# EFTYCHIOS SIFAKIS — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

EFTYCHIOS SIFAKIS

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### last observed at

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    "comment": "Efty's lectures are engaging and full of content, and he shows great decorum when interacting with student questions. He clearly knows his stuff on a deep, technical level. The course is designed well, and projects build off one another. The projects themselves are straightforward, so long as you've been attending lecture. A class act.",
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