Intelligent Systems

PhD Qualifying Exam: General Information

First, make sure you read the general CoC information page about the qualifying exam.

The written part of the Intelligent Systems qualifying exam requires that each candidate be examined in two specialization areas. The exam will be approximately evenly divided betwen the two sections.

The specialization areas are:

• Robotics
• Perception
• Machine Learning
• Planning and Search
• Cognitive Science
• Knowledge Based AI

All candidates must inform the IS faculty as to which sub-areas will be their primary and secondary areas.

Reading List

• Reading Lists - Please see this web page for lists of required readings in each specialization area.