Reviews of professor Ilia Benson

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very good professor and knowledgeable about the subject. Although people might say he's very hard and challenging it just takes a lot of time and effort. Overall a very cool guy and is always available for help. 10/10 would smash

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The truth is, Prof Benson is really what an upper level CS teacher should be. Someone who encourages you to figure out what you need to do to pass the class. Tests are challenging, open note, and geared towards figuring out how you can learn as you do it. I learned so much from this class, and it can be credited towards the final assignment as well

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Had Ilia for COMP484 in-person and it was easy, but wasn't a fan of how he taught it. I have him for COMP310 online and he teaches this course very well. Uses Slack to communicate so you can reach him any time and he responds to all questions. Chill professor, encourages participation and questions and gives good feedback. Would recommend for 310.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hands down the worst professor I've ever had. Completely stopped lecturing during the COVID online classes and didn't grade a single thing until a week after the semester was over. Despite never lecturing and providing absolutely nothing, he graded everything harshly and gave coding assignments that were really difficult. Avoid him like the plague.