USC Schedule of Classes

Computer Science (CSCI)

• http://www.cs.usc.edu/
• 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++.

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Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29908D	001	Lecture	4:00-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	56 of 115	Mohammad Reza Rajati	THH101	PDF (159594 KB)
30201D	001	Lecture	3:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	97 of 115	Mohammad Reza Rajati	THH101	PDF (159594 KB)
30225R	001	Lab	3:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	20 of 25		DMC160
30247R	001	Lab	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 30		THH213
30248R	001	Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	26 of 28		DMC257
30250R	001	Lab	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	16 of 30		GFS223
30253R	001	Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 30		VHE210
30254R	001	Lab	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	14 of 30		DMC252
30256R	001	Lab	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	18 of 28		THH121
30258R	001	Lab	4:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 30		DMC256
30025R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	153 of 230		THH201

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++.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 102
• Note: Students must complete CSCI 102, or pass its challenge exam, or have AP Computer Science A credit to enroll in this course.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29966D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	124 of 130	Mark Redekopp	MRF340
30207D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	196 of 200	Mark Redekopp	SGM124
29903R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	29 of 32		SAL109
29904R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	34 of 39		SAL127
30045D	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	Canceled
30046R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	16 of 39		SAL127
30054R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	26 of 32		SAL109
30055R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	35 of 39		SAL126
30107R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	29 of 32		SAL109
30120R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	27 of 39		SAL126
30121R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	31 of 39		SAL127
30296R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	30 of 39		SAL126
30362R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 32		SAL109
30374R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	35 of 39		SAL126
29900R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	317 of 380		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 and CSCI 170

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29905D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	157 of 160	Andrew Goodney	THH201
29989D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	125 of 160	Andrew Goodney	SGM101
29912R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	24 of 30		SAL109
29914R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	30 of 30		SAL126
29915R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	26 of 30		SAL126
30167R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	23 of 30		SAL109
30200R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	24 of 30		SAL126
30238R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	13 of 30		SAL126
30286R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 30		SAL109
30293R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	29 of 30		SAL126
30294R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Tuesday	27 of 30		SAL126
30379R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	28 of 30		SAL127
30394R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 30		SAL109
29972R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	282 of 320		TBA

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 102
• Note: Students must complete CSCI 102, or pass its challenge exam, or have AP Computer Science A credit to enroll in this course.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30108D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	176 of 186	Aaron Cote	THH201
30295D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	174 of 185	Aaron Cote	THH101
30116R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	97 of 100		SLH200
30349R	001	Discussion	8:00-9:50am	Friday	66 of 90		GFS106
30373R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	93 of 100		SAL101
30377R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	94 of 100		THH202
30343R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	350 of 371		TBA

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
30381R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	216 of 300	Marco Papa	THH101	PDF (413680 KB)
29929R	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Tuesday	29 of 30		SAL109
29930R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	29 of 30		SAL109
29931R	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Tuesday	14 of 30		SAL109
30017R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50pm	Friday	3 of 37		SAL126
30039R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	30 of 30		SAL109
30040R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Thursday	28 of 30		SAL109
30317R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Monday	13 of 37		SAL127
30318R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	34 of 37		SAL126
30380R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	36 of 37		SAL127
29981R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	216 of 300		OFFICE

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
• Note: Course Website: bytes.usc.edu/cs270/

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29957R	001	Lecture	4:00-6:20pm	Monday	152 of 160	Shahriar Shamsian	SGM101
30009R	001	Lecture	4:00-6:20pm	Wednesday	159 of 160	Shahriar Shamsian	THH301
30267R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	105 of 107		SGM101
30268R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	102 of 107		GFS106
30269R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	104 of 107		THH202
30224R	001	Quiz	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	311 of 320		TBA

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
29967R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	100 of 225	William Halfond	SAL101	PDF (132824 KB)

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
29993R	001	Lecture	12:00-3:20pm	Friday	157 of 200	Tanya Ryutov	SAL101
29965R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	157 of 200		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	125 of 150	William Cheng	THH102	PDF (3294 KB)
30051R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	125 of 150		THH202

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
30160R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	188 of 199	Marco Paolieri	THH201	PDF (198445 KB)
30172R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	95 of 100		ZHS159
30173R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	93 of 100		ZHS159
30285R	001	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	188 of 200		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
30304D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	213 of 225	Mohammad Reza Rajati	THH201	PDF (175416 KB)
30280R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	213 of 225		OFFICE

Crosslist CSCI 368: Programming Graphical User Interfaces (4.0 units)

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

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 265 or CSCI 103)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in ITP 368.
• Note: If you would like to be added to the waitlist for a section of this course, please fill out the form here: tally.so/r/nPRdrQ.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31851D	001	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Tuesday	46 of 46	Allen Almasi	ZHS163

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.
• Note: If you would like to be added to the waitlist for a section of this course, please fill out the form here: tally.so/r/nPRdrQ.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31902D	001	Lecture-Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	30 of 36	Clark Kromenaker	OHE540
31908D	001	Lecture-Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	32 of 36	Matthew Whiting	OHE540
31909D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	33 of 36	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540

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
29963D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	169 of 170	Victor Adamchik	HAR101

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. Duplicates credit in CSCI 350.

