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Electrical and Computer Engineering (EE)

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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.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 155 or CSCI 102)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30777D	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 31	Gandhi Puvvada	RTH109	PDF (208924 KB)
31009D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	43 of 40	Mark Redekopp	MHPB7B
31291D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 45	Allan Weber	THH212
31395D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	41 of 40	Allan Weber	GFS116
30997R	001	Quiz	7:00-8:50pm	Tuesday	159 of 180		OFFICE
30744R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Friday	32 of 35		VHE205
30745R	001	Lab	12:30-1:50pm	Wednesday	35 of 36		VHE205
30746R	001	Lab	11:00-12:20pm	Friday	33 of 35		VHE205
31292R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Wednesday	31 of 35		VHE205
31396R	001	Lab	3:30-4:50pm	Wednesday	32 of 35		VHE205

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

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

Note: Register for lecture, discussion and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30418D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	68 of 76	Antonio Ortega	ZHS252
31225R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	68 of 76		ZHS159
30755R	001	Lab	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	18 of 24		DMC105
30756R	001	Lab	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	26 of 26		DMC257
30822R	001	Lab	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	24 of 26		DMC156

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	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	67 of 90	Sandeep Gupta, Ajitesh Srivastava	THH301
30899R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	29 of 55		SLH102
30811R	001	Lab	2:00-4:50pm	Friday	38 of 55		SLH200

EE 202L: Linear Circuits (4.0 units)

Lumped circuit elements; network equations; zero-input and zerostate responses; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; impedance; resonance; network functions; power concepts; transformers; Laplace transforms.

Corequisite: MATH 245
Note: Register for one lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30432R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	29 of 45	Susan Schober	OHE230
30433D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	46 of 47	Susan Schober	OHE230
30436R	001	Discussion	TBA	TBA	75 of 92		OHE230
30434R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Monday	40 of 48		OHE230
30435R	001	Lab	6:00-8:00pm	Monday	35 of 46		OHE230

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30402D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	61 of 60	Mark Redekopp	LVL17
30403R	001	Lab	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	34 of 35		VHE205
30420R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	27 of 31		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 141 and EE 202

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31233R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	31 of 50	Shrikanth Narayanan	OHE230
31169R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	31 of 50	Shrikanth Narayanan	OHE230

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 1 from (PHYS 162 or PHYS 172)
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30467R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 20	Stephen Cronin	SOSB37
30469R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Friday	12 of 20		GFS111

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	16 of 45	Susan Schober	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 109

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
31307D	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	53 of 56	Gandhi Puvvada	GFS118
30855R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Thursday	16 of 19		OHE336
31309D	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Wednesday	19 of 20		OHE336
31111R	001	Quiz	5:00-7:50pm	Friday	53 of 56		OFFICE
31308R	001	Lab	5:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	18 of 20		OHE336

EE 364: Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (4.0 units)

Introduction to concepts of randomness and uncertainty: probability, random variables, statistics. Applications to digital communications, 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
30778R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	29 of 30	Leana Golubchik	VPD106
30779R	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Monday	29 of 30	Leana Golubchik	KDC236
30480R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	20 of 45	Brandon Franzke	GFS101	PDF (108554 KB)
30481R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	20 of 45	Brandon Franzke	SSL202

EE 370L: Electromagnetics for Engineering Systems (4.0 units)

Electromagnetic plane-wave propagation and interactions with simple media, transmission/reception of wireless signals in complex environments. Optimization design methods for system applications.

Prerequisite: 1 from (PHYS 172 or PHYS 162)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31015D	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	32 of 32	Gianluca Lazzi	THH210
31012R	001	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Friday	32 of 32	Gianluca Lazzi	OHE230
31010R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 30	Aluizio Prata	THH210	PDF (229123 KB)
31011R	001	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	24 of 30	Aluizio Prata	OHE230

EE 443: Introduction to Power Systems (4.0 units)

Components of power systems; analysis techniques in electrical power generation transmission and utilization; and environmental and economic considerations in system operations and planning.

