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The homeworks/exams were challenging, but were commensurate with the level of the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjIyNzI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2025-05-09 04:04:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"A class with three exams, a presentation, and a paper. Lectures were the professor reading from his awful handwriting. Homework was unrelated to class, and answers were never provided. Attendance is mandatory, but the professor disappeared for the whole last month. Avoid him whether you want to learn actual knowledge or just have a sane semester","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:28:42.485031+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNDEwOTM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1785920","instructor_name":"Jerry Zhu","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2014-06-29 18:38:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Takes his teaching very seriously. Very intuitive and helpful. Great professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785920","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:28:42.485031+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMDE1MDgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1785920","instructor_name":"Jerry Zhu","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2013-08-01 01:12:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher, has very intuitive explanations of complicated machine learning concepts that are very cryptic in literature.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1785920","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjcxMDEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2023-01-02 03:46:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"The best Professor I have ever had in this university!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MTM0ODA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2022-12-15 08:55:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is great!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzU4MTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2021-12-03 09:40:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a nice guy. Gives good feedback and is willing to listen to students! He did a great job teaching CS/ECE 761 as a new professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0Nzk4MDI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2021-05-15 06:06:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not good, too many "I don't know"","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0Mzk4MTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2021-03-01 13:34:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want to keep your GPA, avoid this dude.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMzkyOTE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-05-31 20:12:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The professor gets F too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMzA3NTMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-05-15 22:16:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"They accidentally uploaded the answer of the final during the final, and some students downloaded it. After discovering that they uploaded the answer, they gave us another exam but they somehow still graded the first exam. Most unfair exam I ever had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMjk4Njkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-05-14 22:48:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture not good, organized poorly and have strong accent. His handwriting is also terrible. What is more, he does not know how to wipe a blackboard. After some time, the blackboard becomes a mix of white trace mixed with his poor handwriting. Reading the blackboard is like torture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTI1OTgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-04-25 06:04:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Lee is a real gem for his capabilities. He is very committed to his job as a teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:39.302781+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMzkzNzQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2026-08-27 19:35:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"She explains hard ideas—uniform convergence, Rademacher complexity, VC dimension, generalization bounds—without hand-waving, and she always ties the proofs back to why they matter for actual learning algorithms.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:39.302781+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NTQ1MDYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2024-06-03 15:01:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course requires background knowledge in Probability, Statistics, and Optimization; otherwise, understanding the contents would be very challenging. It takes lots of time to take notes and do homework, but you can learn many cool concepts from this course. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:39.302781+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjA1MzU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2023-09-06 21:25:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very knowledgeable but bad teacher.  Prereqs not sufficient. Had a literal office hour (2x 30 mins/week). Very derisive to students. Responded to student answering lecture question \"If you thought you needed independence, then you have to go back to probability 101.\" There were tons of examples like this. Got so bad that I kept quotes as mementos. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:39.302781+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTY2ODMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2023-08-15 06:28:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"AVOID AT ALL COSTS!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDM3ODI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2021-08-20 08:07:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Requires stats background which is not clearly explained in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NTY1MDA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2021-04-17 00:45:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Knows nothing about real ML","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMjk4ODYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-05-14 23:05:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall good, lectures are fine, nice guy, willing to help. BUT, there are so many tests and quizzes, problems are hard, and they are graded very toughly, which makes the course extremely stressful. The difficulty of the homeworks ranges from hard to insane, we can't even understand the solutions. The tests are as hard as the homeworks.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMjIwNTA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-05-06 18:23:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"ECE 761 is a grad/PhD level course. Rob provides a good insight about the high level concepts in simple words!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDg1Njk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-04-19 18:36:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very tough grader. Fails too many people. Biweekly quizzes. At first he said the quizzes would be biweekly and would only take about 30 to 40 minutes. The first quiz was 30 minutes but the second quiz became 50 minutes. And by the 4th quiz, it took 2 hours. And we were tested every single week for a month. That is not biweekly "quiz".","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDg1Njc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-04-19 18:31:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"He knows that his course is hard, but he thinks it is because the students did not take the requisite courses. That is so not true because I got A on all the requisite courses he mentioned, and still can't understand his course. Does not have textbook. Though lecture notes are provided but thery are poorly organized and has many mistakes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyODEzMDIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-01-08 23:07:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard course but he gives good intuition","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzgwNDU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"ECE761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2020-01-01 19:00:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor was very approachable and eager to explain stuff, but the material was very poorly organized, the lecture notes/exercises had a lot of errors and there was no textbook to fall back on.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NDk5MzY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"CS761","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE 761","course_uid":"course_a7ce5ee394c07ac642067916","review_date":"2016-05-07 16:16:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Teacher is knowledgable. But the class is too difficult for CS students with little statistic knowledge....","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0}]