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 2024
Lecturer
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/46238597126
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 our secretary (cl@tu-dresden.de) after registering in Selma.
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- 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.
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- 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 15, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Lecture | Informed vs. Uniformed Search | DS2, October 22, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 1 (Traditional Search) | DS4, October 24, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 1 (Traditional Search) | DS4, October 28, 2024 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | Local Search | DS2, October 29, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 2 (Local Search) | DS4, November 14, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 2 (Local Search) | DS4, November 18, 2024 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | Tabu Search | DS2, November 19, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 3 (Tabu Search) | DS4, November 21, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 3 (Tabu Search) | DS4, November 25, 2024 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | Evolutionary Algorithms | DS2, November 26, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 4 (EA) | DS4, November 28, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 4 (EA) | DS4, December 2, 2024 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | ASP I | DS2, December 3, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 5 (ASP I) | DS4, December 5, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 5 (ASP I) | DS4, December 9, 2024 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | ASP II | DS2, December 10, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 6 (ASP II) | DS4, December 12, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 6 (ASP II) | DS4, December 16, 2024 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | ASP III | DS2, December 17, 2024 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 7 (ASP III) | DS4, December 19, 2024 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 7 (ASP III) | DS4, January 6, 2025 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | CSP | DS2, January 7, 2025 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 8 (CSP) | DS4, January 9, 2025 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 8 (CSP) | DS4, January 13, 2025 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | Structural Decompositions I | DS2, January 14, 2025 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 9 (TD I) | DS4, January 16, 2025 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 9 (TD I) | DS4, January 20, 2025 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | Structural Decompositions II | DS2, January 21, 2025 in GÖR/0226/H | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Thu 10 (TD II) | DS4, January 23, 2025 in APB E005 | |
| Exercise | Tutorial Gr-Mo 10 (TD II) | DS4, January 27, 2025 in TOE/317/H | |
| Lecture | Q&A | DS2, January 28, 2025 in GÖR/0226/H |
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