Past Course Announcements

Course Spotlight - Spring 2026

Professor: Dr. Zefram Marks

Schedule: T/Th 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM

Description: Fundamental principles of processes essential for fabricating micro- and nano-electronic hardware ranging from Integrated circuits, MEMS and biosensors to power, control and optoelectronic devices. Physical and chemical models of semiconductor crystal growth, thermal oxidation and diffusion, ion implantation, Lithography, etching and cleaning, epitaxy, chemical and physical vapor deposition, metallization, etc. Process integration and simulation using TCAD. (4 units)

Course Spotlight - Spring 2026

Professor: Aleksandar Stankovic

Schedule: T TH 10:20AM - 12:00PM

Description: Electric drives are where power electronics, machines, and control come together to make real systems move. This course shows how motors, converters, and controllers work as an integrated whole, connecting theory to applications like EVs, robotics, and renewable energy. You'll understand the systems that convert electrical energy into motion (and vice versa).

Prerequisite(s) Skills / Prior Knowledge: ECEN 50 with a grade of B- or better.

Course Spotlight - Winter 2026

A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of robot motion planning. Key topics include configuration spaces, graph search, sampling-based planning methods (PRM, RRT, and variants), trajectory optimization, kinodynamic constraints, uncertainty and risk management. 

Who is the lecturer: Dr. Arslan is VP of Robotics at Field AI and an AI/Robotics expert with deep experience in motion planning, autonomy, and controls. Previously he worked on autonomy at A³ by Airbus, Tesla, Voyage, NASA JPL, etc.