192.030 Probabilistic Reasoning
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2023W, VU, 2.0h, 3.0EC

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise
  • Format: Blended Learning

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to delineate the main application areas, formalisms, and methodologies for probabilistic modeling and reasoning in artificial intelligence. 

Subject of course

The course gives an overview on the area of probabilistic modeling and reasoning in artificial intelligence. Some planned topics are summarized as follows: basics of probability theory; Bayesian networks; probabilistic logic; nonmonotonic probabilistic inference; probabilistic logic programming; decision theory; planning under uncertainty in Markov decision processes (MDPs) and partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs); game theory.

Teaching methods

Lecture part with frontal lectures and practical part with solving exercises as a block (6 x 180 min) during the last two weeks in December (11.-21.12.2023) and the first week in January (8.-13.1.2024)).

Mode of examination

Immanent

Additional information

The course will be given in English.

If necessary, the dates/times of the lectures will be adapted to the availability of the attendants, so registration is required during the given registration period.

ECTS Breakdown

18.0 h preparation at home
18.0 h lectures/exercises in the lecture hall 
18.0 h exercise problems
20.0 h preparation for oral exams
  1.0 h oral exams
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75.0 h = 3 ECTS

Lecturers

Institute

Course dates

DayTimeDateLocationDescription
Thu15:00 - 18:0014.12.2023 Seminarraum 192-07Lecture 1
Sat10:00 - 13:0016.12.2023 Seminarraum 192-07Lecture 2
Mon15:00 - 18:0018.12.2023 Seminarraum 192-07Lecture 3
Wed15:00 - 18:0020.12.2023 Seminarraum 192-07Lecture 4
Thu15:00 - 18:0011.01.2024 Seminarraum 192-07Lecture 5
Sat10:00 - 13:0013.01.2024 Seminarraum 192-07Lecture 6

Examination modalities

Solving exercise problems and oral exam at the end of the course. 

Your final grade results from your solutions to the given exercise problems and your performance at the final oral exam.

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
01.11.2023 00:00 13.12.2023 23:59

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 931 Logic and Computation Mandatory elective

Literature

Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig. Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach. 2nd Edition, 2003. 

Further literature is announced during the course.

The lecture slides will be available online after the lectures. 

Previous knowledge

Requirements of this course: elementary knowledge in logic. 

Language

English