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Electrical Engineering (EE)

http://ee.usc.edu/
D class assignments for undergraduates available in EEB102; Phone: (213) 740-4447.
D class assignments for graduate students available in EEB100; Phone: (213) 740-4447.
To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network. For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of OFF CAMPUS.

EE 101: Introduction to Digital Logic (3.0 units)

Boolean algebra; number systems; Boolean function synthesis; binary arithmetic; codes; combinational logic devices; sequential circuits; state machine design and implementation.

Note: Register for one lecture, one discussion and quiz.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30400D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 41	Mark Redekopp	RTH105
30401R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	31 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	RTH115
30403R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Tue, Thu	36 of 41	Mark Redekopp	OHE230
30404D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 49	Mark Redekopp	OHE230
30406R	001	Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Friday	34 of 41		VHE205
30407R	001	Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	Canceled
30408R	001	Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Friday	38 of 43		VHE205
30896R	001	Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	23 of 25
30409R	001	Quiz	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	135 of 200		TBA
30402R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Thursday	36 of 40		VHE205
30892R	001	Discussion	8:00-9:20am	Friday	20 of 40		VHE205

EE 105: Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3.0 units)

Gateway to the majors in Electrical Engineering. An overview of modern electrical engineering; communications, computers, circuits, components, controls, electromagnetics, microelectronics; principles of commercial products such as FAX, modem, CD-ROM, ATM networks.

Corequisite: MATH 125

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30412R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 75	Armand Tanguay	OHE230

EE 109L: Introduction to Embedded Systems (3.0 units)

Information representations, embedded C language constructs, assembly programming, state machines, and fundamental circuit analysis. Embedded topics will include digital I/O, serial I/O protocols, analog-to-digital conversion and interrupt mechanisms. Recommended preparation: Knowledge of C or C++.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31291R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 40	Allan Weber, Mark Redekopp	MHP105
31292R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	38 of 40		VHE205

Crosslist EE 120L: Introduction to Programming for Computer Scientists (3.0 units)

Introduction to the field of Computer Science and Engineering: survey of major disciplines; foundations for using a high-level programming language to design solutions to computer solvable problems. Open only to: Computer Engineering & Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science (Games), Computer Science/Business Administration.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Engineering & Computer Science, Computer Science, Computer Science (Games), Computer Science/Business Administration
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 120.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered
30200R	001	Lecture	9:00-9:50am	MWF	Canceled
30000R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	Canceled
30001R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	Canceled
30198R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	Canceled
30199R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	Canceled

EE 150L: Engineering Computational Methods (3.0 units)

Algorithms and computational methods for efficient solution of engineering problems. Introduction to engineering software tools.

Note: Register for one lecture, one Lab .

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30414D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	85 of 50	Douglas Burke	SLH102
30415D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	74 of 74	Douglas Burke	ZHS352
30844R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 37	Douglas Burke	VKC203
30416D	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	18 of 35		SAL109
30417D	001	Lab	3:30-5:20pm	Wednesday	40 of 40		SAL126
30418D	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Monday	39 of 40		SAL127
30419D	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	36 of 40		SAL126
30475D	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Monday	28 of 35		SAL109
30855D	001	Lab	5:30-7:20pm	Thursday	16 of 30		VHE205

EE 201L: 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; simple CPU design; semester-end project. Prerequisite: EE-101.

Prerequisite: EE 101

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30421D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	38 of 44	Gandhi Puvvada	KAP156
30422D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	42 of 50	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS252
30429R	001	Quiz	7:30-9:50am	Friday	76 of 140		TBA
30424D	001	Lab	7:00-9:40pm	Monday	19 of 22		OHE336
30425D	001	Lab	5:00-7:40pm	Thursday	21 of 23		OHE336
30426R	001	Lab	6:20-9:00pm	Tuesday	19 of 21		OHE336
30427D	001	Lab	5:00-7:40pm	Wednesday	20 of 22		OHE336

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	41 of 50	Satsuki Takahashi	OHE230
30433R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 50	Satsuki Takahashi	OHE230
30434R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	49 of 50		OHE230
30435R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	35 of 50		OHE230

EE 241: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering (3.0 units)

Introduction to the theory of matrices, vector spaces, least-squares approximation and MATLAB. Applications to communications, control and signal processing.

