INDEPENDENT STUDY

Independent Study is a one- or three-credit course that can count toward the curriculum area requirement in Integrative Sustainability Management, Economics and Quantitative Analysis, Physical Dimensions, Public Policy, General and Financial Management, or Elective, with the approval of the faculty advisor. A final deliverable relating to the Sustainability Management curriculum is required at the end of the semester, and will be evaluated for a letter grade by the faculty advisor and reported to the SUMA program office.

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Maria L Gray
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• 1-3 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Sustainability Science
• Instructor: Maria L Gray
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• 3 points

Community Leadership Service Program

Zero Credit Enrichment

Community Leadership and Service Program " CLASP" will expose students to the non-for-profit world and provide them with hands-on experience that will complement their work in the classroom. Students will participate in a variety of project-based work to assist nonprofits to support their needs, advance their mission and successfully drive business objectives.

At the beginning of each semester, students will provide their bios and resumes and complete a brief survey in order to be matched to a nonprofit organization within the sports industry. 

Each student will receive an overview of the organization and the project they will be supporting for the course of the semester or school year.  Once the matching process occurs, introductory calls will be scheduled and projects will be transferred to the students. 
Each project requires a minimum of 40 hours for the semester for full-time students and 20 hours for part-time students. 

This 0 credit course is a program requirement and failure to complete the hours of service and supplemental office hours will result in a graduation hold.

• Department: Sports Management
• Instructor: Jacqueline A Bartolomeo
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• 0 points

INDEPENDENT STUDY

• Department: Sustainability Management
• Instructor: Maria L Gray
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• 3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• Instructor: Katrina Pugh
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• 1-3 points

IKNS INDEPENDENT STUDY

Overview
: This 1 semester course (elective, IKNS students only, hybrid) provides an opportunity for a student to extend or supplement their educational experience via a deep-dive into an established or novel area of research of their choice (the topic), under the guidance & supervision of a faculty member (the supervisor). An independent study course allows a student to work one-on-one with a faculty member to gain & contribute new insight into the discipline of Knowledge Management.

Topic/objective
: The topic is chosen by the student as long as it falls within the general realm of Knowledge Management or its specific content areas in the IKNS curriculum, such as IT systems, knowledge organizing systems, data repositories, business data analytics including machine learning & AI, learning processes, collaboration, dialogue, team & project management, transformational leadership, change management, digital transformation, or digital product innovation. The course will therefore serve the dual purpose of allowing a student to pursue their own intellectual curiosity & to make a contribution to the wider discipline of Knowledge Management. In addition, students will deepen their understanding of the content they acquired in other courses, by applying this content to the specific topic chosen for the Independent Study.

Logistics
: Ahead of registration, the student meets with the supervisor to discuss & agree on (i) the topic & the relevant IKNS curriculum area(s); (ii) the timeline of deliverables, milestones, & contact hours for the semester; & (iii) the number of credits. The student summarizes these points in a ~1 pg
Independent Study Proposal
. The student can register for the course only once the supervisor & the Academic Director agree to & sign the
Independent Study Proposal
(which includes the topic, the IKNS curriculum area, the number of credits, & the assigned supervisor). The number of credits (1-3) will be commensurate with the scope of the Independent Study. The scope can range from a summary of existing sources (typically 1 credit. 5-10 pg report), to a synthesis or meta-analysis of existing & new sources, e.g., interviews withSMEs (typically 2 credits, 10-15 pg report), to a comprehensive study which adds the student’s own critical discussion & suggestions to the topic (typically 3 credits; 15-20 pg report).

• Department: Information & Knowledge Strat
• 1-3 points

MASTER'S THESIS

This course fulfills the Masters Thesis requirement of the QMSS MA Program. It is designed to help you make consistent progress on your master’s thesis throughout the semester, as well as to provide structure during the writing process. The master’s thesis, upon completion, should answer a fundamental research question in the subject matter of your choice. It should be an academic paper based on data that you can acquire, clean, and analyze within a single semester, with an emphasis on clarity and policy relevance.

