CPS 580: Artificial Intelligence Graduate Student Requirement

Final Project: Literature Synopsis and Implementation

October 28, 2009

Due: Statement of Topic, Project, and Articles – Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Due: Class Handout due Monday, November 20, 2009

Due: Final Paper and Project –Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Final Presentations-- Wednesday, December 2 and Monday, December 7, 2009

Dr. Jennifer Seitzer

Choose a research topic of Artificial Intelligence from the list below. Read and synopsize two articles relating to this topic. This entails:

1. read at least two journal articles on the topic

2. write a short term paper (4 pages) in your own words describing the topic

3. Create a one-page class handout for your classmates to work on during your talk. This could be blanks for them to fill in, small problems, examples for them to do, or other “active” learning activities.

4. write a software simulation of some aspect of the topic OR build demonstration object in hardware

5. present your paper in a 10-15 minute Powerpoint presentation to the class

6. demonstrate your simulation or demonstration object to the class in a 5-10 minute demo

7. Submit term paper, Powerpoint slides, simulation/demonstration object

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Submission:

1. Full Bibliographic entries for each of the articles (this may be included at the end of the respective synopsis)

2. A paper surveying your chosen topic. This should describe

· the area of Artificial Intelligence under which the topic falls,

· a basic explanation of the area: statement of the problem it attempts to solve or the area of artificial intelligence that it attempts to improve or change

· what has been done (the major developments or ideas),

· what is currently being done

· remaining open questions in the area

Your survey may use other sources if necessary such as other articles, textbooks, journals, etc. Include a bibliography of all sources used. Your paper should be typed, double-spaced, and stapled. Submit your final paper, the journal articles, and the bibliographic entries in a folder with pockets.

3. A one-page class handout on your topic. This must be turned in one class day early so I can get the photocopies made for the class.

4. Project Submission using the guidelines for class projects this semester

5. Powerpoint slides of oral presentation (both electronic and hardcopy form)

Selection of Topics:

• Only one student may choose any given topic. Assignment of a topic desirable to more than one student, go to the first requester.
  
  
• Your presentation date will be assigned by me depending on the chosen topic. Please do not request a special date. I will make the date assignment according to the topic pool and where, material-wise, each would fit in the sequence.
  
  
• Please choose a topic of AI in which you are interested. You may choose one of the following topics for your project.
  
  

1. Knowbots
2. Introduction to Robotics
3. Swarm Intelligence
4. The Current State of Robots
5. Temporal Logic
6. Artificial Intelligence used for Music Composition the work of David Cope
7. A description and explanation of Goedel's Incompleteness Theorem and Proof. (Do not attempt this project unless you, yourself, understand the material.)
8. Newell and Simon's Means End Analysis; The General Problem Solver (GPS) System. Project should include an implementation of a system using means-end analysis.
   
   

Possible Materials:

Aside from the indicated sources to use, other periodicals you find useful are:

· Communications of the ACM

· Journal of the ACM

· AAAI Proceedings

· Artificial Intelligence

· IEEE Computer

· Expert Systems