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KARTHIKEYAN SANKARALINGAM

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Raw average: 4.13/5 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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COMPSCI/ECE 252
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Karu is the goat! I was lucky to have him as my professor of CS252. He is a great instructor with clear explanation of course materials and is very knowledgeable. I wish to take CS552 in the near future
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COMPSCI/ECE 252
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I loved this course and Karu is a great instructor! He wrote his own (free!) textbook, and he wrote an application that lets you practice various skills needed for the course (ex. assembly language, tracing state machines). These resources were so helpful. It is clear that Prof. Sankaralingam is committed to teaching and he is plenty qualified.
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COMPSCI/ECE 552
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Karu is a great instructor. He is passionate about the material and really knows what he's talking about. Projects are long and challenging, but grading is very straightforward. Homework is pretty easy and exams are fair. I recommend taking 552 in the spring with the CS department, as those who teach 552 in the ECE department are not that great.
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COMPSCI/ECE 552
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Karu is a great instructor for this course and has a lot of background knowledge on the topic (he does research with microprocessors). Lectures are easy to understand, but can be a bit boring in the first couple weeks if you already have Verilog experience. Exams are pretty easy, project is long but test scripts used for grading are given to you.
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COMPSCI/ECE 252
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Karu's a really funny guy, and a really passionate lecturer. Tests were very straightforward (averages around 100% for 3/4 tests). My only qualm with this class was the general inconsistency between the book and lectures/homeworks, although the book we used was brand new so this will probably be better in the future. Textbook simulators were great
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Classes with KARTHIKEYAN SANKARALINGAM

COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

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

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+19 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2025COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2025COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2024COMPSCI/ECE 252Introduction to Computer Engineering
Spring 2024COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2024COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2024ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2024ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 758Advanced Topics in Computer Architecture
Fall 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2023COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2023ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2023COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2023ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2023ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2022COMPSCI/ECE 752Advanced Computer Architecture I
Fall 2022ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2022ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2022COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2022COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Spring 2022ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2021COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2021COMPSCI/ECE 252Introduction to Computer Engineering
Fall 2021ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2020COMPSCI/ECE 552Introduction to Computer Architecture
Spring 2020COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2019COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2018COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2018COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2017ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2017COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2017COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2017COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Spring 2017COMPSCI/ECE 552Introduction to Computer Architecture
Spring 2017ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI 900Advanced Seminar in Computer Science
Fall 2016COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2016COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Fall 2016COMPSCI/ECE 752Advanced Computer Architecture I
Fall 2016ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2016COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2016COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research
Spring 2016COMPSCI/ECE 552Introduction to Computer Architecture
Spring 2016ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2016ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2015COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2015COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2015COMPSCI/ECE 252Introduction to Computer Engineering
Fall 2015ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2015COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2015ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2015ECE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2015ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2014ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2014ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2014ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2014ECE 999Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2014COMPSCI/ECE 252Introduction to Computer Engineering
Spring 2014ECE 790Master's Research
Spring 2014ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Fall 2013ECE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2013ECE 790Master's Research
Fall 2013ECE 990Dissertator's Research
Fall 2013ECE 999Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2013COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Spring 2013COMPSCI 990Dissertation
Spring 2013COMPSCI 999Dissertator Research

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