Informatics: AIAI: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research

Course Overview

Pursue your ambitions in engineering and technology with the PhD Informatics: AIAI: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research at The University of Edinburgh. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 3-year full-time and part-time structure. At the Artificial Intelligence and its Applications Institute (AIAI), we enable computer systems to reproduce and complement human abilities, work with people and support collaboration between humans. We conduct world-leading research in the foundations of Artificial Intelligence, for example, in: - knowledge representation and reasoning - emergence of meaning - theory and ontology change - creativity - computer-based proof We also research its applications to intelligent systems, for example: - autonomous and multi-agent systems - social computation - scientific col... A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 94% student satisfaction rating, a median graduate salary of £37,000 within three years, and a 90% continuation rate.

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Tuition Fees & Funding

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