MSc: Automated Planning

The aim of this course is to provide a solid grounding in artificial intelligence techniques for planning, with a comprehensive view of the wide spectrum of different problems and approaches, including their underlying theory and their applications. Intended learning outcomes are:

Lectures

The following slides were presented in the lectures. They are available in three formats: PDF slides, PDF notes, and Powerpoint.

Lecturer Topic/Title Slides
Gerhard Wickler Introduction PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler Situation Calculus PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Austin Tate Planning in Context PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler State-Space Search PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler Plan-Space Search PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler HTN Planning PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler Alternative Representations PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler Graphplan PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler SAT-Based Planning PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler Temporal Planning PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint
Gerhard Wickler Scheduling PDF slides, PDF notes, Powerpoint

Assessed Assignments

There are two assessed assignments to be completed for the course. Each should take 15 hours to do. Together, they will account for 30% of the final mark of the course.

The assignments are to be handed out in week 4 and 7.

Assignment Nr. Assignment Deadline
1. PDF, MS Word Nov 3, 2010, 4pm
2. PDF, MS Word Nov 26, 2010, 4pm

Self Study

The course also includes an element of self study. It is expected that students work through the material presented in each lecture shortly after the lecture. Also, additional reading material will be pointed out during the lectures. Finally, there will be topics that are not covered in the lectures and students are expected to read up on such topics. Details of what is expected will be provided during the lectures.

Course Literature

The main course book:

papers for Planning in Context:

papers for Practical HTN Planning:

Further Links

Past Exams

Past Examonation papers with solutions are online. Note that the 2005/06 exam paper was in a different format. Alternatively, a zip-file containing all the relevant questions and example solutions is availabale. Note that the dates in the file names are the correct ones.
Gerhard Wickler or Austin Tate


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