CSE 574: Planning & Learning Methods in AI (Fall 2023)

Lecture Details

Days: Friday
Duration: 1:30 PM - 4:15 PM (Aug 18 - Dec 01)
Lecture Hall: Lattie Coor Hall 174 (Tempe)
Submissions: Canvas
Syllabus: Course Syllabus
Live Lecture: Zoom Link provided in Canvas
Contact info: atricham@asu...

Description

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of planning and learning methods in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Students will gain a deep understanding of how AI systems can make informed decisions, strategize effectively, and adapt in dynamic environments. The course covers both theoretical foundations and practical applications of planning and learning algorithms, empowering students with the skills to design intelligent systems capable of autonomous decision-making. Topics include reasoning about time and action, plan synthesis and execution, sequential decision support, and reinforcement learning.

Prerequisites :

It is highly recommended that students complete CSE 471: Introduction to AI or CSE 475: Foundations of Machine Learning in order to be successful in this course.

Course Schedule:

WEEK	LECTURE	IMPORTANT DATES	NOTES
Week 1 08/18/2023	Intro to decision-making		Week 1 Lecture
Week 2 08/25/2023	Myopic planning Pytorch Tutorial		Week 2 Lecture Pytorch Tutorial Additional Reading : Algorithms for Optimization:Section 15, Section 16
Week 3 09/01/2023	Myopic planning Robot Planning tutorial		Week 3 Lecture ROS Tutorial
Week 4 09/08/2023	Non-myopic planning and reinforcement learning	Assignment 1 released: 6th Sept	Assignment 1 code files Week 4 Lecture Assignment 1 Part A solutions
Week 5 09/15/2023	Non-myopic planning and reinforcement learning		Week 5 Lecture Additional Reading : SayCan
Week 6 09/22/2023	Imitation learning for decision-making	Assignment 1 Due Date: 19th Sept Assignment 2 released: 20th Sept	Week 6 Lecture Assignment 2 Guidelines
Week 7 09/29/2023	Imitation learning for decision-making	Project team formation and idea Due date: 25th Sept Project Proposal Presentation : 29th Sept	Week 7 Lecture Project Guidelines Project Report Template
Week 8 10/06/2023	Human-in-the-loop planning		Week 8 Lecture Additional Reading : InstructGPT
Week 9 10/13/2023	Human-in-the-loop planning	Assignment 2 Part 1: Due on 13th Oct Assignment 2 Part 2: Due on 15th Oct	Week 9 Lecture Student Presentations- RL algorithms
Week 10 10/20/2023	Task and Motion planning		Week 10 Lecture
Week 11 10/27/2023	Task and Motion planning	Project Progress Presentation : 27th Oct
Week 12 11/03/2023	Multiagent planning and decision-making under uncertainty
Week 13 11/10/2023	Veterans Day Observed (Classes excused/University closed)
Week 14 11/17/2023	Classical planning and hierarchical planning/learning	Assignment 3 released: 12th Nov
Week 15 11/24/2023	Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (Classes excused/University closed)	Assignment 3 Due Date: 27th Nov
Week 16 12/01/2023	Project presentations	Final Project Presentations : 1st Dec Final Project Report : 3rd Dec	Project Guidelines