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Artificial Intelligence

About Artificial Intelligence

The Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) program at UPM is specifically designed and offered as a natural response to the rapid development of AI field. This program is envisioned to take lead in Artificial Intelligence education in the Kingdom. Through the program, we envisage to be globally recognized as a source of knowledge, expertise, and innovation. This AI program aims to produce practitioners and innovators in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Our graduates will be able to meet the growing demand of the local and international market. This means that we will provide local programs with international standards. To this end, we will collaborate with top international research institutes in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

 

Mission:

To graduate independent and motivated innovators in the area of artificial intelligence who have the practical and theoretical knowledge, skills, and proficiency to meet the rapidly growing demand of the local and international markets.

Program Objectives

To be practitioners and innovators in the ever-evolving AI industrial environment.

To be equipped with the skills needed to analyze and solve local and international AI problems.

To be committed to Lifelong Learning by giving the ability to learn independently which enables to pursue higher education or for advancing careers in the rapidly progressing fields of AI.

To be able to understand the social, legal, ethical and cultural issues that are related to the field of Artificial Intelligence.

Graduate Attributes

1

Influential contributors to the society.

2

Professional artificial intelligence specialists.

3

Skilled researchers and communicators.

4

Effective team-players.

Career Opportunities

- Machine Learning Engineer

- Robotics Engineer

- Computer Vision Engineer

- Data Scientist

- Research Scientist

- Video game Programmer

 


 

Artificial Intelligence Framework

Requirements Courses Type Number of Credit Hours
General Compulsory 06
  Elective 06
College Compulsory 56
Major Compulsory 45
  Elective 12
  Graduation Project  06
  Practical Training 01
Total Credits: 132
Requirements
General
Course Plan Num. of Credit Hours
Compulsory 06
Elective 06
Requirements
College
Course Plan Num. of Credit Hours
Compulsory 56
Requirements
Major
Course Plan Num. of Credit Hours
Compulsory 45
Elective 12
Graduation Project 06
Practical Training 01

Total of program Credit Hours

132

Artificial Intelligence Study Plan

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
MATH 101 Calculus I 4 MATH 002
GIAS 101 Islamic Culture 3 MATH 002
CS 111 Introduction to Computing and Programming 4 PCS 001
ENGL 101 First Year Composition 3 ENGL 005
GIAS xxx Islamic Study Elective 3  
  Total 17  

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
MATH 102 Calculus I 4 MATH 101
GIAS 102 Arabic Language Skills 3  
CS 112 Object Oriented Programming 4 CS 111
ENGL 102 Introduction to Report Writing 3 ENGL 101
GSOS xxx Social Sciences Elective 3  
  Total 17  

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
Math201 Differential Equations 3 Math102
CS 221 Operating Systems 4 CS 112
CS 201 Introduction to Discrete Systems 3 MATH 102
CS 211 Data Structures and Algorithms 4 CS 112
CS 351 Fundamentals of Database Systems 4 CS 112
  Total 18  

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
STAT 232 Probability and Statistics 3 MATH 102
MATH 204 Linear Algebra 3 MATH 102
AI 372 Ethics and Professionalism 2  
ENGL 201 Technical Writing 3 ENGL 102
CS 332 Computer Networks & Data Communications 4 CS 321
  Total 15  

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
Math303 Numerical Methods 3 Math102
AI 381 Artificial Intelligence I 3 CS 211
AI305 Introduction to Machine Learning 4 MATH 204
AI385 Introduction to Computer Vision 4 MATH 204
AI361 Image processing 4 MATH 204
  Total 18  

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
AI 382 Artificial Intelligence II 3 AI 381
AI 316 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computation  3 Math 303
AI 318 Pattern Recognition 3 AI 305
AI 312 Natural Language Processing 3 AI 305
AI 306 Data Mining 3 AI 305
  Total 15  
AI 394 Summer Practical Training  1 Year 3 Core Courses

First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
AI 491 Capstone Project I 3 CS 394
AI 407 Introduction to Robotics 4  
AI 417 Introduction Deep Learning 4 AI 305
AI xxx Professional Elective I 3 College Approval
AI xxx Professional Elective II 3 College Approval
  Total 17  

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours Requisite
AI 492 Capstone Project II 3 AI 491
AI 418 Human Computer Interaction 3  
AI 438 Selected Topics in AI 2 AI 382
AI xxx Professional Elective III 3 College Approval
AI xxx Professional Elective IV 3 College Approval
  Total 14  

Total Credit Hours Required: 132

Faculty

Dr. Ahmed Elhayek

Head of AI Program
College of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Ext: 1161
a.elhayek@upm.edu.sa

Dr. Rami Jomaa

Assistant Professor
College of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Ext: 1203
r.jomaa@upm.edu.sa