Fall 2026

Senior Honors Thesis

COMPSCI 681 is an individual study course for senior Computer Science majors to complete honors theses under faculty supervision.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Shivaram Venkataraman4.5/5Fred Sala4.3/5Dan Negrut4.1/5 +40 more

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COMPSCI 681

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Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman

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Fred Sala

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Raw average: 4.72/5 from 32 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Dan Negrut

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Raw average: 4.69/5 from 16 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 4.10/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Michael Swift

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Raw average: 3.95/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 3.81/5 from 83 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau

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Raw average: 3.92/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 3.73/5 from 15 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 3.75/5 from 8 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 3.69/5 from 13 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Vikas Singh

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Raw average: 3.58/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 3.48/5 from 31 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 2.67/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Michael Gleicher

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Raw average: 3.33/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Jin-Yi Cai

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Raw average: 3.19/5 from 31 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Jerry Zhu

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Raw average: 3.07/5 from 27 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 2.95/5 from 20 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Robert Nowak

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Raw average: 2.90/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Kangwook Lee

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Raw average: 2.82/5 from 34 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Eric Bach

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Raw average: 2.15/5 from 59 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Marc Renault

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Raw average: 2.33/5 from 168 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Grigoris Chrysos

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Raw average: 1.24/5 from 25 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Yin Li

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALBERTO DEL PIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ANDREA ARPACI-DUSSEAU is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

AWS ALBARGHOUTHI is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BILGE MUTLU is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAN NEGRUT is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DIETER VAN MELKEBEEK is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIC BACH is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FRED SALA is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GRIGORIS CHRYSOS is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JACOB THEBAULT-SPIEKER is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JELENA DIAKONIKOLAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JIN-YI CAI is recorded teaching in Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSIAH HANNA is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JUNJIE HU is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LORIS D'ANTONI is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARC RENAULT is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK CRAVEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MATT SINCLAIR is recorded teaching in Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL GLEICHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2011, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL SWIFT is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MOHIT GUPTA is recorded teaching in Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PATRICK MCDANIEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RAHUL CHATTERJEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RAMYA KORLAKAI VINAYAK is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

REMZI ARPACI-DUSSEAU is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT NOWAK is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHIVARAM VENKATARAMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUMAN BANERJEE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2013, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSHMITA ROY is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VIKAS SINGH is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YIN LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YONG JAE LEE is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YUDONG CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Student experience

the class

Individual study for seniors completing theses for honors in the Computer Sciences major as arranged with a faculty member.

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Topics

  • Computer Science research and thesis development

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  • Independent research and thesis writing

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COMPSCI 681 · Fall 2026

Senior Honors Thesis

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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    "offering_id": "1272:266:004294",
    "course_id": "COMPSCI 681",
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    "term_id": "1272",
    "source_course_id": "004294",
    "source_subject_id": "266",
    "title": "Senior Honors Thesis",
    "credits_min": 3,
    "credits_max": 3,
    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "f012e6fc5882431e9630ae0bbeda3673ce13176eac901ff05e6f722d40f3b4ed",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}