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Electrical Engineering (EE)

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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 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
31019D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 39	Murali Annavaram	VHE205
31291D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 41	Allan Weber	VHE205
31395D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	41 of 42	Mark Redekopp	VHE205
30530R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Wednesday	112 of 120	Mark Redekopp,Murali Annavaram,Allan Weber	OFFICE
30799D	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	40 of 42	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber	VHE205
31292R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Friday	37 of 39	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber	VHE205
31396R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	42 of 42	Mark Redekopp,Allan Weber	VHE205

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
30426R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	24 of 51	Edward Maby	OHE230
30427R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 50	Edward Maby	OHE230
30425R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	27 of 55		OHE230
30429R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Monday	25 of 52		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
30438D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	28 of 55	Mark Redekopp	KDC240
30979R	001	Discussion	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	21 of 36		VHE205
30999R	001	Discussion	9:30-10:50am	Friday	7 of 30		VHE205
30559R	001	Quiz	7:00-9:00pm	Thursday	28 of 53		OFFICE

EE 250L: Distributed Systems for the Internet of Things (4.0 units)

Introduction to hardware, operating systems, signal processing and control, network protocols, mobile applications, databases, cloud computing, machine learning, and security for the Internet of Things.

Prerequisite: EE 109 and EE 155
Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30441D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	30 of 38	Bhaskar Krishnamachari	VHE205
30416R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	30 of 38		VHE205

EE 301: Linear Systems (4.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 202

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30811D	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Tue, Thu	20 of 35	Fariba Ariaei	OHE230
30555R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	20 of 35		OHE230

EE 322: Introduction to Digital Audio (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of sound, acoustics and digital audio signal processing.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30885D	001	Lecture	10:00-12:50pm	Friday	26 of 28	Chris Kyriakakis	RTH217

EE 326Lx: Essentials of Electrical Engineering (4.0 units)

Network analysis and theorems; transient analysis; transformers; semiconductor physics and circuits; power amplifiers, modulation and demodulation, and pulse, digital, and switching circuits. Introduction to instrumentation. Not available for credit to electrical engineering majors.

Prerequisite: (PHYS 152 and MATH 126)
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30452R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 80	Douglas Burke	ZHS352
30453R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Thursday	12 of 25		OHE230
30454R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Thursday	7 of 50		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
30459D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 60	Mahta Moghaddam	GFS101
30461D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	23 of 30		VHE210
30462R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	28 of 30		VHE210

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	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 49	Stephen Cronin	LVL17
30468R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	13 of 26		VHE214
30469R	001	Discussion	7:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	12 of 20		GFS107

EE 348L: Electronic Circuits (4.0 units)

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

Corequisite: EE 338

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30474R	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	MWF	15 of 35	Dina El-Damak	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
30978D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	39 of 44	Gandhi Puvvada	RTH105
31299R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 40	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE230
30436R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	13 of 18		OHE336
30483R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	18 of 18		OHE336
30699R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Thursday	19 of 19		OHE336
31298R	001	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Monday	14 of 18		OHE336

EE 355x: Software Design for Electrical Engineers (4.0 units)

Object-oriented programming techniques, basic data structures, and elementary complexity analysis for the modeling, simulation, and solution of engineering problems.

Prerequisite: EE 155
Note: Register for one lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30576R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	15 of 41	Shahin Nazarian	VHE217
30577R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	38 of 51	Shahin Nazarian	ZHS352
31119R	001	Quiz	7:00-9:00pm	Wednesday	53 of 100		TBA
30473R	001	Lab	6:30-8:30pm	Monday	53 of 100		VKC150

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
30889D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 39	Fariba Ariaei	THH208
30543R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	36 of 40		MHPB7B
30471R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 35	Keith Chugg	THH119	PDF (153967 KB)
30472R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	19 of 35		THH106
30713R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	26 of 29	Brandon Franzke	KAP163	PDF (120385 KB)
30715R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	26 of 40		THH118

EE 434Lx: Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory (4.0 units)

Experiments and design project in digital signal processing (e.g. real-time DSP, acoustics, video) including: system specification, preliminary analysis, trade-off studies, implementation, presentation. Recommended preparation: EE 469. Capstone design experience.