Prerequisite: EE 370

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30496R	001	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Thursday	14 of 80	Mohammed Beshir	OHE132
30497D	014	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Thursday	7 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi

EE 444: Power Systems Technology (4.0 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	6:00-9:40pm	Monday	22 of 50	Mohammed Beshir	OHE132
31282D	014	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Monday	3 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
30962R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	22 of 50		OHE136
30963D	014	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30386D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 30	Heather Culbertson	DMC210	PDF (323809 KB)
29956R	001	Lab	1:00-3:50pm	Tuesday	15 of 15		RTH419
29958R	001	Lab	1:00-3:50pm	Thursday	10 of 15		RTH419

EE 450: Introduction to Computer Networks (4.0 units)

Network architectures; layered protocols, network service interface; local, wide area, wireless networks; Internet protocols; link protocols; addressing; routing; flow control; software defined network; multimedia networks.

Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
Note: Register for one lecture, one discussion and quiz

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30500D	001	Lecture	7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu	76 of 75	Ali Zahid	OHE122
30623R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	50 of 50	Ali Zahid	SOSB46
31186D	014	Quiz	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	24 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30545D	014	Lecture	7:30-9:20am	Tue, Thu	24 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30546D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 30	Ali Zahid	DEN@Viterbi
30454R	001	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Tue, Thu	28 of 48	Cauligi Raghavendra	KAP144	PDF (260639 KB)
30503R	001	Discussion	5:00-5:50pm	Wednesday	29 of 48	Cauligi Raghavendra	GFS101
30535R	001	Quiz	TBA	TBA	28 of 48	Cauligi Raghavendra	OFFICE
30504R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	68 of 82	Ali Zahid	OHE122
30505R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	57 of 70	Ali Zahid	GFS116
30684R	001	Quiz	7:00-9:15pm	Friday	126 of 170	Ali Zahid	TBA

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)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30408R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Tue, Thu	39 of 60	Viktor Prasanna	ZHS252
30409R	001	Lab	2:00-3:20pm	Friday	39 of 60		ZHS352

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	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	91 of 200	Claire Bono	SAL101	PDF (114912 KB)
30056R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	25 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30192R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	25 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL126
30206R	001	Lab	12:00-1:50pm	Thursday	27 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
30262R	001	Lab	2:00-3:50pm	Thursday	14 of 30	Claire Bono	SAL109
29963D	014	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	25 of 30	Claire Bono	DEN@Viterbi
29964R	014	Lab	TBA	TBA	25 of 30	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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30567R	001	Lecture	5:30-7:20pm	Mon, Wed	40 of 40	Gandhi Puvvada	KAP144	PDF (428450 KB)
31284R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	57 of 55	Gandhi Puvvada	SLH100	PDF (428450 KB)
31305D	014	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 20	Gandhi Puvvada	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (428450 KB)
31338R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	51 of 50	Gandhi Puvvada	OHE122	PDF (428450 KB)
30569R	001	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	62 of 85		OHE132
30605R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	86 of 120		SLH200
31285D	014	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	12 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31336D	014	Quiz	6:00-9:00pm	Thursday	12 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
31337R	001	Quiz	6:00-9:00pm	Thursday	148 of 250		OFFICE

EE 471: Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers (4.0 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30554R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 25	Stephen Cronin	DMC211
30556R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	13 of 25		GFS228

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
30523R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	45 of 45	Shahin Nazarian	THH208
30593R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	44 of 45	Shahin Nazarian	OHE100C
30599D	014	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	4 of 20	Shahin Nazarian	DEN@Viterbi
31200R	001	Lecture	7:00-8:50am	Mon, Wed	37 of 45	Shahin Nazarian	THH114
30449R	001	Quiz	6:00-8:00pm	Friday	119 of 125		OFFICE
30595R	001	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	45 of 45		OHE136
30577D	014	Lab	3:00-4:50pm	Friday	4 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30598R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Tuesday	44 of 45		DMC150
30991R	001	Lab	6:00-7:50pm	Friday	37 of 45		SGM601

EE 482: Linear Control Systems (4.0 units)

Analysis of linear time-invariant (LTI) control systems; stability of LTI systems; frequency response, proportional-integral-differential (PID) and root-locus compensation techniques.

Prerequisite: EE 301
Note: Register for lecture and one lab

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30603R	001	Lecture	4:00-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 20	Somil Bansal	THH211
30607R	001	Lab	6:30-9:30pm	Thursday	4 of 10		EEBB18
30871R	001	Lab	6:30-9:30pm	Tuesday	8 of 10		EEBB18

EE 483: Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (4.0 units)

Fundamentals of digital signal processing covering: discrete time linear systems, quantization, sampling, Z-transforms, Fourier transforms, FFTs and filter design.

