The course provides a basic introduction to classical AI (artificial intelligence) as well as non-classical AI. It addresses fundamental conditions, problems and challenges for AI also from a philosophical perspective.
Topics covered:
Background and history of AI in outline.
Fundamental problems and challenges, e.g. - realism, brittleness, scalability, real-time requirements, the frame problem, the homunculus problem, the substrate problem, symbol grounding, common-sense knowledge and common-sense reasoning.
Fundamentals of search, e.g. problem, solution, state space, breadth-first, depth-first, heuristics, A*, local search and optimization.
Knowledge representation: logic as form of expression (syntax and semantics of propositional logic and first-order logic).
Agent paradigms: the hierarchical paradigm, the reactive paradigm, and the hybrid paradigm. Classical planning and execution.
Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence, 7.5 credits
Autumn Term 2023
The information below is only for exchange students
Starts
28 August 2023
Ends
30 October 2023
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
50%
Required Knowledge
To be admitted you must have 60 ECTS-credits in Computing Science/Cognitive Science or 2 years of completed studies, in both cases including a basic programming course consisting of at least 7.5 ECTS-credits (e.g. 5DV157, 5DV158, 5DV176, or 5DV177) and either at least 7.5 credits in Data Structures and Algorithms (e.g. 5DV149, or 5DV150) or at least 7.5 credits within Application Programming in Python (e.g. 5DA000) or equivalent.
Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B/6. Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.
Selection
Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
Application code
UMU-A5724
Application
This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive.
The application period is closed.