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Vikas Singh

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Raw average: 3.58/5 from 12 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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766 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I took this class the semester I was leaving with a masters. really enjoyed it and learned a great deal. more than any other class in my two years there. it almost made me want to do research in AI and computer vision. if you are average at math, skip this class. there are three big homeworks and paper reviews each week. plus a research project.
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COMPSCI/ECE 760
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Enthusiastic teacher but unhelpful outside of class (he talks but it's never useful or direct), rambles on during class and doesn't take into account the workload of students from other classes (assigns endless number of difficult homeworks). I would not take any course with him, just wait until another professor is teaching them.
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CSA · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great instructor! I took CS540 at UW-Madison as a senior in high school and I still received an A even though I spent most of my time focusing on my high school classes. He was passionate about the topic and was a very nice guy. His slides are the same as his predecessors who taught 540 with some small variation. Great class overall, very valuable.
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
This class needs LOT of work on programming and math. I barely managed a B. But what Vikes covers is very useful. Two questions on my interview at a tech startup were very similar to the ones on the final exam. I'm on the job for about six months now!!!
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COMPSCI 540
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
this is not an easy class and needs a LOT of work. i loved the second half of 540 (after logic). The svm and perceptron stuff is really really good but very mathy. if you already have a 1-2 semesters of calculus you'll do well. Many grad students take this class, so an A may be hard.
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Classes with Vikas Singh

BMI 699

Independent Study

1–8 credits

BMI 699 is an independent study course allowing students to pursue directed study beyond the standard curriculum.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Richard ChappellMark Craven+22 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
BMI 899

Pre-dissertator Research

1–12 credits

BMI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for graduate students preparing for dissertation work.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Richard ChappellMark Craven+28 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
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 VenkataramanFred 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 VenkataramanFred Sala+59 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026BMI 699Independent Study
Fall 2026BMI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026BMI 990Dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2026COMPSCI 790Master's Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 990Dissertation

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