BS Artificial Intelligence

BS Artificial Intelligence

The computing field has created impact in almost every aspect of human life. During the past couple of decades,computing has not only developed as a discipline itself but it has also accelerated the advancement in other disciplines. Different sub-domains have been emerging in computing with the passage of time, like computer science, software engineering etc. A recent major development in computing is emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This can be mainly contributed to the availability of abundance of data and capability to capture and process this huge amount of data. The AI has created huge impact in different walks of life including medical, business, entertainment and many others. As a subject, AI has evolved resulting Artificial,Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks. A recent advancement in AI is the Reinforcement Learning. All these developments in AI have resulted in amazing products in image processing, computer vision, voice recognition, natural language processing and many others.In order to keep pace with the rest of the world and to prepare a trained workforce in this important and emerging field, the Department of Software Engineering plans to offer a bachelor degree in AI, that is, BS(AI). The program has been structured after number of meetings among different stakeholders from industry and academia. The degrees being offered at different schools of the world have been studied, evaluated and discussed.In order to make it compatible with the requirements of regulators, the degree has been mainly structured as per the guidelines of computing council. On the other hand, the contents, delivery and evaluations have been made competitive with the top institutions of the world. After a thorough working in the structuring of degree, it is believed that the BS(AI) program offered at CUST will create a difference and huge impact in the market in the years to come.

Admission Requirements

Higher Secondary School Certificate or equivalent securing at least 50% marks in aggregate with Mathematics.
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Degree Requirements

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Each candidate for the BS Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree is required to successfully earn 137 credit hours (Cr. Hrs.) as per the following detail:

Area	Cr. Hrs.
a) General Education	34
b) Major Courses	73
c) Allied Courses	12
d) Elective Courses	09
e) Capstone Project	06
f) Internship	03
Total	137

General Courses (34 Cr. Hrs.)

Course Title	Code	Cr. Hrs.
Functional English	AIG1113	3
Expository Writing	AIG1123	3
Islamic Studies/Ethics	AIG1012	2
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	AIG1022	2
Personal Grooming	AIG2212	2
Applied Physics	AIG1312	2
Applied Physics Lab	AIG1311	1
Sociology	AIG1412	2
Calculus and Analytical Geometry	AIG1513	3
Discrete Structures	AIG1573	3
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies	AIG1612	2
Applications of Information and Communication Technologies Lab	AIG1611	1
Entrepreneurship	AIG2712	2
Civics and Professional Ethics	AIG2812	2
Fehm-ul-Quran I	AIG1021	1
Fehm-ul-Quran II	AIG1031	1
Pakistan Studies	AIG1032	2

Major Courses (73 Cr. Hrs.)

Course Title	Code	Cr. Hrs.
Introduction to Programming	AI1133	3
Introduction to Programming Lab	AI1131	1
Object Oriented Programming	AI1143	3
Object Oriented Programming Lab	AI1141	1
Database Systems	AI2313	3
Database Systems Lab	AI2311	1
Digital Logic Design	AI2512	2
Digital Logic Design Lab	AI2511	1
Data Structures	AI2143	3
Data Structures Lab	AI2141	1
Information Security	AI3712	2
Information Security Lab	AI3711	1
Artificial Intelligence	AI2812	2
Artificial Intelligence Lab	AI2811	1
Computer Networks	AI3772	2
Computer Networks Lab	AI3771	1
Software Engineering	AI3223	3
Computer Organization & Assembly Language	AI3522	2
Computer Organization & Assembly Language Lab	AI3521	1
Operating Systems	AI2412	2
Operating Systems Lab	AI2411	1
Analysis of Algorithms	AI3163	3
Programming for Artificial Intelligence	AI2822	2
Programming for Artificial Intelligence Lab	AI2821	1
Machine Learning	AI3812	2
Machine Learning Lab	AI3811	1
Artificial Neural Networks & Deep Learning	AI3842	2
Artificial Neural Networks & Deep Learning Lab	AI3841	1
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning	AI3312	2
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Lab	AI3311	1
Computer Vision	AI3832	2
Computer Vision Lab	AI3831	1
Parallel & Distributed Computing	AI3432	2
Parallel & Distributed Computing Lab	AI3431	1
Data Mining	AI4322	2
Data Mining Lab	AI4321	1
Advanced Statistics	AI4072	2
Advanced Statistics Lab	AI4071	1
HCI and Computer Graphics	AI4272	2
HCI and Computer Graphics Lab	AI4271	1
Swarm Intelligence	AI4812	2
Swarm Intelligence Lab	AI4811	1
Financial Accounting	ACAI4003	3

