schedule on this page is therefore unsurprisingly subject to change. This page is provided as a resource, mostly so you can find lecture notes and problem sets. There is also a moodle page associated with this course, which contains forums & will be where you submit your coursework.
| Week |
Lecture Topics (exact organization still
subject to change) |
Coursework & Labs |
First Lecture |
Special notes |
| 1 |
Introduction,
Intelligence
& Sensing; Artificial Intelligence & Cognition. Lecture 1; Lecture 2 |
Coursework 1 described in lecture. | 8 Feb | |
| 2 |
Action Selection; Cognitive
Architectures.
Lecture 3; Lecture 4 |
Coursework 1 handed out. | 15 Feb |
|
| 3 |
Perception & Learning. Lecture 5; Lecture 6 |
22 Feb |
Lecture Monday at 3:15, not
Friday (same room) |
|
| 4 |
Evolution
and Evolutionary Algorithms; Simulations
and Specialised Perception for Robots. Lecture 7; Lecture 8 |
|
29 Feb |
|
| 5 |
Science,
Agents and Spatial Simulations; Social
Simulation and Social Structure. Lecture 9; Lecture 10 |
7 Mar |
||
| 6 |
Hypothesis Testing and
Evidence; Multiple Conflicting Goals: Intro to Game
AI. Lecture 11; Lecture 12 |
14 Mar |
||
| 7 |
Culture, Language &
Cognition. Lecture 13 (double lecture) |
Coursework 2 due Coursework 3 (and 4) handed out |
21 Mar |
|
| 8 |
Likeability, Believeability &
Engagement. (Friday!) Lecture 14 |
30 Mar |
No Lecture Wednesday,
but Thursday lab extended for CW3 competition. |
|
| Spring Break | ||||
| 10 |
Complex Planning & Emotions Lecture 15 (Wednesday!) |
Coursework 3 due | 16 Apr |
No lecture Friday. |
| 11 |
Philosophy of Mind;
Ethical Obligations. Lecture 16; Lecture 17 |
23 Apr |
||
| 12 |
Wednesday: Guest Speaker Richard
Evans Friday: Revision Lecture |
|
10 May |
|
| revision week | Coursework 4 due (postgraduate only) |