CS 5811
Advanced Artificial Intelligence

Course description:

Course topics include current topics in artificial intelligence including agent-based systems, learning, planning, use of uncertainty in problem solving, reasoning, and belief systems.
Prerequisite: CS4811

Instructor

Dr. Nilufer Onder (nilufer@mtu.edu)
Office: 226B Fisher Hall
Phone: (906) 487 1641
Office Hours: One half hour after each my CS4311 class (MWF 2:00pm-2:30pm), and whenever needed (the best way to set up an appointment is to send me an e-mail message).

Textbook

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Second edition by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig Prentice Hall Series in Artificial Intelligence, 2003

Please check out the book's web site.
I will ask you to read sections from this textbook. I will also be assigning exercises from it.
This is the new edition of the book. It came out this year. I will be handing out extra references as we go into advanced topics.

Grading

Assignments and project	50%
Midterm exam	25%
Final exam	25%

The final grade will be calculated using a sliding scale using the percentages above.
 

Class attendance:

Please send me an e-mail message if you know that you are going to miss a class or if you have missed a class.

Assignments---information and policy:

All the assigments should be submitted/handed-in at or before the beginning of class on the due date. Late submissions are not accepted unless you notify me in advance. Even so, late submissions may lose points in order to maintain fairness of grading.

There will be both essay-type and programming assignments. While discussion with others is permitted and encouraged, the final work should be done individually. You are allowed to build on material supplied in the class. You are not allowed to work in groups. The answers, comments, and programs must be the original work of the author. I will be asking for the complete list of references you have used in completing the assignment.

If copying, plagiarism, or unauthorized collaboration is suspected, the case will be turned to the Dean of Students' office with supporting evidence. The procedure is outlined in the MTU Academic Integrity Policy. We also have a departmental policy of reporting the cases to the Department Chair's office.

Exams---information and policy:

The midterm exam will be a 1-hour, in-class exam. The final exam will be a 2-hour, in-class exam. The exams are closed books/ notes/ workstations. neighbors and of course open minds.

There will be no make-up exams. In the case of very unusual circumstances (e.g., death in the family, severe illness with doctor's written note), please come to see me and we can work something out.

Collaboration or dishonesty during the exams is not acceptable and will be reported to the Dean's office (see above section).

Required Background

I will assume that you know Lisp and can read/analyze larger code. You may choose to your implementation in another language but then you would not be able to use the supplied code. Below are a few Lisp links that might be helpful. I will be doing a quick tutorial during the first week.
If you think you have gaps in your background, please come and see me.
• A short lisp introduction
• Online version of the complete text of Steele's Common Lisp 2nd edition. (Link from CMU)