COMP90056 Stream Computing and Applications (University of Melbourne): rated 2.1/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
COMP90056 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology in Computer Science. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 计算与应用
Type: Graduate coursework subject
Subject area: Computer Science
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Level: Graduate coursework Level 9
Handbook year: 2026
AIM With exponential growth in data generated from sensor data streams, search engines, spam filters, medical services, online analysis of financial data streams, and so forth, there is demand for fast monitoring and storage of huge amounts of data in real-time. Traditional technologies were not .
COMP90056 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.1/5 · usefulness 1.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 1.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.3/5).
On Reddit: "I took this subject last year (its first offering) with COMP90057. I found it easier to start the assignments for COMP90056 but in the end, I required similar amounts of time to do them. But if you haven't studied the theories of computability and complexity before, this compari…"
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Q: Is COMP90056 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: usefulness 1.0/5, overall 2.1/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches COMP90056, and when is it offered?
A: COMP90056 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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