Course: Novel ideas from the state-of-the-art I liked RA as it was something that I never did before. Demands critical thinking Challenging but a great learning curve Group based RA was really good, which helped us study/explain together My stage fear is gone after RA 2.2 Real life experience what research is like in memory systems Less fundae more realistic thinking Helped me in following skills: understanding code, reading and reviewing papers, presenting papers Provides a holistic view of memory systems Made me aware of a lot of unconventional things about memory systems course was fun and fruitful overall Definitely Recommended for students interested in Computer Architecture/Design Bit heavy :) as I have done light and simple courses in last 22 years. Last phase of the course was I think slightly heavy Instructor: Enthusiasm, Freedom to students to explore, caring He understands the difference between apples and oranges He motivates me to work by hating him In the first lecture, he mentioned that this course is about learning and he kept his words One-to-one interaction Biswa expected that we should push ourselves Persisted with his decisions even in adverse conditions Pushes you to your maximum capacity Strives for best quality work I liked the way he taught in the class, made course material easily accessible all the time Truly motivated and dedicated Seems a nice guy overall :) Few occasions got carried away He did not provide spoon-feeding when I was needing it He made me submit all assignments multiple times Sometimes a little too critical to students After mid-sem he was bit harsh, but later it was clear that he had his best intentions in mind and wanted all of us to learn