Prerequisite: EE 483
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
Note: This class involves designing a real time signal processing system and requires C programming. Students interested in this class are encouraged to talk to the instructor about typical projects, tools, hardware, etc. Register for one lecture and 2 Labs

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30544D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Monday	12 of 15	Richard Leahy,Antonio Ortega	EEBB18
30546R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	0 of 20		EEBB18
30548R	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 20		EEBB18

EE 438L: Processing for Microelectronics (3.0 units)

Applications and electrical evaluation of selected processes used in electronic microfabrication.

Prerequisite: EE 338
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30510D	001	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	11 of 16	Kian Kaviani	VHE210
30511R	001	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Wednesday	2 of 6		VHE102
30512R	001	Lab	6:30-9:20pm	Tuesday	5 of 6		VHE102
30513R	001	Lab	12:30-3:20pm	Thursday	4 of 5		VHE102
30514R	001	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Thursday	0 of 6		VHE102
30515R	001	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Monday	0 of 6

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
30526R	001	Lecture	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	33 of 42	Mohammed Beshir	SSL150

Crosslist EE 445L: Introduction to Robotics (4.0 units)

Designing, building and programming mobile robots; sensors, effectors, basic control theory, control architectures, some advanced topics, illustrations of state-of-the-art. Teamwork; final project tested in a robot contest. Junior standing or higher. Prerequisites: CSCI 103.

Prerequisite: CSCI 103
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 445.
Note: The instructor for this course is Heather Culbertson. Inquiries can be sent to hculbert@usc.edu.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30024D	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	31 of 31	Heather Culbertson	WPH106
29910R	001	Lab	6:30-9:20pm	Monday	16 of 16	Heather Culbertson	VHE205
29911R	001	Lab	6:30-9:20pm	Wednesday	15 of 15	Heather Culbertson	VHE205

EE 447Lx: Mixed Signal Electronic Circuits (4.0 units)

Application of solid-state electronic devices to the design of linear and mixed-signal systems. Laboratory experiments and projects involving the design of electronic hardware. Capstone design experience.

Prerequisite: EE 348
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30525D	001	Lecture-Lab	TBA	TBA	16 of 28	Douglas Burke	OFFICE

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	Syllabus
31189R	001	Quiz	5:00-6:50pm	Friday	167 of 200		OFFICE
30568D	014	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	14 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30570D	014	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	14 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
31223R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	27 of 75	Cauligi Raghavendra	SOSB46	PDF (137089 KB)
30562R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	30 of 75	Cauligi Raghavendra	ZHS352
30560R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 62	Ali Zahid	SSL150
30828R	001	Lecture	7:30-8:50am	Tue, Thu	67 of 76	Ali Zahid	OHE136
30566R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	34 of 40	Ali Zahid	VHE206
30719R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	40 of 42	Ali Zahid	VKC101
30829R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	49 of 80	Ali Zahid	OHE136

EE 451: Parallel and Distributed Computation (4.0 units)

Introduction to parallel programming techniques, models and optimization strategies; Application mapping to multi-core, accelerator, GPU and cloud platforms; High Performance Computing and Data Science applications.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 355 or CSCI 201)
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30661D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	49 of 60	Xuehai Qian	GFS101
30466R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	49 of 60		SOSB46

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 one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30327D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	143 of 154	Claire Bono	SGM124
29919R	001	Lab	5:00-6:50pm	Thursday	27 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
29923R	001	Lab	7:00-8:50pm	Thursday	24 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30029R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Thursday	29 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL109
30329D	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Thursday	32 of 33	Claire Bono	SAL126
30384D	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	30 of 32	Claire Bono	SAL127
29934D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	17 of 25	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
30023R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	17 of 25	Claire Bono	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
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30595D	014	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi
30594R	014	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30478D	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	47 of 60	Gandhi Puvvada	GFS118
30591D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 75	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE136
30497R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Thursday	46 of 76		ZHS352
30593R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	48 of 110		OHE122
30997R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	98 of 150		OFFICE

EE 459: Embedded Systems Design Laboratory (3.0 units)

Specification, design, implementation, testing and documentation of a digital system project using embedded processors, programmable logic, analog I/O interfaces and application specific hardware. Capstone design experience.

Prerequisite: EE 354
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30572D	001	Lecture-Lab	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	30 of 35	Allan Weber	KAP145
30598D	001	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 20	Allan Weber	WPHB28

EE 467: Introduction to Communication Systems (3.0 units)

Analog and digital communication systems. Modulation (AM, FM) Analog and digital communication systems. (De)modulation and (de)multiplexing of AM/FM/PM, noise, digital data formats, error rates, and spectral analysis. Review of wireless, networking, and optical systems.