• Department: Quantitative Methods/Social Sciences
• M 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• R 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• W 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Elena B Krumova
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• Instructor: Hadi Katesari
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• Instructor: Maiko Yomogida
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• 3-4 points

SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

• Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• Instructor: Syantani Chatterjee
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• 1-4 points

Professional Development Requirement

Zero Credit Enrichment

PDR is designed to expose incoming students to the program’s professional development and improvement offerings and provide you with industry and career experiences that will complement your work in the classroom, enhance and enrich your experience in the program and prepare you for your next career steps in the sports industry.

The PDR requirements have been divided into 2 categories: Core and Elective.


Each incoming 
full-time 
student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 40 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 20 Core hours.  

Each incoming 
part-time 
student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 20 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 10 Core hours.  


You will fulfill the PDR requirements by participating in and attending events such as:


project-based educational work

networking events

career coaching and advising

industry discussions and information sessions and workshops

• Department: Sports Management
• Instructor: Jennifer Dick
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• 0 points

Professional Development Requirement

Zero Credit Enrichment

PDR is designed to expose incoming students to the program’s professional development and improvement offerings and provide you with industry and career experiences that will complement your work in the classroom, enhance and enrich your experience in the program and prepare you for your next career steps in the sports industry.

The PDR requirements have been divided into 2 categories: Core and Elective.


Each incoming 
full-time 
student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 40 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 20 Core hours.  

Each incoming 
part-time 
student will need to attend/complete a minimum of 20 hours of PDR events in order to graduate, including a minimum of 10 Core hours.  


You will fulfill the PDR requirements by participating in and attending events such as:


project-based educational work

networking events

career coaching and advising

industry discussions and information sessions and workshops

• Department: Sports Management
• Instructor: Jennifer Dick
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• 0 points

Workshops in Sustainability Career Paths

Workshops in Sust Careers

The M.S. in Sustainability Management program is offering a panel workshop series, featuring SUMA alumni who will share firsthand insights into the courses that shaped their professional journeys. The workshops will offer a unique opportunity to hear how alumni applied their classroom learning in real-world sustainability careers across sectors, including corporate sustainability, sustainability finance, policy, consulting, environmental justice, and more. 

This is a 0 credit ungraded course open to all students in the MS in Sustainability Management, MS in Sustainability Science, MPA in Environmental Science and Policy, MS in Climate, MS in Climate Finance, and MA in Climate and Society programs. Students can attend as many or as few workshops as they'd like, in person or virtually. The Zoom link and classroom location will be confirmed in the coming weeks. 

Workshop dates and topics:

September 9 - Governmental Sustainability, Decarbonization, and Environmental Protection

September 16 - Corporate Sustainability

September 21 - Sustainability Finance

October 7 - Environmental Justice

October 14 - The Built Environment

October 21 - International Careers

November 11 - Energy Consulting

November 18 - Sustainability Analytics

December 2 - Nonprofit and Advocacy

• Department: Sustainability Management
• T 8:10 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Cindy Ip
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• 0 points

CAPSTONE WORKSHOP IN SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE

Students study the sustainability science behind a particular sustainability problem, collect and analyze data using scientific tools, and make recommendations for solving the problem. The capstone course is a client-based workshop that will integrate each element of the curriculum into an applied project, giving students hands-on experience.

• Department: Sustainability Science
• T 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• 3 points

GRADUATE SPECIAL TOPIC

SciStory:Grants,Papers,En

Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• M 2:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
• Instructor: Santiago Correa
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• 3 points

GRADUATE SPECIAL TOPIC

Optical Microscopy

Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• M 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Henry Hess
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 45 Info
• 3 points

GRADUATE SPECIAL TOPIC

Signal Proc Med Devices

Current topics in biomedical engineering. Subject matter will vary by year.

• Department: Biomedical Engineering
• M 10:10 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Megan Heenan
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• 3 points

Computing in Context

This introductory course will explore computing concepts and coding in the context of solving policy problems. Such problems might include troubleshooting sources of environmental pollution, evaluating the effectiveness of public housing policy or determining the impact that local financial markets have on international healthcare or education. Using policy scenarios as examples, students will be exposed to topics including: requirements gathering, data collection, data cleansing, writing pseudocode and code, using Python packages to help solve policy problems, presenting technical solutions and the constraints of computing. The hands-on nature of the class will help students to develop a strong, transferable skill-set that could be applied to both current coursework and future employment. Between the computer science and policy context lectures, students will see how computer science will become a fundamental component of their policy analysis education.

