Event Driven Computing

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
COMP 4023
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Course ID
205828
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comp Sc & IT
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Anna Kalenkova
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
Discipline group A
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

Event-driven systems are the backbone of modern computer systems and services. This course explores the fundamental principles behind these systems; Finite State Automata, their behaviour and implementation; Correspondence with regular expressions; Examples of embedded systems; Introduction to interconnected state machines, Petri Nets, and concurrency. We'll also explore modern approaches to event-driven systems; Reactive Programming; event streams, and observable data.

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the different ways a finite-state machine can be represented
  • Explain how a finite state machine recognises an input string
  • Explain how a non-deterministic finite state machine works
  • Explain the behaviour of regular expressions
  • Translate a regular expression into a corresponding finite-state machine
  • Use Mealy and Moore Machines to develop advanced event-driven systems
  • Understand and apply modern approaches to event-driven systems

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 29368
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 100
Available
Available 100
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
24 Feb - 14 Apr Tuesday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus East Horace Lamb, 1022
5 May - 2 Jun Tuesday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus East Horace Lamb, 1022
Class number
Class number 28449
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 10
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Hughes, 111a
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Hughes, 111a
Class number
Class number 28448
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 10
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, 102
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, 102
Class number
Class number 28447
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 10
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 12:10pm - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Barr Smith South, 2052
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 12:10pm - 1pm Adelaide City Campus East Barr Smith South, 2052
Class number
Class number 28446
Section
Section WS04
Size
Size 10
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
27 Feb - 17 Apr Friday 4:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Hughes, 113
8 May - 5 Jun Friday 4:10pm - 5pm Adelaide City Campus East Hughes, 113
Class number
Class number 28445
Section
Section WS05
Size
Size 10
Available
Available 10
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
27 Feb - 17 Apr Friday 2:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, UB36
8 May - 5 Jun Friday 2:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Nexus10, UB36

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 58996
Section
Section LE01
Size
Size 120
Available
Available 120
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N103
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus East Helen Mayo North, N103
Class number
Class number 53479
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Engineering North, N132
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Engineering North, N132
Class number
Class number 53478
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 10:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P5-15
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 10:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P5-15
Class number
Class number 53477
Section
Section WS03
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Engineering North, N218
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Engineering North, N218
Class number
Class number 53476
Section
Section WS04
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P5-14
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Playford, P5-14
Class number
Class number 53475
Section
Section WS05
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Brookman, B4-20A
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 3:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Brookman, B4-20A
Class number
Class number 59578
Section
Section WS06
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Ligertwood, 111
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 11:10am - 12pm Adelaide City Campus East Ligertwood, 111
Class number
Class number 59577
Section
Section WS07
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
5 Aug - 23 Sep Wednesday 2:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Barr Smith South, 1063
14 Oct - 11 Nov Wednesday 2:10pm - 3pm Adelaide City Campus East Barr Smith South, 1063
Class number
Class number 59576
Section
Section WS08
Size
Size 15
Available
Available 15
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, LG23
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 1:10pm - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, LG23

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed COMP2037 Algorithm & Data Structure Analysis

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed COMPSCI4811 Event Driven Computing at the University of Adelaide

Assumed knowledge

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Textbook(s)

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Inherent requirements

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Assessment

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