Prerequisite: MATH 126
Note: Register for lecture and discussion.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30442R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 25	Michael Neely	GFS220
30443R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	10 of 40		KAP140

EE 301L: 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
Corequisite: MATH 445
Note: Register for one lecture, one discussion and quiz

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30444D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	44 of 48	Anantha Karthikeyan	WPHB28
30459D	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 31		OHE230
30541R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Wednesday	15 of 30		OHE230

EE 328Lx: Circuits and Electronics for Computer Engineers (3.0 units)

Introduction to the physical principles governing analog circuits for data conversions and data communications. Elementary device behavior for digital systems. Not available for credit to electrical engineering majors.

Prerequisite: PHYS 152
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30460D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	24 of 30	Vincent Ng	GFS223
30461R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	24 of 30		OHE336

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
30463D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	42 of 45	Satsuki Takahashi	VHE217
30464R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	11 of 20		VKC110
30465R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	12 of 20		VKC110
30466R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	19 of 20		VKC110

EE 338: Physical Electronics (3.0 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. Not for credit to students who have taken 378L.

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	37 of 49	Stephen Cronin	ZHS163
30468D	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	27 of 28		KAP145
30469R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	9 of 25		KAP167

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
30708R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 30	John Choma	OHE230	PDF (60285 KB)
30470R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 1
30710R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	14 of 30		KAP148
30709R	001	Lab	2:00-4:40pm	Friday	15 of 30		OHE230

Crosslist EE 351: Programming and Multimedia on the World Wide Web (3.0 units)

HTML progrmming for creating home pages, installation and modification of Web server, writing progrms that offer enhanced services, manipulation of graphics, video and sound.

Prerequisite: CSCI 102
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 351.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30383R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	67 of 80	Massoud Ghyam	SLH100

EE 352L: Computer Organization and Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer organization and architecture. Concepts include: computer evolution and performance, system busses, cache memory, internal and external memory, input/output, operating system support, computer arithmetic.

Prerequisite: CSCI 102

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30699R	001	Lab	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	Canceled

EE 357: Basic Organization of Computer Systems (3.0 units)

Organization and operation of the processor, memory and I/O of a minicomputer at the machine language level; assembly language programming; data representation and computer arithmetic.

Prerequisite: (EE 101 and EE 201)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30476D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 41	Mary Eshaghian	ZHS163
30777R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	16 of 40	Mary Eshaghian	RTH115
30477R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	37 of 39		RTH109
30776R	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	16 of 40		RTH109

EE 364: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical En (3.0 units)

Introduction to concepts of randomness and uncertainty: probability, random variables, statistics. Applications to digitalcommunications, 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
30778D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	49 of 55	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	GFS101
30779R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	48 of 58	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	SSL150
30480D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 50	Keith Chugg	GFS116
30481R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	43 of 50	Keith Chugg	SLH100

EE 401: Transform Theory for Engineers (3.0 units)

Complex variables, Cauchy Riemann conditions, contour integration and residue theory; Fourier transform; Laplace transform; sampling theory. Discrete time filters, discrete and fast Fourier transform.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301A or EE 301) and MATH 445
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30482R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 20	Keith Jenkins	OHE100C	PDF (107658 KB)
30483R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	7 of 40		OHE120
30484D	014	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (107658 KB)
30485R	014	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	0 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 441: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering (3.0 units)

Introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory and their underlying concepts. Applications to engineering problems.

Prerequisite: MATH 445
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30487R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 44	Benjamin Reichardt	OHE100C
30488R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	29 of 40		RTH109
30492D	014	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 40	Benjamin Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30494R	014	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	4 of 40		DEN@Viterbi
30997R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	Zhen Zhang	KAP158
30998R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	16 of 30	Zhen Zhang	GFS107

EE 443: Introduction to Power Systems (3.0 units)

Components of power systems. Analysis techniques in electrical power generation transmission and utilization. Environmental and economic considerations in system operations and planning. Recommended preparation: 370.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30496R	001	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	37 of 46	Robert Castro	RTH105
30497D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	4 of 30	Robert Castro	DEN@Viterbi

EE 444: Power Systems Technology (3.0 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
30964D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	45 of 50	Mohammed Beshir	OFFICE
30965D	014	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
30962R	001	Discussion	5:00-6:20pm	Monday	43 of 45	Mohammed Beshir	OHE100D
30963R	014	Discussion	5:00-6:20pm	Monday	2 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi

Crosslist EE 445: 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.

Prerequisite: CSCI 101
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 445.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
29955D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	30 of 30	Amin Atrash	GFS222
29956R	001	Lab	1:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 15		VHE205
29958R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	15 of 15		VHE205

EE 448L: Communication Electronics (4.0 units)

Analysis, design, and experimental evaluation of transistor-level communication circuits and micro-systems. Transmission lines, impedance matching, noise, distortion, tuned amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, phase-locked loops.

