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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 105: Introduction to Electrical Engineering (4.0 units)

Electrical engineering overview: communications, computers, circuits, components, signals, electromagnetics, microelectronics; data encoding and compression, USPS and UPC product codes, DVDs, semiconductor devices, and integrated circuits.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30884R	001	Lecture-Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 56	Armand Tanguay	OHE230	PDF (87789 KB)

EE 109L: Introduction to Embedded Systems (4.0 units)

Information representations, embedded programming, digital and serial I/O, analog-to-digital conversion, and interrupt mechanisms. Elementary analog, logic, and state-machine design.

Corequisite: 1 from (EE 155 or CSCI 103)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30780R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	33 of 38	Murali Annavaram	VHE205
31009D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 40	Mark Redekopp	VHE205
31291D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 39	Allan Weber	VHE205
31395D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	38 of 38	Mark Redekopp
30997R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	136 of 150		OFFICE
30744R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Friday	32 of 38	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber, Murali Annavaram	VHE205
30745R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	38 of 38	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber, Murali Annavaram	VHE205
31007R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	Canceled
31292D	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	37 of 38	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber, Murali Annavaram	VHE205
31396D	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	40 of 40	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber, Murali Annavaram	VHE205

EE 141L: Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to linear algebra with engineering applications. Weekly laboratory exercises using MATLAB.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30418R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	42 of 64	Antonio Ortega	SOSB4
30822R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	42 of 64		THH208

EE 155L: Introduction to Computer Programming for Electrical Engineers (4.0 units)

Introduction to solving engineering problems using computational methods. Survey of various programming languages and their strengths and weaknesses. Program structure, input/output, conditionals, loops, functions, arrays.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30898R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	61 of 68	Sandeep Gupta	VPD105
30899D	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	49 of 53		THH114
30811R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	12 of 40		THH116

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	26 of 52	Douglas Burke	OHE230
30433R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 50	Douglas Burke	OHE230
30434R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	39 of 52		OHE230
30435R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	27 of 50		OHE230

EE 209: Foundations of Digital System Design (4.0 units)

Logic-function synthesis, state machines, combinational and sequential data-path components. Physical principles used to analyze and design digital integrated circuits. Prerequisite: EE 109.

Prerequisite: EE 109

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30773R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	41 of 46	Brandon Franzke	GFS118
30777R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 60	Brandon Franzke	VPD105
30770R	001	Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Friday	31 of 39		VHE205
30774R	001	Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	34 of 38		VHE205
30878R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:50pm	Friday	15 of 38		VHE205
30881R	001	Quiz	7:00-9:00pm	Wednesday	80 of 150		OFFICE

EE 301: Linear Systems (4.0 units)

Representation and analysis of linear time-invariant systems primarily for the continuous time case. Convolution, Fourier series and transform, Laplace transform, controls and communications applications.

Prerequisite: EE 202
Note: Register for one lecture, one discussion and quiz

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30444D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 35	Chris Kyriakakis	ZHS252
30459D	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 35		OHE230
31233R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 35	Andreas Molisch	WPH206
30541R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Wednesday	10 of 35		OHE230

EE 330: Electromagnetics I (3.0 units)

Basic static and dynamic electromagnetic field theory and applications; electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, energy flow, plane waves incident on planar boundaries, transmission lines.

Prerequisite: (EE 202 and MATH 445 and PHYS 152)
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30463R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	52 of 70	Aluizio Prata	THH212	PDF (30086 KB)
30464R	001	Discussion	12:00-1:50pm	Friday	16 of 24		KAP165
30465R	001	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	19 of 24		KAP165
30466R	001	Discussion	10:00-11:50am	Friday	17 of 24		KAP165

EE 338: Physical Electronics (4.0 units)

Semiconductor device characteristics and applications. Physical models of electronic conduction in solids, p-n junctions, bipolar and field effect transistors and other solid-state devices.

