Students are normally expected to complete 148 units within the curriculum structure below:
Students are normally expected to complete 148 units within the curriculum structure below:
Students are required to take the following 18 (54 units) Major Required Courses
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course provides students with basic
knowledge of Python Programming language, based on which
computer-oriented problem modelling and solving skills can be
developed. Students will learn about basic concepts of computer
Programming and how to write elegant Python Programmes. Specific
topics will include data types, control flows, data structures,
functions, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging.
After learning this course, students will be able to solve problems,
explore real-world Programming development challenges, and create
small yet practical python applications.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course introduces object-oriented
Programming concepts, principles, and techniques, including classes,
objects, inheritance, and polymorphism. All concepts are illustrated
via a contemporary object-oriented Programming language.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING, or
COMP1013 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING,
or
GCIT1013 FOUNDATIONS OF C
PROGRAMMING, or
STAT2043 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING
(FOR STAT STUDENTS), or
COMP3153 C++ PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGE
Course Description:
This course provides how to represent the data in a database for a given application and how to manage and use a database management system. Topics include: conceptual modelling of a database, relational data model, relational algebra, database language SQL, relation database design, and emerging XML data model. In addition, hands-on DBMS experience is included.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the most
fundamental concepts in computer hardware and software. It aims to
facilitate students to learn how modern electronic computers work. In
order to understand how computers work we gradually examine a
series of layers from bottom up, each one built on the layer beneath.
We start with looking at how data can be represented in binary and
how computers can be modelled as hypothetical models such as
universal Turing machines, then see how we can make machines
which can transform that data using simple digital circuits, which are
made of a collections of logic gates. Once we can control those
circuits with instructions, we have the basis for Programming
languages. The course extends further to cover the basics of
operating systems.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1013 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
Course Description:
This course aims to develop the students'
knowledge in data structures and the associated algorithms. This
course introduces the concepts and techniques of structuring and
operating on abstract data types, commonly used algorithms, classic techniques to design algorithms, and efficiency of algorithms.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING
Course Description:
This course is designed for students seeking a
broad understanding of Artificial Intelligence. This introductory
course provides a broad overview of modern artificial intelligence.
The students will learn how machines can engage in problem solving,
reasoning, learning, and interaction. The students will design, test
and implement algorithms. The students will also gain an
appreciation of this dynamic field.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING
Course Description:
The aim of the course is to introduce the world
of industrial robotic arms and automated manufacturing. The course
will serve as practical training how to work with and prepare the
physical robots for their missions. An architectural assembly will be
proposed, simulated, and prototyped using various Programming
languages.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1073 CALCULUS I, or
MATH1123 CALCULUS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, or
MATH1103 CALCULUS
Course Description:
The focus of this course is the basic knowledge
of the rigorous frame of the probability theory and the objective is to
introduce the mathematical foundation of many basic statistical
concepts and methods to the students.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING, or
COMP1013 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING, or
GCIT1013 FOUNDATIONS OF C PROGRAMMING, or
AI1013 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, or
STAT2043 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING (FOR STAT STUDENTS), or
COMP3153 C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Course Description:
This course aims to provide the fundamentals and major concepts of design and principles for operating systems. Topics include an overview of the basic components of an operating system, mutual exclusion and synchronisation, deadlocks and starvation, implementation of processes and threads, resources scheduling algorithms, memory management, and file systems.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1023 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, or
DS2003 FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE SYSTEMS
Course Description:
This course teaches students
the basic concepts and theories in deep learning, some
state-of-the-art algorithm, codes and tools in a variety of computer
languages, and teaches students how to apply deep learning to real
world problems.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING, or
COMP1013 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING, or
GCIT1013 FOUNDATIONS OF C PROGRAMMING, or
STAT2043 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING (FOR STAT STUDENTS), or
AI1013 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, or
COMP3153 C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Course Description:
The course will provide an introduction to Machine Learning and its core models and algorithms. The aim of the course is to give the student the basic ideas and intuition behind modern machine learning methods as well as a bit more formal understanding of how, why, and when they work.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING
Course Description:
The aim of the course is to introduce a
cloud-based service for creating and managing machine learning
solutions. It’s designed to help students to leverage their existing