Prerequisite: EE 348
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30498R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	27 of 35	Hossein Hashemi	OHE230	PDF (34609 KB)
30499R	001	Lab	10:00-12:50pm	Friday	27 of 35		OHE230

EE 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (3.0 units)

Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local networks; long-haul networks; internal protocols; link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; higher level protocols.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30454D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 31	Ali Zahid	WPH205
30500D	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	48 of 48	Ali Zahid	OHE132
30501D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 50	Ali Zahid	SOSB46
30502D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 50	Ali Zahid	SOSB46
30506D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	9 of 40	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30503R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	54 of 60	Ali Zahid	THH114
30504R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	67 of 70	Ali Zahid	OHE132
30505R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	55 of 60	Ali Zahid	SLH102
30507R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	10 of 40		DEN@Viterbi
30684R	001	Quiz	4:00-8:00pm	Friday	151 of 250	Ali Zahid	TBA
30452R	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	40 of 55	Hadi Goudarzi	OHE122
30450R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	39 of 55	Hadi Goudarzi	MHP105
30782R	001	Lecture	5:00-7:50pm	Monday	26 of 40	Christopher Walker	THH114
30783R	001	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Thursday	17 of 36	Christopher Walker	KAP146

EE 452L: Game Hardware Architectures (3.0 units)

Architectural principles underlying modern game console hardware design; introduction to the programming techniques, optimization strategies, and hardware insights to create powerful games.

Prerequisite: EE 352

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30811R	001	Lecture	7:00-9:50pm	Wednesday	Canceled
30812R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Wednesday	Canceled

Crosslist EE 455x: Introduction to Programming Systems Design (4.0 units)

Intensive introduction to programming principles, discrete mathematics for computing, software design and software engineering concepts. Not available for credit to computer sciencemajors, graduate or undergraduate.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 455.
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
29963D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	7 of 20	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
30100D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	57 of 61	Claire Bono	MHP105
29962D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	60 of 61	Claire Bono	OHE136	PDF (128652 KB)
30260R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	20 of 21	Claire Bono	SAL109
30261R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	21 of 21	Claire Bono	SAL127
30262R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	19 of 21	Claire Bono	SAL109
29950R	001	Lab	4:30-6:20pm	Thursday	21 of 21	Claire Bono	SAL127
29951R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	19 of 21	Claire Bono	SAL126
29952R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	21 of 21	Claire Bono	SAL126

EE 457: Computer Systems Organization (3.0 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 201 and EE 357)
Note: Register for one lecture, one discussion, and one quiz.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30567D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	99 of 110	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE122	PDF (55638 KB)
30568R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	67 of 76	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS252	PDF (55638 KB)
30572D	014	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 30	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (55638 KB)
30604R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	64 of 76	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS252	PDF (55638 KB)
30569R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	103 of 125		OHE122
30570R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	84 of 90		SLH100
30573R	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
30605R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	45 of 80		SLH102
30571R	001	Quiz	10:00-11:50am	Friday	231 of 252		TBA
30775R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	74 of 95	Waleed Dweik	MHP106
30780R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	66 of 94	Waleed Dweik	MHP106

Crosslist EE 460: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3.0 units)

Concepts and algorithms underlying the understanding and construction of intelligent systems. Agents, problem solving, search, representation, reasoning, planning, communication, perception, robotics, neural networks.

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 102 or CSCI 455)
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 460.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29966R	001	Lecture	6:00-8:40pm	Wednesday	43 of 70	Krishnamurthy Narayanaswamy	SOSB46

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
30550D	014	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Aluizio Prata	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (28629 KB)
30552R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 41	Aluizio Prata	OHE100D	PDF (28629 KB)

EE 471: Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers (3.0 units)

Introductory quantum mechanics and applications. Schrodinger equation, atomic and molecular processes, time-dependent perturbation theory. Applications to lasers, solid state demos and gaseous devices. Prerequisite: 330 or graduate standing.

