Robert Platt is a Computer Science professor at Northeastern University rated 3.44/5 on Rate My Professors by 9 students, with 2.6/5 RMP difficulty and 62% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Robert Platt professor reviews and ratings: 3.44/5 from 9 RMP ratings at Northeastern (62% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
This professor was a pretty average lecturer. He tends to repeat himself a lot, however, he's very knowledgeable and definitely knows his stuff. TAs are usually helpful, some HW assignments take a long time to run. There's lots of extra credit on the HWs, the exams. Final Project is a little less structured, so start early. Overall, great class!CS5180 2026-04-28 21:36:49 +0000 UTC
This course and Prof. Platt is greatCS5335 2024-12-12 23:08:35 +0000 UTC
Prof. Platt is a nice guy and his explanations are thorough and generally easy to understand. However, he's also a bit boring, low energy, and long-winded. I thought the course did a good job communicating the fundamentals, but he could have expressed more enthusiasm about the material and provided insight into its importance.CS5100 2022-12-09 16:56:30 +0000 UTC
He seemed to making it up along the way. Was expecting to learn about robotics not ML. The professor liked talking about himself and his lab more than actual rigorous material. Platt is an outsider who only understands ML at a high level. Would not trust him to answer any under-the-hood questions. I paid way too much to learn way too little.CS5335 2023-04-04 15:14:24 +0000 UTC
Prof. Platt just didn't seem to care at all about this class. He would regularly react to lecture slides as if he had never seen them before, and often wouldn't know which questions are even on the homework. I think it's saying something when attendance is "mandatory", but the term ended with only ~15 students bothering to attend in person.CS5100 2022-12-01 17:38:59 +0000 UTC
Great professor overall!!CS5335 2017-03-01 10:59:34 +0000 UTC
Dr. Platt really knows his stuff but sometimes the lectures can be a little overwhelming when you get to the second half of the course. Be ready to ask a lot of questions and a lot of googling to supplement the reading and lecture. Do all of the extra credit, you will need it and double check the TAs. They get a lot of autonomy but can miss a lot.CS5100 2022-05-10 13:31:08 +0000 UTC
I'll blame the course structure more than the professor.. a waste of 4 credits.CS5100 2022-04-19 03:27:10 +0000 UTC
Very helpful Professor. Good course structure. Learnt a lotCS5100 2016-05-03 14:45:15 +0000 UTC
Robert Platt is rated 3.44/5 on Rate My Professors from 9 ratings. 62% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Robert Platt's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.6/5 on Rate My Professors.
Robert Platt has taught CS5180, CS4180, CS8949, CS8948, CS4610, CS5335, CS5100 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.