BEST professor ever! Not only does he have a kind heart and a good life philosophy (you'll see throughout the class), but those aren't the main reasons I'm giving him a 5. The real reason is he brought amazing donuts to the final exam ;)Rate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
DAN NEGRUT
What students say
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Knowledgeable and fun. Learned a lot about CUDARate My Professors ↗
Dan is a great professor who knows a lot about parallel computing both on CPU and GPU. Lectures and homeworks are well designed; lots of room to explore parallel computing with the final project. I really liked that lecture recordings were made available as well. Great class/great professor/great guy.Rate My Professors ↗
Good guy. Delivers engaging lectures and the material is interesting too.Rate My Professors ↗
AmazingRate My Professors ↗
Best professor in ME department. His personality and teaching style is the best!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with DAN NEGRUT
Master's Thesis
1–9 creditsGrad st; Master's candidates only
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Dissertation
1–6 creditsAdvanced level mentored reading and research for students with dissertator status.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
High Performance Computing for Applications in Engineering
Credits unavailableOverview of hardware and software for advanced computing in engineering, focusing on parallel programming and emerging architectures.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Independent Study
1–3 creditsIndependent Study course for ECE featuring directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-Dissertator's Research involves independent doctoral research in Electrical Engineering under instructor oversight.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Master's Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsMaster's Research and Thesis involving directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Phd Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsPHD RESEARCH AND THESIS involves directed study projects as arranged with instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Dissertator Research and Thesis
1–9 creditsDissertation Research and Thesis involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 790 | Master's Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759 | High Performance Computing for Applications in Engineering |
| Spring 2026 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2026 | ECE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2026 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2026 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2025 | ECE 489 | Honors in Research |
| Fall 2025 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2025 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2025 | ECE 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2025 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2025 | ME 751 | Advanced Computational Dynamics |
| Fall 2025 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2025 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | COMPSCI 790 | Master's Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2025 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2025 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2025 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2025 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2025 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI 790 | Master's Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2024 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2024 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2024 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2024 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2024 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2024 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | COMPSCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2024 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2024 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2024 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | COMPSCI 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2023 | COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759 | High Performance Computing for Applications in Engineering |
| Fall 2023 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2023 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2023 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2023 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | COMPSCI 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2023 | ECE 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2023 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2023 | ME 451 | Kinematics and Dynamics of Machine Systems |
| Spring 2023 | ME 459 | Computing Concepts for Applications in Engineering |
| Spring 2023 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2023 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2023 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759 | High Performance Computing for Applications in Engineering |
| Fall 2022 | ECE 399 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2022 | EPD 455 | Python for Applications in Engineering |
| Fall 2022 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2022 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2022 | ME 468 | Computer Modeling and Simulation of Autonomous Vehicles and Robots |
| Spring 2022 | ME 492 | Mechanical Engineering Projects II |
| Spring 2022 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2022 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2021 | ME 459 | Computing Concepts for Applications in Engineering |
| Fall 2021 | ME 491 | Mechanical Engineering Projects I |
| Fall 2021 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2020 | ECE 790 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2020 | ME 459 | Computing Concepts for Applications in Engineering |
| Fall 2020 | ME 751 | Advanced Computational Dynamics |
| Fall 2020 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2020 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759 | High Performance Computing for Applications in Engineering |
| Spring 2020 | ME 699 | Advanced Independent Study |
| Spring 2020 | ME 790 | Master's Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | ME 459 | Computing Concepts for Applications in Engineering |
| Fall 2019 | ME 751 | Advanced Computational Dynamics |
| Fall 2019 | ME 890 | Phd Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | ME 990 | Dissertator Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | COMPSCI 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2019 | COMPSCI/ECE/EMA/EP/ME 759 | High Performance Computing for Applications in Engineering |
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