurl.com/CSIntroCourses

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29902D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	73 of 73	Andrew Goodney	ZHS352
29906D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	73 of 73	Andrew Goodney	ZHS352
30207D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	63 of 63	Olivera Grujic	SSL150
30274D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	71 of 74	Olivera Grujic	THH208
29903R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	32 of 32		SAL109
29904R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	36 of 37		SAL127
30054R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	31 of 31		SAL109
30055R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	37 of 37		SAL126
30120R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	37 of 37		SAL126
30121R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	36 of 37		SAL127
30296R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	35 of 36		SAL126
30374R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	36 of 36		SAL126
29900R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	280 of 282		TBA

CSCI 104L: Data Structures and Object Oriented Design (4.0 units)

Introduces the student to standard data structures (linear structures such as linked lists, (balanced) trees, priority queues, and hashtables), using the C++ programming language.Prerequisite: CSCI 103. Corequisite: CSCI 170.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 103
• Corequisite: CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29905D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	69 of 70	Sandra Batista	LVL17
29907D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	69 of 70	Sandra Batista	ZHS352
29989D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	70 of 70	Mark Redekopp	SOSB46
30397D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 60	Sandra Batista	THH210
30399D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	67 of 71	Sandra Batista	LVL17
29912D	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 32		SAL109
29914R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	28 of 30		SAL126
29915R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	31 of 31		SAL126
30167R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	31 of 31		SAL109
30200R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	31 of 31		SAL126
30238D	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	35 of 36		SAL126
30286R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 30		SAL109
30293R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	30 of 30		SAL126
30294R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Tuesday	29 of 30		SAL126
30379R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	26 of 30		SAL127
30394R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 30		SAL109
29972R	001	Quiz	TBA	Thursday	326 of 333		OFFICE

CSCI 109: Introduction to Computer Science (2.0 units)

An introduction to, and overview of, Computer Science; both as a discipline and a body of knowledge.

• Note: D Clearance Request Form tinyurl.com/CSIntroCourses

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30226D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	256 of 260	Andrew Goodney	SAL101

CSCI 170: Discrete Methods in Computer Science (4.0 units)

Sets, functions, series. Big-O notation and algorithm analysis. Propositional and first-order logic. Counting and discrete probability. Graphs and basic graph algorithms. Basic number theory.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 103 and 1 from (CSCI 109 or EE 109)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29955D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	70 of 70	Michael Shindler	WPHB27
30008D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	58 of 60	Olivera Grujic	GFS101
30111D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	74 of 74	Michael Shindler	ZHS252
30115D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	71 of 70	Michael Shindler	SLH100
30295D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	33 of 50	Olivera Grujic	SLH102
30116R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	79 of 80	Michael Shindler	GFS106
30349R	001	Discussion	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	67 of 80	Michael Shindler	GFS116
30373R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	80 of 80		SLH102
30377R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	80 of 80	Michael Shindler	SLH102
29976R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	54 of 80		TBA
30343R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	252 of 270	Michael Shindler	OFFICE

CSCI 201: Principles of Software Development (4.0 units)

Object-oriented paradigm for programming-in-the-large in Java; writing sophisticated concurrent applications with animation and graphic user interfaces; using professional tools on team project. Prerequisite: CSCI 104L.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 104

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29928R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	38 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	SOSB2
30381R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	60 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	THH114
30393R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 60	Jeffrey Miller	THH116
29929R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	30 of 30		SAL109
29930R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	30 of 30		SAL109
29931R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	30 of 30		SAL109
30110R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Wednesday	33 of 33		SAL126
30380R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 34		SAL127
29981R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	157 of 180		TBA

CSCI 270: Introduction to Algorithms and Theory of Computing (4.0 units)

Algorithm analysis. Greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, graph algorithms. NP-completeness and basic recursion theory and undecidability. Sorting lower bounds. Number-theory based cryptography.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 104 and CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30094R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	66 of 66	Aaron Cote	SLH100
30231R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	58 of 58	Aaron Cote	VKC100
30396D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	60 of 61	Aaron Cote	KDC240
30267R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	69 of 70		THH210
30268R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	62 of 70		THH208
30269R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	53 of 70		THH210
30224R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	184 of 200		TBA