data processing and model development skills & frameworks.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1053 LINEAR ALGEBRA I or MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
MATH1103 CALCULUS or
MATH1073 CALCULUS I or
MATH1123 CALCULUS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Course Description:
This course is an undergraduate-level course in introduction to optimization for machine learning. The course will provide fundamental knowledge and modern approaches in optimization which are required for beginners in machine learning applications. Introduction to convex optimization models, rate of convergence, gradient descent, the Newton Method, coordinate descent, the Penalty-Based and Primal-Dual Methods will be discussed in the course.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course aims to enable students to
demonstrate an integrated understanding of AI algorithms systems
principles and techniques through solving real-life problems; gain
practical experience of developing and applying enabling
technologies, and acquire independent prob
# If students select a specific concentration, they must complete the final year's project for the specific concentration, i.e., students from AI in Business and Finance Concentration are required to complete a project using AI to solve a problem in Business and Finance, students from AI in Multimedia Concentration are required to complete a project using AI to solve a problem in Multimedia.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI4004 FINAL YEAR PROJECT I
Course Description:
This course aims to enable students to demonstrate an integrated understanding of AI algorithms systems principles and techniques through solving real-life problems; gain practical experience of developing and applying enabling technologies, and acquire independent problem solving skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
# If students select a specific concentration, they must complete the final year's project for the specific concentration, i.e., students from AI in Business and Finance Concentration are required to complete a project using AI to solve a problem in Business and Finance, students from AI in Multimedia Concentration are required to complete a project using AI to solve a problem in Multimedia.
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Course Description:
This course introduces the basic techniques in matrix algebra, which is the foundation for more advanced mathematics and statistics subjects. Major emphasis will be on the system of linear equations, linearly independence, and eigenvalue problems in finite dimensional vector spaces. Basic ideas and techniques on calculus will be introduced.
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Course Description:
Calculus for Science and Engineering introduces the differential and integral calculus for univariate functions. It emphasizes the basic ideas and concepts on limits, derivatives, antiderivatives, definite integral, simple differential equations and corresponding applications in natural science and engineering. It provides the foundations for more advanced quantitative courses for science and engineering student.
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Course Description:
This course addresses a variety of fundamental topics in computer science, including propositional and predicate logic, proof technique, set theory, combinatorics, graph theory, and Boolean algebra.
Students are required to take 7 courses (21 units) from the following course lists (the availability of major elective courses offered each semester is subject to faculty availability and minor adjustment):
1) Common Elective courses
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Course Description:
The course aims to present a multidisciplinary
forum and expose students to contemporary understanding on how
mental processes such as visual perceptions, memories, attentions,
languages and thoughts are implemented in our living brain, paving
the way for their future creative work and research in the field of
artificial intelligence.
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Course Description:
This course aims to illustrate lawful relations
between perceptual experiences and the physical world and to
develop models of the processes and mechanisms that produce these
connections. We will discuss fundamental problems in perception
and learn how the latest technology allows us to measure the brain's
responses to various sensory stimuli, and how conscious effort and
experience can affect these responses.
Pre-requisite(s):
COMP1013 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING, or
GCIT1013 FOUNDATIONS OF C PROGRAMMING, or
COMP2003 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS, or
AI2003 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHM ANALYSIS
Course Description:
This course aims to introduce students to the
concepts involved with autonomous robotic systems. The objective
of this course is to use a hands-on approach to introduce the basic
concepts in robotics, focusing on mobile robots.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS, and
AI2003 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHM ANALYSIS or
COMP2003 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS
Course Description:
Bayesian networks, also called belief networks or Bayes nets, are probabilistic graphical models for representing knowledge about an uncertain domain. This course aims to facilitate the students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively design, implement and apply Bayesian networks to solve real problems. The course will cover (a) Bayesian networks representations; (b) exact and approximate inference methods; (c) estimation of both the parameters and structure of graphical models. Students entering the class should have good Programming skills and knowledge of algorithms. Undergraduate-level knowledge of probability and statistics is required.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
The focus of this course is to provide the basic
concept and knowledge of Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT) and
how such cutting-edge technology can be applied and adopted in our
daily life and works. It teaches students the basic concept and
theories of Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT); the core AI enabling
technologies for the support of IAT; the major intelligent agents and
mobile agent applications; and the design and development of
intelligent agent and mobile agent applications with the adoption of
Java Agent Development Environment (JADE).
