CSE 739: Biologically Inspired Computing

Description

Survey of biologically inspired computing paradigms: artificial intelligence, artificial life, neurocomputing, evolutionary computing, intelligent agents, case-based reasoning; significant application project from discipline of student's choice.

Level, Credits, Class Time Distribution, Prerequisites

Level	Credits	Class Time Distribution	Prerequisites
UG	3	2 1.5-hr cl	CSE 630 or permission of instructor

Quarters Offered, General Information, Exclusions, Cross-Listings, etc.

Sp
Cross-listed with CIVIL EN 739 and CHBE 739

Objectives

Familiarity with the basics of several biologically inspired computing paradigms;
Exposure to many examples of the kinds of problems that can be addressed by each of these paradigms;
Mastery of the details of one student-chosen application problem and how to address it using one of these paradigms.

Texts

Artificial Intelligence Illuminated, B. Coppin, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2004
Knowledge Engineering, Volume 1: Fundamentals, H. Adeli, McGraw-Hill, 1990

Topics

Number of Hours	Topic
3	Brain and computational intelligence
6	Artificial intelligence and symbolic processing
3	Artificial life: learning through emergent behavior
6	Neurocomputing
3	Evolutionary computing; genetic algorithms
3	Machine learning
3	Case-based reasoning
3	Intelligent agents

Representative Lab Assignments

Cross-disciplinary computer project chosen in consultation with the instructor

Grading Plan

Exam	40%
Computer project	45%
Term paper	15%

Relationship to ABET Criterion 3

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Relationship to CSE Program Objectives

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Preparer Information and Date

Prepared by Hojjat Adeli (originator), Bruce W. Weide (editor)
Last modified 2/16/2005