MSCS @ University of Southern California
Expected Graduation: May 2023
Aug 2021
57%
CSCI 572 – Information Retrieval and Web Search Engines 
CSCI 570 – Analysis of Algorithms
CSCI 585 – Database Systems
- Data modeling, Relational model, Normalization, SQL
- Distributed DataBases, Transaction management
- DB connectivity, Performance tuning
- Business Intelligence, Spatial DBs
- NoSQL
- MapReduce
- Data mining (DM), Machine learning (ML) tools
- Data visualization
- Data governance, etc.
- HTML & CSS, Responsive Website Design (Bootstrap, etc.), Ajax Development Style
- HTTP & Web server configuration & performance properties
- Angular, React, and Node.js (Client-Side); JavaScript and Python (Server–Side)
- Web Services (RESTful)
- Web security, TOR, Dark web
- Native Mobile frameworks (Java / Android and Swift / iOS)
- Cloud computing (AWS, GCP, Azure): AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Azure Functions
- Serverless Applications, Containers, Docker
CSCI 526 – Advanced Mobile Devices and Game Consoles
Game website: 3D Networking Multiplayer Simulation Game
Skills: Unity & C# / Client-Server Rpc & APIs / Multiplayer Networking / Relay Servers & Lobby + Business Simulation / Cooperation / Mobile (or PC) Games
CSCI 576 – Multimedia System Design
- Content creation
- Media (images, video, audio, graphics) Capture and Representation, methods to assemble media types to create multimedia content.
- Compression / Storage
- Compression Algorithms for media (JPEG, JPEG2000, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, H.261,263, 264, HEVC, mp3, AAC, Dolby, THX. Atmos.)
- Distribution
- Wired and wireless network distribution, Quality of Service, Priority Queuing
- Wireless Protocols and Streaming, End to End architectures with varying network traffic – MPEG–DASH, Apple’s HLS, Adobe HDS.
- Digital Rights Management of distributed multimedia (Watermarking & Encryption).
Java / Multithreading / Cache / Low Latency / Synchronized / Easy-to-use
