Introduction to AI:
1. Foundations of AI:
- Overview of artificial intelligence
- History and evolution of AI
- AI applications in various domains
2. Problem Solving and Search:
- Problem-solving methodologies
- Search algorithms (e.g., depth-first, breadth-first, A*)
- Heuristic search and informed search
3. Knowledge Representation:
- Predicate logic and propositional logic
- Semantic networks and frames
- Ontologies and knowledge graphs
4. Machine Learning Basics:
- Supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning
- Training data, features, and labels
- Model evaluation and performance metrics
Machine Learning and Deep Learning:
5. Supervised Learning:
- Linear regression
- Classification algorithms (e.g., logistic regression, decision trees)
- Support vector machines
- Neural networks and deep learning
6. Unsupervised Learning:
- Clustering algorithms (e.g., K-means, hierarchical clustering)
- Dimensionality reduction (e.g., PCA)
- Association rule mining
7. Reinforcement Learning:
- Markov decision processes (MDPs)
- Q-learning and policy gradients
- Deep reinforcement learning
- Applications in robotics and gaming
Natural Language Processing (NLP):
8. NLP Fundamentals:
- Text preprocessing (tokenization, stemming, lemmatization)
- Named entity recognition (NER)
- Part-of-speech tagging
9. Text Classification and Sentiment Analysis:
- Document classification
- Sentiment analysis techniques
- Text summarization
10. Machine Translation and Language Generation:
- Machine translation models (e.g., Seq2Seq)
- Language generation with recurrent and transformer models
- Chatbots and conversational AI
Computer Vision:
11. Image Processing:
- Image enhancement and filtering
- Feature extraction (e.g., edge detection)
- Object detection and image segmentation
12. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs):
- CNN architecture and components
- Transfer learning with pre-trained CNNs
- Image recognition and classification
13. Object Recognition and Tracking:
- Object detection frameworks (e.g., YOLO, Faster R-CNN)
- Object tracking algorithms
- Image-based localization and mapping
AI Ethics and Applications:
14. Ethical AI and Bias:
- Bias in AI algorithms
- Fairness, transparency, and accountability
- Ethical AI design and guidelines
15. AI in Healthcare and Medicine:
- Medical image analysis
- Disease diagnosis and prediction
- Drug discovery and personalized medicine
16. AI in Autonomous Systems:
- Autonomous vehicles
- Drone technology and applications
- Robotics and automation
Advanced AI Topics:
17. Deep Learning Architectures:
- Generative adversarial networks (GANs)
- Recurrent neural networks (RNNs)
- Transformers and attention mechanisms
18. AI for Natural Language Understanding:
- Question answering systems
- Coreference resolution
- Contextual embeddings (e.g., BERT)
19. AI Research and Projects:
- Research methodologies in AI
- AI project development and implementation
- Capstone projects and research papers