4190.408 Artificial Intelligence: Biointelligence (Spring 2007)
Cross-listed: 3391.506 Computational Neuroscience · 132.651 Connectionist Modeling of Cognitive Processes
- Instructor: Prof. Byoung-Tak Zhang
- TA: Chan-hoon Park (Room: 301-417, Tel: 880-1835)
- Classroom: 302-106
- Time: Tue & Thu 13:00–14:15
Course Objectives
- To understand the principles of cognitive information processing in the human brain
- To get ideas on developing computational methods to imitate human cognition, learning, and memory
- To acquire the theoretical and technical tools for application of artificial intelligence
- To understand the history and future prospects of bio-inspired artificial intelligence
Textbooks
- Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind — Gazzaniga, Ivry & Mangun — Norton — 2002 [CNS]
- Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis — Nils J. Nilsson — Morgan Kaufmann — 1998 [AI]
References
- Molecular Nanobiointelligence Computers — KISC Communications, 23(5):41–56, 2005 [NBIC, 2005]
- Hyperinteractionism — Natural Science, 144–165, 2005 [HI, 2005]
- Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present and Future (in Korean) — Computers in the 21st Century, Ch. 11, 1998
Grading Policy
| 구분 | 비율 |
|---|---|
| 2 Exams | 50% |
| 2 Projects | 30% |
| Essay | 10% |
| Participation | 10% |
Projects
- Project 1: Text Classification by Neural Networks
- Project 2: Biological Data Mining by Genetic Programming
Course Schedule
| Topic | Materials |
|---|---|
| Computers, Intelligence, Mind, and Brain | AI Ch. 1, CNS Ch. 1 |
| Neural Networks | AI Ch. 3, NN supplement |
| Genetic Programming | AI Ch. 4, GP supplement |
| Heuristic Search | AI Chs. 8 & 9 |
| Logical Reasoning | AI Chs. 13 & 14 |
| The Predicate Calculus | AI Chs. 15 & 16 |
| Knowledge-Based Systems | AI Chs. 17-1, 17-2 |
| Bayesian Networks | AI Ch. 19 |
| Intelligent Agents | AI Ch. 25 |
| Midterm Exam (May 3) · Essay Assignment | |
| Cellular and Molecular Basis of Cognition | CNS Ch. 2 |
| Perception and Vision | CNS Chs. 5 & 6 |
| Learning and Memory | CNS Ch. 8 |
| Language and the Brain | CNS Ch. 9 |
| Action and Decision Making | CNS Chs. 11 & 12 |
| Future of AI | NBIC 2005, HI 2005 |
| Final Exam (June 14) |