Introduction to Expert Systems

This course will include the essential elements of artificial intelligence (AI) ;knowledge representation, search techniques, heuristic, typical problems and colution methodologies which constitute the less-than-precise definition of AI which exists today.  Current practical uses of AI in information management and decision-support systems (such as intelligent agents, neural networks, and search engines) will be discused and their relative merits/success rates evaluated.  A potential application will be proposed and presented by the students.