Current instructor

Josiah Hanna

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 8 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

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COMPSCI 6392026-05-04

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Knowledge, approachable, and engaging during lecture. The projects for CS639 were fun, but challenging. One exam that wasn't too bad.

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COMPSCI 6392026-04-30

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Great lecturer and very approachable. The course was well structured, and the homeworks were fun and open ended (3/5 were pretty tough though). Only one test, which was easy

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COMPSCI 6392025-05-06

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Informative lectures, enjoyable projects, easy to ask questions, overall fantastic professor

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COMPSCI 6392025-01-30

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

I took CS 639 autonomous robotics, and the lecture was well-organized, the readings and homework were well-designed, and the total workload was fine. Although there are some complex concepts, he will collect questions before class and answer each one in clear detail.

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COMPSCI 5402022-10-25

Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5

His lectures would typically consist of robotically reading slides, often without explanation. We would often skip example problems in class to meet the slide quota for the lecture. Unfair regrade policy where you get a -10 even for any justified regrade requests.

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COMPSCI 5402022-09-25

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Awesome prof. His lectures are very clear and he understands the subject matter well However, this class is covering too many topics. So, it can't get depth or attractive logical class. Just covering the overall AI. +Exam is tough

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Classes with Josiah Hanna

COMPSCI 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

COMPSCI 681 is an individual study course for senior Computer Science majors to complete honors theses under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+41 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

COMPSCI 682 is an individual study course for seniors completing honors theses in Computer Sciences, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

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 Venkataraman Fred Sala+59 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

COMPSCI 702

Graduate Cooperative Education

1–2 credits

COMPSCI 702 is a Graduate Cooperative Education course where students apply computer science principles in a hands-on, professional setting.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Anhai Doan Somesh Jha+19 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 790

Master's Thesis

1–9 credits

COMPSCI 790 is a Master's Thesis course for graduate students, focusing on independent research and thesis completion.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+54 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 799

Master's Research

1–9 credits

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+80 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 839

Core Topics in Computing

3 credits

COMPSCI 839 covers selected topics from advanced areas in computing.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.83 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.74 GPA, 88.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

Fred Sala Josiah Hanna+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

COMPSCI 899

Pre-dissertator Research

1–9 credits

COMPSCI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for master's graduates preparing for doctoral dissertation work under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+77 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 990

Dissertation

1–6 credits

COMPSCI 990 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for students with dissertator status.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Shivaram Venkataraman Fred Sala+60 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Fall 2026	COMPSCI 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 702	Graduate Cooperative Education
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 790	Master's Thesis
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 799	Master's Research
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 839	Core Topics in Computing
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 899	Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026	COMPSCI 990	Dissertation

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