Smart Systems Stream

 
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The BSc Computer Science (Smart Systems) program is not available to new CS Major students.

Existing students in the program can still complete their degree.

New students interested in this field should explore consider completing a concentration in Artificial Intelligence.
 
Why study Smart Systems?

Computing devices are everywhere. As they are being embedded in more and more everyday products and services, there is an increasing demand for such computing to understand and adapt to both user needs and requests, as well as dynamic real-world environments in a more human-like and human-comprehensible fashion. Handling the complexity and uncertainty that characterizes both human beings and dynamic real-world environments in a manner that is efficient, robust, and intelligent requires special techniques. Many of those techniques are both inspired by, and operate well within, limits imposed by nature.

The aim of the Smart Systems stream is to give an overview of the growing body of algorithmic and mathematical techniques that have proven practical in allowing computer systems to deal intelligently with the complexities and uncertainties of both human beings and the real world in an efficient and robust manner.

Smart Systems Courses
Core (all required)
COMP 3200: Algorithmic Techniques for Artificial Intelligence
COMP 3201: Introduction to Nature-Inspired Computing
COMP 3202: Introduction to Machine Learning
Plus one of:
COMP 3301: Visual Computing and Applications
COMP 3401: Introduction to Data Mining
COMP 3550: Introduction to Bioinformatics 
Electives (two required)
COMP 4301: Computer Vision
COMP 4303: Artificial Intelligence in Computer Games
COMP 4750: Introduction to Natural Language Processing
COMP 4766: Introduction to Autonomous Robotics 
Required Courses to Complete the Major (Smart Systems)

As a component of the Degree Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Science, for the CS Major (Smart Systems) you must complete the following courses:

  1. Forty-five credit hours in computer science:
    1. Computer Science 1001, 1002, 1003, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
    2. Computer Science 3200, 3201, 3202 and one of 3301, 3401 or 3550; and
    3. Six additional credit hours in Computer Science courses selected from Computer Science 4301, 4303, 4750, 4766.  Some of these courses require the completion of prerequisites that are not themselves part of the major.
  2. Mathematics 1000, 1001, 2000, 2050, and Statistics 2500 or 2550.