Kursplan för studenter höst 2020

After a successful course, the student shall

- Display knowledge of search algorithms for production systems
- Display knowledge of formalisms for reasoning under uncertainty
- Show familiarity with game theory and its applications in AI

- Demonstrate the ability to apply production systems, and the accompanying search algorithms to various representations and problem instances
- Demonstrate the ability to develop programs in Prolog that handle the concepts addressed in the course, including constraint logic programming
- Demonstrate the ability to use resolution for inferencing in predicate and propositional logic
- Demonstrate the ability to Implement the Minimax algorithm, including some standard improvements
- Demonstrate the ability to implement algorithms for finding optimal policies in Markov decision processes

- Demonstrate an understanding of how representations and algorithms can be used for solving basic AI-problems described in a formal or informal way

The course is a basic course in artificial intelligence with a focus on traditional AI, i.e., GOFAI. The course covers many different basic and intermediate topics in the field, alternating theory with practice. After completing the course, the student shall have acquired a basic, but broad, knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence. Specifically, the student should understand and know how to apply all the theoretical concepts covered.

The main concepts included in the course are:
- Traditional AI: Problem representation, production systems, search with and without heuristics, planning, expert systems, automated reasoning, propositional logic, predicate logic, resolution
- Reasoning under uncertainty: Bayesian inferencing and other approaches
- Programming in Prolog: Basic syntax and semantics, lists, structures, recursion, ADT's, implementation of production systems and search algorithms. Constraint logic programming
- Intelligent agents: terminology, environments, different types of agents
- Basic game theory, the minimax algorithm, agents for game playing
- Agents for Markov decision processes

The teaching in the course consists mainly of lectures, assignments and tutoring.

Undervisningen bedrivs på engelska.

The applicant must hold the minimum of a bachelor’s degree (i.e the equivalent of 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university) with at least 90 credits in computer engineering, electrical engineering (with relevant courses in computer engineering), or equivalent, or passed courses at least 150 credits from the programme Computer Science and Engineering. The bachelor’s degree should comprise a minimum of 15 credits in mathematics. Proof of English proficiency is required.

Kursen bedöms med betygen 5, 4, 3 eller Underkänd.

The final grade will only be issued after satisfactory completion of all assessments.

Examinationsmoment	Omfattning	Betyg
Inlämningsuppgifter	7,5 hp	5/4/3/U

The literature list for the course will be provided 8 weeks before the course starts.

The Principal texts:

Title: Artificial Intelligence a modern approach, 3rd ed
Author: Russel, S. & Norvig, P.
Publisher: Pearson Education Ltd.
ISBN: 978-0132071482

Tile: PROLOG Programming for Artificial Intelligence, 4th ed
Author: Bratko, I.
ISBN: 978-0321417466