Prerequisite: EE 301
Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30609R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	41 of 75	Justin Haldar	OHE136	PDF (285148 KB)
30613D	014	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	3 of 20	Justin Haldar	DEN@Viterbi
30561D	014	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	3 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30612R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	41 of 75		OHE136

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	5 of 15	Bhaskar Krishnamachari,Michelle Povinelli	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	6 of 10	Bhaskar Krishnamachari,Michelle Povinelli	OFFICE

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
30856R	048	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	48 of 90	Olaoluwa Adigun	SGM101	PDF (147854 KB)
30583R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	48 of 90	Olaoluwa Adigun	SLH100
30587D	048	Lecture	2:00-5:50pm	Friday	41 of 45	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (147752 KB)
30588R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	41 of 45	Bart Kosko	GFS101
30689D	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	93 of 94	Konstantinos Psounis	OHE122
30699D	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	93 of 94	Konstantinos Psounis	OHE122
30789D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	9 of 22	Konstantinos Psounis	DEN@Viterbi
31399D	034	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	9 of 22	Konstantinos Psounis	DEN@Viterbi

EE 507: Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Technology (4.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30773R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	38 of 40	Wei Wu	THH118	PDF (297846 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	Syllabus
30475R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 60	Olaoluwa Adigun	GFS118	PDF (90328 KB)
30477R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	88 of 98	Olaoluwa Adigun	OHE122	PDF (90632 KB)
30479D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 10	Olaoluwa Adigun	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (90612 KB)
30478R	048	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	80 of 98	Olaoluwa Adigun	OHE122
30483D	034	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	6 of 10	Olaoluwa Adigun	DEN@Viterbi
30476R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	53 of 60	Olaoluwa Adigun	SSL202

EE 512: Stochastic Processes for Financial Engineering (4.0 units)

Theory and applications of stochastic processes relevant to financial engineering. Stochastic processes, Brownian motion, martingales, stochastic calculus, Monte Carlo Simulations with financial application examples.

Prerequisite: EE 503 and 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510 or EE 518)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
31190R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	40 of 45	George Papavassilopoulos	OHE100C	Word (37992 KB)
31298D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	3 of 10	George Papavassilopoulos	DEN@Viterbi	Word (37992 KB)
31193R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	40 of 45		OHE100C
31299D	034	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	3 of 10		DEN@Viterbi

EE 514: Quantum Error Correction (4.0 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.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30888R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 38	Daniel Lidar, Erik Johnson	VPD106

EE 516: High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems (4.0 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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31322D	034	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Wednesday	4 of 20	Mohammed Beshir	DEN@Viterbi
31398R	048	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Wednesday	4 of 40	Mohammed Beshir	RTH115

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	Syllabus
31301D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	36 of 82	George Papavassilopoulos	OHE132	Word (31621 KB)
31302R	048	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Friday	36 of 82		OHE122
31303D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	2 of 20	George Papavassilopoulos	DEN@Viterbi	Word (31621 KB)
31304D	034	Discussion	6:00-6:50pm	Friday	2 of 20		DEN@Viterbi

EE 520: Introduction to Quantum Information Processing (4.0 units)

Basics of quantum computation and information: quantum bits and registers, unitary gates, algorithms, error correction and cryptography. Experimental realizations and near-term quantum technology.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30812R	048	Lecture	11:00-12:50pm	Tue, Thu	26 of 35	Ben Reichardt	DMC258

EE 528: Power Electronics (4.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 443

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30771R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 20	Jason Sanders	SCT1501K
30887D	034	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	7 of 20	Jason Sanders	DEN@Viterbi

EE 530: Optical Materials, Instruments and Devices (4.0 units)

Optical materials and devices; design and theory of selected optical instruments and components; properties of modulators; optical sources and detectors; emerging technologies relevant to system design.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30681R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Mon, Wed	9 of 20	Mercedeh Khajavikhan	GFS220

EE 531: Nonlinear Optics (4.0 units)

Theory of nonlinear optical susceptibility and application to self-focusing, harmonic generation, and parametric interactions. Raman and Brillouin scattering. Coherent spectroscopy.

