Current instructor

Joshua San Miguel

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About this rating

Raw average: 3.73/5 from 15 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

COMPSCI/ECE 757
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Best professor in the ECE department imo, engaging lecturer and great at answering questions would highly recommend Exams are a bit too easy relative to the content but the provided paper readings are very interesting and challenging
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COMPSCI/ECE 757
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Josh is a great prof, love his teaching, the 757 concepts are quite helpful in the interviews as well. The reading materials provided are also very helpful. In all, I would highly recommend Josh and this course
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COMPSCI/ECE 757
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Josh is enthusiastic and a great Prof. The course itself requires reading papers and working on a semester-long project but his exams are fairly straightforward. Take a class with him if given a chance.
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COMPSCI/ECE 757
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Josh is a great instructor! He plans his class time well and doesn't cram too much in one lecture. The material is relevant and he delivers it really well. He gives good feedback and keeps the class engaging with light humor sprinkled here and there. Overall, a solid Prof. 10/10 would take another architecture course with him!
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Classes with Joshua San Miguel

COMPSCI/ECE 752

Advanced Computer Architecture I

3 credits

Advanced Computer Architecture I covers processor design, pipelining, cache memories, and instruction set design.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Joshua San Miguel

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025
ECE 399

Independent Study

1–3 credits

ECE 399 is an independent study course where students engage in directed projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Eric HoffmanIrena Knezevic+49 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ECE 699

Advanced Independent Study

1–6 credits

ECE 699 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Eric HoffmanIrena Knezevic+79 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2023 · limited sample
ECE 901

Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

1–3 credits

ECE 901 covers special advanced topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering that vary by semester and reflect state-of-the-art ideas and research.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Joshua San MiguelEduardo Romero Arvelo+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026
ECE 999

Advanced Independent Study

1–3 credits

ECE 999 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with an instructor.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

John BooskeAzadeh Davoodi+30 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2026COMPSCI/ECE 752Advanced Computer Architecture I
Fall 2026ECE 399Independent Study
Fall 2026ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2026ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2026ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026ECE 901Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2026ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2026ECE 999Advanced Independent Study

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