November 6, 2007
Ingrid Russell, professor of computer science in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a $250,00 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop and test teaching materials related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Machine learning involves the development of systems or programs that improve their performance based on experience. The project, funded by NSF’s Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, aims to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
“We are delighted that our project was selected for funding by a highly competitive program at NSF,” says Russell. “The project is already impacting the way the introductory AI courses are being taught at many colleges. It is introducing students to an increasingly important research area in computer science and providing an opportunity for them to apply AI problem-solving techniques to real-world applications.”
Russell, the lead principal investigator, will work on the project with co-Principal Investigator Zdravko Markov of the Computer Science Department at Central Connecticut State University. They will work with 20 scholars from a broad range of universities who will focus on the integration of research and education. Their work will involve applications to network security, game playing, computational chemistry, robotics, vision, pattern recognition, data mining and more.
Russell, who also serves as associate editor of the International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Intelligent Systems.
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