Prerequisite: EE 301

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30589D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	27 of 31	Alan Willner	VHE210

EE 472: Introduction to Lasers and Laser Systems (3.0 units)

Electric dipole transitions; traveling wave and resonant amplifiers; laser pumping and rate equations; threshold, frequency, and power output of lasers; holography; laser communication systems.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30711R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Martin Gundersen		PDF (437432 KB)

Crosslist EE 476: Chemical Engineering Materials (3.0 units)

Chemical and physical properties of solid materials used by chemical engineers, including polymers, metals, and ceramics. Materials design for industrial applications.

Prerequisite: CHEM 322A
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CHE department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CHE 476.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29430D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	35 of 45	Jongseung Yoon	VHE217

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)
Note: Register for lecture and lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30617D	014	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Alice Parker	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (79359 KB)
30618D	014	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30612D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	63 of 64	Alice Parker	OHE136	PDF (79359 KB)
30613R	001	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	32 of 33		OHE120
30614R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Monday	31 of 32		SAL127

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
30557R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	14 of 40	Chongwu Zhou	KAP158

Crosslist EE 481l: Control Systems Laboratory (3.0 units)

Vibration measurement and analysis; simulation, design, and experimental verification of mechanical control systems; system identification; implementation of controllers; performance evaluation via experimentation and stimulation.

Prerequisite: 1 from (AME 420 or AME 451 or EE 482)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the AME department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in AME 443.
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
28819R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tuesday	14 of 80	Inna Abramova	ZHS352
28820R	001	Lab	1:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	3 of 40		BHE310
28821R	001	Lab	9:00-12:50pm	Thursday	11 of 40		BHE310

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)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30620R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	35 of 40	Justin Haldar	OHE100C	PDF (79569 KB)
30622R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	35 of 40		OHE100C
30623D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	5 of 20	Justin Haldar	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (79569 KB)
30625R	014	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Monday	5 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 484: Communication System Design (3.0 units)

Design and analysis of analog and digital communication systems. System models, requirements, development, performance analysis and component selection techniques. Comprehensive system design project. Capstone design experience. Open only to seniors. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: EE 364, EE 475. Recommended preparation: EE 467

Prerequisite: (EE 364 and EE 475)
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior, Senior (fifth year)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30628D	001	Lecture	7:00-9:50pm	Monday	4 of 20	Christopher Walker	KAP145	PDF (25903 KB)

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
30624D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	4 of 50	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
31188R	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	1 of 10	Martin Gundersen	OFFICE

EE 494b: Undergraduate Thesis (2.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 494A
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31182R	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	8 of 10	Martin Gundersen	OFFICE

Crosslist EE 501: Solid State (3.0 units)

Atomic structure, bonding in covalent, ionic and Van der Waals crystals, Brillouin zones, lattices, diffraction, electronic states, lattice vibrations, specific heat, electrical conductivity, and magnetism. Prerequisite: EE 471 or EE 539.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 471 or EE 539)
Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in MASC 501.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32130R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 41	Anupam Madhukar	VHE217

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
30677D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	57 of 61	Mohammad Reza Rajati	ZHS352	PDF (168264 KB)
30678D	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	57 of 61	Mohammad Reza Rajati	ZHS352
30475D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	61 of 66	Mohammad Reza Rajati	OHE122	PDF (168264 KB)
30755D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	10 of 25	Mohammad Reza Rajati	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (168264 KB)
30479R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	61 of 66	Mohammad Reza Rajati	OHE132
30761D	034	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	10 of 25	Mohammad Reza Rajati	DEN@Viterbi
30984D	048	Lecture	6:30-8:20pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 63	Brandon Franzke	THH208	PDF (99932 KB)
30983R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	46 of 65	Brandon Franzke	ZHS252
31311D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	58 of 63	Vijay Kumar	THH212	PDF (112646 KB)
31312R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	58 of 65	Vijay Kumar	THH208

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
30635R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 30	Kian Kaviani	VHE210
30637R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Tuesday	2 of 5		VHE102
30639R	048	Lab	12:30-3:20pm	Monday	4 of 5		VHE102
30640R	048	Lab	9:00-11:50am	Friday	4 of 6		VHE102
30641R	048	Lab	12:30-3:20pm	Wednesday	0 of 5		VHE102
30642R	048	Lab	6:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	4 of 5		VHE102
30643R	048	Lab	6:00-8:50pm	Thursday	1 of 5		VHE102

