Mobile Computing Laboratory

Teaches project management, teamwork, and disciplined development for mobile systems.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Kassem Fawaz

Summary

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Historical reviews of Xinyu Zhang: Reviewers note that the course expects students to maintain high standards and work hard, though grading is considered reasonable.

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Prerequisites

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COMP SCI 400 or graduate/professional standing. Not open to special students or students with credit forE C E 453, 455, or 554.

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ECE 454

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.95 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.85 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.96 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Xinyu Zhang describe him as helpful, patient, and approachable with strong subject knowledge. He is also characterized as methodical and professional, with reasonable grading that expects students to maintain high standards and work hard.

KASSEM FAWAZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

XINYU ZHANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction12 / 00
LAB 301Classroom Instruction12 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Xinyu Zhang describe a helpful, patient, and methodical instructor with reasonable grading who expects high standards and hard work from students.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.96 GPA, 96.2% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Xinyu Zhang: Reviewers note that the course expects students to maintain high standards and work hard, though grading is considered reasonable.

Students found the historical instructor approachable and knowledgeable, noting that help was readily available when questions arose.

Topics

  • Mobile computing platforms and systems
  • Mobile systems and applications

Skills

  • Project management
  • Teamwork
  • Disciplined development practices
  • Mobile system design and deployment

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Catalog & offerings

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ECE 454 · Fall 2026

Mobile Computing Laboratory

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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