Prerequisite: EE 572

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30734R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	14 of 20	Wade Hsu	DMC257	PDF (181746 KB)

Crosslist EE 534: Materials Characterization (4.0 units)

Characterization of solid structure by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, atomic force and tunneling microscopy and elemental analysis by photoemission, X-ray fluorescence, Auger, energy loss spectroscopies.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the MASC department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in MASC 534.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
32177R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 40	Anupam Madhukar	VHE217

EE 535: Wireless Communications (4.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30687R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Tue, Thu	13 of 28	Andreas Molisch	OHE136	PDF (342315 KB)
30688D	034	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Tue, Thu	3 of 10	Andreas Molisch	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (342315 KB)
30511R	034	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	3 of 10		DEN@Viterbi
30685R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	13 of 28		OHE120

EE 536a: Analog Integrated Circuits (4.0 units)

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 348
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30695D	034	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	5 of 25	Hossein Hashemi	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (223705 KB)
30696R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	46 of 76	Hossein Hashemi	OHE136	PDF (220119 KB)
30697D	034	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	5 of 25		DEN@Viterbi
30698R	048	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	46 of 76		OHE136

EE 537: Modern Solid-State Devices (4.0 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	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 48	Chongwu Zhou	MHPB7B

EE 538: Computing Principles for Electrical Engineers (2.0 units)

Survey of computing principles and practice of software design: object-oriented and non object-oriented, testing, template libraries, time-space complexity, data structures, algorithms, and dynamic programming.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30753R	048	Lecture	2:30-4:20pm	Friday	33 of 50	Arash Saifhashemi	GFS106
30759R	048	Lecture	4:30-6:20pm	Friday	27 of 50	Arash Saifhashemi	GFS106
30757R	048	Discussion	6:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	29 of 75		ZHS352
30761R	048	Discussion	6:00-7:20pm	Thursday	31 of 35		KAP148

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
30702R	048	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Monday	25 of 37	Michelle Povinelli	OHE230
			10:00-11:50am	Thursday			OHE230
30733R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	25 of 37		OFFICE

EE 541: A Computational Introduction to Deep Learning (2.0 units)

Deep learning frameworks for training multilayer perceptrons, convolutional and recurrent neural networks; Python, virtual environments, linux and shell scripting, cloud computing, including GPUs and datasets.

Corequisite: EE 503 and EE 510

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30799D	048	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Monday	59 of 64	Brandon Franzke	SOSB4	PDF (104967 KB)

EE 542: Internet and Cloud Computing (4.0 units)

The theory, architecture, hardware/software, and programming of the Internet and its protocols, cloud computing, networks for cloud computing, how they interact with Internet of Things.

Prerequisite: EE 450

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31119R	048	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	39 of 57	Young Cho	VPD116

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	Syllabus	Info
29975D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Mon, Wed	84 of 90	Stefanos Nikolaidis	WPHB27
30226R	048	Lab	8:00-9:50am	Friday	84 of 90		RTH419

EE 546: Mathematics of High-Dimensional Data (4.0 units)

Modern developments in data representation/analysis, nonconvex optimization, high-dimensional probability, sketching, clustering, low-rank models, inverse problems, applications in imaging, machine learning, computer vision and neuroscience.

Prerequisite: EE 510 and EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30401R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	25 of 40	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	THH118

EE 547: Applied and Cloud Computing for Electrical Engineers (2.0 units)

Introduction to cloud applications; software development and deployment within cloud platforms; interactive user-facing interfaces; API development; databases, virtualization, asynchronous execution, testing and scalability.

