Advanced Knowledge Representation

Course aim

The course will provide students with knowledge about theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of technologies currently studied in knowledge representation and applied Artificial intelligence research. The course will cover different approaches suitable to a number of important application areas and real world domains. It will assume prior knowledge of basic AI concepts.

Course content

The course includes both the study of theoretical aspects as well as practical modelling with current knowledge representation techniques. This includes:
Qualitative Reasoning

• Approaches to Qualitative Reasoning, Naïve Physics Manifesto
• Qualitative Simulation and applications

Model-based Reasoning

• Foundations of Model-based Diagnosis
• Fault models and hierarchical diagnosis

Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSPs)

• Solution and filtering algorithms
• Configuration and design problem solving

Ontologies

• The concept of representing knowledge
• Description Logics, OWL

Denotational semantics 

• Alternate Logics
• Basic Machine Learning topics: Decision trees, Induction, Genetic algorithms, genetic programming

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMP 2019	Artificial Intelligence

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Final Examination, Presentation and written report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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