[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzA4MjM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-10-11 21:07:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took it over the summer, contents are crammed and intense, but prof Arvelo is one of the few reasons I keep showing up and not giving up on this class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NTAzNjcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2024-05-21 20:23:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Eduardo does an excellent job distilling the ideas of matrices and their applications in ways that are easy to understand for folks like me whose background in linear algebra is shaky. Exams were split into units and were not cumulative; workload was quite reasonable. Definitely recommend before taking CS760.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDQ5Nzk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2024-05-13 15:55:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is really amazing and so well designed. It's my first flipped classroom but i thought it actually helped me learn better. He's always open to help students, very knowledgable, and explains things well. He makes an effort to learn student's names and get to know them which is rare! One of the best cs classes and professors that I've had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjYxNTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2024-04-25 22:14:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Eduardo embodies what a world class faculty is. If you've watched Harvard's CS50 lectures, the gold standard of teaching, Prof E's lessons and energy is on par.\nI'm an exchange student from a global T20 and Prof E's teaching is better than anything I have taken. \nThe online lectures however isn't as great, was done by another prof years back. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzkzNzMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2023-12-26 03:31:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Eduardo is a kind and fun person. The flipped format of 532 wasn't ideal but Eduardo made the most out of it. The exams were fair and slightly curved for the last ones. All in all great professor, but 532 should really be cross-listed to the math department because it was all linear algebra. I'm glad I took math 340 before.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc5MjIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2023-12-22 22:18:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"532 is hard, but Eduardo makes it as manageable as possible. Reverse format, and non mandatory attendance, plus activities are graded on participation. Homeworks are long and hard but are graded generously. Tests are not too difficult, you'll do well if you know your stuff decently. Very clear grading criteria for everything. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:42:02.224226+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NjYxODE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2610349","instructor_name":"Eduardo Arvelo","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2023-12-14 02:07:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is somewhat useless. The lecture videos are created by someone else and are very boring. In class you do activities that are designed to take the class length, but they are often very complicated and take longer than the class. Yet they are due at the end of class and thus you lose points. This class is all theory so you won't learn applications","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2610349","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzA3Mjky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-12-17 12:49:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Probably one of the worst instructors on campus. Instead of teaching us the content, he assigns YouTube videos for us to watch which are insanely complicated and difficult to understand. He assigns a ton of homework every week, doesn't release adequate practice material, doesn't tell you the grade boundaries, and administers four total exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjAzNjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-12-12 07:55:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Please avoid for your sanity. I enrolled into the class with curiosity about the subject, and I am now finishing up realizing he managed to make me hate it. LOTS of homework (due before exams) where python is used (python knowledge is not a requirement), exams are impossible to finish and there are hard proofs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTg5Mzgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-12-11 22:23:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a supervillain ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMDEyMTI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-12-03 16:28:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"The grading criteria are unclear. He DOES NOT tell you your grade until after the end of the semester! Smart person, but didn't enjoy his teaching approach.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTA1Nzcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-11-19 20:10:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"AVOID AT ALL COST","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODc2NjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-11-16 18:22:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"I was in the other section, but it seems like he is in charge of the tests. As an undergraduate this 3 credit course felt like a poorly organized 5 credit course. I came expecting to take notes in lecture, rather we watch youtube videos and try to figure out the homework and activities. The tests are incredibly hard and the proofs are insane.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODQ1MTIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-11-11 22:28:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Poorly structured","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:55.522895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODE1NTQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2984236","instructor_name":"Grigoris Chrysos","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-11-06 16:19:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"You watch video lectures from 2019. He simply reads slides on proofs/some concepts, and you finish an activity afterwards during the class. Unclear, unorganized, and video quizzes/activities/assignments/exams are rarely related. Please STOP taking this class to force them to reform!!! They need pressure, and we deserve better educational quality!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2984236","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":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMDEyMDQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2024-11-25 21:31:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"tough class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTgyMTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2024-11-19 18:49:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are not helpful, explanations are terrible and solutions often have errors in them that are not addressed.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NjYyOTcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2023-12-14 02:57:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"His blackboard writing is organized awfully, hard to understand.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mjc1NDMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-09-09 03:56:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Lee is knowledgable, caring, and always patient to answer questions. He would adjust deadlines when homework takes long to finish. He is also very quick to respond to piazza posts. However, the video lectures are a bit too fast and confusing at times. Some tests were intentionally easy.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjgyNjgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-05-09 03:51:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class isn't the easiest and the format was bad, but that's not Kangwook's fault. He was very flexible with deadlines and incredibly helpful on piazza. He truly cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He made some of our exams intentionally easy to help our grades a bit. The 1's down below were all cheaters he caught. Dont cheat...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjgxODMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-05-09 02:06:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seemed to care about students doing well in the course and took into account feedback throughout the semester. His lectures were interesting and he was straightforward about expectations and boundaries. Highly recommend","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjcxNDg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-05-07 05:06:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very nice professor, tried hard to make sure we all understand the material well. I went to his OH often and he is always supportive and caring.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjU3Mjk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-05-05 21:49:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you follow his lecture, you will guarantee to get an A.\nVery clear explanation on the math part.\nThis course is fairly easy compared to other Engineering courses. If you are not an engineering student, be prepared for a flip-course style.