# LAURENT LESSARD — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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### name

LAURENT LESSARD

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### last observed at

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id           | title                                                 |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 1212 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699              | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY                            |
| 1212 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990              | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                                |
| 1204 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799          | MASTER'S RESEARCH                                     |
| 1204 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699              | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY                            |
| 1204 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1204 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990              | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                                |
| 1202 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799          | MASTER'S RESEARCH                                     |
| 1202 | course\_abb503d94a475328e0e23e3e | ECE 379              | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| 1202 | course\_fe137249e1e077f28ddef0ae | ECE 717              | LINEAR SYSTEMS                                        |
| 1202 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1202 | course\_86704b8d79a2d7a74e555851 | ECE 990              | DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                                |
| 1194 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799          | MASTER'S RESEARCH                                     |
| 1194 | course\_abb503d94a475328e0e23e3e | ECE 379              | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| 1194 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1192 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799          | MASTER'S RESEARCH                                     |
| 1192 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1184 | course\_dd8d2094feb4657373e2e2f3 | COMPSCI/ECE/ISYE 524 | INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMIZATION                          |
| 1184 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1182 | course\_9430df00f7270c292c1efdd3 | COMPSCI 799          | MASTER'S RESEARCH                                     |
| 1182 | course\_fe137249e1e077f28ddef0ae | ECE 717              | LINEAR SYSTEMS                                        |
| 1182 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1174 | course\_dd8d2094feb4657373e2e2f3 | COMPSCI/ECE/ISYE 524 | INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMIZATION                          |
| 1174 | course\_65c8c357ed6414dafbcf8c1e | ECE 699              | ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY                            |
| 1174 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1172 | course\_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece | COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532   | MATRIX METHODS IN MACHINE LEARNING                    |
| 1172 | course\_baa78ce67ecb5953b469ae3e | ECE 890              | PRE-DISSERTATOR'S RESEARCH                            |
| 1164 | course\_dd8d2094feb4657373e2e2f3 | COMPSCI/ECE/ISYE 524 | INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMIZATION                          |
| 1164 | course\_0fe7f84f9b6408104d512ff6 | ECE 601              | SPECIAL TOPICS IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| 1164 | course\_8314f6c3c11c07e3af900848 | ECE 790              | MASTER'S RESEARCH                                     |
| 1162 | course\_b588d52f82ec62f25a4f2ece | COMPSCI/ECE/ME 532   | MATRIX METHODS IN MACHINE LEARNING                    |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1162 | 1       |
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| 1182 | 3       |
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## courses

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## reviews

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