Crosslist CSCI 280: Video Game Production (4.0 units)

History of video games; overview of game genres; phases of video game development (concept, preproduction, production, post-production); roles of artists, programmers, designers, and producers.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 280.
• Note: Register for one lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31869D	001	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	Canceled	Tom Sloper		PDF (179847 KB)
31872D	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	Canceled

CSCI 281: Pipelines for Games and Interactives (4.0 units)

Explores the aesthetic development/technical implementation necessary to achieve unique, compelling, intuitive visual design in games. Students will develop group visual game design portfolios.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29982R	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Monday	40 of 50	Scott Easley	EGG108	PDF (268498 KB)

CSCI 310: Software Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to the software engineering process and software lifecycle. Covers project management, requirements, architecture, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance phase activities in team based projects. Prerequisites: CSCI 201. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 377.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29967D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	80 of 70	William Halfond	SGM101

CSCI 350: Introduction to Operating Systems (4.0 units)

Basic issues in concurrency, deadlock control, synchronization scheduling, memory management, protection and access control, inter-process communication, and structured design. Laboratory experiences with Unix-like operating system. Duplicates credit in CSCI 402.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 201 and 1 from (CSCI 356 or EE 354)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29964R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	76 of 80	Gabriel Ghinita	WPHB27
30175R	001	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	54 of 80	Tanya Ryutov	SGM101
29965R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	130 of 145		OFFICE

CSCI 353: Introduction to Internetworking (4.0 units)

Global Internet: design principles, layering, protocol design/analysis.Networked applications, Internet structure/architecture,Protocols for transport/congestion control, network layer/routing,link layer/MAC. Network security. Prerequisites: CSCI 201. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with C and C++.Duplicates credit in EE 450.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30050R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 60	William Cheng	GFS116
30051R	001	Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	41 of 60		SLH100

CSCI 356: Introduction to Computer Systems (4.0 units)

Computer organization; entity abstraction and representation; program execution; code optimization; memory usage; exception handling; processing control; computer performance; hands-on work done in C and assembly.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 104

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30052D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	73 of 75	Marco Paolieri	THH208	PDF (137273 KB)
30234D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	82 of 82	Andrew Goodney	SOSB2
30172R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	50 of 50		SOSB44
30173D	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	53 of 53		WPHB27
30259R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	52 of 52		SOSB44
30285R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	146 of 150		TBA

CSCI 360: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Concepts and algorithms underlying the understanding and construction of intelligent systems. Agents, problem solving, search, representation, reasoning, planning, machine learning. Prerequisites: CSCI 104 and CSCI 170. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 460.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 104 and CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30000R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	78 of 80	Chao Wang	GFS116	PDF (83282 KB)
30282R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	75 of 80	Andrew Nealen	MHP101	PDF (79627 KB)
30280R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	153 of 160		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 368: Programming Graphical User Interfaces (3.0 units)

Programming applications with dynamic graphical user interfaces. Topics include events, controls, resources, data bindings, styles, and user experience.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 368.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31851D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 27	Kendra Walther	GFS222	PDF (348285 KB)
32097D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 38	Kendra Walther	OHE540	PDF (348285 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 380: Video Game Programming (4.0 units)

Underlying concepts and principles required for programming video games (topics include vectors, transformations, 3-D math, geometric primitives, matrices). Prerequisite: CSCI-104 or ITP-365.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 380.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31902D	001	Lecture-Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	26 of 37	Clark Kromenaker	OHE540	PDF (144966 KB)
31908D	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 37	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540	PDF (267385 KB)

CSCI 401: Capstone: Design and Construction of Large Software Systems (4.0 units, max 8)

Group project with an outside stakeholder to develop real-world software solutions to large-scale problems. Topics include software engineering, professional preparation, and recent computer science research. Duplicates credit in CSCI 477a and CSCI 477b.

