Stanford

EE 253: Power Electronics

Prof: Juan Rivas-Davila

These days I’d wager 20-30% of all energy eventually becomes some form of electrical energy. In this class, we learn how to wield it. Here’s to the most badass subfield of EE!

AA 203: Optimal and Learning-Based Control

Prof: Marco Pavone

In this course we go fast and get fancy. Gone are the days of PID control and state-space nonsense. Say hello to MPC, Q-Learning, and Dynamic Programming.

AA 222: Engineering Design Optimization

Prof: Mykel Kochenderfer

It seems like every course I take with Professor Kochenderfer is oddly applicable to daily life. At the risk of sounding hyperrational and soulless, I might say life is just a convex optimization problem.