Department of Computer Science, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
CM40183 Agents and artificial intelligence |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX50CW30PR20 |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take CM30070 and take CM30071 and take CM30073 and take CM30076 and take CM30082 and take CM30174 and while taking this unit you must take CM40179 and take CM40182 and take CM40178 |
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Aims: To study, analyse and assess current research literature to enable the following aims to be achieved. To explore the use of intelligent agents and their application to computation, information management and artificial intelligence.
Learning Outcomes: 1. To demonstrate the ability to critically analyse the current research literature. 2. To be able to demonstrate how intelligent agents can be applied in information management and distributed computing. 3. To be able to demonstrate a deep understanding of artificial intelligence and its applications. Skills: Analytical skills (T/A), decision making (T/F/A), communication (F/A), communicating research analysis (T/F/A), group work (F/A), project management (F/A), seminar participation (F/A), research analysis (T/F/A), research communication (T/F/A), ethical issues (T/A), in dependently acquiring knowledge for continuing professional development (F). Content: Agents as a tool for understanding human society. Agents for cooperative distributed problem solving. Mutual modelling. Multi-agent planning and synchronisation. Agents for information retrieval and management. Agents for human computer interaction. Web services. Computer security. Evolutionary computing, machine learning and classifier systems. Data mining. Artificial life. Computer vision. Robotics. Virtual and augmented environments. |