CS 591

Fall 2026 All Classes

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Advanced Seminar

Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Seminar on topics of current interest as announced in the Class Schedule.

Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary. Prerequisite: As specified for each topic offering, see Class Schedule or departmental course description.

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CS 591 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
35941	Lecture-Discussion	ACT	4:00PM -5:00PM	R	0220 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Adve, V Mendis, C	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Advanced Compiler Technology Section Info: Topic: Advanced Compiler Technology. Prerequisite: CS 426. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
41614	Lecture-Discussion	AIP	1:00PM -2:00PM	F	ARR Illini Center	Misailovic, S	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: AI and Programming Section Info: Topic: AI impact on software development and software reliability/safety. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC.
35969	Lecture-Discussion	BAI	3:30PM -4:20PM	F	1304 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Engelken, R Gillette, R Gribkova, E Zhai, C	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Biologically Plausible AI Section Info: Topic: From Biological to Artificial Intelligence Recent breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, notably deep neural networks and reinforcement learning, were largely inspired by our understanding of biological intelligence and how human brain works. At the same time, effective AI models such as large language models may also provide insights useful for understanding biological intelligence. This course will explore a broad range of topics in AI, as well as biological principles of intelligence and their implementation in AI. We will review current state-of-the-art AI models, with particular focus on biological plausibility. Course topics may include but are not limited to: biological and artificial memory systems, generative AI models, reinforcement learning algorithms, and evolution of nervous systems and behavioral complexity. There will be weekly discussions and student presentations of recent papers, aiming to explore the potential advantages, complexities, and short-comings of the AI models presented, and how they relate back to biological, psychological, and evolutionary principles. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC, MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC, or NDEG:Computer Science Onl-UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35945	Lecture-Discussion	CAP	4:00PM -5:00PM	T	ARR Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Ghose, S	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Arch./Compilers/Parallel Comp. Section Info: Recent research on architecture, compilers, and parallel computing. Consists of a combination of internal presentations, external speakers, and paper readings. Info about the seminar will be posted on https://go.cs.illinois.edu/CAPSeminar Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35958	Lecture-Discussion	CS	3:30PM -4:45PM	MW	ARR Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Amato, N Rauchwerger, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: CS Colloquium Section Info: Graduate seminar covering current research topics in computing and related fields. Seminars will generally be held on Mondays and/or Wednesdays. Students should check the department calendar at https://cs.illinois.edu/calenda or the Inside CS Weekly Digest that comes out each Sunday for current listing of talks. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35942	Lecture-Discussion	CSC	3:30PM -4:45PM	MW	ARR Illini Center	Amato, N Rauchwerger, L	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: CS Colloquium - Chicago Section Info: Graduate seminar covering current research topics in computing and related fields. Seminars will generally be held on Mondays and/or Wednesdays. Students should check the department calendar at https://cs.illinois.edu/calenda or the Inside CS Weekly Digest that comes out each Sunday for current listing of talks. Class meetings will be held at 200 S. Wacker Dr, Chicago. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35937	Online	CSO	3:30PM -4:45PM	MW	n.a.	Amato, N Rauchwerger, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: CS Colloquium Section Info: This section is only for students that are in the Computer Science Online MCS/MCS-DS Program. This course will be taught on the Coursera platform. Students taking a credit-bearing Illinois course on the Coursera platform for the first-time must complete a short onboarding course to gain course access. Additional information is available at https://ws.engr.illinois.edu/sitemanager/getfile.asp?id=3552. There will be no late adds or section changes after 10th day. For up-to-date information about CS course restrictions, please see the following link: http://go.cs.illinois.edu/csregister. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC.
35980	Online	GSS	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Lewis, C Wright, A	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Graduate Service Seminar Section Info: Graduate credit for significant leadership or work promoting community, opportunity, and engagement and projects in the Grainger College of Engineering, especially as part of a Registered Student Organization, college or department recruiting and/or retention effort, or similar. Limited to 1 credit hour per semester. Open to all graduate students in Grainger College of Engineering. Successful completion requires the submission of an approved proposal and a report of activities undertaken and outcomes achieved, including all figures and references, at the end of the semester. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
41194	Lecture-Discussion	IC	3:30PM -4:50PM	W	1043 Sidney Lu Mech Engr Bldg	Cobb, C Sterman, S	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Interactive Computing Section Info: Topic: Seminar in Interactive Computing. Human-Computer Interaction and related topics. No prerequisites. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC, MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC, or NDEG:Computer Science Onl-UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
43828	Lecture-Discussion	IG	4:00PM -4:50PM	W	ARR Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Gupta, I	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Distributed Systems Seminar Section Info: Topic: Advanced Seminar in Distributed Systems. Prerequisite: CS 598 IG or CS 425 or any basic course on distributed systems. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