• 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	53 of 55	William Cheng	OHE100D	PDF (3294 KB)
30357R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	53 of 55		OHE136
30331D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	87 of 90	William Cheng	WPHB27	PDF (3294 KB)
30360R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	87 of 90		SLH100
29946D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	22 of 45	William Cheng	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (3294 KB)
30356R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	22 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

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	62 of 80	Jernej Barbic	MHP101
30078R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	62 of 80		OFFICE

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
30014D	001	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Wednesday	25 of 26	Andrew Nealen	SCI206	PDF (73816 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
30123R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 50	Luis Garcia	THH114

Crosslist CSCI 435: Professional C++ (4.0 units)

Applications of advanced concepts in C++ including lambda expressions, templates, secure coding, parallel programming, writing performant code, CMake and continuous integration.

• 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.
• Note: If you would like to be added to the waitlist for a section of this course, please fill out the form here: tally.so/r/nPRdrQ

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31826D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	31 of 33	Sanjay Madhav	OHE540
31857R	001	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	34 of 36	Zachary Metcalf	ONLINE

Crosslist CSCI 439: Compiler Development (4.0 units)

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

• Prerequisite: 1 from (ITP 365 or CSCI 104)
• 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
32070R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	16 of 45	Sanjay Madhav	KAP156	PDF (69222 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 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
• 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
30562R	001	Discussion	TBA	Friday	17 of 20	Ali Zahid	OFFICE
31189R	001	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	141 of 200	Ali Zahid	OFFICE
31228R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	39 of 50	Cauligi Raghavendra	OFFICE
30568D	014	Lecture	7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu	20 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30570R	014	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	23 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
31190R	014	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	21 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30560R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 50	Cauligi Raghavendra	THH210	PDF (215087 KB)
30719R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	44 of 50	Cauligi Raghavendra	SOSB46
30564R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 37	Ali Zahid	VHE217
30828R	001	Lecture	7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu	105 of 110	Ali Zahid	OHE122
30566R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 37	Ali Zahid	KAP147
30829R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	83 of 85	Ali Zahid	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
30661R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 60	Viktor Prasanna	THH116	PDF (245999 KB)
30466R	001	Lab	4:30-5:50pm	Friday	31 of 60		ZHS252

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	85 of 120	Claire Bono	OHE122	PDF (120866 KB)
29919R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	15 of 24	Claire Bono	SAL126
29923R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	12 of 24	Claire Bono	SAL126
30029R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Thursday	22 of 24	Claire Bono	SAL109
30329R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Thursday	23 of 24	Claire Bono	SAL126
30384R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	13 of 24	Claire Bono	SAL127
29934D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	18 of 30	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (120866 KB)
30023R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	18 of 30		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	4:30-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (421697 KB)
30594R	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30478D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	29 of 52	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE230	PDF (421697 KB)
30591D	001	Lecture	4:30-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	35 of 64	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE136	PDF (421697 KB)
30497R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	11 of 52		GFS118
30593R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	53 of 65		OHE122
30997R	001	Quiz	5:00-7:50pm	Friday	68 of 150		SGM101

CSCI 467: Introduction to Machine Learning (4.0 units)

Methods for building intelligent and adaptive systems from statistical analyses; theoretical understanding of such methods and the computational implications.

• Prerequisite: (CSCI 270 and MATH 225) and 1 from (EE 364 or MATH 407)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29977D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 37	Robin Jia	DMC201	PDF (288972 KB)
30057R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	29 of 37		GFS101

CSCI 475: Theory of Computation (4.0 units)

History of the theory of computing, foundational theorems and theoretical frameworks of computer science, solvable and unsolvable problems.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 270

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30330R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	34 of 40	Aaron Cote	THH118

CSCI 476: Cryptography: Secure Communication and Computation (4.0 units)

Introduction to modern Cryptography; Mathematical/algorithmic studies of methods for protecting information in computer and communication systems: Public-Key Cryptosystems, zero-knowledge proofs, data privacy. Prerequisites: CSCI 270.