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
The primary objective of this course is to
exposes the students to the neural processes, biological substrates
and cognitive functions of the human brain, as well as up-to-date
neural methods in the neuroscience including brain imaging,
electrical measurement and stimulation of the brain, and eye-tracking
techniques. The course will also introduce computational algorithms
to examine and/or simulate simple neurocognition. Students will
develop an advanced understanding of the biological bases of neural
network, paving the way for their future creative work and research
in the field of artificial intelligence.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
The course is designed to introduce the most
important and basic concepts, methods, and tools used in
Bioinformatics which includes an introduction to Bioinformatics,
experience with select bioinformatics tools and databases currently
utilized in the life sciences.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
The artificial intelligence project allows
students to create a usable/public software system with technology in
artificial intelligence that can be used to show their professional
skills to potential employers. Students engage in an independent
problem-solving activity under the supervision of a faculty member
or with an industrial partner. The project demands careful planning
and creative application of underlying theories and enabling
technologies in artificial intelligence. A report, a software/hardware
system and an oral presentation are required for successful
completion of the project. The projects are drawn from real-world
problems and are conducted with industry, government, and/or
academic partners.
* Students can take only one of these ME courses, i.e., the “AI3083 Artificial Intelligence Project” and “AI4043 Artificial Intelligence Internship” courses, which could also be double counted as GE Capstone courses. These courses allow students to gain more practical experience by participating in the research projects of UIC staff or that of our industrial partners. Students will need to identify a teacher who is willing to serve as their project supervisor before registering for the course.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
The focus of this course will be on basic
semantic technologies including the principles of knowledge
representation and symbolic AI. This includes information encoding
via RDF triples, knowledge representation via ontologies with OWL,
efficiently querying knowledge graphs via SPARQL, latent
representation of knowledge in vector space, as well as knowledge graph applications in innovative AI systems such as semantic and
exploratory search engines.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI3013 MACHINE LEARNING
Course Description:
The course will provide an introduction to
reinforcement learning and its core models and algorithms.
Reinforcement learning is a computational approach to learning
whereby an agent tries to maximize the total amount of reward it
receives while interacting with a complex and uncertain environment.
The aim of the course is to give the student the basic ideas and
intuition behind modern reinforcement learning methods as well as a
bit more formal understanding of how, why, and when they work.
Recent progress for deep reinforcement learning and its applications
will be discussed
Pre-requisite(s):
AI3053 INTELLIGENT AGENT TECHNOLOGY
Course Description:
This course teaches students the concept and
theories of Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems (LSMAS); the core
technologies for the support of LSMAS; the state-of-art LSMAS
applications; and the design and development of LSMAS with the
adoption of Java Agent Development Environment (JADE) /
JaCaMo.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course will enable students in Artificial
Intelligence Programme to develop competencies expected of
professionals working in business, government or the broader
community. Students will be assigned to work in a designated
AI-related organization such as governmental department, public
institution, non-governmental organization, academic and/or research
institution, consultancy company, commercial laboratory, or any
other organization/company which has implemented AI technology
and management. During the intern period, students are expected to
apply their professional knowledge gained in the College into a real
situation; in addition, students are expected to develop their
professional working attitude, ethics, communication skill, team
working tactic, and any other specific skills at the host organization
in real situation.