Allied Courses (12 Cr. Hrs.)

Course Title	Code	Cr. Hrs.
Multivariable Calculus	MTAI2053	3
Linear Algebra	MTAI2033	3
Probability & Statistics	MTAI2063	3
Technical & Business Writing	HMAI4033	3

Elective Courses (09 Cr. Hrs.)

Course Title	Code	Cr. Hrs.
Elective-I (Natural Language Processing)	AI4822	2
Elective-I (Natural Language Processing Lab)	AI4821	1
Elective-II (Speech Processing)	AI4882	2
Elective-II (Speech Processing Lab)	AI4881	1
Elective-III (Reinforcement Learning)	AI4852	2
Elective-III (Reinforcement Learning Lab)	AI4851	1

Capstone Project (6 Cr. Hrs.)

After the completion of 90 Cr. Hrs. the students are required to demonstrate their practical skills in the field of computer science by designing and implementing a design project worth 6 Cr. Hrs. The project shall be completed in two parts as given bellow:

Course Title	Code	Cr. Hrs.
Design Project-I	AI4912	2
Design Project-II	AI4924	4

Internship (3 Cr. Hrs.)

It is mandatory for every student to participate in a 6-8 weeks summer internship program following their 6th semester or after the completion of 90 Cr. Hrs.

Course Title	Code	Cr. Hrs.
Internship	AI4103	3

Community Service (VIS4000)

Each student is required to complete 65 hours community work, usually after 1st semester which would be a prerequisite to clear the student for the award of degree.

CGPA Requirement

A student is required to earn a minimum 2.00/4.00 CGPA on the completion of his/her degree requirements.

Program Duration

This is a four years degree program comprising of 8 semesters with a minimum of 137 Cr. Hrs. There will be a Fall and a Spring semester in each year. The summer semester will be utilized for internship or deficiency courses. The maximum duration to complete BS Artificial Intelligence degree is 07 years.
Note: Degree requirements may be modified from time to time as per the directions of the concerned regulatory body.

Scheme of Studies

Semester-I (15 Cr. Hrs.)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	1133	Introduction to Programming	3
AI	1131	Introduction to Programming Lab	1
AIG	1612	Applications of Information & Communication Technologies	2
AIG	1611	Applications of Information & Communication Technologies Lab	1
AIG	1513	Calculus and Analytic Geometry	3
AIG	1113	Functional English	3
AIG	1022	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2

Semester-II (18 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	1143	Object Oriented Programming	3
AI	1141	Object Oriented Programming Lab	1
AIG	1012	Islamic Studies/Ethics	2
AIG	1573	Discrete Structures	3
AIG	1123	Expository Writing	3
AIG	1312	Applied Physics	2
AIG	1311	Applied Physics Lab	1
AIG	1032	Pakistan Studies	2
AIG	1021	Fehm-ul-Quran-I	1

Semester-III (17 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	2143	Data Structures	3
AI	2141	Data Structures Lab	1
AI	2313	Database Systems	3
AI	2311	Database System Lab	1
AI	2822	Programming for AI	2
AI	2821	Programming for AI Lab	1
MTAI	2033	Linear Algebra	3
AIG	2412	Sociology	2
AIG	1031	Fehm-ul-Quran-II	1

Semester-IV (18 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	2412	Operating Systems	2
AI	2411	Operating Systems Lab	1
AI	2512	Digital Logic Design	2
AI	2511	Digital Logic Design Lab	1
AI	2812	Artificial Intelligence	2
AI	2811	Artificial Intelligence Lab	1
AIG	2812	Civics and Professional Ethics	2
MTAI	2063	Probability and Statistics	3
AIG	2212	Personal Grooming	2
AIG	2712	Entrepreneurship	2