EE 507: Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Technology (3.0 units)

Physical basis of technologies for the fabrication of micro- and nano-scale devices. Thin-film deposition, etching, and material modification processes; patterntransfer methods.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30580D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	47 of 50	Wei Wu	MHPB7B	PDF (365444 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
30444R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	71 of 80	Benjamin Reichardt	SLH102
30552R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	73 of 100	Benjamin Reichardt	OHE122
30556D	034	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	4 of 20	Benjamin Reichardt	DEN@Viterbi
30446R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	70 of 80		LVL17
30554R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	74 of 100		OHE122
30558D	034	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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

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

Corequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30553R	048	Lecture	6:00-6:50pm	Friday	33 of 60	Osonde Osoba	GFS101	PDF (33468 KB)
30988R	048	Lecture	7:00-7:50pm	Friday	43 of 60	Osonde Osoba	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)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30769D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Ashutosh Nayyar	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (109902 KB)
30893D	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 54	Ashutosh Nayyar	OHE100D	PDF (109902 KB)
30873R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30894R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	46 of 54		OHE132

EE 513: Solid State Energy Devices (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30899R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	30 of 41	Paul Dapkus	OHE100C	PDF (228860 KB)
31344D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	10 of 11	Paul Dapkus	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (228860 KB)

EE 517: Statistics and Data Analysis for Engineers (4.0 units)

Statistics and data analysis emphasizing computation and problem solving: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, bootstrap and Monte Carlo estimation, regression, Bayesian and statistical learning techniques.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30449R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 35		KAP148
30707D	048	Lecture	3:00-6:50pm	Friday	23 of 35	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (129179 KB)

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
30518D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	Petros Ioannou	DEN@Viterbi
30517R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30970R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	57 of 76	Petros Ioannou	OHE136
30969R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Tuesday	57 of 76		OHE122

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
30790R	048	Lecture	4:00-6:50pm	Friday	36 of 45	Shrikanth Narayanan	OHE100C
30886D	034	Lecture	4:00-6:50pm	Friday	2 of 20	Shrikanth Narayanan	DEN@Viterbi

EE 521: Power Systems Analysis and Design (3.0 units)

Power system planning, studies, and design; time-domain modeling and analysis of power-system networks; power flow, stability, fault, and economic dispatch analysis; symmetrical components.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30689R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	34 of 60	Mohammed Beshir	OHE122
30650D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	8 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi

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: EE 483

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30730D	048	Lecture	1:00-3:50pm	Friday	20 of 20	Chris Kyriakakis	RTH217

Crosslist EE 523: Advanced Biomedical Imaging (3.0 units)

Advanced scientific and engineering principles of biomedical imaging including magnetic resonance, X-ray computed tomography, ultrasound, and single photon and positron emission tomography. Prerequisites: BME 513 or EE 483. Open only to master and doctoral students.

Prerequisite: 1 from (BME 513 or EE 483)
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Crosslist: This course is offered by the BME department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in BME 525.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29295D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Brent Liu	DEN@Viterbi
29300D	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	16 of 30	Brent Liu	OHE120

EE 524: Transients in Power Systems (3.0 units)

Overvoltages during faults, voltage recovery, arcing faults, restrikes, theory of switching surges. Systems grounding, traveling waves, lightning and surge protection, insulation coordination.

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30691R	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	29 of 50	Syed Ahmed	OHE100C
30693D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	1 of 20	Syed Ahmed	DEN@Viterbi

EE 526: Renewable Energy in Power Systems (3.0 units)

Renewable energy sources and their integration in electrical networks. Power-flow control from highly variable resources. Cost analysis and planning.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30854D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	77 of 100	Mohammed Beshir	OHE122
31221D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Wednesday	23 of 35	Mohammed Beshir	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. Corequisites: EE 521. Recommended preparation: EE 482.

Corequisite: EE 521

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30888R	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	15 of 40	Edmond Jonckheere	RTH115	PDF (305622 KB)
31222D	034	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	0 of 20	Edmond Jonckheere	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (305622 KB)

EE 533: Network Processor Design and Programming (3.0 units)

Understanding of network processor architecture, applications, and other relevant issues. Program network processor and test under realistic network environment. Design and deploy custom network processor. Prerequisite: EE 457. Recommended preparation: EE 450.

