Current instructor

Yuhang Zhao

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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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What students say

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COMPSCI 571
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Zhao is the sweetest professor you will ever have here at UW. She is passionate about her teaching and wanted us to succeed and do well more than anything else. Workload is definitely high,but they are super useful and interesting. She gave us so many extensions and extra credit which lightened the workload. You will not regret taking her
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Classes with Yuhang Zhao

COMPSCI 571

Building User Interfaces

3 credits

COMPSCI 571 teaches the development of user interfaces using modern paradigms, input processing methods, and multi-platform APIs.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Yuhang Zhao is described as passionate and supportive, prioritizing student success with generous extensions and extra credit. While the workload is high, reviewers find the assignments useful and interesting, suggesting the effort is worthwhile despite the difficulty.

Yuhang ZhaoCole Nelson

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
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

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.00 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

Shivaram VenkataramanFred Sala+59 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026COMPSCI 571Building User Interfaces
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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