Prerequisite: EE 330
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30554R	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	42 of 58	Martin Gundersen	SSL150	PDF (117118 KB)

EE 475: Wireless Communication Technology (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of wireless communication from a device point of view. Lab experiments and design project. Recommended preparation: EE 241, EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30458D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 60	Dan Goebel	MHP105

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 327 or EE 338)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30551D	001	Lecture	6:30-9:10pm	Wednesday	54 of 56	Ehsan Pakbaznia	GFS118
30591D	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	48 of 48	Shahin Nazarian	SGM601	PDF (78493 KB)
30592D	001	Lecture	6:30-9:10pm	Monday	45 of 50	Ali Zadeh	KAP156	PDF (155326 KB)
30593D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	58 of 50	Shahin Nazarian	OHE136	PDF (78493 KB)
30781R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	41 of 60	Maryam Soltan	THH114
30449R	001	Quiz	6:30-8:20pm	Tuesday	192 of 245		OFFICE
30599D	014	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (78493 KB)
30601R	014	Lab	5:00-6:20pm	Wednesday	2 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30590R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	40 of 41	Shahin Nazarian	RTH105
30594R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	38 of 50	Maryam Soltan	OHE230
30595R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	32 of 48	Shahin Nazarian	RTH109
30596R	001	Lab	5:00-6:20pm	Wednesday	45 of 48	Shahin Nazarian	RTH115
30597R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	37 of 39	Ali Zadeh	SAL127
30598R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	35 of 36		SAL127
30786R	001	Lab	TBA	TBA	7 of 45		OFFICE
30991R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Wednesday	13 of 25		SAL126

EE 479: Analog and Non-Linear Integrated Circuit Design (3.0 units)

Analysis and design techniques for CMOS analog and non-linear integrated circuits. Frequency and noise characteristics of broadband amplifiers. Feedback, oscillators, and phase-locked loops.

Prerequisite: EE 348

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30532R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 40	Shuo-Wei Chen	OHE100B
30534D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 15	Shuo-Wei Chen	DEN@Viterbi
30845R	001	Lecture	6:30-9:10pm	Tuesday	23 of 40	Ali Zadeh	SSL150	PDF (178106 KB)
30846R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	18 of 50	Ali Zadeh	GFS223
31191R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	18 of 76	Shuo-Wei Chen	OHE136
31192R	014	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	3 of 20	Shuo-Wei Chen	DEN@Viterbi

EE 480: Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (3.0 units)

Next-generation nanoscale materials and electronic devices: nanoscale fabrication and characterization, nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, and nanobiotechnology.

Prerequisite: EE 338

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31226R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 25	Gang Liu	VHE214

EE 482: Linear Control Systems (3.0 units)

Analysis of linear control systems; continuous and sampled-data systems, various stability criteria; frequency response and root locus compensation techniques.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301A or EE 301)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30603R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 40	Michael Safonov	OHE100D	PDF (66103 KB)
30608D	014	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 30	Michael Safonov	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (66103 KB)
30607R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	23 of 40		OHE132
30701R	014	Lab	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	5 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

EE 483: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing covering: discrete timelinear systems, quantization, sampling, Z-transforms, Fouriertransforms, FFTs and filter design.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301 or EE 301a)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30613D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 30	Richard Leahy	DEN@Viterbi
30614R	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	3 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
30609R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	85 of 95	Richard Leahy	OHE122
30612R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	83 of 90	Richard Leahy	OHE122

EE 485: Telecommunications Technology (3.0 units)

Technical development of the telecommunications industry and the accompanying regulatory environment. Case-study analysis.

Prerequisite: EE 301
Note: Register for lecture and discussion. Lecture will be webcast. Students will be sent the url upon registration. Discussion will take place in the room assigned.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31182R	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	Canceled	John Silvester	TBA	PDF (169818 KB)
31184D	014	Lecture	TBA	TBA	Canceled	John Silvester	TBA	PDF (169818 KB)
31183R	001	Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	John Silvester
31185R	014	Discussion	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	John Silvester

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
30611D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	5 of 15	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE

Crosslist EE 502: Advanced Solid State (3.0 units)

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32120R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:15pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Anupam Madhukar

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 EE 464 and EE 465.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30580R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	40 of 43	Konstantinos Psounis	OHE100C
30583R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 40	Konstantinos Psounis	WPH207
30581R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	37 of 42	Konstantinos Psounis	OHE100B
30589R	048	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 36	Konstantinos Psounis	THH119
30587D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:00pm	Friday	37 of 40	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (160767 KB)
30588R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	43 of 44	Bart Kosko	VHE217
30689R	048	Lecture	4:30-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	39 of 49	Giuseppe Caire	SGM601
30670R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	38 of 49	Giuseppe Caire	GFS116
30789D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	16 of 20	Konstantinos Psounis	DEN@Viterbi
31399R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	19 of 30	Konstantinos Psounis	DEN@Viterbi
30784R	048	Lecture	6:30-8:20pm	Mon, Wed	50 of 50	Osonde Osoba	ZHS352	PDF (64328 KB)
30785R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	50 of 50	Osonde Osoba	VKC102
30788R	048	Lecture	5:00-8:30pm	Thursday	49 of 50	Osonde Osoba	MHP106	PDF (64221 KB)
30791R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	49 of 50	Osonde Osoba

