Spring 2027

Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Special advanced topics across Electrical and Computer Engineering that vary by semester and section, reflecting state-of-the-art ideas and research.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Chirag Gupta3.6/5Kassem Fawaz

Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Kangwook Lee

The class was rated as difficult, with a difficulty score of 4 out of 5.

Grade history

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Prerequisites

Course map

Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
ECE 901

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Prerequisite text tree
  • Graduate/professional standing

Professors

Spring 2027
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About this rating

Raw average: 3.33/5 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.65 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CHIRAG GUPTA is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KASSEM FAWAZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 004Classroom Instruction0 / 00
LEC 005Classroom Instruction0 / 00
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 00

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Kangwook Lee

Students found the course incredibly enjoyable and intellectually stimulating.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.86 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.65 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kangwook Lee

The class was rated as difficult, with a difficulty score of 4 out of 5.

Past student reviews · Kangwook Lee

Historical instructor Kangwook Lee demonstrated a deep understanding of student concerns and addressed them effectively.

Topics

  • Advanced topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • State-of-the-art ideas and research

Skills

  • Engagement with state-of-the-art ideas and research in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
ECE 901 · Spring 2027

Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Recorded 2026-10-14
ECE 901 · Spring 2027

Digital Systems Prototyping

Recorded 2026-10-14
ECE 901 · Spring 2027

Topic:Sim Techniques-CommSys

Recorded 2026-10-14
ECE 901 · Spring 2027

Adv Semiconductor Device Phys

Recorded 2026-10-14
ECE 901 · Spring 2027

Agentic Security and Privacy

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Grade history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

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Model & dataset provenance 
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