• Prerequisite: (CSCI 270 and CSCI 310)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29969R	001	Lecture	4:00-7:50pm	Thursday	128 of 150	Jeffrey Miller	SLH200

CSCI 402: Operating Systems (4.0 units)

Concurrency, deadlock control, synchronization, process and thread scheduling, memory management, file systems, security and access control, communication and networking, distributed file systems, data management.

• Note: CSCI 402 is open only to graduate students.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29945D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	55 of 56	William Cheng	OHE100D
29971D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	88 of 92	William Cheng	THH102
30331D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	78 of 82	William Cheng	GFS116
30357R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	75 of 75	William Cheng	OHE136
30359R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	79 of 80	William Cheng	THH208
30360R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	67 of 80	William Cheng	GFS116
29946D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	14 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi
30356R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	14 of 20	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 404: Capstone: Creating Your High-Tech Startup (4.0 units)

Capstone class in which students create their own technology startup, leveraging comprehensive CS knowledge and best industry practices. Prerequisite: CSCI 201, CSCI 270, and ITP 466.

• Prerequisite: (CSCI 201 and CSCI 270 and ITP 466)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30028D	001	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	35 of 40	Lizsl De Leon	WPH102

CSCI 420: Computer Graphics (4.0 units)

Computer graphics, OpenGL, 2D and 3D transformations, Bzier splines, computer animation, rendering including ray tracing, shading and lighting, artistic rendering, virtual reality, visualization.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 104 and 1 from (MATH 225 or (EE 141 and MATH 126) or (EE 141 and MATH 127) or (EE 141 and MATH 129))
• Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
• Note: Students must be in year 3 or above of their program to enroll in this course.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29979R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	50 of 72	Jernej Barbic	GFS116
30078R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	50 of 72		OFFICE

CSCI 423: Native Console Multiplayer Game Development (4.0 units)

Implementation of AAA style multiplayer game running on consoles and DX11. Console development in native C++, console SDKs, engine components, gameplay, networking, data prediction/replication. Prerequisite: CSCI 522 or ITP 380. Recommended preparation: ITP 485.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 522 or ITP 380)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30102R	001	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Monday	28 of 70	Artjoms Kovalovs	EGG108

CSCI 426: Game Prototyping (4.0 units)

Developing games or technology based on current and relevant special topics.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30163R	048	Lecture	1:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	9 of 20	Andrew Nealen	EGG108	PDF (65338 KB)

CSCI 430: Introduction to Computer and Network Security (4.0 units)

A broad overview of security threats and defenses, security systems and functionalities, as well as current security practices. Includes homeworks and in-class exercises to provide practical experience working with such systems. Prerequisite: CSCI 201.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30125R	001	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	12 of 45	Jelena Mirkovic	KAP144

Crosslist CSCI 435: Professional C++ (3.0 units)

Applications of advanced concepts in C++ including lambda expressions, template metaprogramming, secure coding, parallel programming techniques, and the boost library.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 104 or ITP 365)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 435.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31826D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	53 of 57	Sanjay Madhav	KAP160	PDF (288384 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 439: Compiler Development (3.0 units)

Practical applications of techniques used to develop a programming language compiler.

• Prerequisite: ITP 435
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 439.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32070D	001	Lecture-Lab	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Sanjay Madhav		PDF (289168 KB)

CSCI 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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30024D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	29 of 30	Heather Culbertson	VKC211
29910R	001	Lab	6:30-9:20pm	Monday	14 of 15	Heather Culbertson	VHE205
29911R	001	Lab	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	15 of 15	Heather Culbertson	VHE205

Crosslist CSCI 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
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 450.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31189R	001	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	141 of 200		OFFICE
30568D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	18 of 25	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30570R	014	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Monday	20 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30560D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	60 of 62	Ali Zahid	SSL150
30828D	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	63 of 76	Ali Zahid	OHE136
30566R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	38 of 40		VHE217
30719R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	36 of 42		KAP144
30829R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	47 of 80		OHE132

Crosslist CSCI 452: Parallel and Distributed Computation (4.0 units)

Introduction to parallel programming techniques, models and optimization strategies; Application mapping to multi-core, accelerator, GPU and cloud platforms; High Performance Computing and Data Science applications.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 355 or CSCI 201)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 451.
• Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30661D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 60	Xuehai Qian	GFS101	PDF (96833 KB)
30466R	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Friday	51 of 60		SLH100

CSCI 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.

• Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30327D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	138 of 150	Claire Bono	SGM124
29919R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	29 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
29923R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	24 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30029R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Thursday	30 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30329R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Thursday	28 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30384R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	27 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL127
29934D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	20 of 25	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (96288 KB)
30023R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	20 of 25	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 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
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 457.
• Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30595D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
30594R	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30478D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 49	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE230
30591D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 75	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE136
30497R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Thursday	37 of 76		ZHS352
30593R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	37 of 110		OHE122
30997R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	76 of 150		OFFICE

CSCI 485: File and Database Management (4.0 units)

File input/output techniques, basic methods for file organization, file managers, principles of databases, conceptual data models, and query languages. Prerequisite: CSCI 201.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 201

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30124R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	25 of 38	Shahram Ghandeharizadeh	THH119

Crosslist CSCI 487: Programming Game Engines (4.0 units)

Techniques for building the core components of a game engine; 2-D/3-D graphics, collision detection, artificial intelligence algorithms, shading, programming input devices. Prerequisite: ITP-380.

• Prerequisite: ITP 380
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 485.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32062D	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	23 of 33	Matthew Whiting	KAP107	PDF (1151354 MB)

CSCI 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
30229D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	28 of 100		OFFICE

CSCI 491bL: Final Game Project (2.0 units)

b: Design, iterative stage 2 prototyping and development of a refined game.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 491A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30219R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-5:20pm	Thursday	32 of 40	Scott Easley,Matthew Whiting	VPD106

Crosslist CSCI 495: Senior Project (2.0 units)

An original project will be constructed applying computer technology (in either hardware or software) to produce a result useful in the physics classroom or laboratory.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the PHYS department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in PHYS 495.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
50526D	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	2 of 24		OFFICE

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

Selected topics in computer science.

• Note: To request this course, complete the form at: tinyurl.com/20191CSCI499

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Robust Software Design and Implementation
29954D	001	4.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 25	Barath Raghavan	GFS107
Computing for Social Good
29973D	001	4.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 20	Barath Raghavan	OFFICE
Concepts of Programming Languages
30277D	001	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	31 of 33	Michael Shindler	WPHB30
Theory of Computation
30278D	001	4.0	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 50	Aaron Cote	SOSB44	PDF (60095 KB)
Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
30305D	001	4.0	Lecture	1:00-2:50pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 17	Bistra Dilkina		PDF (147109 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 501: Numerical Analysis and Computation (3.0 units)

Linear equations and matrices, Gauss elimination, error estimates, iteration techniques; contractive mappings, Newton's method; matrix eigenvalue problems; least-squares approximation, Newton-Cotes and Gaussian quadratures; finite difference methods. Prerequisite: linear algebra and calculus.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 501.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39694D	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	24 of 35	Chunming Wang	KAP147	PDF (72633 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 502a: Numerical Analysis (3.0 units)

Computational linear algebra; solution of general nonlinear systems of equations; approximation theory using functional analysis; numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.

• Prerequisite: (MATH 425A and MATH 471)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 502a.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39698R	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MWF	35 of 35	Haitian Yue	VKC211	PDF (128670 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 505b: Applied Probability (3.0 units)

Markov processes in discrete or continuous time; renewal processes; martingales; brownian motion and diffusion theory; random walks, inventory models, population growth, queuing models, shot noise.

• Prerequisite: MATH 505A
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 505b.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39708R	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MWF	17 of 30	Jason Fulman	KAP140

CSCI 520: Computer Animation and Simulation (4.0 units)

Fundamental techniques of computer animation and simulation, knowledge and/or experience in the design, scripting, production and post-production stages of computer animation. Prerequisite: CSCI-420 or CSCI-580. Recommendedpreparation: Familiarity with calculus, linear algebra, and numerical computation; C/C++ programming skills.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 420 or CSCI 580)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30230D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 50	Jernej Barbic	GFS101

CSCI 526: Advanced Mobile Devices and Game Consoles (4.0 units)