• Prerequisite: CSCI 270

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30376R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 40	Jiapeng Zhang	VHE217

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	15 of 25	Shahram Ghandeharizadeh	SOSB37	PDF (229863 KB)

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	29 of 36	Matthew Whiting	OHE540	PDF (490045 KB)

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	13 of 100	William Halfond	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	43 of 45	Scott Easley	EGG108

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	4 of 24	Vahe Peroomian	OFFICE

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
39694R	001	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	MWF	Canceled

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	9 of 20	Chunming Wang	KAP138

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	13 of 20	Richard Arratia	KAP134

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	54 of 56	Jernej Barbic	SSL202

CSCI 522: Game Engine Development (4.0 units)

The principles of developing game engines targeted at modern PC and game console hardware.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30375D	048	Lecture	7:00-10:20pm	Monday	52 of 72	Artjoms Kovalovs	THH208

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	12:00-3:20pm	Monday	87 of 90	Scott Easley	SCI108
30122D	048	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Tuesday	87 of 90	Scott Easley	SCI108

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	2:00-5:20pm	Thursday	39 of 40	Andrew Nealen	EGG108	PDF (391005 KB)

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	43 of 45	Tanya Ryutov	OHE100C
30031R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	43 of 45		OFFICE
30321D	034	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Wednesday	16 of 30	Tanya Ryutov	DEN@Viterbi
30032R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	16 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 532: Innovation for Defense Applications (4.0 units)

Development of problem statements and innovative software prototypes for defense, intelligence and homeland security applications; team projects; hands-on experience.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30018D	048	Lecture	3:30-6:50pm	Thursday	45 of 49	Clifford Neuman	SGM601

Crosslist CSCI 533: Algebraic Combinatorics (3.0 units)

Combinatorics motivated by Representation Theory and Algebraic Geometry. Topics may include: representations of the symmetric group, symmetric functions, Young tableaux and plane partitions, permutation enumeration.

• Prerequisite: MATH 410 and MATH 532
• 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
39757R	001	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	MWF	10 of 30	Sami Assaf	KAP148	PDF (241444 KB)

CSCI 534: Affective Computing (4.0 units)

Overview of the theory of human emotion, techniques for recognizing and synthesizing emotional behavior, and design application.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29973D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	38 of 40	Jonathan Gratch	KDC236	PDF (236934 KB)

CSCI 535: Multimodal Probabilistic Learning of Human Communication (4.0 units)

Principles and techniques to understand, build, and utilize multimodal machine learning algorithms through automatically understanding, recognizing, and analyzing phenomena of human communication. Recommended preparation: CSCI 542 or CSCI 567 or CSCI 573 or equivalent.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30060D	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 48	Mohammad Soleymani	LVL16	PDF (174407 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	3:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 40	Sima Parisay	OHE100B	PDF (330518 KB)
31736D	034	Lecture	3:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	6 of 18	Sima Parisay	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (330518 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
30063D	048	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	251 of 260	Mohammad Rostami,Xuezhe Ma	SGM123	PDF (126076 KB)
30105D	034	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	33 of 45	Mohammad Rostami,Xuezhe Ma	DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 547: Robot Dynamics and Control (4.0 units)

Introduction to dynamics and control of robotic systems including Model Predictive Control (MPC), Quadratic Program (QP)-based nonlinear control and trajectory optimization.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the AME department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in AME 556.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
28916R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Mon, Wed	32 of 37	Quan Nguyen	DMC260	PDF (303065 KB)

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
30820D	048	Lecture	2:30-4:20pm	Tue, Thu	78 of 82	Christopher Torng	OHE132
30722R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	78 of 82		OHE132
30716D	034	Lecture	2:30-4:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Christopher Torng	DEN@Viterbi
30718R	034	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist CSCI 559: Machine Learning I: Supervised Methods (4.0 units)

Distribution-free and probabilistic methods for supervised classification and regression; learning algorithms; optimization techniques; feature-space transformations; parametric and nonparametric methods; Bayes decision theory; artificial neural networks.

• Corequisite: EE 503 and 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
30490R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	42 of 60	Keith Chugg	DMC156
30727R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	43 of 60	Keith Chugg	GFS116
30561D	034	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 60	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi
30489R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	3 of 60	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi
30728R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	60 of 60	Keith Jenkins	OHE122
30565R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	59 of 60	Keith Jenkins	OHE122

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	9:00-12:20pm	Tuesday	207 of 850	Laurent Itti	BOVARD	PDF (80778 KB)
30070R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	207 of 850		OFFICE
30034R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	207 of 850		OFFICE
29936D	034	Lecture	9:00-12:20pm	Tuesday	14 of 30	Laurent Itti	DEN@Viterbi
30030R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	14 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
30035R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	14 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

CSCI 566: Deep Learning and Its Applications (4.0 units)

