1. Overviews of wireless communication systems 2. Modular communication systems and protocol design 3. Eexperiment and algorithm development in IEEE 802.15.4 platform 4. Network and MAC protocol designs for personal and local area networks 5. Mathematical modeling for communication systems and protocols 4. Physical and MAC protocol designs for mobile and wide area networks 7. Cross layer design and optimization for emerging wireless communication systems This course aims at in-depth discussion of wireless communication systems and their protocols. We will focus on the design rationales of communication protocols, the overall network architectures and performance evaluation of complicated wireless systems so that students will be capable of designing next-generation communications systems through rigorous simulation and mathematical analysis. In addition, we will for the first time introduce the IEEE 802.15.4 experiment test bed for hands-on experiments. Studets will learn from the real hands-on experiment the design of wireless protocols and thus to develop new applications in wireless networking. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science 1. Probability and Statistics 2. Introduction to Computer Networks 3. C/C++ programming CHUNI-TING CHOU Tuesday 234 CommE5039 3

Overview Logic simulation Fault modeling Fault simulation Testability analysis Combinational ATPG Sequential ATPG Delay fault testing Diagnosis Design for Testability Built-in Self Test provide basic knowledge in VLSI testing. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science grading Homework: 8% Programming assignment: 30% Exam: 30% Term Project: 30% Class Participation 2% prerequisites Logic Design Computer Programming CHIEN-MO LI Tuesday 234 EEE5001 3

Logic synthesis is an automated process of generating logic circuits satisfying certain Boolean constraints and/or transforming logic circuits with respect to optimization objectives. It is an essential step in the design automation of VLSI systems and is crucial in extending the scalability of formal verification tools. This course introduces classic logic synthesis problems and solutions as well as some recent developments. This course is intended to introduce Boolean algebra, Boolean function representation and manipulation, logic circuit optimization, circuit timing analysis, formal verification, and other topics. The students may learn useful Boolean reasoning techniques for various applications even beyond logic synthesis. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science The prerequisite is the undergrad “Logic Design” course. Knowledge about data structures and programming would be helpful. JIE-HONG JIANG Friday 234 EEE5028 3

THIS INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF LIQUID CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS (LCDS). IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SOLID BACKGROUND IN VARIOUS ASPECTS (INCLUDING MATERIALS, DEVICE PRINCIPLES, ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECTS & OPTICS OF LCDS) OF THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY SUBJECT. BELOW IS A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THIS COURSE: 1) LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES 2) LIQUID CRYSTAL PHYSICAL & OPTICAL PROPERTIES 3) PRINCIPLES OF TN AND STN LCDS (INCLUDING OPTICS OF LCDS) 4) PRINCIPLES OF OTHER LIQUID CRYSTAL ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECTS & DISPLAYS 5) INTRODUCTION TO THIN-FILM-TRANSISTOR LIQUID-CRYSTAL-DISPLAYS (TFT-LCDS) College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science 1) OPTICS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS, BY P. YEH & C. GU (WILEY, 1999) 2) LIQUID CRYSTALS: APPLICATIONS AND USES, EDITED BY B. BAHADUR (WORLD SCIENTIFIC 1991) 3) REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS, BY S.T. WU & D.K. YANG (WILEY, 2002) 4) INTRODUCTION TO LIQUID CRYSTALS, BY P.COLLINGS AND M. HIRD (TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 1997) 3) GRADING: HOMEWORK 20%, MIDTERM EXAM 40%, FINAL EXAM 40% WING-KIT CHOI Thursday 89X OE5011 3

The major topics include: 1) Introduction: development from MEMS to NEMS 2) Fabrication technologies of micro devices and nano-etch technology 3) Governing physics in micro/nano world, actuation mechanisms, and mechanical structures 4) Short introduction to optics in free space and waveguides 5) Optical MEMS/NEMS devices and case studies 6) Presentations and/or reports by students This course will focus on micro/nano devices and their applications. The material will cover the principles, designs, and fabrication processes behind this emerging technology. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Grading: Midterm Exam 30% Final Exam 40% Project 30% JUI-CHE TSAI Wednesday 234 OE5027 3

The major topics include: 1) Introduction: development from MEMS to NEMS 2) Fabrication technologies of micro devices and nano-etch technology 3) Governing physics in micro/nano world, actuation mechanisms, and mechanical structures 4) Short introduction to optics in free space and waveguides 5) Optical MEMS/NEMS devices and case studies 6) Presentations and/or reports by students This course will focus on micro/nano devices and their applications. The material will cover the principles, designs, and fabrication processes behind this emerging technology. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Grading: Midterm Exam 30% Final Exam 40% Project 30% JUI-CHE TSAI Wednesday 234 OE5027 3

The major topics include: 1) Introduction: development from MEMS to NEMS 2) Fabrication technologies of micro devices and nano-etch technology 3) Governing physics in micro/nano world, actuation mechanisms, and mechanical structures 4) Short introduction to optics in free space and waveguides 5) Optical MEMS/NEMS devices and case studies 6) Presentations and/or reports by students This course will focus on micro/nano devices and their applications. The material will cover the principles, designs, and fabrication processes behind this emerging technology. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Grading: Midterm Exam 30% Final Exam 40% Project 30% JUI-CHE TSAI Wednesday 234 OE5027 3

1. INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING 2. COLOR SCIENCE 3. INRODUCTION TO DIODES 4. CARRIER RECEOMBINATION 5. LED MATERIAL AND DEVICE 6. HIGH POWER LEDS 7. APPLICATION OF LEDS College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science NONE! UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ARE EXTREMELY WELCOME TO TAKE THE COURSE! JIAN JANG HUANG Tuesday 789 OE5040 3

Data is at the center of the so-called fourth paradigm of scientific research that will spawn new sciences useful to the society. Data is also the new and extremely strong driving force behind many present-day applications, such as smart city, manufacturing informatics, and societal security, to name a few. It is thus imperative that our students know how to handle data, analyze data, use data and draw insights from data. This course aims at acquainting the students with the analytical foundation of data handling techniques. The course consists of a series of seminar talks with substantial student participation, in the form of research and presentation in response to posted questions about main topics in data analytics and modeling. 1. Scope Broad topics covered in the course include: •Regression & curve fitting •Probability distribution & parameter estimation •Mixture models, latent variable models & hybrid distributions •Hidden Markov models, Markov random fields, & graphic models •Pattern recognition & decision theory •Neural networks and deep learning Well spend 2-3 weeks on each topic (some may take up to 4 weeks). 2. Format For each topic, a number of questions to help students learn the subject will be posted in advance. Individual student will be assigned to conduct research, answer specific questions and return with presentations to the class. Each student presentation is of duration ~20 min, followed by ~10 min questions and discussion. Students who are assigned to address specific questions have one week time to prepare for the presentation. Common questions shared by all topics are: – What are the problems that gave rise to the particular topic & concept? (The original motivation) – What problems beyond the original motivation will the topic and the related techniques be able to solve? (New and novel applications) – What are the problem formulations with relevant assumptions that have been proposed? (The methodology and formulation) – What are the ensemble of techniques that were developed to solve the problem? (The tools and capabilities) – How do these techniques solve the problem or contribute to the solutions? (The solution mechanism) – What are the limitations of the solutions proposed so far? Any remaining open problems in the topic? (Research opportunities) In addition to these common questions, some topic-specific questions may also be posted and addressed in student presentations. After all posted questions about a subject are addressed in student presentations, one or two commentary sessions by the lecturer on the subject will follow so as to complete the systematic development of understanding of the subject. The course will be primarily conducted in English. To reflect the applicability of the subject matter to local problems, local languages may also be used as the circumstance calls for it. No official textbook is assigned in this course. Students are expected to conduct research with all university provided resources (e.g., books in the library) and information available on the web. Class notes by the lecturer will be distributed in due course. 3. Prerequisite Both graduate and undergraduate students can enroll in the class, as long as they have completed engineering mathematics courses, particularly Probability and Statistics or the equivalent. Overall, students will be exposed to data analytic topics and their historical perspectives, learn to ask and analyze related problems, understand the modeling techniques and their origins, and conceive of new applications and research opportunities. College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science No written test will be given in the special course. Student presentations are evaluated by the class and moderated by the lecturer. JUANG BIING-HWANG Thursday 234 CSIE5610 3

The World Trade Organization (WTO) serves as the only and the most important multilateral institution addressing the rules of trade between nations. In todays globalized world, as trade increases and regional market integration deepens, legal issues of international economic relations are becoming more and more complicated. The issues facing the WTO are widening and go beyond a purely trade dimension. It might reach cross-cutting issues on foreign investment, environment, food safety, disease control, public moral, culture protection and human right. It is of immense importance for law students to have some broad understanding about WTO laws so as to know the essence of globalization and economic integration. The basic knowledge of WTO is also useful for understanding other fields of law, such as intellectual property law, service related laws (financial regulations, telecommunication laws, among others), international health law, and public international law. This course will be conducted in English. Main topic to be discussed: 1. The WTO: History and structure 2. WTO Dispute Settlement 3. Tariffs 4. Quantitative Restrictions 5. National Treatment 6. Most-Favored-Nation Treatment 7. Regional Trade Agreements 8. General Exceptions: GATT Article XX 9. Dumping and Antidumping 10. Subsidies and Countervailing Duties 11. Safeguards 12. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 13. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 14. Trade in Services 15. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights The course is designed to cover the fundamental aspects of the WTO law so that participants will be equipped with basic WTO law knowledge and skills. College of Law 1. Most class sessions will be conducted by lectures and discussions. 2. Attendance for all classes and active class participation is strongly encouraged. In no event, the participants should miss two or more classes without good reason. 4. The course evaluation will be based on class participation (including attendance) (50%) and the final term examination (50%). 5. The class schedule could be adjusted according to the actual number of students taking this class and the discussions in the class. 6. There will be (one or two) guest speakers to deliver speeches. TSAI-YU LIN Wednesday 34 LAW5139 2

If one views law and equity as the flesh and bones of the law, litigation funding would probably be the lifeblood that nourishes them. This stream of lifeblood has been running through the English system and those that are closely mirrored on it for centuries. Such systems have however constantly suffered from a condition known as the “English disease of costs”. The chief symptoms of this disease include costs being “unpredictable, disproportionate and unlimited.”1 These in turn lead to costs which act as a barrier to justice. It is not that English law failed to pay heed to the law of costs. Rather, all the time and effort spent on the law of costs has failed to cure the disease: it has in fact merely served as a constant reminder of the seriousness of the ailment. Public outcry against the obscene legal costs of this system has echoed from the early days of the common law to the present day. There have been no lack of reform attempts. In fact, if one cares to look through the pages of history, reforms and proposals promising to bring down the obscene costs in English law have come and gone. Some achieve minor victories, while the vast majority have, on the whole, been utter failures. Against this historical backdrop, with the coming into force of the relevant provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, the Jackson reforms are the latest contender in a thousand-year English war against costs. There are repercussions and recurring themes in the history of costs that we never seem to be able to break off from. The reform of the law of costs went around in cycles, and the Jackson reforms were no exception to this historical pattern. There is a need to look into the historical development of the law when engaging in the reform of procedural law. After all, “[w]hat has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun”,2 and this would be particularly true in the context of civil procedural reform. This article is thus an attempt to provide a brief historical account of the law of costs, and to draw parallels between the Jackson reforms and previous laws, in the hope that these would provide a better understanding of our current law. – To introduce students to fundamental principles of the English law of civil procedure and civil evidence, which would serve as a conceptual framework for the further study of common law subjects and comparative study. – To equip students with essential knowledge on civil litigation in England and other jurisdictions similar to it. – To engage students in debates on both perennial and recent topics and challenges faced by the English law of civil procedure & civil evidence. NB It must be noted that due to the categorisations under English law, administrative litigation procedure would fall within civil procedure and thus the syllabus would also cover it. College of Law WING WINKY SO LAW5355 1

Addressing legacies of pervasive human rights and humanitarian law violations is essential to breaking cycles of violence. But trying to render justice for victims of mass atrocity and violations raises large conceptual and practical difficulties, particularly when a states political balance is delicate, society is divisive, prevailing narratives of the past are irreconcilable, resources are limited, and international actors get involved. Transitional justice has emerged as an approach to achieving justice in these complex settings, when states are emerging from conflict and authoritarian rule. This course is designed to provide students with an introductory understanding of transitional justice theory and the challenges faced when applying that theory in real contexts of transition to address legacies of mass human rights and humanitarian law violations. The course is based on the Socratic teaching method, which requires student participation in class discussion. Students are expected to read assignments before coming to class. In addition to lectures and class discussions, a range of experiential and participatory learning methods will be employed, including group projects, presentations, and role plays. All instruction, discussions, assignments, and examinations, including all student input, will be conducted in English. College of Law JAMES KENG-HUI LIN LAW5357 1