Explore the complex engineering process required to design and build a real-time graphics engine to support physical realism on mobile devices. Recommended preparation: CSCI 420 or CSCI 580 or an equivalent course in graphics.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30012D	048	Lecture	10:00-1:20pm	Wednesday	87 of 88	Mike Zyda	EGG108
30122D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:30pm	Monday	86 of 88	Scott Easley	EGG108	PDF (195620 KB)

CSCI 529b: Advanced Game Projects (2.0 units)

Provides students in various areas of game specialization the practice of design, iterative stage 2 prototyping and development of a refined game.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 529a

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30220D	048	Lecture-Lab	4:00-6:50pm	Thursday	27 of 50	Mike Zyda,St Colon	EGG108

CSCI 531: Applied Cryptography (4.0 units)

Intensive overview of cryptography for practitioners, historical perspective on early systems, number theoretic foundations of modern day cryptosystems and basic cryptanalysis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30320D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	38 of 40	Tanya Ryutov	OHE100C
30031R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	38 of 40		OFFICE
30321D	034	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	5 of 20	Tanya Ryutov	DEN@Viterbi
30032R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	5 of 20		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 533: Algebraic Combinatorics (3.0 units)

Walks in graphs, random walks, group actions on boolean algebras, Young diagrams and tableaux, the Matrix-Tree Theorem.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the MATH department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in MATH 533.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
39745R	001	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	MWF	10 of 20	Sami Assaf	KAP414	PDF (105548 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 536: Linear Programming and Extensions (3.0 units)

Linear programming models for resource allocation; simplex and revised simplex methods; duality; sensitivity; transportation problems; selected extensions to large scale, multiobjective, and special structured models.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 441 or MATH 225)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ISE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ISE 536.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31536D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	35 of 40	Sima Parisay	OHE100B	PDF (479632 KB)
31736D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	2 of 5	Sima Parisay	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (479632 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 537: Foundations of Data Management (4.0 units)

Function and design of modern storage systems, including cloud; data management techniques; data modeling; network attached storage, clusters and data centers; relational databases; the map-reduce paradigm.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the INF department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in INF 551.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32405D	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	59 of 60	Wensheng Wu	THH116	PDF (236415 KB)

CSCI 538: Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality (4.0 units)

Technical design and implementation of immersive environments; visual simulations, interactive 3D graphics and games.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30281D	048	Lecture	10:00-1:20pm	Thursday	88 of 88	Mike Zyda,Evangelos Lympouridis	EGG108
30284R	048	Lab	TBA	TBA	88 of 88		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 541: Foundations and Applications of Data Mining (4.0 units)

Data mining and machine learning algorithms for analyzing very large data sets. Emphasis on Map Reduce. Case studies.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the INF department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in INF 553.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32403D	048	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	76 of 76	Yao-Yi Chiang	ZHS352	PDF (122527 KB)
32414D	048	Lecture	3:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	64 of 70	Anna Farzindar	SOSB2	PDF (95330 KB)
32439D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	68 of 70	Wensheng Wu	THH210	PDF (161048 KB)

CSCI 544: Applied Natural Language Processing (4.0 units)

Introduction to key components of human language technologies, including: information extraction, sentiment analysis, question answering, machine translation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30027D	048	Lecture	4:00-7:50pm	Monday	194 of 200	Ron Artstein	THH201

CSCI 548: Information Integration on the Web (4.0 units)

Foundations, techniques, and algorithms for information integration. Topics include Semantic Web, linked data, data integration, entity linkage, source modeling, and information extraction. Prerequisite: CSCI 561. Recommended preparation: CSCI 585 and some programming experience.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 561

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30232R	048	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	59 of 60	Jose-Luis Ambite,Shobeir Fakhraei	THH114	PDF (190531 KB)
30308R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 20	Jose-Luis Ambite,Shobeir Fakhraei

CSCI 551: Computer Networking (4.0 units)

Protocol design for computer communication networks, network routing, transport protocols, internetworking.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 353 or EE 450) and 1 from (CSCI 350 or CSCI 402)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30212D	048	Lecture	9:00-12:20pm	Friday	39 of 40	John Heidemann	OHE100B
30221D	034	Lecture	9:00-12:20pm	Friday	4 of 10	John Heidemann	DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 552: Asynchronous VLSI Design (3.0 units)

Asynchronous channels and architectures; implementation design styles; controller synthesis; hazards, and races; Petri-nets; performance analysis, and optimization; globally asynchronous locally synchronous design. Open only to graduate students.