• Department: Data Science for Policy
• TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
• TR 3:10 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
• F 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
• F 2:40 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
• Instructor: Aidan Feldman
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• 3 points

Special Topics in Earth and Environmenta

Current topics

Current topics in earth and environmental engineering. Subject matter will vary by year. Instructors may impose prerequisites depending on the topic.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Engineering
• R noon-2 p.m.
• Instructor: Gregory Elsaesser
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• 3 points

APPLIED RESEARCH

• Department: Insurance Management
• Instructor: Teresa W Chan
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• 3 points

Ready 4 MCY

• Department: Medicine
• 0 points

Foundations of International Security Po

Found of Int'l Security P

This course introduces key concepts, theories, and challenges in the study and practice of international security policy. Drawing on historical and contemporary examples, students will examine the causes and consequences of war, the evolution of strategic thought, and the tools available to prevent and manage violent conflict. The course includes the purposes and limitations of military force, alliance politics, deterrence and coercion, weapons of mass destruction, civil-military relations, cyber threats, and the ethical dimensions of security decision-making. The course emphasizes critical thinking, policy evaluation, and real-world application, preparing students for advanced study in the International Security Policy concentration and future roles in government, international organizations, or related fields. Students will leave with a foundational framework for analyzing security policy and contributing to efforts that reduce the human and strategic costs of armed conflict.

• Department: International Security & Diplomacy
• T 5:35 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
• Instructor: Stephen Biddle
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• 3 points

WORKSHOP (CERT)

This workshop provides an intense immersion in the methods and skills of narrative medicine. Lectures will open up themes of how stories work, creativity, ethics, bearing witness, and empathy, while the small groups practice rigorous skills in close reading, creative writing, and responding to the writings of others. The learning objectives of the workshops are to 1) provide personal contact to introduce and solidify intersubjective relationships among participants; 2) to ignite use of methods that have been and will be utilized in the on-line component, e.g., writing to prompts from literary texts and responding to both form and content of colleagues’ writing; 3) plenary lectures from the architects of the discipline of Narrative Medicine in the foundational theories to be studied; 4) scheduled cultural learning opportunities of New York City (music, museums, literary readings) for shared creative experiences; 5) contact with Master of Science in Narrative Medicine graduate program for certification participants toward their understanding of the breadth of the field and the potential for their continuing to study NM after the CPA; 6) introduction to the national and international reach of Columbia Narrative Medicine so that participants grasp the value and magnitude of the community they have entered as certification program students. Participants will be given the chance to present their own works-in-progress to assembled participants and faculty as a jump-start to collaborative projects during and after the participation in the certification program.

• Department: Narrative Medicine
• 0 points

Leadership in Action

MIA & MPA Leadership and Management I Core. 
Leadership in Action
integrates strategic leadership frameworks, real-world case studies, and an immersive multi-week simulation to build students’ capacity to lead in complex, high-stakes environments. Through a sequence of applied exercises, ranging from team formation and innovation design to crisis response, students will develop critical skills in decision-making, influence, and organizational change. The course emphasizes adaptive leadership, cross-sector collaboration, and ethical judgment, equipping students to lead effectively under conditions of uncertainty and pressure.

• Department: International and Public Affairs
• W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• M 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• W 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• R 8 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
• W 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• M 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• F 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• M 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• R 5:10 p.m.-7 p.m.
• R 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
• R 7:10 p.m.-9 p.m.
• W 1:10 p.m.-3 p.m.
• Instructor: Jan Svejnar
  Wikipedia h-index: 49 Info
• Instructor: William B Eimicke
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• Instructor: Gary Bagley
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• Instructor: Vibhav Prasad
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• Instructor: Teemu Alexander Puutio
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• Instructor: Kirsti Samuels
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• Instructor: Jan Svejnar
  Wikipedia h-index: 49 Info
• Instructor: William B Eimicke
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• Instructor: Gary Bagley
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• Instructor: Vibhav Prasad
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• Instructor: Teemu Alexander Puutio
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• Instructor: Kirsti Samuels
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• 1.5 points

Intro Social Data Analysis I

Basic techniques for analyzing quantitative social science data. Emphasis on conceptual understanding as well as practical mastery of probability and probability distributions, inference, hypotheses testing, analysis of variance, simple regression, and multiple regression.