Prerequisite: EE 202 and PHYS 152
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30467R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	24 of 55	Rehan Kapadia	VKC150
30468R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	22 of 28		VHE210
30469R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	2 of 27		VHE210

EE 348L: Electronic Circuits (4.0 units)

Basic analog and digital circuit design using Bipolar Junction Transistors, Field Effect Transistors, and integrated circuits.

Corequisite: EE 338

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30470R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	MWF	19 of 41	Edward Maby	OHE230

EE 354L: Introduction to Digital Circuits (4.0 units)

Digital system design and implementation; synchronous design of datapath and control; schematic/Verilog-based design, simulation, and implementation in Field Programmable Gate Arrays; timing analysis; semester-end project. Prerequisite: EE 101 or EE 154L. (Duplicates credit in EE 254 and in former EE 201L)

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 101 or EE 209)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31307D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	40 of 49	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS163
30855R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	15 of 20		OHE336
31308R	001	Lab	6:10-9:00pm	Tuesday	13 of 20		OHE336
31309R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 20		OHE336

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	Syllabus
30491D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	37 of 40	Todd Brun	KAP163	PDF (125450 KB)
30498R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	37 of 40	Todd Brun	VHE217
30480D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 47	John Silvester	GFS101
30481R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	40 of 47	John Silvester	THH212
30778D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	34 of 40	Jerry Mendel	VPD106
30779D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 40	Jerry Mendel	MHPB7B

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30496R	001	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	27 of 80	Robert Castro	OHE132
30497D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	11 of 20	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
30964R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	56 of 56	Mohammed Beshir	OHE100D
31282D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
30962R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	41 of 54		THH114
30963R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	20 of 20		KAP137

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
30783R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	3 of 1		KAP156
30684R	001	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	223 of 250	Ali Zahid	TBA
30782D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 50	Genevieve Bartlett	SSL150
30555R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	44 of 50	Genevieve Bartlett	THH116
30545D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	18 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30546R	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	18 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
31186D	014	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	18 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30623D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 60	Cauligi Raghavendra	ZHS352
30622R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	35 of 60	Cauligi Raghavendra	SOSB4
30454D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 48	Ali Zahid	GFS118
30500D	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	57 of 61	Ali Zahid	OHE136
30502D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 50	Ali Zahid	SOSB4
30450R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	30 of 60	Ali Zahid	GFS101
30503R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	48 of 50	Ali Zahid	VKC100
30504R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	21 of 70	Ali Zahid	OHE132
30505R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	49 of 50		GFS118

EE 454L: Introduction to System-on-Chip (4.0 units)

Design flow, tools, and issues related to System/Network-on-Chip (S/Noc) design for real-time embedded systems with applications in mobile, cloud, aerospace, and medical electronics. Prerequisite: EE 354.

Prerequisite: EE 354

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30911R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	43 of 47	Paul Bogdan	OHE230
30559R	001	Lab	9:00-10:50am	Friday	43 of 47		OHE230

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
30100D	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	193 of 210	Claire Bono	SGM124	PDF (94311 KB)
29950R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	28 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30192R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	27 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL127
30205R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Thursday	30 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30206R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	30 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30207R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	27 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30261R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	22 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30262R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	29 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
29963D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (94311 KB)
29964R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	16 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

EE 457: Computer Systems Organization (4.0 units)

Register Transfer level machine organization; performance; arithmetic; pipelined processors; exceptions, out-of-order and speculative execution, cache, virtual memory, multi-core multi-threaded processors, cache coherence.

Prerequisite: EE 354

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30567D	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	40 of 45	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE230
31284D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	45 of 63	Gandhi Puvvada	ZHS252
31305D	014	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
31338D	001	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	49 of 82	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE132
30569R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	67 of 80		OHE122
30605R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	67 of 80		GFS116
31285D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31336D	014	Quiz	5:30-8:30pm	Thursday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31337R	001	Quiz	5:30-8:30pm	Thursday	135 of 250		OFFICE

EE 470: Electromagnetics II (3.0 units)

Dynamic field theory and elementary solutions to Maxwell's equations. Introduction to propagation and radiation of electromagnetic fields. Prerequisite: 330.

