IIT Kanpur Invited Applications For Online Course In Artificial Intelligence With Certificate

IIT Kanpur has invited interested students and professionals to apply for an Online Course in Introduction to Artificial Intelligence which can be completed in 6 weeks. The course provides participants with an understanding of basic techniques for building intelligent computer systems and an idea of ​​how artificial intelligence is applied to problems. The course covers introduction to formal logic, types of logic, properties of logical systems, proposition logic, syntax, semantics, implications and models.

At the end of the course, participants will undergo a final assessment as well as homework assigned to them for better learning throughout the duration of online learning. Only students who successfully complete all homework and pass the assessment will receive certificates of completion from the E & ICT Academy at IIT Kanpur, which is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. (MeitY) and the institute. Students who do not complete the course or leave it halfway will not receive any certificates, the institute says.

Who Can Take the IIT Kanpur Artificial Intelligence Online Course?

The course could be beneficial for the following participants:

• Students taking professional postgraduate or postgraduate courses related to computer science or information technology.
• Professors or faculties of computer science and engineering.
• IT professionals, who wish to acquire new skills or improve their existing skills by learning artificial intelligence concepts.

What will the IIT Kanpur online course on Artificial Intelligence cover?

Some of the concepts that will be covered in the course are as follows:

• What is artificial intelligence: some definitions?
• Can machines think?
• What is arithmetic (vs. artificial intelligence)?
• What are the basic ideas of representation and reasoning?
• Introduction to knowledge representation and reasoning
• What are the other ideas in knowledge representation and reasoning?
• What is the history of artificial intelligence (in brief)?
• What is the hypothesis of the physical symbol system?
• What are the important characteristics of intelligent agents?
• Introduction to formal logic
• Propositional logic: language, semantics and reasoning, etc.

How to Apply for the IIT Kanpur Online Course on Artificial Intelligence?

Interested and eligible applicants should apply on the E & ICT Academy website at IIT Kanpur. The course costs Rs 4,237 plus GST and will be delivered entirely online. Those who wish to register for the course are invited to go through the official site for more information.