* Students can take only one of these ME courses, i.e., the “AI3083 Artificial Intelligence Project” and “AI4043 Artificial Intelligence Internship” courses, which could also be double counted as GE Capstone courses. These courses allow students to gain more practical experience by participating in the research projects of UIC staff or that of our industrial partners. Students will need to identify a teacher who is willing to serve as their project supervisor before registering for the course.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course introduces various challenges and
opportunities in the Intelligent Internet of things. We discuss topics
such as perception and recognitions, RFID and NFC, wireless sensor
networks, storage of IoTs, security/privacy of IoTs, and applications.
Concepts and state-of-art progress on crowdsensing, passive sensing,
and sensor-cloud are also covered.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course introduces various challenges and
opportunities in 5G Networks and mobile computing. We discuss
topics such as wireless communication, 5G Networks, network
protocols and standards, ad-hoc networks, location awareness, sensing, application development. Concepts and state-of-art progress
in edge computing are also covered as part of the computational
model.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH2003 DISCRETE STRUCTURES
Course Description:
This course aims to introduce the fundamental
concepts in theoretical computer science. Topics include
deterministic and non-deterministic finite automata, regular
languages, context-free languages, Turing machines, Church’s thesis,
the halting problem, computability, and complexity. Also, the formal
relationships between machines, languages and grammars are
addressed.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
The aim of this course is to teach students how to create visualisations that effectively communicate the meaning behind data to an observer through visual perception. We will learn how a computer displays information using computer graphics, and how the human perceives that information visually. We will also study the forms of data, including quantitative and non-quantitative data, and how they are properly mapped to the elements of a visualisation to be perceived well by the observer. We will briefly overview some design elements for effective visualisation. The course will also cover with the integration of visualisation into database and data-mining systems to provide support for decision making, and the effective construction of a visualisation dashboard
Pre-requisite(s):
COMP2003 DATA STRUCTURE AND ALGORITHMS, and
DS2013 DATA PROCESSING WORKSHOP I or DS2043 DATA PROCESSING WORKSHOP I
Course Description:
The course is to introduce the latest development of big data analytics and concepts of mining massive datasets. It emphasizes big data analytical techniques which include Finding Similar Items, Mining Data Streams, Link Analysis, Frequent Itemsets, Association rules, Clustering over Massive Datasets, Advertising on the Web, Recommender Systems, Mining Social-Network Graphs, Dimensionality Reduction, and can motivate students to apply big data analytics in addressing problems in real world applications.
Pre-requisite(s):
DS2013 DATA PROCESSING WORKSHOP I or DS2043 DATA PROCESSING WORKSHOP I, and
MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
DS4023 MACHINE LEARNING
Course Description:
This course provides an overview of basic methods to developing state-of-the-art recommender systems. It introduces current algorithms for generating personalized recommendations. It discusses how to measure the effectiveness of recommender systems and illustrates the methods with practical case studies. It also covers emerging topics such as deep learning. It provides basic and state-of-the art technology to build real-world recommender systems. It equips students with some necessary skills for industry or for further study.
Pre-requisite(s):
MTH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA or
MTH1053 LINEAR ALGEBRA I, and
MATH 1063 LINEAR ALGEBRA II
Course Description:
Applied Linear Algebra and Dynamics aims to
provide some advanced topics and tools related to linear algebra. The
course will equipped students with advantages for subsequent
courses on data analysis and AI. It consists of orthogonal
polynomials, least squares approximation, discrete Fourier analysis
and fast Fourier transform, wavelet, positive definite matrices,
singular value decomposition, minimum principles, and linear
dynamics. It provides solid foundation for compression, optimization
theory, principle component analysis, model based data analysis,
Markov process and control.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1123 CALCULUS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, or
MATH1073 CALCULUS I, or
MATH1103 CALCULUS
Course Description:
This course introduces the differential and
integral calculus for multivariate functions. Advanced Calculus
provides the basics of analytic geometry for lines and planes,
curvatures for vector functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals,
infinite sequences and series, and second order differential equations.