Semester-V (18 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	3163	Analysis of Algorithms	3
AI	3522	Computer Organization & Assembly Language	2
AI	3521	Computer Organization & Assembly Language Lab	1
AI	3812	Machine Learning	2
AI	3811	Machine Learning Lab	1
AI	3432	Parallel and Distributed Computing	2
AI	3431	Parallel and Distributed Computing Lab	1
AI	3223	Software Engineering	3
AI	3772	Computer Networks	2
AI	3771	Computer Networks Lab	1

Semester-VI (15 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	3842	Artificial Neural Networks & Deep Learning	2
AI	3841	Artificial Neural Networks & Deep Learning Lab	1
AI	3832	Computer Vision	2
AI	3831	Computer Vision Lab	1
AI	3312	Knowledge Representation and Reasoning	2
AI	3311	Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Lab	1
AI	3712	Information Security	2
AI	3711	Information Security Lab	1
MTAI	3053	Multivariable Calculus	3

Semester-VII (17 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	4272	HCI and Computer Graphics	2
AI	4271	HCI and Computer Graphics Lab	1
AI	4322	Data Mining	2
AI	4321	Data Mining Lab	1
AI	4823	Elective-I (Natural Language Processing)	3
AI	4072	Advanced Statistics	2
AI	4071	Advanced Statistics Lab	1
HMAI	4033	Technical & Business Writing	3
AI	4912	Design Project-I	2

Semester-VIII (16 Cr. Hrs)

Course Code		Course Title	Cr. Hrs.
AI	4812	Swarm Intelligence	2
AI	4811	Swarm Intelligence Lab	1
AI	4853	Elective-II (Reinforcement Learning)	3
AI	4893	Elective-III (Game Theory)	3
ACAI	4003	Financial Accounting	3
AI	4924	Design Project-II	4

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The BS(AI) program aims to produce leading professionals who will:

Sr. #	Statement
1	Contribute competently in the computing industry by applying requisite technical skills.
2	Demonstrate advancement in computing profession by enhancing their knowledge and skills in Artiﬁcial Intelligence.
3	Demonstrate ethical values and contribute positively towards the society.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

At the time of graduation, the graduates of BS(AI) program will possess the following attributes

Sr. #	Learning Objective	Statement
PLO-1	Academic Education:	To prepare graduates as computing professionals.
PLO-2	Knowledge for Solving Computing Problems:	Apply knowledge of computing fundamentals,knowledge of a computing specialization, and mathematics, science, and domain knowledge appropriate for the computing specialization to the abstraction and conceptualization of computing models from defined problems and requirements.
PLO-3	Problem Analysis:	Identify, formulate, research literature, and solve complex computing problems reaching substantiated conclusions using fundamental principles of mathematics,computing sciences,and relevant domain disciplines.
PLO-4	Design/Development of Solutions:	Design and evaluate solutions for complex computing problems, and design and evaluate systems, components, or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate consideration for public health and safety,cultural, societal,and environmental considerations
PLO-5	Modern Tool Usage:	Create, select, adapt and apply appropriate techniques, resources,and modern computing tools to complex computing activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
PLO-6	Individual and Team Work:	Function effectively as an individual and as a member or leader in diverse teams and in multi-disciplinary settings.
PLO-7	Communication:	Communicate effectively with the computing community and with society at large about complex computing activities by being able to comprehend and write effective reports, design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and understand clear instructions.
PLO-8	Computing Professionalism and Society:	Understand and assess societal, health, safety,legal,and cultural issues within local and global contexts, and the consequential responsibilities relevant to professional computing practice.
PLO-9	Ethics	Understand and commit to professional ethics,responsibilities, and norms of professional computing practice.
PLO-10	Lifelong Learning:	Recognize the need, and have the ability, to engage in independent learning for continual development as a computing professional.