Prerequisite: EE 538

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30897R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tuesday	25 of 90	Brandon Franzke	SLH100	PDF (128240 KB)
30979R	048	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	25 of 90	Brandon Franzke	ZHS159

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	Syllabus	Info
30558R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	6 of 30	Ali Zahid	DMC201
30560R	048	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	6 of 30		WPHB30

EE 556: Stochastic Systems and Reinforcement Learning (4.0 units)

Stochastic system models, Dynamic programming, Linear quadratic control, Kalman filtering and estimation, System identification, approximate dynamic programming methods, adaptive control, reinforcement and online learning.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31008R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 37	Rahul Jain	DMC201
31081R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	19 of 37		DMC203

EE 557: Computer Systems Architecture (4.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 457
Note: Register for lecture and discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30628D	034	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	8 of 20	Murali Annavaram	DEN@Viterbi
30630R	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	59 of 80	Murali Annavaram	OHE132
30564R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	24 of 40		GFS207
30629D	034	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	8 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30631R	048	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	35 of 45		OHE100D

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	Syllabus
30202D	048	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	152 of 240	Wei-Min Shen	SGM124	PDF (125616 KB)
30295R	048	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	152 of 240		SGM124
29981R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	152 of 240		OFFICE
30079D	034	Lecture	5:00-7:20pm	Wednesday	16 of 30	Wei-Min Shen	DEN@Viterbi	PDF (125616 KB)
30305R	034	Discussion	7:30-8:20pm	Wednesday	15 of 30		DEN@Viterbi
29982R	034	Quiz	TBA	TBA	15 of 30		DEN@Viterbi

EE 572L: Electromagnetic Wave Engineering (4.0 units)

Application of Maxwell's equations to electromagnetic waves and electrical engineering devices.

Prerequisite: EE 370

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30465R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:20am	Tue, Thu	6 of 20	Aluizio Prata	GFS220	PDF (214120 KB)
30466R	048	Lab	10:00-11:50am	Tuesday	6 of 20		OHE230

EE 577a: VLSI System Design (4.0 units)

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

Prerequisite: EE 477

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location
30655D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Friday	1 of 20	Sridhar Narayanan,	DEN@Viterbi
			4:00-5:50pm	Friday		Sandeep Gupta	DEN@Viterbi
30657R	034	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	1 of 20		DEN@Viterbi
30446R	048	Quiz	TBA	TBA	41 of 85		OFFICE
30654R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Friday	40 of 65	Sridhar Narayanan,	OHE100D
			4:00-5:50pm	Friday		Sandeep Gupta	OHE100D
30445R	048	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Monday	40 of 65		OHE132

EE 577b: VLSI System Design (4.0 units)

Semi-custom ASIC VLSI design flow; RTL coding, logic synthesis, automatic placement & routing, memory and interface design, signal integrity solutions, hardware acceleration and approximation

Prerequisite: EE 577A

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus
30843R	048	Lecture	6:00-9:50pm	Monday	60 of 60	Shahin Nazarian	GFS116	Word (11844 KB)
30847R	048	Discussion	4:00-5:50pm	Friday	60 of 60	Shahin Nazarian	GFS101
30656R	048	Lecture	8:00-10:50am	Saturday	34 of 45	Moe Tabar	GFS101
30846R	048	Discussion	2:00-3:50pm	Friday	34 of 45	Moe Tabar	SGM601

EE 585: Linear System Theory (4.0 units)

Analysis of linear dynamical systems by state-space and input-output techniques; stability, controllability, observability; observer-based controller; linear quadratic regulator.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 441 or EE 510)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30987R	048	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	9 of 35	Mihailo Jovanovic	OHE100B
31044D	034	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Tue, Thu	1 of 10	Mihailo Jovanovic	DEN@Viterbi

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 510

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30999R	048	Lecture	3:30-5:20pm	Mon, Wed	72 of 120	Mahdi Soltanolkotabi	THH102
31002R	048	Discussion	TBA	TBA	72 of 120		OFFICE

EE 590: Directed Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30663D	048	1.0-6.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	79 of 200	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi	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
30665D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 30	Richard Leahy	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 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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31176D	048	Lecture	2:00-3:00pm	Tuesday	13 of 86	Somil Bansal	EEB132

EE 599: Special Topics (1.0-8.0 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
Quantum Optics
30490R	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-3:50pm	Tue, Thu	13 of 20	Demetri Christodoulides	DMC157	PDF (271351 KB)
Complex Digital ASIC System Design
30673D	048	4.0	Lecture	12:00-1:50pm	Mon, Wed	19 of 25	Christopher Torng	WPHB30	PDF (281179 KB)
Robotic Mobility
30691D	048	4.0	Lecture	2:00-4:00pm	Tue, Thu	23 of 24	Feifei Qian	EEBB18	PDF (311086 KB)
Systems for Machine Learning
30693R	048	4.0	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Friday	46 of 64	Murali Annavaram,	SOSB46	PDF (300583 KB)
				6:30-8:20pm 4:00-5:50pm	Wednesday Wednesday		Arash Saifhashemi	SOSB46 SOSB4

