Intelligent Systems

Key Faculty: Don Brown

Area Description: Intelligent decision systems are computer-based mathematical/logical models that either make decisions or aid humans in making decisions. These models integrate formal reasoning from normative decision theories, principles of human judgment and decision-making from cognitive theories, representational schemes from artificial intelligence, and computational schemes from neural networks and optimization. Furthermore, they mine and utilize databases, harness knowledge of experts, recognize complex patterns, learn in dynamic environments, and incorporate value structures of decision makers. Various applied system configurations are possible, and, depending upon the dominant feature and purpose, they are called decision aiding systems, decision support systems, knowledge-based (expert) systems, or just decision systems.
Potential Courses: partial listing, see Key Faculty for details
SYS 616Knowledge-Based Systems
SYS 716Artificial Intelligence
SYS 614Decision Analysis
SYS 742Heuristic Search
SYS 730Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Comm 768Database Management Systems
Comm 769Advanced Systems Design
Comm 785Expert Systems
CS 661Design and Analysis of Algorithms
CS 662Database Systems
CS 685Software Engineering
EE 781Pattern Recognition
EE 782Advanced Computer Vision
EE 884Neural Networks
GBUS 890Management Decision Models
PSYC 533Neural Network Models of Cognition and Brain Computation
PSYC 544Theories of Cognitive Development
PHIL 543Advanced Logic
PHIL 833, 834Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 841, 842Advanced Logic and Foundations of Mathematics
Example Concentration Areas

A student interested in any area has the ability to customize his course selection to fit his concentration. Possible concentrations within Intelligent Systems include:

Artificial Intelligence

SYS 616
SYS 716
SYS 614
SYS 742
COMM 785
EE 884
PSYC 544

 Nueral Networks

SYS 616
SYS 742
CS 661
EE 884
EE 781
PSYC 533
Decision Support Systems

SYS 616
SYS 614
SYS 730
COMM 768
CS 662
CS 685


Job Opportunities

This "concentration" is by definition the broadest since management positions are required in all companies and industries.