58740	Lecture-Discussion	LRS	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	204 Transportation Building	Sha, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Improving Your Research Skills Section Info: Improve your research skills investigates five important research topics 1) Building a Synergistic Team, 2) Picking the Right Area for Yourself, 3) Research Methods, 4) Writing Papers, and 5) Presentation Method. For example, here is the lecture on writing papers and a team’s own presentation on writing papers. To learn more about R&D skills development, please visit my class website. Class Website: https://wiki.illinois.edu/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=cs598lrs&title=Home Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC, MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC, MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC, or NDEG:Computer Science Onl-UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35957	Lecture-Discussion	MH	11:00AM -11:45AM	W	4036 Campus Instructional Facility	Kloeckner, A Olson, L	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Scientific Computing Seminar Section Info: Topic: Scientific and Parallel Computing. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
48709	Lecture-Discussion	MLR	2:00PM -3:20PM	F	1302 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Zhang, T	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Machine Learning Reading Grp Section Info: This is a weekly reading group on recent advances in machine learning. Each meeting will cover a (set of) paper(s) on a theme, typically led by a speaker. Enrolled participants are expected to come prepared for the meeting and actively engage and participate in the meeting. For details of where the seminar will meet and other information related to the course delivery, please see https://publish.illinois.edu/ml-seminar/ Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
41977	Lecture	PHD	11:00AM -11:50AM	M	1404 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Kudaligama, V Lazebnik, S	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: PHD Orientation Seminar Section Info: Orientation for new PhD students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to PHD:Computer Science -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
43833	Lecture-Discussion	RM	12:45PM -1:45PM	T	ARR Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Yuan, W	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Robotic Manipulation Section Info: This seminar focuses on recent developments in robotic manipulation. Each week, students will lead the discussion on two recent papers in the field. Intended for CS PhD students but also open to master’s students or undergraduate students who have previous research experience in the topic and publications in top venues. For up-to-date information about CS course restrictions, please see the following link: http://go.cs.illinois.edu/csregister Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC.
35961	Lecture-Discussion	SCH	11:00AM -12:15PM	F	1214 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Lazebnik, S	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: PhD Job Search Prep Section Info: This seminar is recommended for senior PhD students starting their job search within the next 12-18 months. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
46060	Lecture-Discussion	SN	4:00PM -5:50PM	F	1214 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Alagappan, R Ganesan, A Gupta, I Xu, T	Availability: Pending Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Systems and Networking Seminar Section Info: UIUC SysNet seminar is a weekly meetup for anyone interested in systems and networking research at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We discuss recent significant work (e.g., published at top-tier conferences), critique each other's projects, and identify new research directions/ideas. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
41195	Lecture-Discussion	SP	1:00PM -2:00PM	F	2013 Electrical & Computer Eng Bldg	Luo, N Xing, L	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Security and Privacy Section Info: Weekly seminars on security and privacy, consisting of talks from internal and external speakers, paper reading, and research discussions. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35986	Lecture-Discussion	TA	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	3039 Campus Instructional Facility	Beckman, M Chen, Y Johnson, B	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Teaching Assistant Training Section Info: Topic: TA Seminar; Teaching Assistant Training. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
35951	Online Lecture	TAO	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Beckman, M	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Teaching Assistant Training Section Info: Topic: Computational Topology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC or MCS: Computer Sci Online-UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
43831	Lecture-Discussion	UP	11:00AM -12:15PM	T	0216 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Godfrey, P	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Computing Startup Seminar Section Info: Topic: Computing Startup Seminar <br/> The Computing Startup Seminar provides a forum for those interested in translating computing research into impactful products. This weekly seminar will feature a series of speakers who have founded startups commercializing new computing technology, with discussion covering core steps in the process of building a startup as well as case studies. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from founders, network with speakers and other students, and get feedback on their ideas and plans. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
62341	Online Lecture-Discussion	UPC	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Godfrey, P	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Computing Startup Seminar Section Info: Topic: Computing Startup Seminar <br/> The Computing Startup Seminar provides a forum for those interested in translating computing research into impactful products. This weekly seminar will feature a series of speakers who have founded startups commercializing new computing technology, with discussion covering core steps in the process of building a startup as well as case studies. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from founders, network with speakers and other students, and get feedback on their ideas and plans. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC.
41197	Online Lecture-Discussion	UPO	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Godfrey, P	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Computing Startup Seminar Section Info: Topic: Computing Startup Seminar <br/> The Computing Startup Seminar provides a forum for those interested in translating computing research into impactful products. This weekly seminar will feature a series of speakers who have founded startups commercializing new computing technology, with discussion covering core steps in the process of building a startup as well as case studies. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from founders, network with speakers and other students, and get feedback on their ideas and plans. <br/> This section is only for students that are in the Computer Science Online MCS/MCS-DS Program offered on the Coursera platform. Additional ProctorU fees may apply. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.