Computer Science 383 - Artificial Intelligence
Spring
2026
01
3.00
Matthew Rattigan
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
76916
Computer Science Labs E110
rattigan@cs.umass.edu
The course explores key concepts of artificial intelligence, including state-space and heuristic search techniques, game playing, knowledge representation, automated planning, reasoning under uncertainty, decision theory and machine learning. We will examine how these concepts are applied in the context of several applications.
Open to juniors and seniors in Computer Science or Informatics. COMPSCI 383 pre-req SOME KNOWLEDGE OF PYTHON IS ASSUMED FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO USE COMPSCI 187 IN PLACE OF THE CICS 210 PREREQUISITE VIA OVERRIDE. STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/academics/course-overrides