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Electrical and Computer 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	58 of 60	Armand Tanguay	OHE230	PDF (88382 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
30777D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	68 of 71	Allan Weber	THH210
31009D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	62 of 62	Mark Redekopp	GFS118
31291R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 42	Murali Annavaram	VHE205
31395D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	42 of 42 (1 on waitlist)	Allan Weber	VHE205
30997R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	204 of 209	Allan Weber, Mark Redekopp,Murali Annavaram	OFFICE
30744R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Friday	33 of 36	Allan Weber	VHE205
30745R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	37 of 37	Allan Weber	VHE205
30746R	001	Lab	11:00-12:30pm	Friday	36 of 37	Allan Weber	VHE205
31007R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	35 of 36	Allan Weber	VHE205
31292R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	36 of 36	Allan Weber	VHE205
31396R	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 36	Allan Weber	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	Info
30418D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	77 of 81	Antonio Ortega	GFS116
30755R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	77 of 81		THH102

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
30898R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	55 of 60	Sandeep Gupta	GFS116
30899R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	29 of 30		THH214
30811R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	26 of 30		THH212

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 40	Edward Maby, Constantine Sideris	OHE230
30433R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	44 of 44	Constantine Sideris, Edward Maby	OHE230
30434R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	32 of 52		OHE230
30435R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	29 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	8:00-9:50am	Tue, Thu	86 of 87	Mark Redekopp	SLH102
30403R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	29 of 30	Mark Redekopp	VHE205
30420R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	27 of 30	Mark Redekopp	VHE205
30421R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 30	Mark Redekopp	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	45 of 52	Chris Kyriakakis	VPD116
30459R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	45 of 52		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	34 of 40	Alireza Tabatabaeenejad	ZHS163	PDF (132880 KB)
30464R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	16 of 24		VHE214
30465R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	10 of 24		VHE214
30466R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	8 of 24		VHE214

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	19 of 55	Rehan Kapadia	GFS101
30468R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	6 of 28		VKC158
30469R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	13 of 27		GFS107

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	15 of 45	Dina El-Damak	OHE230	PDF (314546 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 109

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31307D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	42 of 50	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS163
30855R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	15 of 20		OHE336
31308R	001	Lab	6:10-9:00pm	Tuesday	12 of 20		OHE336
31309R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	15 of 20		OHE336
31111R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	35 of 60		OFFICE

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	47 of 48	Salman Avestimehr	WPHB28	PDF (162349 KB)
30779R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	46 of 48	Salman Avestimehr	WPHB28
30480D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 40	Andreas Molisch	KAP158
30481R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	39 of 42	Andreas Molisch	VKC150
30491R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 41	Brandon Franzke	KAP156	PDF (123987 KB)
30498R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	43 of 43	Brandon Franzke	WPHB28

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	6:00-9:40pm	Thursday	29 of 80	Mohammed Beshir	OHE132
30497D	014	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Thursday	4 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	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	5:00-8:40pm	Monday	41 of 56	Mohammed Beshir	OHE100D
31282D	014	Lecture	5:00-8:40pm	Monday	4 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
30962R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	35 of 45		OHE100C
30963R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	5 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30386D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 30	Nora Ayanian	WPH106
29956R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 15	Nora Ayanian	VHE205
29958R	001	Lab	7:00-9:50pm	Monday	15 of 15	Nora Ayanian	VHE205

EE 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (4.0 units)

Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local, wide area, wireless networks; Internet protocols; link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; software defined network; multimedia networks.

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	244 of 260		TBA
31186D	014	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	16 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
30545D	014	Lecture	7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu	15 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30546D	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	15 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30623D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 50	Cauligi Raghavendra	LVL16	PDF (317877 KB)
30450R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	50 of 60	Cauligi Raghavendra	THH210
30501D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Tue, Thu	73 of 76	Ali Zahid	ZHS352
30503R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	74 of 76	Ali Zahid	ZHS352
30500D	001	Lecture	7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu	73 of 76	Ali Zahid	OHE122
			7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu			OHE132
30502D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	55 of 57	Ali Zahid	VPD116
30504R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	73 of 76	Ali Zahid	OHE136
30505R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	50 of 51	Ali Zahid	KDC240

EE 451: 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)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30408D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 60	Viktor Prasanna	VPD105	PDF (90211 KB)
30409R	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Friday	45 of 60		GFS118

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	23 of 30	Shahin Nazarian	WPH203
30559R	001	Lab	9:00-10:50am	Friday	23 of 30		WPH102

