HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EEE 41 INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM DESIGN (AUGUST 2015)
Lecturer: Mr. T. Chamunorwa
FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION OF AI
Introduction
Definitions
KNOWLEDGE-BASED INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
Intelligent machines and what they can do.
Artificial intelligence from the Dark Ages to knowledge-based systems
What is knowledge?
Knowledge representation techniques
Rules as a knowledge representation technique
UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT IN EXPERT SYSTEMS
Introduction to uncertainty
Bayesian reasoning
Certainty factors theory and evidential reasoning
Comparison of Bayesian reasoning and certainty factors
FUZZY EXPERT SYSTEMS
Introduction to fuzzy thinking
Fuzzy sets
Linguistic variables and hedges
Operations of fuzzy sets
Fuzzy rules
Fuzzy inference
Building a fuzzy expert system
MACHINE LEARNING
Introduction to learning
Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks
Introduction to Evolutionary Computation
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING AND DATA MINING
Introduction to knowledge engineering
How to find the tools that will work for my problem
Data mining and knowledge discovery

METHODOLOGY
The course will follow the selected subjects as listed on the course
description. Additional theory
and examples will be given and discussed in class as much as time
permits. Please note that lecture materials are NOT solely based on the
required texts and lecture notes, so students are responsible for following
up the lecture in order to prepare themselves for the exams.

Students are responsible for the reading the text, handouts, lecture
presentations, and conducting group discussions.
Students are responsible for following up and keeping track of the
in-class lecture
materials.
Students are responsible for finding and reading additional books,
papers, examples, etc. in order to gain more understanding of the
materials discussed in the lectures.

Student Evaluation:
i) Theoretical Course work

25%

Assignment

10%

Test

15%

ii) Final Exam

Exam total

75%
100%

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Negnevitsky, Michael (2004), Artificial Intelligence A Guide to Intelligent

Systems (Second Edition), Harlow, UK, Addison Wesley, ISDN 0321204662.
Luger, G.F (2004) Artificial Intelligence: Structures & Strategies for
Complex Problem Solving (Fifth Edition). London: Addison-Wesley.
Callan, Rob (2003), Artificial Intelligence, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK,
Palgrave MacMillan
Patrick H Winston, (1992), Artificial Intelligence (Third Edition), Reading
(MASS): Addison-Wesley Publishers Co.