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

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

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30518D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	38 of 42	Kian Kaviani	KAP158
30520R	048	Lab	9:00-12:00pm	Thursday	8 of 8		OFFICE
30521R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Tuesday	4 of 7		OFFICE
30522R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	7 of 7		OFFICE
30523R	048	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Tuesday	7 of 7		OFFICE
30525R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 8
30526R	048	Lab	5:00-8:00pm	Thursday	6 of 6		OFFICE

EE 506: Semiconductor Physics (3.0 units)

Semiconductor bonds, crystallography, band structure assumptions, group theory, band structure results, k.p method, quantum wells, wires and dots, superlattices, amorphous, organic semiconductors, defects, statistics, surfaces.

Prerequisite: MASC 501

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30530R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	5 of 30	Dan Dapkus	VHE210	PDF (324129 KB)

EE 509: Electromagnetics for Semiconductor Photonics (3.0 units)

Overview of electromagnetics needed to understand and design photonic devices. Includes discussion of waveguides and resonant cavities and an introduction to photonic crystals.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30445R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 25	Michelle Povinelli	VKC252

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. Prerequisites: EE 441 and EE 464, EE 465, or EE 503

Prerequisite: EE 441 and 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31190D	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 60	Zhen Zhang	OHE100D
31298D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Zhen Zhang	DEN@Viterbi
31193R	048	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	31 of 42		OHE100C
31299R	034	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 514: Quantum Error Correction (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31305R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 25	Daniel Lidar	KAP166
31305R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 25	Daniel Lidar	KAP166
31305R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 25	Daniel Lidar	KAP166

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
31301R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	61 of 76	Petros Ioannou	OHE136
31302R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	61 of 76		OHE136
31303D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 10	Petros Ioannou	DEN@Viterbi
31304R	034	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	5 of 10		DEN@Viterbi

EE 519: Speech Recognition and Processing for Multimedia (3.0 units)

Speech production, acoustics, perception, synthesis, compression, recognition, transmission. Coding for speech, music, and CD-quality. Feature extraction. Echo cancellation. Audio, visual synchronization. Multimedia, Internet use.

Prerequisite: EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30659D	034	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Friday	3 of 20	Shrikanth Narayanan	DEN@Viterbi
30661D	048	Lecture	12:00-2:50pm	Friday	38 of 80	Shrikanth Narayanan	OHE136

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. Recommended preparation: EE 441 and EE 464 or EE 503.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30891R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 30	Todd Brun	VHE206	PDF (70441 KB)

EE 522: Immersive Audio Signal Processing (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of digital audio signal processing, room acoustics, and psychoacoustics. Algorithms for real-time implementation of immersive audio systems for integrated media applications.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 301B or EE 483)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30616D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:50pm	Friday	17 of 20	Chris Kyriakakis	RTH217

EE 525: Power System Protection (3.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 510

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30624D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	36 of 40	Vibhor Trehan	OHE100C
30625D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	2 of 20	Vibhor Trehan	DEN@Viterbi

EE 527: Net-Centric Power-System Control (3.0 units)

Control and stability of large-scale systems such as the electric power grid. Integration with information networks. Recommended preparation: EE 484.

Corequisite: EE 521

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30453D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (46983 KB)
30558D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 35	Edmond Jonckheere	RTH105	PDF (46983 KB)

EE 528: Power Electronics (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30771R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	33 of 33	Andras Kuthi	KAP140	PDF (10713 KB)

EE 529: Optics (3.0 units)

Basic graduate level optics including wave optics, foundations of geometric optics, optical elements, aberration theory, Hermite-Gaussian beams, multilayer structures, and matrix techniques. Recommended preparation: 470 or graduate standing.

Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30686R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	18 of 30	Armand Tanguay	OHE100B
30985D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Armand Tanguay	DEN@Viterbi
30682R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	15 of 30		RTH105
30986R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

EE 530: Optical Materials, Instruments and Devices (3.0 units)

Anisotropic materials and devices; properties of metals; design and theory of selected optical instruments; properties of electrooptic, acoustooptic, and spatial light modulators; optical detectors. Prerequisite: 529.

Prerequisite: EE 529

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30687R	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Robert Hellwarth
30688R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 15	Robert Hellwarth	SSC505	PDF (93238 KB)

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
32177R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 25	Anupam Madhukar	VHE217

EE 536a: Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design (3.0 units)

a: MOSFET operation and models; voltage references and biasing; elementary amplifier configurations; design techniques for high-speed operational amplifiers, comparators and transconductors; compensation methods.