• Prerequisite: EE 477
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 552.
• Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30702D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	36 of 46	Dan Gunnar Mika Nystroem	RTH105
30703R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	36 of 46		OHE100D
30700D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	5 of 20	Dan Gunnar Mika Nystroem	DEN@Viterbi
30701R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 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
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 557.
• Note: Prerequisite taken at USC or placement exam required. Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30820R	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	29 of 60	Michel Dubois	OHE122	PDF (160285 KB)
30722R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	29 of 60		OHE132
30716D	034	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	8 of 20	Michel Dubois	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (160285 KB)
30718R	034	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 559: Mathematical Pattern Recognition (3.0 units)

Distribution free classification, discriminant functions, training algorithms; statistical classification, parametric and nonparametric techniques; artificial neural networks.

• Corequisite: EE 503 and 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 559.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30561D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (191673 KB)
30728D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	99 of 118	Keith Jenkins	OHE122	PDF (191673 KB)
30489R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	7 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30565R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	96 of 118		OHE132

CSCI 561: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

Foundations of symbolic intelligent systems, search, logic, knowledge representation, planning, learning.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30071D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	170 of 200	Wei-Min Shen	SGM124
30080D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:40pm	Tuesday	250 of 250	Ning Wang,David Pynadath	SGM123
29947R	048	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Sheila Tejada	GFS228
29985R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 40	Sheila Tejada	VKC101
30070R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	48 of 48	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB28
30072R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	30 of 48	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB28
30073R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	41 of 48	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB28
30074R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 36	Sheila Tejada	VKC258
30180R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	46 of 48	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB28
30298R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	27 of 50	Sheila Tejada	OHE122
30324R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	27 of 30	Sheila Tejada	MRF229
30325R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	26 of 30	Sheila Tejada	MRF229
30326R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Tuesday	42 of 42	Sheila Tejada	WPH102
30328R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	36 of 37	Sheila Tejada	VKC260
30185R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	420 of 550		OFFICE
29936D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	24 of 25	Ning Wang,David Pynadath	DEN@Viterbi
30030R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30035R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	24 of 25		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 563: Building Knowledge Graphs (4.0 units)

Foundations, techniques, and algorithms for building knowledge graphs and doing so at scale. Topics include information extraction, data alignment, entity linking, and the Semantic Web.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (INF 551 or CSCI 585) and 1 from (INF 552 or CSCI 567)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the INF department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in INF 558.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32421D	048	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Tuesday	48 of 50	Wensheng Wu	VKC156	PDF (244043 KB)

CSCI 567: Machine Learning (4.0 units)

Statistical methods for building intelligent and adaptive systems that improve performance from experiences; Focus on theoretical understanding of these methods and their computational implications. Recommended preparation: Undergraduate level training or coursework in linear algebra, multivariate calculus, basic probability and statistics; an undergraduate level course in Artificial Intelligence may be helpful but is not required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30260D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	220 of 230	Victor Adamchik	SGM124
30297R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	25 of 30		OHE122
30299R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 40		SOSB44
30300R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	40 of 40		WPH207
30301R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	37 of 40		WPH207
30302R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 40		WPH207
30310R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	18 of 30		THH112
30311R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Thursday	17 of 40		WPH102
30312R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	22 of 30		WPH202
30265R	048	Quiz	6:00-8:20pm	Wednesday	220 of 230		OFFICE
30213D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	15 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30264R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Thursday	15 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30266R	034	Quiz	6:00-8:20pm	Wednesday	15 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 570: Analysis of Algorithms (4.0 units)