Prerequisite: EE 457

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30964R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 76	Young Cho	ZHS252	PDF (389599 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
32179R	048	Lecture	6:00-7:20pm	Tue, Thu	17 of 40	Anupam Madhukar	VHE217

EE 535: Mobile Communications (3.0 units)

The mobile communication channel; techniques used to combat the channel; cellular communications; multiple-access techniques; example mobile communication systems. Prerequisite: EE 503.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30688D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Andreas Molisch,Sandeep Gupta	DEN@Viterbi
30664R	034	Discussion	12:30-1:20pm	Wednesday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30686R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	36 of 60	Andreas Molisch,Sandeep Gupta	OHE136
30684R	048	Discussion	12:30-1:20pm	Wednesday	36 of 60		OHE122

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

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

Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30668D	048	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 15	Shuo-Wei Chen	KAP147
30669R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	6 of 28		KAP166

EE 540: Introduction to Quantum Electronics (3.0 units)

Fundamentals of light amplification; laser amplifiers and oscillators; atomic pumping; maser and laser systems; definitions of coherence; measurements in quantum electronics.

Prerequisite: EE 470

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30685R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Robert Hellwarth

EE 543a: Digital Control Systems (3.0 units)

Design, analysis and implementation of digital control systems using microcomputers; Z-transform methods; frequency domain and state space approach; computational aspects; sampling and quantization.

Prerequisite: EE 482

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30630D	034	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	3 of 20	Richard Chiang	DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	6 of 25	Richard Chiang	OHE100B

EE 544: Radio Frequency Systems and Hardware (3.0 units)

Elements of radio frequency communication systems: modulation/demodulation strategies, transmission-channel impairments, performance criteria, hardware (low-noise amplifiers, mixers, oscillators), digital back-end, contemporary case studies.

Prerequisite: (EE 301 and EE 348 and EE 364)
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30654D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30657R	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30655R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 50	Ali Zahid	OHE136
30656R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	7 of 55		OHE122

Crosslist EE 545: Robotics (4.0 units)

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30323D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Mon, Wed	38 of 40	Stefan Schaal	HNB100
30398D	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Mon, Wed	37 of 40	Stefan Schaal	SSL150
30064R	048	Lab	4:00-6:00pm	Friday	75 of 80		TBA

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. Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503.

Prerequisite: EE 450 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30660D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Michael Neely	DEN@Viterbi
30948D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 40	Michael Neely	OHE100B

EE 552: Asynchronous VLSI Design (3.0 units)

Asynchronous channels and architectures; implementation design styles; controller synthesis; hazards, and races; Petri-nets; performance analysis, and optimization; globally asynchronous locally synchronous design. Open only to graduate students.

Prerequisite: EE 477
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30702D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	13 of 45	Dan Gunnar Mika Nystroem	RTH105
30703R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	13 of 56		OHE100D
30700D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Tuesday	1 of 20	Dan Gunnar Mika Nystroem	DEN@Viterbi
30701R	034	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 553: Computational Solution of Optimization Problems (3.0 units)

Computer algorithms for system optimization. Search techniques, gradient methods, parameter optimization in control systems. Optimization with constraints; linear and nonlinear programming. Random search techniques.

Prerequisite: EE 441

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31297R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled

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
30500R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	38 of 70	Ali Zahid	OHE136
30501R	048	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Monday	38 of 70		OHE136
30712D	034	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 20	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30767R	034	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Monday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30667R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Michel Dubois
30820R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	15 of 40	Michel Dubois	OHE132
30722R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	3 of 50		OHE132
30825R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	12 of 40		GFS116
30716D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	3 of 20	Michel Dubois	DEN@Viterbi
30718R	034	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 559: Mathematical Pattern Recognition (3.0 units)

Distribution free classification, discriminant functions, training algorithms; statistical classification, parametric and nonparametric techniques; artificial neural networks. Corequisites: EE 441 and EE 503.

