[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:28:42.485031+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjM2MzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1785920","instructor_name":"Jerry Zhu","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2021-01-05 01:11:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Zhu is a gem of a teacher. I love the fact that he always uses the board to teach, using several examples to build intuition and always explaining the underlying mathematical theory. He is able to make complex concepts much more accessible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785920","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:28:42.485031+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDcxMjEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1785920","instructor_name":"Jerry Zhu","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2019-11-24 22:49:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Jerry teaches way to theoretically and cover only a fraction of class material during the lecture time. His lecture notes (all handwritten) are very unorganized. He wanted us to read the powerpoint slides (which he copy it from other professors) he provided to prepare for class. How can you learn from reading a powerpoint slides?","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785920","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:39.862462+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzU4ODk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2190981","instructor_name":"Mark Craven","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2019-11-05 05:17:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Boring lectures, with outdated coursework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2190981","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:39.862462+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNTg2NjYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2190981","instructor_name":"Mark Craven","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-10-19 01:31:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher! Just take the lesson and you'll get everything you need.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2190981","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:39.862462+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3Njc4MDUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2190981","instructor_name":"Mark Craven","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2017-01-05 14:12:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Craven's course offering is like CMU's 10-601, which is accommodating of students who lack a strong math background, but can pick up stuff along the way. The course is mostly theoretical, although programming assignments cover around 60% of the grade. The course content is excellent. The course slides make tough concepts easy to understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2190981","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:01.465084+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDEzMzM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1446267","instructor_name":"Vikas Singh","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2014-04-09 15:51:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Enthusiastic teacher but unhelpful outside of class (he talks but it's never useful or direct), rambles on during class and doesn't take into account the workload of students from other classes (assigns endless number of difficult homeworks). I would not take any course with him, just wait until another professor is teaching them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1446267","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:43.463401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNTIzODI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2342510","instructor_name":"Yingyu Liang","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-09-26 10:49:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Just reads off the slides the entire lecture. Attendance dropped to 50% only two weeks after the first day of classes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2342510","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:43.463401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM4NjU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2342510","instructor_name":"Yingyu Liang","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-05-17 16:51:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is very nice. In his machine learning class, he offered some new and hot topics, like reinforce learning and deep learning. The course projects are awesome. I learn a lot from them. The final project allowed me to do some wonderful research on the interesting topic that he gave us. And he was always willing to brainstorm research ideas with us.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2342510","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:43.463401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTI2MjMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2342510","instructor_name":"Yingyu Liang","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-05-16 15:38:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is kind and nice. He is new and reads slides from time to time. But he is always willing to stop and answer questions in detail. He really knows a lot about this area. The final project topics he offered us were really amazing to do. He is also kind enough to offer us CPT signatures while other professors don't.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2342510","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:43.463401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5OTQ1MzYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2342510","instructor_name":"Yingyu Liang","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-05-01 11:59:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice guy. The course gives a high point of view of machine learning, though may be to abstract for some of the students. willing to answer question after class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2342510","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:43.463401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5OTQwMzIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2342510","instructor_name":"Yingyu Liang","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-04-30 21:39:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is very nice.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2342510","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:43.463401+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjM4NDEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2342510","instructor_name":"Yingyu Liang","course_label":"CS760","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 760","course_uid":"course_821f9bd2b5a7758dd5db1e18","review_date":"2018-03-09 14:00:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bad. Does not explains anything. He just reads the slides in a monotonic way, very boring. Just shows some mathematical equations and expects you to understand them. Gives no intuition that why a particular methods works or what that method is trying to achieve. Please avoid.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2342510","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]