Artificial Intelligence
Specializations
As an AI Master's student you can choose between four specializations.
Cognitive Science
Immerse yourself in the multidisciplinary study of mind and cognition. Researchers in cognitive science come from a wide range of backgrounds, including psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, philosophy, mathematics and neuroscience. They all share the common goal of gaining a deeper understanding of the human mind, for both theoretical and practical purposes.
Human Ambience
In this specialization, you will learn how to model both mental and physiological processes of human functioning at a detailed level. An example is the modeling of the mental and physical states associated with depression or the physical state of an athlete. You will also gain experience in integrating such knowledge within dedicated applications that support humans in their daily functioning, making these systems truly aware of human functioning.
Intelligent Systems Design
This specialization is concerned with systems that perceive, reason, learn and act intelligently. You will study the architecture, components, modules, representations and interfaces of intelligent systems. You will learn about evolutionary algorithms and self-organization. Additionally, you will gain insight into structured representations of knowledge and how machines can reason with it. Importantly, learning means doing. You will build such systems as part of your course work.
Webscience
The Web has changed the way we live, work, do business, communicate, socialize, and do research. Web Science is a growing field that looks at the Web as an object of study. How is it built? How to design applications for it? How to use it for business? For art? For science? What is its social dimension? We need that understanding to make informed decisions about Web technology and its impact. You will connect your knowledge about web technology to other disciplines, including social science, economics, multimedia and communication science.