Deep learning research in computer vision, natural language processing and robotics; neural networks; deep learning algorithms, tools and software.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30387D	048	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	212 of 220	Jesse Thomason	THH201	PDF (119015 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
30079D	048	Lecture	12:00-3:20pm	Tuesday	128 of 220	Yan Liu	GER124
30081R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	128 of 220		OFFICE
30265R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	128 of 220		OFFICE
30213D	034	Lecture	12:00-3:20pm	Tuesday	10 of 30	Yan Liu	DEN@Viterbi
30264R	034	Discussion	TBA	TBA	10 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
30266R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	10 of 30		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
30395D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	165 of 330	Victor Adamchik	SGM123
30089R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	165 of 330		SGM123
30227R	048	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	165 of 330		TBA
30198D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	264 of 330	Victor Adamchik	SGM123
30290R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Tuesday	264 of 330		SGM123
30291R	048	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	264 of 330		TBA
30099D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	24 of 50	Victor Adamchik	DEN@Viterbi
29952R	034	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	24 of 50		DEN@Viterbi
29953R	034	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	24 of 50		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	196 of 210	Marco Papa	SGM124	PDF (133039 KB)
30378D	048	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	205 of 210	Marco Papa	SGM124	PDF (133039 KB)
30016D	034	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	Marco Papa	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (133039 KB)

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
30210D	034	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Tuesday	111 of 115	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30370D	048	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Tuesday	780 of 750	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	BOVARD

CSCI 575: Quantum Computing and Quantum Cryptography (4.0 units)

Introduction to quantum computing and quantum cryptography; quantum Fourier sampling with applications to factoring, quantum search, quantum key distribution.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30278D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	37 of 50	Ming-Deh Huang	DMC150	PDF (329254 KB)

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	6:00-9:20pm	Monday	201 of 215	Parag Havaldar	SGM124
30082D	034	Lecture	6:00-9:20pm	Monday	30 of 30	Parag Havaldar	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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30158D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	236 of 240	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SGM124
30194R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	236 of 240		SGM124
30156R	048	Quiz	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	236 of 240		TBA
30150D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Monday	319 of 330	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	SGM123
30288R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Monday	319 of 330		SGM123
30371R	048	Quiz	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	319 of 330		TBA
30149D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Monday	46 of 60	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DEN@Viterbi
30146R	034	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Monday	46 of 50		DEN@Viterbi
30157R	034	Quiz	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	46 of 50		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	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30162D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	18 of 100	Barath Raghavan	OFFICE

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	77 of 220	Kimberly Serrano	SGM124
30222D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 42	Kimberly Serrano	OHE132
30223D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 30	Kimberly Serrano	DEN@Viterbi

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	1 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	0 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	0 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
Research Methods and Analysis for User Studies
30041D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-5:20pm	Monday	37 of 37	Gale Lucas	DMC261	Word (49334 KB)
Computational Complexity
30042D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Jiapeng Zhang

CSCI 625: Program Synthesis and Computer-Aided Verification (4.0 units)

Introduction to the principles and practices of software verification and program synthesis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30093D	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 30	Mukund Raghothaman	THH213	PDF (299334 KB)

CSCI 649: Haptic Interfaces and Virtual Environments (4.0 units)

Introduction to haptics; human haptic sensing and perception, haptic interface design, virtual environment rendering, teleoperation, human subject studies; includes hardware programming and a research-oriented project.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30277D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 25	Heather Culbertson	SOSB47	PDF (308969 KB)

Crosslist CSCI 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
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in CSCI. To register, enroll in EE 658.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30883D	048	Lecture	11:00-2:50pm	Saturday	20 of 30	Moe Tabar	GFS207

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	44 of 46	Ming-Deh Huang	DMC150

CSCI 672: Approximation Algorithms (4.0 units)

Algorithmic techniques include combinatorial algorithms and rounding of linear and semi-definite programs. Applications include network design, graph cuts, covering problems, and approximation hardness.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 570 or CSCI 670)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29978D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Shaddin Dughmi

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	57 of 60	Maja Mataric	DMC156

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	41 of 60	Sathyanaraya Raghavachary	DMC156

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
Computational Perspectives on the Frontiers of Machine Learning
30043D	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	29 of 30	Shaddin Dughmi,Vatsal Sharan	GFS207
Testing in WebAssembly Ecosystem: From Development to Deployment
30044D	048	4.0	Lecture	1:00-4:20pm	Friday	26 of 26	Weihang Wang	KAP163
Human Subject Research in Software Systems
30106D	048	4.0	Lecture	6:00-7:50pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 25	Souti Chattopadhyay	VHE210	PDF (368828 KB)
Machine Learning in Databases
30369D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 12	Cyrus Shahabi	KAP150	PDF (385768 KB)

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	166 of 250	Laurent Itti	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	21 of 50		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	26 of 50		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	23 of 50		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	31 of 50		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	28 of 50		OFFICE