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
30100D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	192 of 224	Claire Bono	SGM124
29950R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	32 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL126
30192R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	24 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL127
30205R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	32 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	12 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
30262R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	32 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
29963D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	20 of 30	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
29964R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	20 of 30		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	44 of 45	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE230
31284D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	58 of 63	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS352
31305D	014	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
31338D	001	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 82	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE132
30569R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	65 of 85		OHE122
30605R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	83 of 85		SLH100
31285D	014	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31336D	014	Quiz	5:30-8:30pm	Thursday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31337R	001	Quiz	5:30-8:30pm	Thursday	148 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	10 of 31	Aluizio Prata	VHE210	PDF (55766 KB)

EE 471: Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers (4.0 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: EE 470
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30554R	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	10 of 25	Martin Gundersen	GFS222	PDF (234100 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	Canceled

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	3 of 20	Alice Parker	DEN@Viterbi
30577R	014	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30593D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	57 of 58	Alice Parker	OHE100D
30595R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	28 of 29	Alice Parker	OHE100D
30597R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 31	Alice Parker	VKC260
30591D	001	Lecture	4:00-7:50pm	Friday	73 of 73	Ali Zadeh	ZHS352
30596R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 36	Ali Zadeh	GFS207
30598R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	37 of 37	Ali Zadeh	KDC235

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	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 40	Eun Kim	RTH105	PDF (111932 KB)
31191R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	18 of 40		OHE100C
30534D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 20	Eun Kim	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (111932 KB)
31283D	014	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	7 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	19 of 45	Fariba Ariaei	RTH115
31377D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	2 of 20	Fariba Ariaei	DEN@Viterbi
30607R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	18 of 45		OHE100D
30615R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 483: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (4.0 units)

Fundamentals of digital signal processing covering: discrete time linear systems, quantization, sampling, Z-transforms, Fourier transforms, FFTs and filter design.

Prerequisite: EE 301

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30613D	014	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	9 of 20	Justin Haldar	DEN@Viterbi
30561R	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30609D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	72 of 76	Justin Haldar	OHE136	PDF (306473 KB)
30612R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	73 of 77		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	7 of 15	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi,Edward Maby	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	Edward Maby	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	16 of 32	Bart Kosko	ZHS352	PDF (129665 KB)

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
30856D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	55 of 82	Brandon Franzke	MHP101	PDF (130741 KB)
30670R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	56 of 82	Brandon Franzke	GFS106
30789D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	20 of 22	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (101239 KB)
31399R	034	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	20 of 22	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi
30587D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	50 of 52	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (245218 KB)
30588R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	50 of 52	Bart Kosko	VPD112
30580D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	76 of 77	Konstantinos Psounis	THH208
30581R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	75 of 77	Konstantinos Psounis	OHE122
30582D	048	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	58 of 68	Christopher Walker	VPD105	PDF (354362 KB)
30583R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	58 of 68	Christopher Walker	VPD112
30689D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	83 of 87	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE122	PDF (465109 KB)
30699R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	83 of 87	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE132

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

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30518R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 24	Kian Kaviani	KAP134
30448R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Wednesday	2 of 5		OFFICE
30451R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Friday	3 of 5		OFFICE
30522R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	1 of 5		OFFICE
30525R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	3 of 5		OFFICE
30526R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Monday	2 of 5		OFFICE

EE 506: Semiconductor Physics (4.0 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.

Prerequisite: MASC 501 and EE 471

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30530R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 30	Paul Dapkus	VHE206	PDF (186396 KB)

EE 508: Nano-Fabrication Lithography (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30772R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	20 of 55	Wei Wu	VKC152	PDF (89934 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
30477D	048	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	82 of 84	Ben Reichardt	OHE132
30479D	034	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 20	Ben Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30478R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	82 of 84	Ben Reichardt	OHE132
30483R	034	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	8 of 20	Ben Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30512D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	74 of 74	Edmond Jonckheere	THH210	PDF (148332 KB)
30514R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	74 of 74	Edmond Jonckheere	THH210
30475D	048	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 41	Ben Reichardt	DRB146
30476R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	40 of 41	Ben Reichardt	GFS207

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

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

Corequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31222D	048	Lecture	6:00-6:50pm	Thursday	30 of 58	Brandon Franzke	VKC100	PDF (118686 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 or EE 518)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31190D	048	Lecture	5:30-8:20pm	Friday	25 of 70	Osonde Osoba	OHE132	PDF (55749 KB)
31298D	034	Lecture	5:30-8:20pm	Friday	4 of 20	Osonde Osoba	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (55749 KB)
31193R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	25 of 70		OHE132
31299R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 513: Solid State Energy Devices (3.0 units)

Design and operation of solar photovoltaic energy converters, thermovoltoic energy converters, thermoelectric energy converters, and solid state light emitters; their roles in renewal and conservation of energy. Recommended Preparation EE 338.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30407R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Stephen Cronin

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	001	Lecture	5:30-9:10pm	Wednesday	22 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	RTH115
31322D	034	Lecture	5:30-9:10pm	Wednesday	1 of 20		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	1:30-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	49 of 75	Petros Ioannou	OHE132
31302R	048	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Friday	49 of 58		OHE100D
31303D	034	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	2 of 10	Petros Ioannou	DEN@Viterbi
31304R	034	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Friday	2 of 10		DEN@Viterbi

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30812R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 25	Ben Reichardt	VHE210

EE 525: Power System Protection (4.0 units)

Theory of system and equipment protection, characteristics of relays, relay coordination, and system considerations.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30624R	048	Lecture	6:00-9:50pm	Thursday	10 of 40	Vibhor Trehan	OHE100C
30625D	034	Lecture	6:00-9:50pm	Thursday	3 of 20	Vibhor Trehan	DEN@Viterbi

EE 528: Power Electronics (4.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30771R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 34	Jason Sanders	OHE100B
30887D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30686R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 35	Armand Tanguay	OHE100B	PDF (88763 KB)
30985D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Armand Tanguay	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (88763 KB)
30682R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	18 of 35	Armand Tanguay	OHE100D
30986R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist EE 534: Materials Characterization (3.0 units)

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32177D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 40	Anupam Madhukar	KDC236

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	1 of 20	Hossein Hashemi	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (242319 KB)
30696R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	24 of 28	Hossein Hashemi	OHE120	PDF (242319 KB)
30697R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30698R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 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	21 of 31	Chongwu Zhou	VHE210

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
30702R	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	21 of 30	Tony Levi	THH214
30733R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	21 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	Info
30533D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 50	Young Cho	VKC102	PDF (33005 KB)
31119D	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	48 of 69	Young Cho	VPD105	PDF (33005 KB)

Crosslist EE 545: Robotics (4.0 units)

Fundamental skills for modeling and controlling of dynamic systems for robotic applications and graphics animations; control theory; kinematics; dynamics; sensor processing; real-time operating systems; robot labs. Recommended preparation: Basic knowledge in linear algebra (matrices and vectors), calculus, programming in C/C++ or any another language or permission of the instructor.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 545.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29975D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	72 of 74	Stefanos Nikolaidis	LVL17	PDF (314710 KB)
30226R	048	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	72 of 74		TBA

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	36 of 56	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	KDC240

EE 549: Nanotechnology for Materials, Electronics, and Circuits (4.0 units)

Nanotechnology for advanced nanomaterials, nanoelectronics devices, and circuits, including the rigorous treatment of electronic band structures of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and two-dimensional materials.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30620D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Chongwu Zhou

EE 550: Data Networks: Design and Analysis (4.0 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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30621R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Tue, Thu	16 of 40	Michael Neely	GFS207
30636R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	16 of 40		VHE217

EE 551: Principles of Radar (3.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: (EE 364 and EE 470)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30626D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Mahta Moghaddam

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
30558R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 60	Ali Zahid	OHE122
30568D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30551R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30560R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	34 of 60		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
31008D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 35	Rahul Jain	SOSB44
31081R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 35		KAP145

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
30628D	034	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Michel Dubois	DEN@Viterbi
30630R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	20 of 53	Michel Dubois	OHE100D
30629R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	6 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	20 of 53		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	12 of 20	Alan Willner	DEN@Viterbi
30633D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	21 of 28	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	2:00-4:30pm	Monday	731 of 750	Laurent Itti		PDF (55980 KB)
30050R	048	Discussion	TBA	Wednesday	375 of 500	Wei-Min Shen	OFFICE
30301R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	30 of 30	Wei-Min Shen	RTH217
30376R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	248 of 250	Wei-Min Shen	SGM124
30377R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	40 of 40	Wei-Min Shen	SOSB2
30378R	048	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Tuesday	38 of 40	Wei-Min Shen	SOSB2
29981R	048	Quiz	TBA	Monday	731 of 750		OFFICE
30079D	034	Lecture	2:00-4:30pm	Monday	21 of 26		DEN@Viterbi
30305R	034	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	21 of 26		DEN@Viterbi
29982R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	21 of 26		DEN@Viterbi

EE 562: Random Processes in Engineering (4.0 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
31311R	048	Lecture	9:30-11:20am	Mon, Wed	10 of 40	Urbashi Mitra	OHE100B	PDF (51520 KB)
31312D	034	Lecture	9:30-11:20am	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Urbashi Mitra	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (51520 KB)
31321R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	10 of 40		RTH105
31344R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 566: Optical Information Processing (3.0 units)

Coherent and incoherent optical transforming, imaging and two-dimensional information processing systems; optical image processing, spatial frequency response and filtering; optical and digital holography.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31323R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	16 of 40	Keith Jenkins	KAP158	PDF (254357 KB)

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
31392R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	18 of 30	Christopher Walker	RTH109	PDF (258462 KB)
31397D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	4 of 10	Christopher Walker	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (258462 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	30 of 40	Han Wang	VKC101
31275R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	30 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
30654R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 57	Massoud Pedram	VKC100
30445R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	42 of 57		GFS101
30446R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	41 of 57		OFFICE

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
30656R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	39 of 30	Shahin Nazarian	GFS101
30843R	048	Lecture	5:30-8:20pm	Monday	29 of 30	Shahin Nazarian	KAP164
30846R	048	Discussion	6:30-7:20pm	Wednesday	66 of 80		SLH102

EE 581: Mathematical Foundations for System Design: Modeling, Analys (4.0 units)

Fundamental techniques underlying the methodologies for system design, from integrated circuits to cyber-physical systems. Design flows, fundamental classes of models, and verification and synthesis techniques.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30844R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	17 of 48	Pierluigi Nuzzo	VKC201
30845R	048	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	17 of 30		VPD107

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	9:00-10:20am	Tue, Thu	30 of 30	Mihailo Jovanovic	OHE100B
31044D	034	Lecture	9:00-10:30am	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 510

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30999D	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	66 of 83	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	WPHB27
31002R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	66 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	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30663D	048	1.0-6.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	177 of 200	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi,Edward Maby	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	7 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	GFS114	PDF (214320 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 597: Wireless Networks (4.0 units)

Introduction to wireless networking technologies; fundamental architectural and design principles used at all protocol layers; optimization, performance evaluation and implementation using mathematical analysis, simulations, and experiments.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30668D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	39 of 41	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	KAP144
30669R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	39 of 41		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	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	84 of 86	Paul Bogdan	EEB132

EE 599: Special Topics (1.0-8.0 units, max 9)

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

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Math Tutorial for Financial Engineering
31033D	903	1.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	5 of 25	Petros Ioannou,Fariba Ariaei	ZHS360
Integrated Circuits in Implantable Medical Devices
31110D	048	4.0	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 25	Manuel Monge	GFS213	PDF (133042 KB)
Advanced Topics in Computer System Architecture
31332D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 41	Xuehai Qian	VHE217	PDF (184041 KB)

EE 607: Microelectromechanical Systems (3.0 units)

Exploration of the technology methods and physical principles of MEMS, and survey various MEMS of current interest.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30881R	048	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	10 of 20	Eun Kim	KAP159	PDF (466950 KB)

EE 612: Science and Practice of Nanotechnology (3.0 units)

In-depth discussions of important topics in nanotechnology, including both the implementation and the underlying theory.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 330 or EE 470)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31194R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 15	Stephen Cronin	WPH204	PDF (130414 KB)

EE 648: Network Economics and Games (3.0 units)

Economics of networks; Game theory, Mechanism design and auctions in networks; spectrum sharing mechanisms in communications; pricing of differentiated services; network security. Prerequisites: EE-450 and EE-503.

Prerequisite: (EE 450 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30672R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 30	Ashutosh Nayyar	SGM226	PDF (106353 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	84 of 84	Moe Tabar	SLH200

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	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	91 of 115	Keith Jenkins	OHE122	PDF (190675 KB)
30889D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (190675 KB)
31100R	048	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	91 of 115		OHE122
31101D	034	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 669: Multimedia Data Compression (3.0 units)

Lossless compression, audio/speech coding, vector quantization, fractal compression, JPEG and JPEG-2000, video compression techniques and MPEG standards, video transmission over wired and wireless networks. Recommended preparation: EE-503.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31324D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	18 of 35	Jay Kuo	OHE120
31325D	034	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	0 of 35	Jay Kuo	DEN@Viterbi
31326R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	17 of 40		OHE100C

Crosslist EE 676: Advanced Computer Vision (4.0 units)

Fundamental issues in computer vision: theory, algorithms and applications. Image formation, image segmentation, inference and measurement of 3-D, motion analysis, object and activity recognition.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 677.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30228D	048	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	0 of 56	Ram Nevatia	OHE136	PDF (66055 KB)
30229D	034	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	0 of 12	Ram Nevatia	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (66055 KB)
30291D	916	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	54 of 56	Ram Nevatia	OHE136
30292D	904	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 12	Ram Nevatia	DEN@Viterbi

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	32 of 100		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	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30675D	048	1.0-9.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	137 of 200	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi,Edward Maby	OFFICE