Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Purpose of Cookies:
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Types of Cookies:
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
What They Do:
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
What's Inside an Authentication Cookie?
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
What They Track:
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
1. Google Chrome
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
2. Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
3. Safari
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
4. Microsoft Edge
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
5. On Mobile (iOS/Android)
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Be Aware:
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Spring 2021
ECE 3211: Power Electronics
ECE 4092: Senior Design I (Two groups)
Fall 2020
ECE 3212: Electric Machines and Drives.
ECE 5530: Modeling and Control of Electric Drives
ECE 4091: Senior Design I (Two groups)
Spring 2020 (American University of Beirut)
EECE 473 & 473L: Power Electronics
EECE 502: Final Year Project (Three groups)
ECEE 210: Electric Circuits
Fall 2019 (American University of Beirut)
EECE 673: Power Electronics Systems and Applications
EECE 501: Final Year Project (Three groups)
ECEE 210: Electric Circuits
Spring 2018 (American University of Beirut)
EECE 473 & 473L: Power Electronics
EECE 502: Final Year Project (One Group)
ECEE 676: Modeling and Control of Electric Drives
Fall 2018 (American University of Beirut)
EECE 474: Electric Drives.
EECE 501: Final Year Project (One group)
Summer 2018
ECE 5520: Advanced Power Electronics (As Independent Study)
ECE 6099: Independent Study: Wireless Power Transfer
Spring 2018
ECE 5530: Modeling and Control of Electric Drives
ECE 4902: Senior Design II (Three groups)
ECE 4079: Independent Design Laboratory
ECE 6099: Independent Study
Fall 2017
ECE 3212: Electric Machines and Drives.
ECE 4901: Senior Design I (Three groups)
Spring 2017
ECE 3211: Power Electronics.
ECE 4902: Senior Design II (Three groups)
Fall 2016
ECE 5520: Advanced Power Electronics.
ECE 3212: Electric Machines and Drives.
ECE 4901: Senior Design I (Three groups)
Summer 2016
ECE 5540: Electrical System Protection and Switchgear.
Spring 2016
ECE 5530: Modeling and Control of Electric Machines and Drives.
ECE 4099: Independent Study
ECE 4901: Senior Design II (One group)
Fall 2015
ECE 3212: Electric Machines and Drives. In addition to lectures, this course includes two lab sections.
ECE 4099: Independent Study
ECE 4901: Senior Design I (One group)
ECE 4095/6095: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion.
Spring 2015
ECE 3211: Power Electronics. In addition to lectures, this course includes three lab sections.
ECE 4099: Independent Study
ECE 4902: Senior Design II (Three groups)
Fall 2014
ECE 3212: Electric Machines and Drives. In addition to lectures, this course includes two lab sections.
ECE 6094: Power and Energy Seminar
ECE 4901: Senior Design I (Three groups)
Spring 2014
ECE 6095: Modeling and Control of Electric Drives.
ECE 4079: Independent Design Lab (Fault Tolerance in Electric Vehicle Drives)
ECE 4099: Independent Study (Modeling and Control of Electric Drives – Taken by an undergraduate student)
ECE 4902: Senior Design II (Two groups)
Fall 2013
ECE 3212 (previously 4095/6095): Electric Machines and Drives. In addition to lectures, this course includes three lab sections.
ECE 4079: Independent Design Lab (Topic 1: Solar Photovoltaic Cell Modeling; Topic 2: Electric Vehicle Emulator; Topic 3: Solar Photovoltaic Emulator)
ECE 6099: Independent Study (Rapid Prototyping and Accelerated Testing of Power Electronics)
ECE 4901: Senior Design I (Two groups)
Spring 2013
ECE 3211: Power Electronics. In addition to lectures, this course included four lab sections.
ECE 4079: Independent Design Lab (Topic 1: Test Fixutre for Solar MPPT Testing; Topic 2: Test Fixture for Advanced Motor Control Testing; Topic 3: Solar Sell Modeling, Simulation, and Emulation.)
Fall 2012
ECE 4095/6095: Solar Photovoltaic Energy Conversion.
ECE 4099: Independent Study (Survey of recent electric and hybrid vehicles).