Prerequisite: EE 330

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30550D	014	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Aluizio Prata	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (28885 KB)
30552R	001	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	10 of 30	Aluizio Prata	OHE100C	PDF (28885 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	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 45	Stephen Cronin	GFS101

EE 475: Wireless Communication Technology (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of wireless communication from a device point of view. Lab experiments and design project.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30458R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 60	Sungwon Chung	ZHS352

EE 477L: MOS VLSI Circuit Design (4.0 units)

Analysis and design of digital MOS VLSI circuits including area, delay and power minimization. Laboratory assignments including design, layout, extraction, simulation and automatic synthesis.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 338 or EE 354)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30599D	014	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Massoud Pedram	DEN@Viterbi
30577R	014	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	2 of 20	Massoud Pedram	DEN@Viterbi
30591D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	47 of 50	Shahin Nazarian	GFS106
30597R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	47 of 50	Shahin Nazarian	ZHS159
30593D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	47 of 56	Massoud Pedram	OHE136
30595R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	47 of 56	Massoud Pedram	OHE100D

EE 479: Analog Integrated Circuit Design (4.0 units)

MOSFET and BJT operation and models; elementary amplifier configurations; biasing and references; frequency response; feedback; operational amplifiers. Prerequisite: EE 348.

Prerequisite: EE 348
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30532R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 56	Shuo-Wei Chen	OHE132
31191R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	15 of 56		OHE120
30534D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 20	Shuo-Wei Chen	DEN@Viterbi
31283D	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 482: Linear Control Systems (3.0 units)

Analysis of linear control systems; continuous and sampled-data systems, various stability criteria; frequency response and rootlocus compensation techniques. (Duplicates credit in AME 451)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30603D	001	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	30 of 45	Fariba Ariaei	RTH115
31377D	014	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	6 of 20	Fariba Ariaei	DEN@Viterbi
30607R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	28 of 45		OHE100D
30615R	014	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	8 of 20		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	Syllabus
30613D	014	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Richard Leahy	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (209899 KB)
30561D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30609D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	58 of 90	Richard Leahy	OHE122	PDF (209899 KB)
30612R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	58 of 90		OHE132

EE 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30611D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	7 of 15	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 494a: Undergraduate Thesis (2.0 units)

For the undergraduate degree. Credit on acceptance of thesis. IP (EE 494a) or letter grade (EE 494b).

Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31188D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	7 of 10	Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 500: Neural Learning and Computational Intelligence (4.0 units)

Computational intelligence techniques that include neural systems, deep learning, adaptive pattern classification, fuzzy function approximation, simulated annealing and evolutionary computing, and hybrid systems.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30795D	048	Lecture	6:30-10:30pm	Wednesday	18 of 30	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (130872 KB)

EE 503: Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineers (4.0 units)

Rigorous coverage of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, functions of multiple random variables, covariance, correlation, random sequences, Markov chains, estimation, and introduction to statistics. Duplicates credit in former EE 464 and EE 465.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30583D	048	Lecture	5:00-8:50pm	Thursday	51 of 51	Salman Avestimehr	SSL150	PDF (58374 KB)
30589R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Monday	51 of 51	Salman Avestimehr	ZHS163
30689D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	34 of 38	Urbashi Mitra	THH119	PDF (46291 KB)
30785R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	34 of 38	Urbashi Mitra	VKC150
30789D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	15 of 22	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (504252 KB)
31399R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	15 of 22	Alexander Sawchuk	DEN@Viterbi
30587D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	47 of 49	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (246755 KB)
30588R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	47 of 49	Bart Kosko	VKC150
30627D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	45 of 60	Mohammad Reza Rajati	SSL150	PDF (145031 KB)
31113D	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	50 of 50	Mohammad Reza Rajati	MRF340	PDF (145031 KB)
30670R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	49 of 50	Mohammad Reza Rajati	ZHS163
30699R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	46 of 50	Mohammad Reza Rajati	GFS118
30580D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	81 of 83	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE132	PDF (504252 KB)
30581R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	81 of 83	Alexander Sawchuk	OHE122