\nHe is very strict on cheating and plagiarism, so don't try to fool him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjU0MjE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-05-05 18:14:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is smart, but it can be hard to understand his explanation since he is to ahead of any of the student. However, course is interesting, and he manages it pretty well. A lot of activities to work on, and assignments particularly are really difficult. Yet if you like intellectually challenging class, you will like his class. ","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjM2Njcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-05-04 06:09:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"I never got a positive feedback. Even if I worked so hard, but the feedback from this professor was always negative. I think I got Learned Helplessness from this person.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTI5NTU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-04-22 14:15:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Unorganized, difficult to understand, somewhat emotional","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjk2NzEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2020-10-13 10:40:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"I don't get it. Why do they have to lock the assignments till the start of class? You can discuss it in class anyway. Unlocking the assignments earlier would make the course much less stressful. They are just using this way to force everybody to come to class, but it is not necessary at all.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjU2NzYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2020-09-22 16:56:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Too many assignments. The assignments are locked until the start of each class and are due right after the class ends. Too stressful to take this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:25:04.431176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDg1ODUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2020-04-19 19:08:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Too hard to understand his accent. Never knows how much work to assign. We were asked to finish some questions on every class, but the questions were too many. The class was only 75 minutes, and it was only enough to finish half of the questions. Homeworks also. I took 4 courses last semester, but 50% of my time were consumed by this course.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyOTIzMDg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2020-02-20 22:30:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Lee is new to UW-Madison (2019) but he is super capable and passionate about teaching, and easy to access. Even though he said this is his first time teaching, he did an excellent job. You can receive very constructive feedback on not only projects/lectures but also your future learning if you asked him for some advice. Highly recommended","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDg1MDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2019-11-27 05:19:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzg5ODY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2517429","instructor_name":"Kangwook Lee","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2019-11-10 23:56:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Although there is a lot of work, but worth it! He is patient and nice!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2517429","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:39.872333+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNzUwOTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2651942","instructor_name":"Matthew Malloy","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-03-09 13:18:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great.  Loved his teaching style","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2651942","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:39.872333+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjA3OTg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2651942","instructor_name":"Matthew Malloy","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2021-04-23 12:32:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing prof. Wants you to learn the material. Quizzes and exams are fair, nothing too overboard. Material itself might often be hard and dense to grasp. The class should have an enforced Linear Algebra Requirement. Only qualm is he's unresponsive to emails often.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2651942","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:39.872333+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NDc5OTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2651942","instructor_name":"Matthew Malloy","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2021-03-27 14:19:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great, cares","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2651942","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:39.302781+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjc3MzY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-05-14 05:37:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Although she is clearly very smart, she is not great at running a class. Exams deviated from what we had seen in class which resulted in terrible averages. Often lectured for over half of the 70 minute period when the activity is written to take the full 70 minutes. Overall one of the worst experiences I have had in a class","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":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNzUxNDkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-03-09 20:15:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great background for a professor, So I was excited to take this prof at the start of this class, but yeah no.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:39.302781+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjUzMDY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2626459","instructor_name":"Ramya Vinayak","course_label":"ECE532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2025-02-08 18:08:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not a good teacher. Explanations often unclear. Knows a lot and is a good person but teaching is a skill and she is not skilled at it. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:32.056734+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTc5NzQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2026-02-03 22:12:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"good proff","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":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjQyNDIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:329243","instructor_name":"Robert Nowak","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2022-12-25 19:08:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good class. The contents were interesting. HW/Assignments were a bit challenging but were graded on completion. Exams were not hard but might trip you some time. Professor also always answer student's question. Nice class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/329243","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:33.104217+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzMyNzU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1202050","instructor_name":"Yu Hen Hu","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2023-12-18 22:40:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Hu is friendly and highly knowledgeable about ML, but he tends to explain things in a way that makes them more confusing. That being said, 532 is more or less a self-study class, with pre-recorded lecture videos by Prof Van Veen, so the instructor doesn't matter that much. It's tough to get an A with a cutoff of 92.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1202050","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:33.104217+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTA0NzU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1202050","instructor_name":"Yu Hen Hu","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2023-12-04 16:37:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Do not take Yu Hen Hu. What ever you do take someone else. He just throws up random slides with variables and his lectures make no sense. DO NOT TAKE","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1202050","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:57:33.104217+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDU2NjE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1202050","instructor_name":"Yu Hen Hu","course_label":"CS532","course_id":"COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532","course_uid":"course_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece","review_date":"2020-04-14 03:27:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want to keep your GPA, do not take this course. Too much homework, and the time you spent on your homework does not match the score. Exam is tough as well, you even cannot finish it. In this course you just watch video and study by yourself just like an online course. But this course is really important for CS students, so work hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1202050","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0}]