Week | Lecture | Date | Topic | Reading | Further Reading |
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2 | 1 | 01/31 | Weak AI vs. strong AI, symbolic AI and logic-based agents, behavioral AI and reactive agents | Chap. 3.1, 5.1-5.2 | 02/01: Last day to add/drop |
2 | 02/02 | Practical reasoning agents, BDI agent model, implementation of practical reasoning agents | Chap. 4.1-4.5 | ||
4 | 3 | 02/14 | Hybrid agents, horizontal layering vs. vertical layering; Multi-agent systems and agent properties | Chap. 5.3, 2.1-2.3 |
TouringMachines (244K) |
4 | 02/16 | Multiagent interactions: the prisoner's dilemma, utility function, payoff matrix |
Chap. 6.1-6.2 |
A Roadmap of agent research and development (188K, 32 pages) |
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6 | 5 | 02/28 | Game theory, dominant strategies, Nash equilibrium, revisit: the prisoner's dilemma | Chap. 6.3-6.5 Link:gametheory.net |
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6 | 03/02 | Symmetric 2X2 interactions, pure strategy vs. mixed strategy, zero-sum games | Chap. 6.6, Handout: game theory |
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7 | 7 | 03/07 | mixed strategies, mixed equilibirum, interpretation of mixed strategy probabilities | Handout: lecture notes | Lecture notes on game theory |
8 | -- | 03/14 | Spring vacation |
For a detailed course description and syllabus, please refer to the CIS 563 Course Homepage.