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
30518R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	14 of 24	Kian Kaviani	VKC210
30522R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	5 of 6		OFFICE
30525R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	4 of 6		OFFICE
30448R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Wednesday	5 of 6		OFFICE
30451R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Friday	0 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30530R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	23 of 30	Paul Dapkus	GFS222	Word (16760 KB)

EE 508: Nano-Fabrication Lithography (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30772R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	43 of 57	Wei Wu	SGM601	PDF (142059 KB)

EE 510: Linear Algebra for Engineering (4.0 units)

Introduction to linear algebra and matrix theory and their underlying concepts; applications to engineering problems; mathematically rigorous and foundational to other classes in communication, control, and signal processing.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30477D	048	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 45	Benjamin Reichardt	OHE100B
30479D	034	Lecture	1:30-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Benjamin Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30478R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	41 of 50		OHE100D
30483R	034	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30512D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	75 of 76	Insoon Yang	SOSB2
30514R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	75 of 76	Insoon Yang	SOSB2

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

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

Corequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31117R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:20am	Thursday	37 of 40	John Silvester	GFS207
31222R	048	Lecture	6:00-6:50pm	Friday	12 of 35	Osonde Osoba	GFS101	PDF (26987 KB)
31229R	048	Lecture	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	53 of 58	John Silvester	GFS101

EE 512: Stochastic Processes (3.0 units)

Probability theory and stochastic processes, including renewal theory, Markov chains, Brownian motion, martingales, and stochastic calculus. Applications in communication networks, queuing theory, and financial systems. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503.

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31190R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	21 of 70	Ashutosh Nayyar	OHE132	PDF (110953 KB)
31298D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Ashutosh Nayyar	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (110953 KB)
31193R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	21 of 70		OHE132
31299R	034	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	4 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	Syllabus	Info
30888R	048	Lecture	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	7 of 25	Daniel Lidar
			12:00-1:50pm 2:00-2:50pm	Thursday Friday

EE 516: High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems (3.0 units)

AC/DC conversion processes, converter technologies, and design; harmonics, controls, and protection; AC/DC interactions and system performance; modeling, application, and installation; current-source versus voltage-source converters. Prerequisite: EE 443.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31287R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	29 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	RTH115
31322D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20am	Wednesday	3 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi

EE 518: Mathematics and Tools for Financial Engineering (4.0 units)

Students will build a mathematical background for studying Financial Engineering. Emphasis is on analysis, proofs and examples. Mathworks Financial toolbox will be introduced.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31301D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	44 of 45	Petros Ioannou	OHE100B
31302R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Friday	44 of 45		OHE132
31303D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 10	Petros Ioannou	DEN@Viterbi
31304R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Friday	3 of 10		DEN@Viterbi

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

Introduces the basics of quantum computation and quantum information theory: quantum bits and registers, unitary gates, algorithms, error correction, and quantum cryptography. Recommended preparation: EE 441 and EE 503.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30556R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 30	Todd Brun	GFS223	PDF (120813 KB)

EE 525: Power System Protection (3.0 units)

Theory of system and equipment protection, characteristics of relays, relay coordination, and system considerations. Prerequisite: EE 443.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30624R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	18 of 40	Vibhor Trehan	OHE100C
30625D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Thursday	6 of 20	Vibhor Trehan	DEN@Viterbi

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	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	11 of 33	Yen-Wu Lo	OHE100B
30887D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	7 of 20	Yen-Wu Lo	DEN@Viterbi

