Designing Intelligent Agents
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| COMP4125 | School of Computer Science | 4 | 20 | Spring China |
- Code
- COMP4125
- School
- School of Computer Science
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring China
Summary
You'll be given a basic introduction to the analysis and design of intelligent agents, software systems which perceive their environment and act in that environment in pursuit of their goals. Spending around four hours each week in lectures and tutorials, you'll cover topics including task environments, reactive, deliberative and hybrid architectures for individual agents, and architectures and coordination mechanisms for multi-agent systems.
Target Students
Level 3 and Level 4 students in the School of Computer Science. Level 3 and Level 4 students from the Faculties of Science and Engineering. This module is part of the Artificial Intelligence, Modelling and Optimisation theme in the School of Computer Science.
Classes
- One 2-hour tutorial each week for 11 weeks
- Two 1-hour lectures each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- 90% Coursework 1
- 10% Coursework 2
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To develop a basic understanding of the problems and techniques of building intelligent agents. To give an appreciation of the trade-offs inherent in the design of agent-based systems. To illustrate these through a project involving the construction of simple agent-based systems. To develop new analysis and design skills appropriate to more complex Al problems.Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcome 1
Knowledge and Understanding
Understanding of the problems and techniques in the design of intelligent agents, knowledge of common agent architectures.
Learning Outcome 2
Intellectual Skills
The ability to understand and logically evaluate agents' requirements and specifications.
The ability to analyse agent behaviour in a variety of environments.
Learning Outcome 3
Professional Skills:
Learning Outcome 4
Enhanced Al programming skills.
Learning Outcome 5
Transferable Skills
Enhanced systems analysis and design skills
Conveners
- Dr Jianfeng Ren