One of the worst professor for a course like RISC-V and verilog. Where you have less outside resources. He just reads the slide no example or explanation. Labs are hard and mostly not related to prelabs. He even says in class I will make it easy for u. Tests r lengthy and some questions are hard. He will say it's easy cz we didn't do phd like him!

He always tries to show that he is friendly and sweet, but when you reach him with any question or problem his fake mask starts to fall. Never wants to help and he keep saying everything is on website. He is rude when you talk privately ,doesn't know how to respect students. Tests are time consuming. His labs r difficult to finish in 1n half hour

This teacher only cares about the money he is getting from the university. He does not care about rest of the matters. Does not explain anythin. The lab is 40%, Lab task is way harder than the prelab he gives and you can hardly finish in given time. Try to avoid,if no choice then take 2nd lab section. As 2nd lab task is 95% similar to lab section 1

bad prof.

Double standards, acts as if he cares about you but in reality very rude if you ask in questions in person. Just because you are knowledgable does not mean you can teach, he is a pure example of that. The 40% labs were intensely long and the secret question is hard enough that you cannot do it in 1.5 hrs. Hard-headed and would never listen to you.

Worst prof. does not care about student

Everything seems simple to him when it's a complex topic.

Won't accept his mistakes, multiple people brought up the lack of information in the instructions for the Lab Test and without discussion changed it and said "you could've done it this way" when he just recently updated the instructions. If your question isn't common sense he'll refer you to the textbook and links on the website.

He, unfortunately, is very rude and inconsiderate. Ignores emails, and even when he clearly makes a mistake, he will reflect things back at you. Lectures are monotone and not engaging in the slightest. Labs are 10x harder than anything you are taught and oftentimes, the content doesn't even pertain to what was learned in class. Worst professor.

Doesnt give you full information you need before doing the tests. goodluck

Prelabs will not help with the actual lab questions at all. Thinks everything is trivial, and doesn't really help much.

One of the worst profs I ever had. His pre-labs are almost a waste of time because the actual labs are extremely difficult compared to the pre-labs and often covers things that the pre-labs didn't even mention. He seems nice in class but when you see him outside of class you will see how rude and unforgiving he really is. Class avg in the 50's btw.

He is the worst prof I ever had. He teaches very bad and not understandable. He doesnt answer to students and says the time is limited. He doesnt know the material himself. Every week we had lab test and questions were way harder than what he teaches and the prelabs. Just avoid this prof. If you have another option, go for that prof. He is worst.

Lectures do not help. Has surprise lab questions/mini tests per week which are far more difficult than what was taught in class. Also doesn't give access to your previous tests nor the test solutions so you cannot try to improve on your mistakes after (also forbids ppl from taking photos of it so that tests are still "hard for students next year")

BAD teacher, very rude, does not teach what is on the labs (32%) or tests (25% and 43%). Lab sessions are 1.5hrs to do prelabs (which take like 4hrs to do) and 1.5hrs to do the actual lab in labtest mode, every week. The labtest question is always MUCH harder than the prelabs and can't be done in the time allotted. "It's trivial". AVOID IF POSSIBLE

Worst professor ever

Worst professor I've ever seen. The material for this course is difficult and him refusing to answer emails, or questions during lectures, makes the class that much harder. His grading criteria for labs is absolutely ridiculous. He takes marks if you submit files within a short interval. Labs are 40% and this man is making it difficult to succeed

1) You can't ask him questions in class, in office hours he just tells to read slides no emails replie 2) Prelab are posted and expects to do in 1.5 hrs 3) Labs are actually impossible to do in 80 mins rather traditional 90mins 4) No replies to emails and TA are so helpless they are just here to see you struggle. 5)Final is very hard, no bell curve

Poorest excuse of a prof I've ever seen. Takes marks off labs and does not give a feedback which justifies his grading. Labs are much harder than what he prepares you for. Review of midterm was also not permitted. Lectures are completely useless, he lacks articulation and to make things worse, he mutes you during class so you cant ask any questions

He tries very hard to be as inaccessible as possible. Does not want students to ask him questions for reason cause that may expose his own lack of knowledge.

Horrible professor. Grading criteria for labs is unclear and he will try to take as many marks away as possible. No feedback provided for labs, midterm,or exam. Does not answer emails or questions in lectures,will actually mute you on zoom to avoid answering. I would've failed if it weren't for the textbook as he cannot teach the difficult material

Worst Professor I have ever seen in my entire Academics. Please try to avoid him if possible, He doesn't reply to your emails or messages in zoom class. Lab assignments are way more tough than lab manual. No review for any test or any explanation for lab assignments. Lectures arent worth it you won't understand any topic completely.

