COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ENGLISH, PHD) | |||||
PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
CMP6160 | Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TEVFİK AYTEKİN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. NAFİZ ARICA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This is a research oriented course. Topics vary from one offering to the next. Selected state of the art research papers from various fields of artificial intelligence (such as searching, knowledge representation, learning, probabilistic reasoning, and natural language processing) will be read. Students are required to write paper reviews and do a final project. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Become familiar with current research topics in artificial intelligence II. Be able to critically read a scientific paper III. Be able to write a paper review IV. Be able to present scientific papers V. Be able to conduct a research in artificial intelligence |
Complexity; NP-completeness; 3-SAT; NP-compleness proofs; approximation algorithms; randomization; undecidability; halting problem; Rice's theorem. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Paper assignments | |
3) | Review of current literature | |
4) | Review of current literature | |
5) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
6) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
7) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
8) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
9) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
10) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
11) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
12) | Paper presentations and discussion. | |
13) | Project presentations | |
14) | Project presentations |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | NA |
References: | Yok - None |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 3 | 14 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Project | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Final | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Total Workload | 194 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Ability to identify and apply advanced concepts in computer engineering | 4 |
2) | Cooperate efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams. | 4 |
3) | Have theoretical and practical basis in computer engineering and science to be able to conduct related academic research independently. | 4 |
4) | Ability to apply advanced mathematical and engineering knowledge on real problems. | 5 |
5) | Ability to search the scientific literature related to a research project and find the relationships with own research | 4 |
6) | Ability to interprete scientific research and use the findings | 5 |
7) | Ability to work efficiently in interdisciplinary research teams | 5 |
8) | Ability to attain scientific knowledge | 5 |
9) | Ability find ways to improve upon current knowledge | 4 |
10) | Ability to present research findings in seminars and conferences | 4 |
11) | Ability to write research progress reports by referring to published theses and papers. | 4 |
12) | Ability to show the responsibility of professional and ethical behavior | 3 |