WPI Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Computer Science Department
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CS534 Artificial Intelligence 
Schedule of Classes - Cisco Spring 2013

PROF. CAROLINA RUIZ 

WARNING: Changes to this schedule may be made during the course period. 
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Week Date Due Topic Chapters/Sections
1 April 2nd   Introduction to AI
Agents
Blind Search and Informed Search
1
2.1
3
2 April 9th   Simulated Annealing
Genetic Algorithms
Analysis of Search Methods

Adversarial Search
AI Showcase
Informal HW1 Progress Update & Discussion
4.1-4.2
5.1-5.5
3 April 16th HW1
HW2
Constraint Satisfaction Problems
Logical Agents
Propositional Logic

AI Showcase
HW1 and HW2 Presentations & Discussion
6
7.1-7.5
4 April 23rd HW3 Propositional Logic (cont.)
1st Order Logic
Logical Inference

AI Showcase
HW3 Presentations & Discussion
7.1-7.5
8
9.1, 9.2.1-9.2.2, 9.5.1-9.5.3, 9.5.6
5 April 30th Proj Part II Proposal *** EXAM 1 ***
Classical Planning
Planning in the real world
10
11.1
6 May 7th HW4 Uncertainty
Probabilistic Reasoning
Probabilistic Reasoning over time

HW4 Presentations & Discussion
AI Showcase
13
14.1,14.2,14.4.1
15.1
7 May 14th Proj Part I Machine Learning
Decision Trees
Neural Networks
Support Vector Machines
Bayesian Learning

Project Part I Presentations
AI Showcase
HW5 Presentations & Discussion
18.1-18.4, 18.7, 18.9
20.2
8 May 21st HW5 Machine Learning (cont.)
Natural Language Processing
AI Showcase
HW5 Presentations & Discussion
22
23
9 May 28th HW6
Proj Part II
Machine Vision
Robotics
Project Part II Presentations
HW6 Presentations & Discussion
24
25.1
10 June 4th   *** EXAM 2 ***
Project Part II Presentations (cont.)