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ECE 526 - Distributed Algorithms

Last offered Fall 2025

Official Description

Theoretical aspects of distributed algorithms, with an emphasis on formal proofs of correctness and theoretical performance analysis. Algorithms for consensus, clock synchronization, mutual exclusion, debugging of parallel programs, peer-to-peer networks, and distributed function computation; fault-tolerant distributed algorithms; distributed algorithms for wireless networks. Course Information: Same as CS 539. Prerequisite: One of CS 473, ECE 428, ECE 438.

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Subject Area

  • Computer Engineering

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TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Distributed AlgorithmsA63200LEC41530 - 1650 M W  2406 Siebel Center for Comp Sci Ling Ren