Explores fundamental techniques such as recursion, Fourier transform ordering, dynamic programming for efficient algorithm construction. Examples include arithmetic, algebraic, graph, pattern matching, sorting, searching algorithms.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30177D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Monday	325 of 331	Shahriar Shamsian	SGM123
30289R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Monday	325 of 331		SGM123
30227R	048	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	325 of 331		TBA
30395D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Thursday	317 of 330	Shahriar Shamsian	SGM123
30290R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Thursday	317 of 330
30291R	048	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Friday	317 of 330		TBA
30099D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Monday	29 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
29952R	034	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Monday	28 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
29953R	034	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	28 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 571: Web Technologies (4.0 units)

Advanced study of programming languages with application to the Web. Languages for client-side and server-side processing. Examples taken from: HTML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, XML and others. Recommended preparation: knowledge of at least two programming languages

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30322D	048	Lecture	7:30-9:20pm	Tue, Thu	184 of 100	Marco Papa	SAL101
30378D	048	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	179 of 100	Marco Papa	SAL101
30109R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	363 of 380		OFFICE

CSCI 572: Information Retrieval and Web Search Engines (4.0 units)

Examines key aspects of information retrieval as they apply to search engines; web crawling, indexing, querying and quality of results are studied.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30151D	048	Lecture	7:00-8:50am	Mon, Wed	268 of 270	Ellis Horowitz	SGM123
30152R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	260 of 330		OFFICE
30210D	034	Lecture	7:00-8:50am	Mon, Wed	41 of 41	Ellis Horowitz	DEN@Viterbi
30211R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	35 of 40		OFFICE

CSCI 576: Multimedia Systems Design (4.0 units)

End-to-end multimedia systems - content creation, compression, distribution using modern standards, DRM solutions, Digital-Cinema pipeline, multimedia classification, virtual-augmented reality, natural-language multimedia queries, multimodal media analysis, stereoscopic-holographic technologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30319D	048	Lecture	6:40-10:00pm	Monday	71 of 73	Parag Havaldar	SGM124
30082D	034	Lecture	6:40-10:00pm	Monday	11 of 11	Parag Havaldar	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 577b: Software Engineering (4.0 units)

b: Software development, test, implemetation, and maintenance methods. CASE tools and software envirnments. Software product engineering, configuration management, quaility engineering, documentation. Application via projects.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 577a
• Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30130D	048	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Friday	7 of 40	Supannika Koolmanojwong	OHE122
30129D	034	Lecture	3:00-6:20pm	Friday	6 of 35	Supannika Koolmanojwong	DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 585: Database Systems (4.0 units)

Database system architecture; conceptual database models; semantic, object-oriented, logic-based, and relational databases; user and program interfaces; database system implementation; integrity, security, concurrency and recovery. Recommended preparation: Knowledge of relational databases, SQL, relational algebra and physical database design is required. Open only to graduate students.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
• Note: If choosing this lecture, you should enroll in the discussion section immediately following it on the same day.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30150D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	304 of 330	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SGM123
30158D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Thursday	224 of 230	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SGM124
30194R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	219 of 1		OFFICE
30287R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	187 of 330		SGM123
30288R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Thursday	122 of 230		SGM124
30371R	048	Quiz	TBA	Friday	529 of 560		OFFICE
30149D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Thursday	38 of 60	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30146R	034	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Thursday	38 of 40		DEN@Viterbi
30157R	034	Quiz	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	38 of 40		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 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	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30162D	048	1.0-12.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	49 of 375		OFFICE
30388D	048	1.0-6.0	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	78 of 175	Barry Boehm	SAL101

CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium (1.0 units, max 2)

Exploration and critical assessment of research activities in computer science. Course will serve as a forum for current research presentations from academia and industry. Graded CR/NC.