Prerequisite: EE 479
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30695D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	2 of 15	John Choma	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (65757 KB)
30696R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	17 of 30	John Choma	OHE100B	PDF (65757 KB)
30697R	034	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	2 of 15		DEN@Viterbi
30698R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	16 of 30		OHE120

EE 536b: Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design (3.0 units)

b: Non-linear integrated circuits, data-converter architectures and implementations, comprehensive design project.

Prerequisite: EE 536a

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30493D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	31 of 33	Vincent Ng	GFS223

EE 539: Engineering Quantum Mechanics (3.0 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	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	Tony Levi	WPH103	PDF (43353 KB)

EE 541: Radio Frequency Filter Design (3.0 units)

Theory and realization of passive and transconductance-based active filters for radio frequency communications. Distributed and quasi-distributed passive filters. Circuit testing via scattering parameters.

Prerequisite: EE 348
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor
30704D	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	John Choma
30705D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	John Choma
30706R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	Canceled
30707R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	Canceled

EE 549: Queueing Theory for Performance Modeling (3.0 units)

Review of Poisson and Markov processes; Markovian and non-Markovian queueing systems; networks of queues; priority queueing; applications of the theory to computer systems and communication networks. Prerequisites: EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30441R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Rahul Jain

EE 550: Design and Analysis of Computer Communication Networks (3.0 units)

Applications of stochastic modeling and optimization techniques to communication network design and analysis. Data link control; performance models; multi-access channels; routing and flow control. Prerequisites: EE 450 and EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE-549.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30621R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	26 of 40	John Silvester	THH118	PDF (165659 KB)

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. Recommended preparation: EE 470.

Prerequisite: EE 562a

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30446D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 10	Mahta Moghaddam	SSC505

EE 554: Real Time Computer Systems (3.0 units)

Structure of real-time computer systems; analog signals and devices; scheduling, synchronization of multiprocessors; reliability, availability; serial/parallel computations; real-time operating systems and languages; design examples.

Prerequisite: EE 457

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30691D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 20	Monte Ung	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (915570 KB)
30711R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	10 of 20	Monte Ung	WPH106	PDF (915570 KB)
30895D	034	Lecture	TBA	TBA	Canceled		TBA
31223R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	20 of 40	Monte Ung	OHE136	PDF (915570 KB)
30712R	048	Quiz	8:00-9:50am	Friday	19 of 60

EE 556: Stochastic Systems and Finance (3.0 units)

Introductory probability; Markov chains; Martingales and stopping times; Brownian motion; Ito's calculus and formula; Black-Scholes formula; arbitrage pricing and risk neutral measures; options. Prerequisites: EE 441 and EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 562a or EE 562b or ISE 538.

Prerequisite: EE 441 and 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31033R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	11 of 24	Rahul Jain	KAP166	PDF (142298 KB)
30871R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	9 of 30		OFFICE

EE 557: Computer Systems Architecture (3.0 units)

Computer architecture from a design perspective: Pipelined processors, speculative execution, VLIW, vector processors, memory systems, interconnection networks, shared-memory and message-passing multiprocessors, chip multiprocessors.

Prerequisite: EE 457
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30628D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Murali Annavaram	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (154417 KB)
30630R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 80	Murali Annavaram	OHE132
30629R	034	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	37 of 80		OHE132

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	6 of 20	Alan Willner	DEN@Viterbi
30633D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	26 of 29	Alan Willner	OHE120

Crosslist EE 561: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (3.0 units)

Foundations of symbolic intelligent systems, search, logic, knowledge representation, planning, learning. Recommended preparation: good programming and algorithm analysis skills

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
30079D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	15 of 20	Krishnamurthy Narayanaswamy	DEN@Viterbi
30080D	048	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	49 of 50	Sheila Tejada	MHP106	PDF (415895 KB)
30086D	048	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Thursday	37 of 50	Sheila Tejada	GFS101	PDF (415895 KB)
30195D	048	Lecture	3:30-6:10pm	Wednesday	66 of 68	Wei-Min Shen	SLH102	PDF (106764 KB)
30196D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	58 of 70	Morteza Dehghani	ZHS352	PDF (96888 KB)
30219D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	44 of 45	Krishnamurthy Narayanaswamy	RTH105
30304D	048	Lecture	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	39 of 50	Sheila Tejada	ZHS159	PDF (415895 KB)

EE 562a: Random Processes in Engineering (3.0 units)

a: Random vectors, sequences, and functions. Linear transformations, second moment theory, spectral densities, narrowband processes, Gaussian processes, correlation detection, linear minimum mean square error estimation. Prerequisites: EE 441 and EE 464 or EE 503.

