Catalog Description: The 290 courses cover current topics of research interest in electrical engineering. The course content may vary from semester to semester.

Units: 1-4

Also Offered As: ELENG 290

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

Formats:
Fall: 3.0-15.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 2.0-5.0 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 2.0-5.0 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 3.0-9.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 3.0-9.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 2.0-6.0 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 2.0-6.0 hours of lecture per week
Fall: 1.0-3.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 1.0-3.0 hours of lecture per week
Spring: 3.0-15.0 hours of lecture per week

Grading Basis: Student Option

Final Exam Status: No


Class Schedule (Spring 2026):
EE 290-4 – TuTh 14:00-15:29, Cory 521 – Sosale Shankar Sastry
EE 290-9 – MoWe 10:00-10:59, ; Fr 13:00-13:59, – Jaijeet Shankar Roychowdhury
EE 290-14 – Fr 14:00-15:59, Cory 521 – Tony Yen

Class Notes
Math 53 (Multi-variable Calculus); EE 117 (Electromagnetic Fields and Waves)


EE 194-16/290-16 – TuTh 09:30-10:59, Cory 521 – Anant Sahai, Jiantao Jiao

Class Notes
Prerequisites: CS 182/282A

Class Schedule (Fall 2026):
EE 290-5 – TuTh 14:00-15:29, Cory 521 – Laura Waller
EE 194/290-6 – TuTh 14:00-14:59, The Gateway Building B1022 – Sophia Shao

Class Notes
***Enrollment in this course is by Instructor Consent Only, please complete the form to be reviewed and approved for the course:
https://forms.gle/z49YyRB7ewyTK7xE7
Pre-requisites: Tapeout class the previous semester, or plans to take the tapeout class the following semester.


EE 290-13 – TuTh 11:00-12:29, Cory 521 – Chunlei Liu

Class Notes
Signals and Systems. Consult with the instructor


EE 194-16/290-16 – MoWe 12:30-13:59, The Gateway Building B1022 – Jiantao Jiao

Class Notes
Prerequisites: CS 182/282A


EE 290-17 – MoWe 03:30-04:59, Cory 521 – Zaijun Chen

Class Notes
Prerequisites: familiarity with signals and systems or linear algebra


EE 290-18 – Mo 14:30-15:59, Cory 293 – Alexandre Bayen

Class Notes
Instructor Consent Required

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