Corequisite: (EE 441 and EE 503)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30561D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 20	Keith Jenkins	DEN@Viterbi
30728D	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	103 of 118	Keith Jenkins	OHE122
30489R	034	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30565R	048	Discussion	5:30-6:20pm	Thursday	103 of 118		OHE132

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
30080D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:40pm	Tuesday	236 of 300	Ning Wang, David Pynadath	SGM123
29942R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	33 of 34	Sheila Tejada	VKC261
29944R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	29 of 33	Sheila Tejada	KAP147
29947R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	23 of 24	Sheila Tejada	OHE120
30174R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Thursday	22 of 34	Sheila Tejada	THH214
30179R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Wednesday	22 of 24	Sheila Tejada	GFS229
30180R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Wednesday	23 of 24	Sheila Tejada	THHB10
30181R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	18 of 24	Sheila Tejada	THHB10
30183R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Thursday	16 of 24	Sheila Tejada	THH214
30202R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	36 of 40	Sheila Tejada	SOSB44
30204R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	14 of 37	Sheila Tejada	VKC203
30185R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	236 of 300		OFFICE
29936D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:40pm	Tuesday	13 of 25	Ning Wang, David Pynadath	DEN@Viterbi
30030R	034	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	13 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30035R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	13 of 25		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
30867D	034	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	2 of 20	Urbashi Mitra	DEN@Viterbi
30991R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	25 of 28	Urbashi Mitra	OHE120
30865R	034	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Tuesday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30891R	048	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Tuesday	25 of 40		OHE132

EE 563: Estimation Theory (3.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30587D	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	21 of 32	Maryam Shanechi	LVL16
31122R	048	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	21 of 32		KAP140

EE 565: Information Theory and Compression (3.0 units)

Entropy and mutual information. Variable and fixed-length, lossless and lossy compression. Universal compression. Text and multimedia compression. Channel capacity. Error-correcting codes. Erasure and Gaussian channels. Prerequisite: EE 503. Duplicates credit in former EE 565a.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30866D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	1 of 20	Salman Avestimehr	DEN@Viterbi
30890R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	8 of 30	Salman Avestimehr	OHE120	PDF (76847 KB)

EE 566: Optical Information Processing (3.0 units)

Coherent and incoherent optical transforming, imaging and two-dimensional information processing systems; optical image processing, spatial frequency response and filtering; optical and digital holography. Recommended preparation: EE 301 or knowledge of Fourier transform analysis.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30751R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	17 of 40	Keith Jenkins	VKC101	PDF (179487 KB)

EE 569: Introduction to Digital Image Processing (4.0 units)

Image sampling, 2-D image transform, image enhancement, geometric image modification, morphologic processing, edge detection, texture analysis, image filtering and restoration.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30982D	034	Lecture	8:00-11:50am	Friday	9 of 20	Jay Kuo	DEN@Viterbi
30714R	034	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	9 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30499D	048	Lecture	8:00-11:50am	Friday	97 of 109	Jay Kuo	OHE122
30981R	048	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	97 of 109		OHE132

EE 570a: 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: 470.

Prerequisite: EE 470

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30998D	034	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	0 of 20	Aluizio Prata	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (30781 KB)
30985R	034	Discussion	8:00-9:50am	Friday	0 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30788R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	10 of 22	Aluizio Prata	OHE120	PDF (30781 KB)
30958R	048	Discussion	8:00-9:50am	Friday	10 of 22		OHE136

EE 576: Integrated Memory Devices and Technologies (3.0 units)

Physical operation and implementation of modern solid-state memory structures. Emerging advanced memory technologies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30443R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 40	Han Wang	WPHB28
31139R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	19 of 40		OFFICE

EE 577a: VLSI System Design (3.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 477
Note: Prerequisite taken at USC or placement exam required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30758D	034	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	3 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
30680R	034	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30760D	048	Lecture	6:40-9:20pm	Monday	77 of 82	Shahin Nazarian	OHE132
30679R	048	Discussion	8:00-8:50am	Friday	54 of 55		OHE100D
30881R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	23 of 50		MHPB7B
30401R	048	Quiz	6:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	71 of 200		TBA

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	Info
30911R	048	Lecture	6:30-9:20pm	Monday	44 of 60	Mohammad Mirza Aghatabar Ahangar	GFS118

EE 579: Wireless and Mobile Networks Design and Laboratory (3.0 units)

Mobile ad hoc networks: ad hoc and geographic routing, resource discovery, medium access control, IP-mobility, mobility modeling, wired-wireless networks. Lab: wireless LAN measurement, mobile-IP, ad hoc routing. Recommended preparation: programming, network simulation

Prerequisite: 1 from (CSCI 551 or EE 550 or EE 555)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30852R	048	Lecture-Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	10 of 35	Erick Moen	KDC236	PDF (744217 KB)

EE 583: Statistical Signal Processing (3.0 units)

Characterization of discrete-time random processes. Parametric and non-parametric spectral estimation, adaptive filtering, signal subspace methods, independent components analysis, non-Gaussian signal processing. Prerequisites: EE 503.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30633D	034	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled			PDF (157807 KB)
30676R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	Canceled			PDF (157807 KB)

EE 586L: Advanced DSP Design Laboratory (4.0 units)

Real-time adaptive signal processing design projects using special purpose DSP processors. Suitable project areas include acoustics, speech, arrays, image compression and biomedical signal processing. Permission of instructor required.