• Department: Sociology
• R 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Yao Lu
  h-index: 25 Info
• 4 points

Financial Accounting

• Department: Accounting (ACCT)
• TR 10:50 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
• TR 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
• TR 4:10 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
• Instructor: Sehwa Kim
  h-index: 1 Info
• 3 points

PROJECTS-BIOMEDICAL INFORMATCS

Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• Instructor: Noemie Elhadad
  Wikipedia h-index: 46 Info
• Instructor: Chunhua Weng
  h-index: 37 Info
• Instructor: Mohammed Alquraishi
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• Instructor: Andrea Califano
  h-index: 77 Info
• Instructor: Dennis Vitkup
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• Instructor: Raul Rabadan
  Wikipedia h-index: 72 Info
• Instructor: Rita Kukafka
  h-index: 28 Info
• Instructor: George M Hripcsak
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• Instructor: Herbert S Jr Chase
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• Instructor: Olena Mamykina
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• Instructor: Yufeng Shen
  h-index: 47 Info
• Instructor: Karthik Natarajan
  h-index: 17 Info
• Instructor: Gamze Gursoy
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• Instructor: Sarah A Rossetti
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• Instructor: Richard A Friedman
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• 1-12 points

PROJECTS-BIOMEDICAL INFORMATCS

Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.

• Department: Biomedical Informatics
• Instructor: Harris Wang
  h-index: 32 Info
• Instructor: Soojin Park
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• Instructor: Tal Korem
  h-index: 18 Info
• Instructor: Shalmali Joshi
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• Instructor: Pierre Elias
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• Instructor: Matthew McDermott
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• Instructor: Bianca Dumitrascu
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• Instructor: Tarjinder Singh
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• 1-12 points

EARTH SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM

Current topics in the Earth sciences.

• Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences
• F 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Instructor: Kaleigh B Matthews
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• 1 points

ADVANCED PROJECTS

May be repeated for up to 6 points of credit. Graduate-level projects in various areas of electrical engineering and computer science. In consultation with an instructor, each student designs his or her project depending on the students previous training and experience. Students should consult with a professor in their area for detailed arrangements no later than the last day of registration.

• Department: Electrical Engineering
• Instructor: Dimitris Anastassiou
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• Instructor: Keren Bergman
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 69 Info
• Instructor: Shih-Fu Chang
  CULPA: 3 Wikipedia h-index: 122 Info
• Instructor: Javad Ghaderi
  h-index: 17 Info
• Instructor: Christine P Hendon
  Wikipedia h-index: 21 Info
• Instructor: Predrag R Jelenkovic
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 35 Info
• Instructor: Xiaofan Jiang
  h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Ethan Katz-Bassett
  h-index: 31 Info
• Instructor: Dion Khodagholy Araghy
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• Instructor: Peter Kinget
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 47 Info
• Instructor: Zoran Kostic
  CULPA: 1 h-index: 24 Info
• Instructor: Harish Krishnaswamy
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• Instructor: Ioannis Kymissis
  CULPA: 4 h-index: 48 Info
• Instructor: Aurel A Lazar
  h-index: 53 Info
• Instructor: Michal Lipson
  CULPA: 1 Wikipedia h-index: 114 Info
• Instructor: Nima Mesgarani
  h-index: 35 Info
• Instructor: Debasis Mitra
  Wikipedia h-index: 61 Info
• Instructor: John W Paisley
  CULPA: 1 Info
• Instructor: Matthias Preindl
  h-index: 26 Info
• Instructor: Mingoo Seok
  h-index: 31 Info
• Instructor: Kenneth Shepard
  CULPA: 2 Wikipedia h-index: 64 Info
• Instructor: Tanvir Ahmed Khan
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• Instructor: Yannis P Tsividis
  CULPA: 4 Wikipedia Info
• Instructor: David G Vallancourt
  CULPA: 28 Info
• Instructor: Wen I Wang
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 1-4 points