• Note: This course will NOT always meet at the assigned times. Refer to the CS Department Calendar at cs.usc.edu for scheduled colloquium talks.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30076D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	102 of 220	Lizsl De Leon, Katie Williams	SAL101
30077D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 30	Lizsl De Leon, Katie Williams	DEN@Viterbi
30222D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 26	Lizsl De Leon, Katie Williams	OHE132

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

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30168D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 25		OFFICE

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

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 594A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30169D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 25		OFFICE

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

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 594B

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30170D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 25		OFFICE

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

Course content to be selected each semester from recent developments in computer science.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Deep Learning and its Applications
30088D	048	4.0	Lecture	5:00-8:20pm	Tuesday	170 of 230	Joseph Lim	THH201
Hacking for Defense
30228D	048	4.0	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Thursday	22 of 30	Clifford Neuman	VKC260
Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems
30283D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	19 of 21	Jyotirmoy Deshmukh	WPH107	PDF (125520 KB)

CSCI 621: Digital Geometry Processing (4.0 units)

Digital geometry processing (subfield of computer graphics), that covers the full pipeline from 3D scanning, processing, to 3D printing. Recommended preparation: Solid background in linear algebra, numerical optimization, and C/C++ programming. CSCI 420 Computer Graphics is recommended. Open only to Computer Science doctoral students.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30056D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Tuesday	9 of 20	Hao Li	SOSB38

CSCI 648: Advanced Information Integration (4.0 units)

Focus on foundations and techniques for information integration. Topics include Semantic Web, linked data, data integration, entity linkage, source modeling, and information extraction. Prerequisite: CSCI 561. Recommended preparation: CSCI 585 and programming experience. Open only to Computer Science doctoral students.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 561
• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30292D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 1	Jose-Luis Ambite,Shobeir Fakhraei	OFFICE	PDF (212392 KB)

CSCI 670: Advanced Analysis of Algorithms (4.0 units)

Fundamental techniques for design and analysis of algorithms. Dynamic programming; network flows; theory of NP-completeness; linear programming; approximation, randomized, and online algorithms; basic cryptography. Prerequisite: CSCI 570. Recommended preparation: familiarity with algorithms and discrete mathematics. Open only to doctoral students.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 570
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30313D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	57 of 60	Ming-Deh Huang	ZHS159

CSCI 685: Advanced Topics in Database Systems (4.0 units)

Advanced techniques in database management. Topics include optimization, cache management, data mining and knowledge discovery, decision support, spatial indexes, parallel and distributed systems, extendible storage. Prerequisite: CSCI 485 or CSCI 585.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 485 or CSCI 585)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30316D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	0 of 1	Shahram Ghandeharizadeh	OFFICE

CSCI 697: Seminar in Computer Science Research (1.0 units, max 2)

Introduction of Ph.D. students to the broad range of computer science research. Two semesters registration required. Open to Computer Science doctoral students only. Graded CR/NC. Duplicates credit in former CSCI 597.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30176D	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	78 of 100	Leana Golubchik	GFS106

CSCI 698: Practicum in Teaching Computer Science (1.0 units, max 2)

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching in Computer Science. Intended for teaching assistants for classes offered by the Computer Science department. Graded CR/NC. Open only to Computer Science doctoral students.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Science
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30209D	048	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	38 of 50	Laurent Itti	SOSB44

CSCI 699: Special Topics (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Course content to be selected each semester from recent developments in computer science.

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

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Cognitive Architectures and the Common Model of Cognition
30100D	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	0 of 1	Paul Rosenbloom	OFFICE	PDF (210098 KB)
Machine Learning for Knowledge Extraction and Reasoning
30233D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	24 of 27	Xiang Ren	THHB9	PDF (126614 KB)
AI and Multiagent Systems Research for Social Good
30279D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	0 of 1	Milind Tambe
Advanced Topics in Deep Learning
30306D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	15 of 15	Yan Liu	OFFICE
AI and Multiagent Systems Research for Social Good
30392D	048	2.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Monday	33 of 33	Milind Tambe	GFS207

CSCI 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
30208D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	172 of 200		OFFICE

CSCI 794a: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30214D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	17 of 30		OFFICE

CSCI 794b: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 794a
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30215D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	13 of 30		OFFICE

CSCI 794c: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 794b
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30216D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	17 of 20		OFFICE

CSCI 794d: Doctoral Dissertation (2.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 794c
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30217D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	8 of 20		OFFICE

CSCI 794z: Doctoral Dissertation (0.0 units)

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 794d
• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30218D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	6 of 20		OFFICE