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	Syllabus
30686R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 30	Armand Tanguay	OHE100B	PDF (89146 KB)
30985D	034	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Armand Tanguay	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (89146 KB)
30682R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	14 of 30		OHE100B
30986R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

EE 536a: Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design (4.0 units)

a: MOSFET operation and models; elementary amplifier configurations; biasing and references; frequency response; noise; feedback; operational amplifiers; frequency compensation; non-linearity and mismatch; passive and active filters. Prerequisite: EE 448L or EE 479.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 448 or EE 479)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30695D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Hossein Hashemi	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (154241 KB)
30696R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	14 of 28	Hossein Hashemi	OHE120	PDF (154241 KB)
30697R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	3 of 15		DEN@Viterbi
30698R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	14 of 28		OHE100B

EE 537: Modern Solid-State Devices (3.0 units)

Integrated-circuit technologies for mixed-signal communication and data systems. Constituent device models and their limitations. Contemporary research topics.

Prerequisite: EE 338

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31394R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 60	Chongwu Zhou	VHE217

EE 539: Engineering Quantum Mechanics (4.0 units)

Quantum mechanics for engineering majors who work with solid-state devices, quantum electronics, and photonics. Schroedinger equation, perturbation theory, electronic and optical processes.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30702R	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	12 of 30	Tony Levi	VHE210	PDF (292819 KB)
30733R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	12 of 30		OFFICE

EE 542: Internet and Cloud Computing (3.0 units)

Principles and technologies of server clusters, virtualized datacenters, Grids/P2P, Internet clouds, social networks, Internet of Things (IoT), and their innovative applications. Recommended preparation: EE 450 or EE 457.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30533D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	62 of 70	Kai Hwang,Sandeep Gupta	WPHB27	PDF (50084 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. Prerequisites: EE 364 and EE 470.

Prerequisite: (EE 364 and EE 470)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31006R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 28	Mahta Moghaddam	OHE136
31010D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	2 of 20	Mahta Moghaddam	DEN@Viterbi

EE 555: Broadband Network Architectures (3.0 units)

Broadband network architectures and services, technologies for high-speed access and core networks, optical infrastructure for layered network architectures, high performance switch and router architectures. Prerequisites: EE 450 and EE-503.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30558R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	22 of 50	Ali Zahid	OHE100D
30568D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30551R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30560R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	22 of 50		OHE100D

EE 556: Stochastic Systems (3.0 units)

Stochastic system models, Dynamic programming, Linear quadratic control, Kalman filtering and estimation, System identification, approximate dynamic programming methods, adaptive control and online learning. Prerequisite: EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 512 or EE 562 or ISE 538.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31081R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	6 of 30		OFFICE
31008R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 30	Rahul Jain	GFS222

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	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Xuehai Qian	DEN@Viterbi	Word (30635 KB)
30630R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 45	Xuehai Qian	OHE100B	Word (30635 KB)
30629R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	14 of 50		OHE100D

EE 558: Optical Fiber Communication Systems (3.0 units)

State-of-the-art optical fiber communication system. Emphasis on optoelectronic-device and communication-systems issues necessary to provide high-speed and/or networked optical communications. Recommended preparation: EE 338; basic knowledge of optics, semiconductor, and communications concepts.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30632D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Alan Willner	DEN@Viterbi
30633D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	24 of 30	Alan Willner	OHE120

Crosslist EE 561: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (4.0 units)

