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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2026
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CMOR 556 001 (CRN: 15823)
STOCH NTWRKS & QUEUEING SYS
Long Title: STOCHASTIC NETWORKS AND QUEUEING SYSTEMS
Department: Comp Appl Math Operations Rsch
Instructor: Pang, Guodong
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (24-AUG-2026 - 4-DEC-2026)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2026 9:15PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Stochastic networks and queueing systems in a variety of applications including service systems engineering, logistics, telecommunications, manufacturing, transportation and data centers. Topics include fundamental queueing models (Markovian, non-Markovian, single-server or multi-server) and stochastic networks, performance analysis and approximations, fluid and diffusion models under heavy traffic, simulation, optimal control (scheduling and routing) of stochastic network models.