IIT Madras invites applications for free online course on artificial intelligence

The course will be conducted from January 24 to March 8, 2022, and carries two credit points.  

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has invited applications for a new free online course called Artificial Intelligence: Constraint Satisfaction Problems that can be completed in eight weeks. The course will be offered through the National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) platform.  

The course is free to enrol and learn from. However, if candidates want an e-certificate with logos of IIT Madras and NPTEL, they will have to pay INR 1,000 and pass an examination. The course will be conducted by Deepak Khemani from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Madras. It will cover the following topics: 

• Constraint  satisfaction problems (CSP), examples. 
• Constraint  networks, equivalent and projection networks. 
• Constraint  propagation, arc consistency, path consistency,i-consistency. 
• Directional  consistency and graph ordering, backtrack free search, adaptive  consistency. 
• Search  methods for solving CSPs, lookahead methods, dynamic variable and  value ordering. 
• Lookback  methods, Gaschnig’s back jumping, graph based back jumping,  conflict directed back jumping. Combing lookahead with look back,  learning. 
• Model  based systems, model based diagnosis, truth maintenance systems,  planning as CSP. Wrapping up. 

Eligibility criteria 

Both undergraduate and postgraduate students pursuing computer science or any degree can take up this course. Professionals and other interested participants with a pre-requisite knowledge in basics of computer science can also apply for this course. It is preferable for participants to have taken two other free online courses offered by IIT Madras namely AI: Search Methods for Problem Solving and AI: Knowledge Representation and Reasoning. 

The course will be conducted from January 24 to March 8, 2022, and carries two credit points. Participants will receive a certificate only if they obtain an average assignment score of 10 out of 25 and an average exam score of 30 out of 75.  

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