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

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 561.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30195D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	301 of 300	Laurent Itti	SGM123
30202D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	249 of 330	Sheila Tejada,Wei-Min Shen	SGM123
30034R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	39 of 40	Sheila Tejada	SOSB44
30035R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	34 of 35	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB30
30036R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Thursday	37 of 40	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
30037R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	35 of 40	Sheila Tejada	KAP163
30039R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Thursday	37 of 40	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB28
30040R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	33 of 40	Sheila Tejada	KAP158
30041R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	42 of 44	Sheila Tejada	SOSB44
30042R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	15 of 40	Sheila Tejada	KAP140
30050R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	42 of 45	Sheila Tejada	OHE136
30159R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	39 of 40	Sheila Tejada	KAP144
30295R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	24 of 40	Ning Wang	VKC150
30296R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	29 of 40	Ning Wang	VKC150
30297R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	40 of 40	Ning Wang	GFS207
30298R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	38 of 40	Ning Wang	GFS207
30299R	048	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Thursday	31 of 40	Wei-Min Shen	WPHB28
30301R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	35 of 35	Wei-Min Shen	WPH205
29981R	048	Quiz	8:00-9:50pm	Monday	550 of 660		OFFICE
30079D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	17 of 21	Laurent Itti	DEN@Viterbi
30305R	034	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	17 of 21	Sheila Tejada	DEN@Viterbi
29982R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	17 of 21		DEN@Viterbi

EE 562: Random Processes in Engineering (3.0 units)

Random vectors, sequences, and functions. Linear transformations, second moment theory, spectral densities, narrowband processes, Gaussian processes, correlation detection, linear minimum mean square error estimation. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503. (Duplicates credit in former EE 562a.)

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31312D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Bob Scholtz	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (83238 KB)
31344R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31311R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 40	Bob Scholtz	OHE100B	PDF (83238 KB)
31321R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Friday	9 of 40		OHE100C

EE 567: Communication Systems (3.0 units)

Analysis of communication systems operating from very low to optical frequencies. Comparison of modulation and detection methods. System components description. Optimum design of communication systems. Corequisite: EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 441.

Corequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31392R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	14 of 40	Christopher Walker	OHE136	PDF (146481 KB)
31397D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	4 of 10	Christopher Walker	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (146481 KB)

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
31111R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Aluizio Prata
31339R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	Canceled

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
30653D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Pierluigi Nuzzo	DEN@Viterbi
30654D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	52 of 57	Pierluigi Nuzzo	OHE100D
30445D	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	52 of 57		OHE122
30446R	034	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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
30655D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	0 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30656D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	41 of 50	Shahin Nazarian	OHE122
30843D	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	22 of 26	Shahin Nazarian	WPH206
30662R	034	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30668R	048	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Friday	62 of 110		OHE122
31102R	048	Quiz	6:30-9:20pm	Monday	57 of 150		TBA

EE 582: CMOS:Nano Neuromorphic Circuits (4.0 units)

Design and simulation of CMOS and nano electronic circuits modeling brain cells, including neurons and glial cells; low-power design; simulation laboratory.

Prerequisite: EE 348
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30882R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 40	Alice Parker	GFS101	PDF (564377 KB)
30566R	048	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	9 of 40		KAP137

EE 585: Linear System Theory (3.0 units)

Analysis of linear dynamical systems by state-space techniques; controllability, observability, stability, passivity. Application of feedback control and network synthesis. (Duplicates credit in AME 541)

Prerequisite: EE 441

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30987R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	12 of 30	Mihailo Jovanovic	OHE100B	PDF (159652 KB)
31044D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Mihailo Jovanovic	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (159652 KB)

EE 588: Optimization for the Information and Data Sciences (4.0 units)

Convex sets, functions, and optimization problems. Basic convex analysis and theory of convex programming. Novel, efficient first-order algorithms. Applications in the information and data sciences.

Prerequisite: EE 441

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30999R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	28 of 40	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	SOSB44	PDF (120339 KB)
31002R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	28 of 40	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	OFFICE

EE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30663D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	125 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE

EE 592: Computational Methods for Inverse Problems (3.0 units)

Vector-space methods for solving inverse problems. Existence and uniqueness of solutions; conditioning and regularization; iterative algorithms; constrained optimization; applications in signal and image processing. Prerequisites: EE 483 and EE 441. Recommended preparation: EE 503..

