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Artificial Intelligence COMP 8085

Computer Systems Course

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International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the intelligence expected to be demonstrated by machines and computer programs. This course is designed to provide students with expertise in creating and modifying required AI algorithms and techniques. The first part of the course will focus on classic AI solutions (especially decision making) while the second part will cover some of machine learning (ML) related applications of AI (with an emphasis on learning from examples). The course will consider real world problems that need to be solved with applications of AI and the techniques used to build such applications (e.g. using the techniques to create challenging non player characters (NPC) in games development or password strength classification and intrusion detection in network security). More specifically, students will learn about the searching paradigm in designing intelligent agents and will practice implementing search algorithms. Probabilistic reasoning will also be explored to help students learn how to deal with incomplete information and uncertainty. The course will also examine different learning techniques to guide students in creating self-learning models that can improve performance in decision-making over time through practical examples.

Prerequisite(s)

Credits

3.0

Domestic fees

$824.03

Course offerings

Winter 2024

Below is one offering of COMP 8085 for the Winter 2024 term.

CRN 88254

Duration

Mon Jan 08 - Mon Apr 08 (12 weeks)

  • 12 weeks
  • CRN 88254
  • Domestic fees $824.03
    International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees.
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Jan 08 - Apr 08 Mon 18:30 - 22:15 Burnaby SE12 Rm. 325
Instructor

Sayyedhassan Shavarani

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Domestic fees

$824.03

Important information
  1. Departmental approval needed
  2. International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
  3. No classes on Feb.20 and Apr 1 due to statutory holiday, or in lieu of statutory holiday. 1. Please email compBSc@bcit.ca for departmental approval. Include your full name, student number (A0#), course number (e.g. COMP 7000), and CRN #. 2. This is a BScACS course. BScACS courses are also open to non-bachelor program students, if approval is granted by the BScACS Program Head. 3. BScACS program students have up to seven (7) years to complete the program starting from the date of their first technical degree-level course or the date of acceptance to the BScACS program, whichever comes first.
Status

Full

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Describe what AI and ML are.
  • Identify the right solution for a specific AI problem.
  • Design and implement common search algorithms in AI including heuristic search and game search trees (e.g. minimax).
  • Demonstrate reasoning in the presence of incomplete and/or uncertain information (probabilistic reasoning).
  • Describe ML related applications of AI.
  • Practice different 'learning from examples' algorithms (e.g. decision trees, regression models, artificial neural networks, inductive inference).
  • Apply AI and ML techniques to real world problems (e.g. natural language processing or computer vision).

Effective as of Fall 2023

Related Programs

Artificial Intelligence (COMP 8085) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Applied Computer Science (Database Option)
    Bachelor of Science Part-time
  2. Applied Computer Science (Games Development Option)
    Bachelor of Science Full-time
  3. Applied Computer Science (Human Computer Interface Option)
    Bachelor of Science Part-time
  4. Applied Computer Science (Network Security Administration Option)
    Bachelor of Science Part-time
  5. Applied Computer Science (Network Security Applications Development Option)
    Bachelor of Science Full-time/Part-time
  6. Applied Computer Science (Wireless and Mobile Applications Development Option)
    Bachelor of Science Part-time

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