Prerequisite: EE 441 and 1 from (EE 464 or EE 503)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30636R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	38 of 45	Keith Chugg	OHE100B
30637R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	24 of 45		OHE100C
30634D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	7 of 30	Keith Chugg	DEN@Viterbi
30635R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	5 of 40		DEN@Viterbi

EE 563: Estimation Theory (3.0 units)

Parameter estimation and state estimation techniques including: least squares, BLUE, maximum-likelihood, maximum a posteriori, Kalman-prediction, Kalman-filtering and Kalman smoothing, and extended Kalman filtering.

Prerequisite: EE 562A
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30478R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:30pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 28	Jerry Mendel	OHE100B
30491D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:30pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Jerry Mendel	DEN@Viterbi
30486R	048	Discussion	9:30-10:20am	Monday	5 of 28		OHE120
31395R	034	Discussion	9:30-10:20am	Monday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 564: Communication Theory (3.0 units)

Elementary statistical design theory with applications to the design of digital communications receivers and radar receivers; signal design in digital communications. Prerequisites: EE-441 and EE 464 or EE 503; Co-requisite: EE 562a. Recommended preparation: EE-401.

Prerequisite: EE 441 and 1 from (EE 464 or EE 503)
Corequisite: EE 562a
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor
30643D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Urbashi Mitra
30645R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Urbashi Mitra
30644R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	Canceled
30690R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	Canceled

EE 565a: Information Theory (3.0 units)

Information measures; asymptotic equipartition property; source coding theorem; noiseless coding; cryptography, channel coding theorem; rate distortion theory; Gaussian channels; multiple user source and channel theory. Prerequisites: EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30647D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled
30648R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 30	Giuseppe Caire	GFS223

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. Corequisites: EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 441.

Corequisite: 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered
31119D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	Canceled
31120D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	Canceled
31200R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	Canceled
31201R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	Canceled

EE 569: Introduction to Digital Image Processing (3.0 units)

Image sampling, 2-D image transform, image enhancement, geometric image modification, mophologic processing, edge detection, textureanalysis, image filtering and restoration. Graduate standing. Recommended preparation: EE 401 and EE 464 or EE 503.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30651D	034	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	6 of 30	Jay Kuo	DEN@Viterbi
30652R	048	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	82 of 122	Jay Kuo	OHE122
30901R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	76 of 122		OHE136
			5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday			RTH109
30902R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	5 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

EE 570b: Advanced Electromagnetic Theory (3.0 units)

Static and dynamic electromagnetic field theory; solution of scalar and vector boundary value problems; Kirchhoff radiation theory; geometrical optics and geometrical diffraction theory.

Prerequisite: EE 570A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30692R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	6 of 12	Aluizio Prata	KAP150	PDF (30557 KB)
30694R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	6 of 20		SAL109

EE 572a: Plasma Dynamics (3.0 units)

Particle drifts, collision phenomena, Boltzmann and Vlasov equations, hydrodynamic equations, Coulomb interactions; waves in a cold and hot plasma, plasma oscillations, Landau damping, hydromagnetic waves.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30462R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 20	Joseph Wang	VHE214

Crosslist EE 574: Computer Vision (3.0 units)

Description and recognition of objects, shape analysis, edge and region segmentation, texture, knowledge based systems, image understanding.

Prerequisite: CSCI 455
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 574.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30117D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	0 of 4	Ram Nevatia	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (252357 KB)
30118D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 50	Ram Nevatia	OHE132	PDF (252357 KB)

EE 577a: VLSI System Design (3.0 units)

Integrated circuit fabrication; circuit simulation; basic device physics; simple device layout: structured chip design; timing; project chip; MOS logic; system design; silicon compilers.

Prerequisite: EE 477

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30653D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Massoud Pedram	DEN@Viterbi
30654R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	64 of 70	Massoud Pedram	OHE136

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	Syllabus
30655D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	6 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (78933 KB)
30656R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	65 of 71	Shahin Nazarian	OHE122	PDF (78933 KB)
30843R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 48	Shahin Nazarian	MHPB7B
31398R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	59 of 60	Shahin Nazarian	THH116	PDF (78933 KB)
30662R	034	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30668R	048	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	109 of 121		OHE122
31102R	048	Quiz	6:30-8:20pm	Tuesday	66 of 150		TBA

EE 587: Nonlinear and Adaptive Control (3.0 units)

Nonlinear systems, Lyapunov stability, parameter identification, direct and indirect adaptive control for linear and nonlinear systems. Design analysis, stability, robustness and applications. bBacksteeping, feedback linearization.

