Prasad Saripalli is a Computer Science professor at Northeastern University rated 3.69/5 on Rate My Professors by 32 students, with 3.6/5 RMP difficulty and 66% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Prasad Saripalli professor reviews and ratings: 3.69/5 from 32 RMP ratings at Northeastern (66% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
I took CS5100 in Summer 2020. After starting work, I realized how much this course helped me. I still use what I learned, especially when working with AI. The class is challenging, but you learn a lot and gain skills you can apply in real situations. If you're going into tech or anything involving AI, take this class.CS5100 2026-04-14 21:26:06 +0000 UTC
Course materials are copied from online blogs. Exam feedback is vague, with no clear point deductions. Lectures are unhelpful. In Spring 2025, final project and exam grades were delayed until the university deadline, with no prior communication.CS6650 2025-04-28 05:53:47 +0000 UTC
Dr Saripalli is very passionate about the subject matter and caring toward the students. The lectures, homework and exams are all focused on facilitating student learning. There's quite a bit of reading, and the course touches on many different topics and tools. But he is flexible about the workload and happy to adjust based on student feedback.CS5335 2022-09-10 05:57:56 +0000 UTC
Prof. designed the course very well! This course is enough to make one industry ready. The professor takes a lot of effort to ensure that the students really understands the concepts well. He has a great knack of explaining tough concepts very simply. Course load is a bit heavy. Prof. really cares about his students and is very approachable!CS6620 2021-12-05 09:17:58 +0000 UTC
I took Fundamentals of computer networking under professor Saripalli. The classes were well organised and the professor was able to clarify any questions we have even if its out of textbook content. A good knowledge about the subject is required for this and the professor was the epitome of knowledge in this subject. The assignments were good.CS5700 2020-12-03 02:11:03 +0000 UTC
Foundations of AI required a lot of effort. It was worth it because participation and preparation were extremely helpful as they helped the professor gauge our overall understanding. He was always much more interested in making sure to help me understand the topics than he was in scrutinizing grades. I found the grading to be lenient and fair.CS5100 2022-12-28 06:11:33 +0000 UTC
It is not an easy class as there were lots of readings, coding exercises, and quizzes but through that I learnt a lot. Professor Prasad is a nice person to work with. If you want to take the class, be prepared! It requires knowledge on Java and RPC and your life will be easier if you brush up your knowledge before class.CS6650 2025-03-20 14:14:01 +0000 UTC
Worst class I took at NU. Prof reads straight from text and calls it lecture, assignments are plagiarized from student projects at UCB. Virtually impossible to reach professor. Despite the positive reviews here, note that Saripalli has a rating of 2.8/5.0 (dept mean=4.3/5.0) on TRACE, NU's internal review board. Make of that what you will.CS5100 2022-12-05 14:40:05 +0000 UTC
All the negative reviews are spot on. I never leave reviews on professors, but making an exception as he is the worst professor I have had over the course of 4 years of undergrad + 2 years of grad. Detailing everything wrong with this course would take far more than 350 characters. This professor is a complete embarrassment to Northeastern. Avoid.CS6650 2024-10-20 20:14:54 +0000 UTC
I really enjoyed taking cs5100 the foundations of artificial intelligence course. The professor is really nice in explaining everything clearly to the students, making the concepts more intuitive. The textbook is straightforward and I have learned a lot from doing the homework. The overall structure of the course is well organized.CS5100 2022-05-09 21:20:15 +0000 UTC
Worst professor experience! Uses Paint for explanations, promised 2 weeks for an assignment, then gave only 5 days. Just shows textbook pages while teaching. Wouldn't take his course again, even for free. Surprising for a reputable university like Northeastern to have such low-quality professors.. YouTube offers much better content for free.CS6650 2024-05-17 08:53:42 +0000 UTC
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic professor! Have taken CS5100 FAI in Spring 2022 and it was a really good learning experience for me personally. It was an online class and attendance was not mandatory, programming assignments were lengthy but you got to learn a lot! Would definitely take other subjects under the Professor.CS5100 2022-04-22 21:02:04 +0000 UTC
Do not take this class if you want clarity on due dates or a structured course. Assignments were given on a whim and you would just see that a project has been assigned and is due in 10 days. No prior communication on assignment/due dates. Grading was slow and very minimal feedback was given on mistakes. Very poorly structured. Interesting topic.CS6650 2023-05-01 02:17:26 +0000 UTC
Awful class. Lectures are basically read-alouds from the textbook, while assignments are mostly ripped from 8-year old MOOCs. To give you an idea of the quality, lecture attendance has dropped off more than 60% over half a semester. I am now halfway through the course and only 1/3rd of my work has received feedback. Avoid avoid avoid!CS5100 2022-03-11 16:30:02 +0000 UTC
Professor Saripalli is a knowledgeable man and his classes helped me understand the core of the subject. This subject has indeed helped me in my interviews and caused a lasting impact on me.CS6650 2022-12-28 00:32:42 +0000 UTC
Prasad Saripalli is rated 3.69/5 on Rate My Professors from 32 ratings. 66% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Prasad Saripalli's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.6/5 on Rate My Professors.
Prasad Saripalli has taught CS6650, CS5100, CS5335, CS5700, CS6620 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.