Fall 2025

PY/CS536: Quantum Computing

Quantum physics as a powerful computational paradigm. Quantum bits (qubits), qubit operations and quantum gates, computation, and algorithms. Computational complexity classes, and efficiency of classical vs. quantum computers. Quantum Fourier transform and Shor’s factorization algorithm. Physical implementation of quantum computation.

CS351: Distributed Systems

Discusses fundamental concepts of distributed computing (logical clocks, causal order, snapshots, consensus, atomic commit), communication and synchronization primitives, concurrency control, task and data parallelism, data consistency, replication, and fault tolerance. Covers both theoretical skills as well as working/practical knowledge with programming assignments.

LF442: Geographies of the Imagination: Writing (beyond) the Island

Approaches to real and imagined spaces in their literary representations. Emphasis on relation between cultural and political heritage and aesthetic forms. Discussion of themes such as exile, displacement, mobility, and empire in critical discourse. French, Francophone, and related traditions.

CC221: Making the Modern World: Progress, Politics, and Economics

Applying careful readings of Western social, political, and economic thinkers between 1600-1900, the course asks: How did “society” emerge as a distinctive object of political engineering, normative discourse, and social scientific inquiry? And what economic transformations helped shape theories of justice and social contract?

Summer 2025

As part of the BU Paris study abroad program from May 14th to July 12th, I took the following courses, which were taught in French.

EC497: Internship in Business/Economics Abroad

I interned for CyQuant, a cyber risk insurance company, in Paris. Apart from the internship, the course program also includes workshops, written reflections, and a final mock interview showcasing what I learned from the experience. (Received an A)

AH356: Modern and Contemporary Art in Paris

Designed under the format of half visits and half in-class sessions, this course explores the history of “modernity” focusing on the principal art movements in Paris from 1850 to today, including painting, sculpture, photography, installations, and urbanism, in relation to the historical, economic, and sociocultural contexts of the time period, and its influence in other parts of the world. (Received an A)

Spring 2025

CS330: Introduction to Analysis of Algorithms

Examines the basic principles of algorithm design and analysis; graph algorithms; greedy algorithms; dynamic programming; network flows; polynomial-time reductions; NP-hard and NP-complete problems; approximation algorithms; randomized algorithms. (Received an A)

MA583: Introduction to Stochastic Processes

Basic concepts and techniques of stochastic process as they are most often used to construct models for a variety of problems of practical interest. Topics include Markov chains, Poisson process, birth and death processes, queuing theory, renewal processes, and reliability. (Received an A)

LF351: Introduction to the French Novel

Close readings in the French novel from 19th century to contemporary times. Attention to narration, themes, symbols, and schools. Investigation of the roman d’analyse, realist fiction, anti-colonialist, and other types of narrative. (Received an A)

CC202: Core Humanities 4: Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Modernity

In this fourth semester of Core humanities, we explore works of philosophy and literature that interrogate Enlightenment and Romantic ideals of social hierarchy, what it means to know, the relations of subjectivity to reason, and how freedom can be found. Works by Voltaire, Kant, Austen, Shelley, the English Romantic Poets, Beethoven, Goethe, Whitman, Dickinson, and Douglass are included. We cross the threshold of the twentieth century with drama by Chekhov, the perspectivism of Nietzsche, and a critique of inequality by W.E.B. Du Bois. (Received an A)

Fall 2024

MA293: Discrete Mathematics

Propositional logic, set theory. Elementary probability theory. Number theory. Combinatorics with applications. (Received an A)

MA581: Probability

Basic probability, conditional probability, independence. Discrete and continuous random variables, mean and variance, functions of random variables, moment generating function. Jointly distributed random variables, conditional distributions, independent random variables. Methods of transformations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. (Received an A)

LF350: Reading the French Way

Development of techniques for reading and interpreting French literary texts. Special attention to the study of lyric poetry, drama, and short narrative. (Received an A)

CC201: Core Humanities 3: Renaissance, Rediscovery, and Reformation

Encountering works by Petrarch, Machiavelli, Montaigne, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Milton, Cavendish, and Descartes, we consider the revival and imitation of the classics and explore the new focus on the physical world and the self. Topics studied include the origins of early modern political and scientific thought, the beginning of the novel, a revival of the epic tradition, and Baroque aesthetics. A study of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and works by Rembrandt add an artistic lens to our studies. A focus on writing and research complements our emphasis on authorship. (Received an A)

Summer 2024

As part of BU Philhellenes, a study abroad program in Greece from July 1st to August 9th, I took the following 200-level philosophy course at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The course was not graded.

Virtue and the Virtues of a Leader in Ancient Greek Philosophy

In this course we intend to examine thoroughly the set of virtues that any successful leader should feature; to this purpose we will discuss the Platonic, the Aristotelian and the Epicurean tradition as dominant trends pervading late antiquity, the Byzantine period, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (in Europe as well as in other cultural settings), up to our era. Our focus will fall upon the practical virtues and the skills a successful leader should possess; to this purpose it will be of great importance to underpin various significant affinities between the philosophical traditions of the West and those of the East, with particular emphasis on Confucius’ and Mencius’ views.

Spring 2024

CS210: Computer Systems

Fundamental concepts of computer systems and systems programming. Hardware fundamentals including digital logic, memory systems, processor design, buses, I/O subsystems, data representations, computer arithmetic, and instruction- set architecture. Software concepts including assembly language programming, operating systems, assemblers, linkers, and systems programming in C. (Received an A)

MA242: Linear Algebra

Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems, determinants, Gaussian elimination, fundamental theory, row-echelon form. Vector spaces, bases, norms. Computer methods. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical decomposition. Applications. (Received an A)

LF324: Advanced Spoken French

Advanced training in rapid and idiomatic French speech. Oral reports. Role playing; vocabulary building; targeted work on pronunciation, intonation, and aural comprehension. (Received an A)

CC102: Core Humanities 2: The Way: Antiquity and the Medieval World

What is the best human life? Reading classical texts in conversation, students compare and contrast pre-modern values of “The Way” one should live. A focus on oral and written communication helps students to articulate and interpret the influence these texts have had globally. Authors include: Aristotle, Confucius, Laozi, Virgil, Hrotsvitha, the Gospels, Dante, and texts from ancient India. Students also explore the rich interpretive visual traditions of these texts. (Received an A)

Fall 2023

CS112: Introduction to Computer Science 2

Covers advanced programming techniques and data structures. Topics include recursion, algorithm analysis, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, tables, searching, and sorting. (Received an A)

MA225: Multivariate Calculus

Vectors, lines, planes. Multiple integration, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Partial derivatives, directional derivatives, scalar and vector fields, the gradient, potentials, approximation, multivariate minimization, Stokes’s and related theorems. (Received an A)

LF308: French through Film and Media

With the goal of better understanding French and Francophone culture and society, students study various media forms that can include film, written and broadcast press, television, podcasts, blogs, and social media. Topic for Fall 2023: Je me souviens: Quebec’s Culture Through Its Films. This course offers an introduction to Quebec’s diverse and distinct society through a selection of films in reverse chronological order, from the present day back to the pivotal period of the Quiet Revolution in the 1960s. (Received an A)

CC101: Core Humanities 1: Ancient Worlds

An interdisciplinary study of the origins of narrative, epic, tragedy, and philosophical thought including works from ancient Mesopotamia, the Hebrew Bible, and classical Greece. Focusing on close reading and writing, we consider the contrasting values of different cultures and explore the long-standing narrative and visual traditions motivated by creative readings and interpretations of these texts. (Received an A)