If I could give 0, I would have. Kamen gets his reviews deleted from RMP so let your friends know. If you have no other option but to take him, take the course in the next semester. Kamen couldn't get a corporate tech job and ended up becoming a teacher cause it's def not his passion as he is the worst. Don't take him ever. Disgrace and pathetic.

Just run

Just avoid. I can't tell even one good thing about him

Absolutely Awful! Aviod if you have a Chance. His lecture is basicly reading text, no usable information other than PPT, however you will not find usable answer to his Assignment and Project on any of these material he provided. Also being very stric with late assignments and projects. Very hard projects plus tough greading. He is the worst Ive see

just run, he is as bad as other’s reviews

Taking EECS 3221 means you're gonna have to self learn

Try avoiding kanev at any cost. Be ready to teach yourself because no benefit going to lecture. Does not help you in office hours. Simply, avoid him for any course not only 1520.

Do not take the course with him. If you do, it's 100% self study. The prof does not reply to emails, his answer is always NO! has no empathy. Assignments do not have all the requirements written. You need to guess what's on his mind! PLEASE RUN! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY!!!!

Professor Kamen Kanev shows little respect and offers minimal assistance. Despite the complexity of this 3rd-year course, he bans calculators, complicating the material. His teaching approach is unhelpful, and he is unapproachable outside class. His lack of support and rigid policies make the course excessively difficult.

Avoid taking this course with this professor; he is inconsiderate of students. The workload was challenging, with the midterm and project due on the same day, making it hard to manage. The assignments were rigorous, and there was insufficient guidance on proper code implementation, adding to the difficulty.

I've had many bad profs, but I can say he is the worst. Not only terrible at teaching, but the assignments were impossible and he tried his best to give students a hard time. I studied a lot and I believe the course content is not hard, but he makes you suffer. He gives no extension and is not considerate at all. Avoid him at all costs.

Hands down worst prof I've ever had! I chose to ignore the horrendous comments and took him for EECS 3221 but this dude couldn't care any less about any student. Tough exams (no calculator policy makes it 10x worse), his assignments are hard, very meticulous about every detail, and he finds any chance to mark down a student. Avoid at all times!

Worst professor at york, assignments are insanely hard, exams he doesn't allow calculators and he expects decimal answers (you need to long divide for multiple questions in a computer science course). His lectures are terrible, you can hardly understand him and if you ask any questions during exams, he just laughs at you.

Some of the recent ratings are misleading. The tests are on eclass, but in-person in the lecture hall. Close book! Almost like an in-person written test. Lectures were rushed. YouTube is ur only saviour. Horrible lectures! Just walk in to one of the lectures and u will see what I mean. No clear instructions for assignments. Don't take this prof

The worst graded assignments I have ever had. Little to no constructive feedback. Points are deducted for "insufficient comments", "Code structure not clear" even when code is running. Lectures are of no use and super rushed. AVOID!

Avoid this professor if you value your tuition. Despite misleading positive reviews, all exams were in-person with an online twist using electronic devices, which added unnecessary stress. He is unhelpful, inflexible, and doesn't accommodate student needs. His teaching style lacks clarity, making the course more challenging. Proceed with caution.

Not a caring prof, you're on your own with this prof.

If I had to describe this professor in one word it would be mediocre.Kamen does not know how to explain directly, he goes around the same topic, takes a long time and ends up confusing the class. Assignments is another thing that makes no sense.Sends really hard and long hw he expect you to learn on your own since thats what "succesful students do

Tough grader and not very good in explaining concepts.

Don't u dare take his classes for 1000 IT . He only talks about technology . The slides were sooo difficult to understand that i used chatgpt to explain them to m e. I did all the studies myself and the grade ... he tried to help us which still wasnt enough and Im sure half of the class failed .

**for EECS3215**: He's very boring, lectures are very long, says a lot of nothing, does not record and he does not teach well. Be prepared to learn everything on your own.

I'm going to apply to be his TA because the requirement is to know absolutely nothing. The whole point of his labs are to find help in case you run into problems, yet every single time I run into a problem, the TAs are most lost than me. They say "I'm not sure, ask prof.", just for the prof to indirectly tell me "F off i dont want to help".

Worst professor in the university. If its the only option available I HIGHLY recommend for you to take other courses and leave this for when other professor is available. ANYONE BUT HIM.