Prerequisite: EE 483
Note: Students who are interested in the class but have taken neither EE 583 nor EE 569 should contact the instructor to determine their eligibility to enroll in the course. Register for one lecture and 2 Labs

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30776R	048	Lecture	3:30-4:20pm	Monday	4 of 9	Richard Leahy,Antonio Ortega	EEBB18
30778R	048	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	3 of 12		EEBB18
30782R	048	Lab	1:00-2:50pm	Friday	0 of 12		EEBB18
30882R	048	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	0 of 24		EEBB18
31011R	048	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	1 of 24		EEBB18

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
30960R	048	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	10 of 30	Mihailo Jovanovic	VHE206

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
30783D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	179 of 300	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE

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

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30775D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 26		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
30777R	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 25		OFFICE

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

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

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30779R	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 25		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-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
30516R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	12 of 50	Konstantinos Psounis	VKC156

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: For students in computer engineering area who have taken either EE 557 or EE 577A.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30448D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	7 of 20	Sandeep Gupta	VHE210
30941D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Monday	34 of 34	Insoon Yang,Ashutosh Nayyar	EEB248
31391D	048	Lecture	2:00-2:50pm	Wednesday	54 of 55	Paul Bogdan,Pierluigi Nuzzo	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
Mathematical Foundations for System Design-Modeling, Analysis, and Synthesis
30470R	048	4.0	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	10 of 35	Pierluigi Nuzzo	WPH101	PDF (160646 KB)
				2:00-3:20pm	Tuesday			HED103
Design Methodologies for Internet-of-Things Enablers: From Wearables to Data-Center-on-a-Chip
30611R	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	19 of 40	Paul Bogdan	KDC236	PDF (153162 KB)
				1:00-1:50pm	Monday			GFS207
Wavelets and Graphs for Signal Processing and Machine Learning
30710D	048	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	17 of 30	Antonio Ortega	SOSB41	PDF (25660 KB)
Software Design and Optimization for Electrical Engineers
30717D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Monday	59 of 50	Shahin Nazarian	ZHS252
				2:00-3:20pm	Friday			SLH100

EE 601: Advanced Semiconductor Device Physics (4.0 units)

Fundamentals and limitations of nanoscale electronic and photonic semiconductor components. Engineering classical, mesoscale, and quantum electron and photon dynamics in advanced devices.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30481R	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	Canceled			PDF (27855 KB)
30411R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	Canceled		TBA

Crosslist EE 603: System Identification (4.0 units)

Methods for building linear and nonlinear dynamical models from input and output time series data; theoretical models, algorithms, and toolbox implementation.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 482 or AME 451)
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Crosslist: This course is offered by the CE department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CE 603.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
29840R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:10pm	Mon, Wed	Canceled	Ketan Savla		PDF (156502 KB)

EE 607: Microelectromechanical Systems (3.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30971R	048	Lecture	9:00-11:50am	Friday	5 of 15	Eun Kim	HED103	PDF (372549 KB)

EE 632: Integrated Communication Systems (3.0 units)

Analysis and design of high-speed integrated communication systems at circuit and system levels. Emphsis on broadband wireless applications. Transceiver architectures, amplifiers, oscillators, frequency synthesizers.

Prerequisite: EE 536A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30972R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	7 of 25	Hossein Hashemi	GFS111	PDF (158130 KB)

EE 642: Advanced Geometrical Optics (3.0 units)

First order design of optical systems; origin of aberrations and their effects on wave propagation and imaging based on geometrical and physical optics.

Prerequisite: EE 529

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30795R	048	Lecture	6:00-9:00pm	Wednesday	Canceled	Armand Tanguay		PDF (84485 KB)

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
30830D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 20	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
30831D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	135 of 200	Sandeep Gupta, Eun Kim, Edward Maby	OFFICE