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Spring 2005 Ph.D. Course Offerings
Computer Science Department

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Course
Sec
Course
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Course Title
Instructor
Day 
Time 
Room 
Units
15-712* A
Advanced Operating Systems and Distributed Systems Gibson MW 10:30 - 11:50 NSH 1305 12
15-721* A
Database System Design and Implementation Ailamaki MWF 3:00 - 4:20 NSH 3002 12
15-745* A
Optimizing Compilers for Modern Architectures Goldstein TR 9:00 - 10:20 WeH 5409 12
15-750* A
Graduate Algorithms M. Blum MWF 10:30 - 11:50 WeH 5409 12
15-780* A 16-731 Advanced AI Concepts Sandholm / Lewicki TR 1:30 - 2:50 NSH 1305 12
15-781* A 10-701 Machine Learning Guestrin / Mitchell MW 1:30 - 2:50 WeH 7500 12
10-702 A (Former 15-802) Statistical Foundations of Machine Learning Lafferty, Wasserman TR 1:30 - 2:50 TBA 12
15-812* A
Semantics of Programming Languages Brookes TR 10:30 - 11:50 WeH 4615A 12
15-817 A
Introduction to Model Checking Clarke F 1:30 - 2:50 WeH 4615A 6
15-818 A3 First Mini Introduction to Separation Logic Reynolds MW 12:00 - 1:20 WEH 4615A 6
15-818 A4 Second Mini Current Research on Separation Logic Reynolds MW 12:00 - 1:20 WEH 4615A 6
15-819 B COURSE CANCELLED Specification, Verification and Model Checking Clarke / Reynolds / Wing MW 1:30 - 2:50 WeH 4615A 12
15-826 A
Advanced Database Applications Faloutsos TR 3:00 - 4:20 NSH 1305 12
15-845 A
Current Research Issues in Computer Systems Steenkiste T 12:30 - 2:20 WeH 7220 2
15-849 B
Performance Modelling Harchol-Balter TR 10:30 - 11:50 WeH 5409 12
15-849 D
Special Topics in Computer Systems: Advanced Networking Zhang MW 1:30 - 2:50 WeH 5409 12
15-849 E
Advanced Topics in Computer Systems: Wireless Networking Steenkiste TR 3:00 - 4:20 WeH 4601 12
15-859 D 21-801 Mathematical Games Sleator / Frieze TR 1:30 - 2:50 WeH 4615A 12
15-859 L
The Structure of Information Networks Kleinberg MW 3:00 - 4:20 WeH 5409 12
15-863 A
Physically Based Modeling and Interactive Simulation James MW 12:00 - 1:20 WeH 5409 12
15-864 A
Advanced Computer Graphics James TR 1:30 - 2:50 WeH 5409 12
15-871 A 03-712/
05-512/
15-507
Computational Methods for Biological Modeling and Simulation Schwartz TR 9:00 - 10:20 OSC 200 12
15-872 (old 15-879B) A
Special Topics in Computational Biology: Protein Structure Prediction Langmead TR 7:00 - 8:20 PM WeH 5409 6
15-883 A
Computational Models of Neural Systems Touretzky MW 4:30 - 5:50 WeH 4615A 12
15-891 A
V-Unit Veloso / Dias N/A N/A N/A Variable
15-998 A
Computer Science Practicum
CSD PhD Students Only
Various


Variable
15-997 A
Graduate Reading and Research
CSD PhD Students Only




Variable
OTHER COURSES OF INTEREST TO CSD STUDENTS
16-899 A
Machine Perception and Modeling of Human Behavior Chris Atkeson (CMU) and Rich Simpson (PITT) R 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. PH 225B/Location Alternates between PITT and CMU 12
16-899 D
Assistive Robotic Technology in Nursing and Health Care (12 units) Pitt NUR 2840 Robotic Applications in Clinical Practice (3 units) Aaron Steinfeld (CMU) and Judy Matthews (PITT) T 4:30 - 7:20 p.m. CMU NSH 1305 and Pitt TBD, with field trips
17-754 A
Analysis of Software Artifacts Jonathan Aldrich TR 10:30 - 11:50 NSH 1305 12
18-731 A
Network Security Adrian Perrig MW 10:30 - 12:20 BH 136A 12
18-732 A
Secure Software Systems Dawn Song MW 10:30 - 12:20 PH A20A 12
18-733 A
Applied Cryptography Michael Reiter MW 2:30 - 4:20 SH 125 12
80-820 A
Categorical Logic Steve Awodey F 3:30 - 5:50 SH 235A 6-12