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CSE 5673 CRYPTOLOGY (3 credits). Focuses on
making and breaking codes. Students learn how to
crack enciphered messages without knowing the
enciphering keys. Covers modern encryption and
its application to digital signatures, digital cash,
voting and cryptographic protocols. Prerequisites:
CSE 2010, CSE 2400.
CSE 5680 ADVANCED COMPUTER GRAPH-
ICS (3 credits). Covers image synthesis using
textures, shadows, ray tracing and radiosity methods.
Includes animation, solid modeling fractals,
nonuniform rational B-splines, antialiasing and
advanced graphical data structures. Prerequisites:
CSE 5280.
CSE 5683 ADVANCED COMPUTER VISION (3
credits). Reviews recent technologies and trends of
computer vision and image analysis. Research oriented
for graduate computer science and engineering
students. Prerequisites: CSE 5283.
CSE 5692 CONSTRAINT REASONING (3 credits).
Covers foundations of constraint satisfaction
and constraint-based reasoning; problem representation
and characterization; consistency checking,
heuristics and search; deterministic and stochastic
solving methods; and applications such as scheduling,
timetabling and temporal reasoning. (Recommended:
CSE 5211 and CSE 5290.)
CSE 5693 MACHINE LEARNING (3 credits).
Covers computational paradigms and techniques
in learning and adaptation. Includes tree learning,
rule learning, genetic algorithms, neural networks,
case-based learning, Bayesian learning, analytical
learning and reinforcement learning. Prerequisites:
CSE 5290.
CSE 5800 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE (3 credits). Current topics in computer
science at the advanced graduate level. Topics vary
and the course may be repeated for credit. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CSE 5801 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE (1-3 credits). Working
closely with a faculty member, the student studies
a research topic and writes a research paper. May
be repeated for credit. (Requirement: Instructor
approval.)
CSE 5802 RESEARCH PROJECTS IN COM-
PUTER SCIENCE (1-3 credits). The student
works closely with a faculty member on a welldefined
research project. May be repeated for credit.
(Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CSE 5810 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE THEORY (3 credits). Current topics
in computer science theory at the graduate level.
Topics vary and the course may be repeated for
credit. Prerequisites: CSE 5210.
CSE 5820 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE (3 credits). Current topics in
computer architecture at the graduate level. Topics
vary and the course may be repeated for credit.
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CSE 5830 ADVANCED TOPICS IN OPERATING
SYSTEMS (3 credits). Current topics in operating
systems at the graduate level. Topics vary and the
course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites:
CSE 4001.
CSE 5835 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
NETWORKS (3 credits). Current topics in computer
networks at the advanced graduate level.
Topics vary and the course may be repeated for
credit. Prerequisites: CSE 5231.
CSE 5840 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PARALLEL
AND DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING (3 credits).
Current topics in parallel and distributed computing
at the graduate level. Topics vary and the
course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites:
CSE 5240, CSE 5241.
CSE 5850 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PROGRAM
LANGUAGES (3 credits). Current topics in program
languages at the graduate level. Topics vary
and the course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites:
CSE 5250.
CSE 5860 ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATABASE
SYSTEMS (3 credits). Current topics in database
systems at the graduate level. Topics vary and the
course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites:
CSE 5260.
CSE 5880 ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER
GRAPHICS (3 credits). Current topics in computer
graphics at the graduate level. Topics vary and the
course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites:
CSE 5280.
CSE 5890 ADVANCED TOPICS IN ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE (3 credits). Current topics in
artificial intelligence at the graduate level. Topics
vary and the course may be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites: CSE 5290.
CSE 5999 THESIS (0-6 credits). Research and
preparation of a thesis under the direction of a
member of the graduate faculty. A maximum of six
credit hours may be applied toward the master of
science degree requirements. (Requirement: Thesis
supervisor approval.)
CSE 6001 DOCTORAL-LEVEL TOPICS IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE (3 credits). Advanced
topics in computer science. Students conduct
research on advanced topics, solve related problems,
lead discussions and write expository papers
on their work.
CSE 6990 RESEARCH IN COMPUTER SCI-
ENCE (1-6 credits). Research conducted under
the guidance of doctoral-level graduate faculty.
Research may lead to preparation of a research
proposal for dissertation work.
CSE 6999 DISSERTATION (0-6 credits). Research
and preparation of the doctoral dissertation under
the direction of the student’s doctoral committee.