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Dieter van Melkebeek

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Classes with Dieter van Melkebeek

COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 699 offers directed study projects for junior and senior students arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+59 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
COMPSCI 880

Topics in Theoretical Computer Science

3 credits

COMPSCI 880 covers advanced topics in algorithms, complexity, and cryptography.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.84 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.47 GPA, 79.3% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Rishab GoyalDieter van Melkebeek

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2026COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 880Topics in Theoretical Computer Science
Fall 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation

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