ME536 DESIGN OF INTELLIGENT MACHINES
| Course Code: | 5690536 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AHMET BUĞRA KOKU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course content aims to introduce the students to Machine Learning basics through discussing following topics: High dimensional data analysis, dimension redution, feature vector extraction, data similarity, morphological image processing, graph search, data clustering, shallow fully connected neural networks, deep convolutional neural networks.
Course Content
Application areas of intelligent machinery. Perception of environment. Machine/ computer vision. Artificial intelligence. Expert systems for design. Programming and programming languages. Design of intelligent machines. Case studies. (F)
Course Learning Outcomes
After successfully completeing this course the students should be able to:
- Analyze high dimensional low rank data through dimension reduction
- Apply morphological operators to color images to find regions / shapes of interest
- Cluster data using methods such as: k-means, hierarchical clustering and spectral clustering
- Have a basic understanding of what graphs are, use different methods to conduct search on a graph
- Setup a fully connected neural network or a convolutional neural network and train it using labeled data
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Acquires the fundamental scientific knowledge required to analyze and solve advanced-level problems in the field of mechanical engineering. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gains the competence to utilize advanced engineering mathematics methods in the formulation, analysis, and solution of engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Conducts literature reviews using printed and online sources, analyzes the collected literature, and identifies the current state-of-the-art in the relevant scientific field. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Demonstrates the ability to prepare and deliver a seminar on a technical subject. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Develops the ability to conduct independent research on a specific topic and solve advanced engineering problems. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Contributes to the national and/or international body of knowledge through original research. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Gains the competence to effectively communicate the process and results of research conducted on a specific subject through scientifically structured written reports and oral presentations. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Acquires the ability to publish research findings as articles in national and/or international scientific journals and/or present them as papers at conferences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Acts in accordance with universal principles of research and publication ethics. | ✔ | |||