Advanced Calculus severs the foundations for many advanced
courses and is usually a compulsory courses for most Programmes in
top graduate schools.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA or MATH1053 LINEAR ALGEBRA I, and
MATH1073 CALCULUS I or MATH1103 CALCULUS or MATH1123 CALCULUS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Course Description:
This course introduces basic concepts and
techniques of measuring theoretic probability. It introduces some
some basic stochastic processes, martingales and their applications,
and familiarises students with random variable and various
probability distributions from the perspective of measuring theoretic
probability theory.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course teaches the basic principles of
physics to explain the properties of heat, light, electricity, magnetism,
and quantum mechanics of atoms and then apply the principles to
study the functions of electronics, analytical instruments,
environmental monitoring instruments, solar panel, etc. In addition,
the impacts of important physical phenomena such as air movement,
light scattering by particulate matter, global warming, solar radiation,
radioactivity, etc. on the formation of environmental risks and
pollutions will be analysed. The basic principles of physics taught in
this course can be applied not only to Environmental Science, but also to other sciences and everyday life.
2) Concentration Elective Courses for AI in Business and Finance Concentration
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course is a survey of the introductory
concepts and techniques of game-theoretic analysis and their
applications. It offers a non-technical exposure to game theory with a
special emphasis on examples and applications drawn from science, economics, political and other fields in social sciences. As such, the
course focuses on the identification and analysis of archetypal
strategic situations frequently encountered in real-life experiences.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Course Description:
Decision theory studies the logic and the
mathematical properties of decision making under uncertainty.
Statistical decision theory focuses on the investigation of decision
making when uncertainty can be reduced by information acquired
through experimentation. This course is a survey of the introductory
concepts and techniques of decision theory and their applications
from a statistical perspective. The objective is to introduce many
basic concepts and methods of decision making to the students.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, or
MATH1063 LINEAR ALGEBRA II
Course Description:
This course is designed to
introduce theory of regression analysis and techniques which have
been used in data analysis; to emphasise recent developments in the
regression analysis such as statistical diagnostics and nonlinear
regression, and motivate students to analyse multivariate data with
the help of statistical packages such as MATLAB, R or SPSS.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
This course teaches students the basic theory
of Fintech and its underlying technologies including: Basic
Cryptography, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain Technology, Digital
Ledgers, Robo Advisor, etc. It also teaches students the usage of
contemporary Fintech development tools, real-time intelligent
financial system development tools, and software packages, and how
to apply Fintech and related technologies to develop intelligent
financial and banking systems.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH 1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Course Description:
This course aims to equip students with
knowledge and skills to design machines or classifiers than can
extract features and recognize patterns - understanding the basic
science, arts, algorithms, and technologies of pattern recognition.
The course focuses on mapping various real world problems into
pattern recognition frameworks, studying statistical pattern
recognition approaches, and experimenting with real world problems
to appreciate the methodologies of pattern analytics.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1023 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, or
COMP3013 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, or
EBIS3003 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
Course Description:
This course provides an overview of the
concepts and techniques in knowledge discovery and data mining.
The students are expected to have some ideas about some basic
knowledge discovery and data mining techniques, including
classification, clustering, data association and data warehouse.
Pre-requisite(s):
COMP1013 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING, or
GCIT1013 FOUNDATIONS OF C PROGRAMMING, or
AI1013 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, or
COMP2013 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, or
STAT2043 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING (FOR STAT STUDENTS), or
COMP3153 C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Course Description:
With the exponential growth of program trading in worldwide financial industry, Quantum Finance and its underlying technologies including quantum field theory and chaos theory become one of the hottest topics in the Fintech community. Many worldwide financial institutions and fund houses have the needs to recruit computer professionals with basic knowledge on quantum finance to develop intelligent financial systems. The objective of this course is to teach students the basic knowledge of quantum finance and its underlying theories and technologies including quantum field theory, chaos theory and chaotic neural networks and how to apply these technologies to finance industry to develop intelligent financial prediction and trading systems.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1063 LINEAR ALGEBRA II, or
MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA
Course Description:
This course provides an understanding of classical multivariate analysis and modern techniques in data mining which are useful for analysing both designed experiments and observational studies. Real data in social, life, and natural sciences are analysed using statistical packages such as R or MATLAB.
3) Concentration Elective Courses for AI in Multimedia Concentration
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Course Description:
This course introduces fundamentals of speech
processing in both time domain and frequency domain, speech
production and mechanics, characteristic parameters of speech,
vector quantization techniques, hidden Markov models, and neural
networks applied to speech coding, speech synthesis, statistical
speech recognition, and speech enhancement.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH 1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Course Description:
This course provides fundamentals of digital
images processing including basic image operations in both spatial
and frequency domains, image restoration, morphological image
processing, image segmentation and applications, human visual
system and colour image processing.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI1003 PYTHON PROGRAMMING, or
COMP1013 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING, or
GCIT1013 FOUNDATIONS OF C PROGRAMMING, or
STAT2043 STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING (FOR STAT STUDENTS), or
COMP3153 C++ PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
Course Description:
This course introduces ways to represent and
interpret human languages such as English and Chinese. We discuss
applications based on speech data including translation,
summarisation, information extraction, question answering and so on.
Concepts in machine learning and linguistics are also covered as part
of the computational model.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
AI2003 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHM ANALYSIS or
COMP2003 DATA STRUCTURES AND ALGORITHMS
Course Description:
This course covers basic concepts in computer
vision and pattern recognition. Topics include image sensing and
camera perception, 2D image analysis such as filters, edge detection
and Hough transform, pattern classification, physics-based vision,
stereo and motion, and solid model recognition. It concludes with
current trends and challenges in computer vision and pattern
recognition. Students will learn the essential mathematical
foundation and algorithms of computer vision, and the methods of
implementing these algorithms. Students will also gain practical
experience on these topics by using Matlab or Python.
Pre-requisite(s): None
Course Description:
In this course, students are introduced to the
fundamental theories and concepts of human-computer interaction
(HCI). Students will gain theoretical knowledge of and practical
experience in the fundamental aspects of human perception,
cognition, and learning as relates to the design, implementation, and
evaluation of interfaces. In addition to lectures, students will work on
individual and team assignments to design, implement, and evaluate
various interactive systems and user interfaces based on knowledge
culled from class material and additional research.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH 1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
Course Description:
This course aims to equip students with
knowledge and skills to design machines or classifiers than can
extract features and recognize patterns - understanding the basic
science, arts, algorithms, and technologies of pattern recognition.
The course focuses on mapping various real world problems into
pattern recognition frameworks, studying statistical pattern
recognition approaches, and experimenting with real world problems
to appreciate the methodologies of pattern analytics.
Pre-requisite(s):
MATH 1003 LINEAR ALGEBRA, and
AI2033 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS, and
AI3123 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
Course Description:
This course will introduce concepts and tasks
of multimedia data mining, algorithms, modelling, search evaluation,
and applications of multimedia data mining and analytics in our daily
life including web context extraction, content based image search for
cloth recommendation, video feature mining, video retrieval,
multimodal fusion, sentiment analysis and mining popular routes
from social media, in-house multimedia mining, biometric
multimedia data processing, detection of demographics and identity
in speech and writing, etc.
Pre-requisite(s):
AI3143 COMPUTER VISION, and
AI4063 PATTERN RECOGNITION
Course Description:
This course covers concepts in design and
implementation of intelligent vision systems. Topics include
hardware and software structure of intelligent vision systems,
principles of intelligent vision systems. By exploring the current
popular vision systems, such as distributed surveillance video
systems, self-driving vision systems, industrial vision inspection
systems, robot arm vision systems, students will learn the essential
theories and practices of intelligent vision systems. This course will
also conclude with current trends and challenges in design the
intelligent vision systems.
All students should complete 37 units of University Core courses to fulfil the graduation requirements.
All students should complete 18 units of General Education (GE) Courses to fulfil the graduation requirements.
The 18 units of Free Electives could be used by students to (a) spend a semester abroad; (b) take a minor or (c) take more courses offered by the teaching units.
The curriculum is particularly relevant for the 2022 cohort students. Other students please refer to https://ar.uic.edu.cn/current_students/student_handbook/programme_handbook.htm