Advanced Problem Solving and Search
From International Center for Computational Logic
Advanced Problem Solving and Search
Course with SWS 2/2/0 (lecture/exercise/practical) in WS 2023
Lecturer
Tutor
SWS
- 2/2/0
Modules
Examination method
- Written exam
- Oral exam
Problem solving and search is a central topic in Artificial Intelligence. This course presents several techniques to solve in general difficult problems.
The course covers the following topics:
- Basic Concepts
- Uninformed vs Informed Search
- Local Search, Stochastic Hill Climbing, Simulated Annealing
- Tabu Search
- Evolutionary Algorithms, Genetic Algorithms
- Answer Set Programming
- Constraint Satisfaction Problems
- Structural Decomposition Techniques (Tree/Hypertree Decompositions)
The course does not cover topics in the area of Machine Learning and Neural Networks.
NOTE: This course was previously named Problem Solving and Search in Artificial Intelligence. The contents of former PSSAI and APSS are identical, and therefore students can only take one of the two courses.
Learning Outcomes
- The students should identify why typical AI problems are difficult to solve
- The students will analyze different algorithms and methods for AI problems and identify when their application is appropriate
- The connections between the (graph) structure and the complexity of a problem should become clear, as well as which methods can be used to tackle the problem
- In the tutorials, the students will analyze different problems and develop solutions for them.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of theoretical computer science and Logic.
- Good English skills: teaching will be exclusively in English.
Organisation
The goals can be acquired by studying the lecture material and solving the exercises of the tutorials.
The slides of the lectures and exercises of the tutorials will be uploaded in OPAL, for each corresponding session. We invite you to use the forum to ask questions and share your exercise solutions.
Please, register for the course on the OPAL site: https://bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/41672212497
Exam
Key information: There are two forms of examination:
Students of the CMS master and exchange students:
- There will be a written exam. Dates and information will follow during the semester. There is no possibility to take the exam remotely.
- You must register in Selma or with your examination office.
Students with complex examinations:
- Please, schedule your oral exams with Ramona Behling (ramona.behling@tu-dresden.de).
- Stuart J. Russell and Peter Norvig. "Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach" (3. edition ). Pearson Education, 2010.
- Zbigniew Michalewicz and David B. Fogel. "How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics", volume 2. Springer, 2004.
- Martin Gebser, Benjamin Kaufmann Roland Kaminski, and Torsten Schaub. "Answer Set Solving in Practice". Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2012.
- Michael Gelfond and Vladimir Lifschitz. "Classical negation in logic programs and disjunctive databases". New Generation Comput., 9(3–4):365–386, 1991.
- A.E. Eiben and J.E. Smith. "Introduction to Evolutionary Computing", Springer, 2003.
- Thomas Hammerl, Nysret Musliu and Werner Schafhauser. "Metaheuristic Algorithms and Tree Decomposition", Handbook of Computational Intelligence, pp 1255–1270, Springer, 2015.
- Hans L. Bodlaender, Arie M.C.A. Koster. "Treewidth computations I. Upper bounds", Comput. 208(2): 259–275, 2010.
- Georg Gottlob, Nicola Leone, and Francesco Scarcello. "Hypertree decompositions and tractable queries", Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 64(3):579–627, 2002. ISSN 0022-0000.
- Artan Dermaku, Tobias Ganzow, Georg Gottlob, Ben McMahan, Nysret Musliu, and Marko Samer. "Heuristic methods for hypertree decomposition", In Alexander Gelbukh and Eduardo F. Morales, editors, MICAI 2008: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, volume 5317 of LNCS, pages 1–11. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. ISBN 978-3-540-88635-8.
Subscribe to events of this course (icalendar)
| Lecture | Introduction | DS2, October 17, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Lecture | Informed vs. Uninformed Search | DS2, October 24, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 1 (Traditional Search) | DS4, October 26, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 1 (Traditional Search) | DS3, October 30, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | Local Search | DS2, November 7, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 2 (Local Search) | DS4, November 9, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 2 (Local Search) | DS3, November 13, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | Tabu Search | DS2, November 14, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 3 (Tabu Search) | DS4, November 16, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 3 (Tabu Search) | DS3, November 20, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | Evolutionary Algorithms | DS2, November 21, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 4 (Evolutionary Algorithms) | DS4, November 23, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 4(Evolutionary Algorithms) | DS3, November 27, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | ASP I | DS2, November 28, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 5 (ASP I) | DS4, November 30, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 5 (ASP I) | DS3, December 4, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | ASP II | DS2, December 5, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 6 (ASP II) | DS4, December 7, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 6 (ASP II) | DS3, December 11, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | ASP III | DS2, December 12, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 7 (ASP III) | DS4, December 14, 2023 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 7 (ASP III) | DS3, December 18, 2023 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | CSP | DS2, December 19, 2023 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 8 (CSP) | DS4, January 4, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 8 (CSP) | DS3, January 8, 2024 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | Structural Decompositions I | DS2, January 9, 2024 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 9 (Structural Decompositions I) | DS4, January 11, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 9 (Structural Decompositions I) | DS3, January 15, 2024 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | Structural Decompositions II | DS2, January 16, 2024 in SCH/A215 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 10 (Structural Decompositions II) | DS4, January 18, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial 10 (Structural Decompositions II) | DS3, January 22, 2024 in BAR0E85 | |
| Lecture | Q&A | DS2, January 23, 2024 in SCH/A215 |
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