Prerequisite: (EE 482 and EE 585)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30903R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled

EE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30663D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	104 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 591: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Reconstruction (3.0 units)

Principles of magnetic resonance imaging. Spin physics, Fourier-based acquisition and reconstruction, generation of tissue contrast, fast imaging, artifact correction, advanced image reconstruction. Prerequisite: EE 483. Recommended preparation: EE 441, BME 525 and EE 464 or EE 503, and familiarity with MATLAB.

Prerequisite: EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30995R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 30	Justin Haldar	VHE206	PDF (103093 KB)

EE 593: Multivariable Control (3.0 units)

Feedback performance analysis; robustness and stability margins; sensitivity; disturbance attenuation; design tradeoffs; singular value, characteristic locus, and inverse Nyquist array design methods. Prerequisite: 482 and 585.

Prerequisite: (EE 482 and EE 585)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31000R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 20	Michael Safonov	SOSB47	PDF (81773 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	4 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
30666D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 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
30667D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 30		OFFICE

EE 597: Wireless Networks (3.0 units)

Introduction to wireless networking technologies; fundamental architectural and design principles used at all protocol layers; optimization and performance evaluation using mathematical analysis and simulations. Prerequisites: EE 450 and EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 467, familiarity with Matlab and C programming.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and 1 from (EE 464 or EE 465 or EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30897D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 44	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	VKC152

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
Note: This section is for PhDEE student interested in Communications MS students with permission

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30889D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 20	Rahul Jain	EEB248
31274D	048	Lecture	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	16 of 30	Krishna Nayak,Justin Haldar	EEB248	PDF (47299 KB)

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

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

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
Cyber-Physical Systems
30556R	048	3.0	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 25	Paul Bogdan	VKC256	Word (30811 KB)
Communication Signal Design-Mathematics and Applications
30557R	048	3.0	Lecture	3:30-6:10pm	Wednesday	5 of 20	Sol Golomb	OHE120
Graph Signal Processing
30822R	048	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 40	Antonio Ortega	KAP140	PDF (90621 KB)
Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems
30933D	048	3.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	38 of 41	Kai Hwang	VHE217	PDF (36117 KB)
Introduction to Nano-fabrication
30935D	048	3.0	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	24 of 28	Wei Wu	KAP113	PDF (121539 KB)
Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems
31034D	048	3.0	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 40	Kai Hwang	KAP140	PDF (36117 KB)
Communication Signal Design-Mathematics and Applications
31035D	034	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	1 of 10	Sol Golomb	DEN@Viterbi
High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems
31306R	048	3.0	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	23 of 25	Mohammed Beshir	KAP165

EE 635: Advanced Wireless Communications (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of advanced wireless systems, including multi-antenna, cognitive, and cooperative systems as well as exploration of current standards in wireless networks in use today. Recommended preparation: Basic programming course.

Prerequisite: EE 535

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30941R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 12	Andreas Molisch	KAP150

EE 650: Advanced Topics in Computer Networks (3.0 units)

Protocol modeling: flow and congestion control, dynamic routing, distributed implementation; broadcast communication media and multiple access protocols; local networks, satellite networks, terrestrial radio networks. Prerequisites: EE 450 and EE 465 or EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE-550 or CSCI-551.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and 1 from (EE 465 or EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30890D	048	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	Canceled

EE 653: Advanced Topics in Microarchitecture (3.0 units)

Current research topics related to microprocessor architecture. Dynamically/statically scheduled processors, multithreading, chip multiprocessors, systems on a chip. Power, performance, complexity, dependability issues. Impact of technology.

Prerequisite: EE 557

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30451R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	13 of 16	Michel Dubois	HED103

EE 657: Parallel and Distributed Computing (3.0 units)

Scalable multiprocessor systems and clusters, virtual machine, service oriented architecture, network-based computing, Peer-to-Peer, Grid and Cloud based storage and computing, case studies. Prerequisite: EE 457. Recommended preparation: EE-450.

Prerequisite: EE 457

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30772D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 21	Michel Dubois, Murali Annavaram,Mary Eshaghian	KAP163

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
30671R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	58 of 63	Mel Breuer	OHE132
30787D	048	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	63 of 68	Mohamm Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	MHP105
30911D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Mel Breuer	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	16 of 100	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30675D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	162 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE