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Electrical and Computer Engineering (EE)

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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
30502D	055	Lecture	10:00-1:10pm	Mon, Wed	54 of 80	Shahin Nazarian	OHE100C
30506D	925	Lecture	10:00-1:10pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30504R	055	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	51 of 80		OHE100C
30508R	925	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	11 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30470R	055	Quiz	2:00-3:30pm	Friday	53 of 80		OFFICE
30473R	925	Quiz	2:00-3:30pm	Friday	9 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30164R	050	Lecture	1:10-3:15pm	MTuW	57 of 70	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	OHE136
30165R	050	Lab	1:10-3:15pm	Thursday	57 of 70		OHE136
30166R	162	Lecture	1:10-3:15pm	MTuW	8 of 15	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30167R	162	Lab	1:10-3:15pm	Thursday	8 of 15		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
30422D	925	Lecture	1:30-4:40pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Mark Redekopp	DEN@Viterbi
30425R	925	Discussion	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30592R	925	Quiz	TBA	TBA	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30420D	055	Lecture	1:30-4:40pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 30	Mark Redekopp	OHE100B
30421R	055	Discussion	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	17 of 30		OHE120
30423R	055	Quiz	TBA	TBA	17 of 30		OFFICE

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	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30445D	059	1.0-4.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 10	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi,Edward Maby, Keith Chugg	OFFICE

EE 505: Analog, Mixed-Signal, and RF Integrated-Circuit Tape-Out (3.0 units)

Complete systematic tape-out flow including schematic design, simulation, layout, and post-layout verification of analog, mixed-signal, or radio-frequency integrated circuits. Prerequisite: EE 536a.

Prerequisite: EE 536a

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30468R	906	Lecture	10:00-11:55am	Mon, Wed	12 of 20	Hossein Hashemi

EE 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)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30589D	911	Lecture	11:00-1:00pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Mohammad reza Rajati	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (201385 KB)
30590R	911	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30585D	906	Lecture	11:00-1:00pm	Tue, Thu	44 of 72	Mohammad reza Rajati	OHE100B	PDF (201385 KB)
30587R	906	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	44 of 72		OHE100B

EE 560L: Digital System Design (4.0 units)

Hardware System Design and implementation, FPGAs, HDL design, timing, FIFOs, Cache, CAMs, SSRAMs, OoO/multi-threaded CPU design, cache coherency, clock-domain crossing, bus protocols. Prerequisite: EE 457.

Prerequisite: EE 457
Note: Register for one lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30460D	906	Lecture	2:00-4:20pm	Mon, Wed	38 of 45	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS252
30462D	906	Lecture	4:30-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 45	Gandhi Puvvada
30464R	906	Lab	2:30-3:50pm	Tuesday	77 of 90
			4:30-5:50pm	Friday

EE 580: System Verification (4.0 units)

Functional/timing/power verification of complex systems. Simulation-based, formal/semi-formal/assertion languages and tools (SystemVerilog, UVM, UPF, etc.) FPGA prototyping, hardware acceleration, statistical modeling and machine learning. Instructor permission required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30750D	055	Lecture	3:30-5:30pm	MWF	40 of 42	Shahin Nazarian		PDF (46461 KB)
30751R	055	Discussion	7:00-8:00pm	Tuesday	40 of 42
			6:00-8:00pm	Wednesday
30752R	055	Quiz	TBA	TBA	40 of 42		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
30474D	908	1.0-6.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	20 of 50	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi,Edward Maby, Keith Chugg	OFFICE

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
30451D	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 20		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
30452R	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20		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
30779R	908	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 10		OFFICE

EE 595: Software Design and Optimization (4.0 units)

Software strategies for applications constrained by power consumption, memory space and verification time; assignments incorporate key elements of planning, modeling, design simulation and testing.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered
30480D	055	Lecture	2:00-5:00pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled
30481R	055	Discussion	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	Canceled
			6:00-6:55pm	Tuesday
30482R	055	Quiz	2:00-3:25pm	Friday	Canceled

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
30454D	908	1.0-6.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	38 of 100	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi,Edward Maby, Keith Chugg	OFFICE