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THOMAS RISTENPART

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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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642 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Great class, great professor. No longer at UW (now at Cornell Tech) but highly recommend that people take this class when offered.
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Classes with THOMAS RISTENPART

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2015COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2014COMPSCI 642Introduction to Information Security
Fall 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2014COMPSCI 642Introduction to Information Security
Spring 2014COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2013COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2013COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Spring 2013COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2013COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2012COMPSCI 642Introduction to Information Security
Fall 2012COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2012COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Spring 2012COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2012COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing
Fall 2011COMPSCI 642Introduction to Information Security
Fall 2011COMPSCI 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2011COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2011COMPSCI 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2011COMPSCI 838Topics in Computing

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Instructor identity & provenance 
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