EE 608: Wearable Technology (4.0 units)

Fundamentals of wearable technology; sensing, signal processing, RF communication, power sources, power management, energy harvesting, flexible substrates and electronics, and wearable algorithms.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30406R	048	Lecture	4:00-4:50pm	Monday	15 of 35	Eun Kim	VHE206	PDF (69800 KB)
			9:00-11:50am	Friday			THH212

EE 641: Deep Learning Systems (2.0 units)

Neural networks for nonlinear regression, classification, reinforcement learning; back-propagation learning for multilayer perceptrons, convolutional and recurrent networks; applications in audio processing vision and autonomy.

Prerequisite: EE 541 and EE 559

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30404R	048	Lecture	3:00-4:50pm	Wednesday	21 of 36	Brandon Franzke	SOSB44	PDF (103023 KB)

EE 649: Stochastic Network Optimization and Adaptive Learning (4.0 units)

Adaptive optimization of wireless networks and discrete time systems with time variation and uncertainty; flow control; backpressure routing; queue stability; energy and delay; Markov decisions.

Prerequisite: 1 from (EE 503 or ISE 538 or MATH 407)

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30482R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	5 of 20	Michael Neely	GFS113	PDF (284856 KB)

EE 658: Diagnosis and Design of Reliable Digital Systems (4.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30787R	048	Lecture	11:00-2:50pm	Saturday	38 of 44	Moe Tabar	GFS101

EE 669: Multimedia Data Compression (4.0 units)

Lossless compression, vector quantization, audio/speech coding, JPEG and JPEG-2000, MPEG and H.26x video compression standards, image/video quality assessment and emerging multimedia compression techniques and applications.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31324R	048	Lecture	8:00-9:50am	Mon, Wed	12 of 28	Jay Kuo	KAP166
31326R	048	Discussion	4:00-4:50pm	Thursday	12 of 28	Jay Kuo	GFS107

EE 675: Data Analysis and Control Techniques for Neurotechnology Des (4.0 units)

Data analysis, machine learning and control-theoretic mathematical tools used in studying the brain and designing neurotechnologies such as brain-machine interfaces.

Prerequisite: EE 503

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
31328R	048	Lecture	9:00-10:50am	Tue, Thu	20 of 45	Maryam Shanechi	ZHS352	PDF (193174 KB)

Crosslist EE 676: Advanced Computer Vision (4.0 units)

Fundamental issues in computer vision: theory, algorithms and applications. Image formation, image segmentation, inference and measurement of 3-D, motion analysis, object and activity recognition.

Crosslist: This course is offered by the CSCI department but may qualify for major credit in EE. To register, enroll in CSCI 677.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30228D	048	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	45 of 45	Yue Wang	OHE100C
30229D	034	Lecture	4:00-5:50pm	Tue, Thu	12 of 20	Yue Wang	DEN@Viterbi

EE 680: Computer Aided Design of Digital Systems I (3.0 units)

Synthesis; partitioning; placement; routing of digital circuits; integrated circuit design methods; simulation at the switch, gate, register transfer and system levels. Recommended preparation: EE 577a.

Prerequisite: EE 581

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30967R	048	Lecture	2:00-3:30pm	Mon, Wed	12 of 36	Massoud Pedram	WPHB30

EE 689: Computational Intelligence and Neural Learning (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
30414D	048	Lecture	6:00-9:40pm	Wednesday	14 of 25	Bart Kosko	ZHS252	PDF (90397 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
30674D	048	Lecture	TBA	TBA	10 of 100	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi	OFFICE

EE 698: Doctoral Seminar Series (1.0 unit)

A weekly seminar series led by ECE faculty and guest lecturers about current and emerging areas of electrical and computer engineering research.

Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Note: For ECE PhD students only

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30602R	048	Lecture	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	78 of 80	Richard Leahy	EEB132

EE 790: Research (1.0-12.0 units)

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

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
30675D	048	1.0-9.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	191 of 200	Richard Leahy,Tony Levi	OFFICE