CS 446

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Machine Learning

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Principles and applications of machine learning. Main paradigms and techniques, including discriminative and generative methods, reinforcement learning: linear regression, logistic regression, support vector machines, deep nets, structured methods, dimensionality reduction, k-means, Gaussian mixtures, expectation maximization, Markov decision processes, and Q-learning. Application areas such as natural language and text understanding, speech recognition, computer vision, data mining, and adaptive computer systems, among others.

Same as ECE 449. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: CS 225; One of MATH 225, MATH 257, MATH 415, MATH 416, ASRM 406 or BIOE 210; one of CS 361, STAT 361, ECE 313, MATH 362, MATH 461, MATH 463, STAT 400 or BIOE 310.

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CS 446 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
68039	Discussion/ Recitation Online	CSP CSP	ARRANGED ARRANGED	n.a. n.a.	ARR Illini Center n.a.	Gui, L Gui, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: This section is for Chicago City Scholars only. This course will be taught on the Coursera platform. This section may have one or more proctored online exams. Students in on-campus programs will have no additional proctoring fees. 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. In-person exams scheduled in 200 S. Wacker Dr. For up-to-date information about CS course restrictions, please see the following link: http://go.cs.illinois.edu/CSregister Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to O/C Engineering City Scholars students.
78279	Online	DS3	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Gui, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: 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 MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC.
62698	Online	DS4	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Gui, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: 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 MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC.
69727	Discussion/ Recitation Online	MC3 MC3	ARRANGED ARRANGED	n.a. n.a.	ARR Illini Center n.a.	Gui, L Gui, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: This section is intended for Chicago MCS only. This course will be taught on the Coursera platform. This section may have one or more proctored online exams. Students in on-campus programs will have no additional proctoring fees. 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. In-person exams scheduled in 200 S. Wacker Dr. For up-to-date information about CS course restrictions, please see the following link: http://go.cs.illinois.edu/CSregister Restriction(s): Restricted to Computer Science or Bioinformatics major(s). Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Restricted to MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC.
68040	Discussion/ Recitation Online	MC4 MC4	ARRANGED ARRANGED	n.a. n.a.	ARR Illini Center n.a.	Gui, L Gui, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: This section is intended for Chicago MCS only. This course will be taught on the Coursera platform. This section may have one or more proctored online exams. Students in on-campus programs will have no additional proctoring fees. 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. In-person exams scheduled in 200 S. Wacker Dr. 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 MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC.
78289	Lecture-Discussion	P3	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	1320 Digital Computer Laboratory	Zhang, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: 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. Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
39433	Lecture-Discussion	P4	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	1320 Digital Computer Laboratory	Zhang, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: 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. Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC. Not intended for First Time Freshman students.
31421	Lecture-Discussion	PU	12:30PM -1:45PM	TR	1320 Digital Computer Laboratory	Zhang, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: For up-to-date information about CS course restrictions, please see the following link: http://go.cs.illinois.edu/CSregister Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Not intended for BS:Computer Engineering -UIUC or BS:Electrical Engineerng -UIUC.