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 483)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30794R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	18 of 30	Justin Haldar	GFS223	PDF (285884 KB)

EE 593: Robust Multivariable Control (3.0 units)

Sensitivity and complementary sensitivity matrices; uncertainty representation; singular values; Bode plots. Parameterization of internally stabilizing controllers. Algebraic Riccati Equations. Modern Wiener-Hopf and H-infinity designs.

Prerequisite: EE 482 and EE 585

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31000R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	9 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	OHE120	PDF (157369 KB)
31001D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (157369 KB)

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

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30665D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 30		OFFICE

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

For the Master's Degree. Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: EE 594A
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30666R	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 30		OFFICE

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

For the Master's Degree. Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Prerequisite: EE 594B
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30667R	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 30		OFFICE

EE 596: Wavelets (3.0 units)

The theory and application of wavelet decomposition of signals. Includes subband coding, image compression, multiresolution signal processing, filter banks, and time-frequency tilings.

Prerequisite: (EE 483 and EE 441)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31224R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Antonio Ortega

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-503. Recommended preparation: EE 467, familiarity with Matlab and C programming.

Prerequisite: (EE 450 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30897D	048	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Tue, Thu	46 of 80	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	OHE132
30998D	034	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	DEN@Viterbi

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 Master???s and Doctoral Students.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31176D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	35 of 35	Paul Bogdan	EEB248
31202D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	22 of 29	Ashutosh Nayyar, Insoon Yang	EEB248

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
Electrical Machines
30499D	048	3.0	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	6 of 35	Syed Ahmed	KAP147	PDF (125776 KB)
Energy Harvesting Circuits and Systems
30511R	001	3.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	4 of 25	Dina El-Damak	HED103	PDF (211192 KB)
Data-Driven Optimization and Control
30671R	048	3.0	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled	Insoon Yang		PDF (156058 KB)
Introduction to the Fokas Method and Other Solutions of PDEs
30955R	900	2.0	Lecture	4:00-5:30pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Costas Synolakis, Athanassios Fokas	VHE214	PDF (59823 KB)
High-dimensional Probability and Statistics for the Data Sciences
31290D	048	3.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	12 of 30	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	VHE210	PDF (131584 KB)
Introduction to Bioelectricity and Biomimetic Electronics
31330R	048	3.0	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 35	Han Wang	KAP140	PDF (42947 KB)
Signal Processing and Control in Neural Systems
31387D	048	3.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	16 of 35	Maryam Shanechi	VKC154	PDF (205567 KB)

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
31225R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Andreas Molisch

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
30664D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Michel Dubois
31334R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Michel Dubois		PDF (43584 KB)

EE 658: Diagnosis and Design of Reliable Digital Systems (3.0 units)

Fault models; test generation; fault simulation; self-checking and self-testing circuits; design for testability; fault tolerant design techniques; case studies.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30787D	048	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	77 of 81	Mohammad Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	OHE132
31144D	034	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	3 of 20	Mohammad Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	DEN@Viterbi

EE 660: Machine Learning from Signals: Foundations and Methods (3.0 units)

Supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised machine learning; classification and regression. Model complexity, assessment, and selection; performance (error) on unseen data. Prerequisite: EE 441 and EE 503. Recommended preparation: EE 559 or CSCI 567.

Prerequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30460D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	61 of 75	Keith Jenkins	OHE136	PDF (230069 KB)
30889D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (230069 KB)

EE 669: Multimedia Data Compression (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30799R	048	Lecture	8:00-10:50am	Friday	18 of 35	Jay Kuo	OHE132
30954D	034	Lecture	8:00-10:50am	Friday	2 of 10	Jay Kuo	DEN@Viterbi
30798R	048	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	18 of 35		OHE100D
30953R	034	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Wednesday	2 of 10		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	23 of 100	Keith Chugg,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	135 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE