[SCS dragon logo] Fall 2008 Ph.D. Course Offerings
Computer Science Department

ALL COURSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

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Course
Sec
Course
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Course Title
Instructor
Day 
Time 
Room 
Units 
15-712* A
Advanced Operating Systems & Distributed Systems Gibson MWF 3:00 - 4:20 WeH 5409 12
15-781* A 10-701 Machine Learning Xing MW 10:30-11:50 NSH 1305 12
15-814* A
Type Systems for Programming Languages Crary MW 12:00 - 1:20WeH 4615A 12
15-817
A
Intro to Model Checking
Clarke R 3:00-4:20 WeH 4623 6
15-819 Special Topics in Programming Languages:

F
Advanced Topics in Programming Languages
Harper MW 3:00-4:20 WeH 4615A 12
15-821 A 18-843
STARTS 8/25 - first four lectures are background material
Mobile and Pervasive Computing Satya / Siewiorek
T 3:00 - 6:00 WeH 8220 12
15-829 G 18-732 Secure Software Systems Datta/Bauer MW 12:30-2:20 PH 226C 12
15-845 A
Current Research Issues in Computer Systems Steenkiste T 12:00 - 1:20 WeH 7220 2
15-852 A   Computational Geometry Miller TR 1:30-2:50 WeH 4623 12
15-853 A   Algorithms in the Real World Blelloch TR10:30 - 11:50 WeH 4623 12
15-856 A 15-495
03-511/711
STARTS 8/25
Computational Molecular Biology and Genomics Durand TR 10:30-11:50 DH 1211 12
15-859     Special Topics in Theory:
  T 15-503
STARTS 8/25
Introduction to Theoretical Cryptography Blum, M. MW10:30-11:50 Wean 4615A12
15-862 A 15-463
STARTS 8/25
Computational Photography Efros TR 12:00 - 1:20 BH 237B 12
15-869 E   Advanced Topics in Graphics: The Animation of Natural Phenomena Treuille MW 12:00-1:20 Wean 5409 12
15-871 A 15-507
STARTS 8/25
Biological Modeling and Simulation Schwartz TR 3:00-4:20 SH 208 12
15-887* A   Planning Execution and Learning Simmons/VelosoMW 1:30-2:50 NSH 3002 12
15-891 A 16-891A V-Unit in Computer Science Veloso/Dias TBA TBA TBA 1-36
15-894 A   Technically Speaking Rudich TR 3:00-4:20 Wean 4615A 12
15-997 A
Graduate Reading and Research
CSD PhD Students Only




Variable
15-998 A
Computer Science Practicum
CSD PhD Students Only




Variable
OTHER COURSES OF POSSIBLE INTEREST
08-733 A
Privacy Policy, Law, and Technology Cranor TR 3:00-4:20 Wean 5320 12