Place, Dates & Organisers |
Other Highlights |
Place: Coimbra, Portugal
Dates: 26 July 2015 to 4 August 2015
Season: summer15
Organised by:
BEST Group
Coimbra
University: University of Coimbra
(See University profile in BEST university centre)
|
Type:
BEST Course on Technology
Fee: 40.0 euro. Convert to
Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee
can be lower. [Read more]
Application until: 23 Mar 2015 at 23:00 CET
Application deadline has passed.
|
Academic
Highlights |
Participation requirements:
Prior knowledge required
(Basic knowlege about matlab programming, algebra and probabilities. )
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Working time: 27
hours (estimated)
|
General description
Always wanted to go to Hogwarts? Coimbra is the next best thing! Join us and explore this beautiful and iconic city, located in the center of Portugal, while learning about the magic behind artificial intelligence.
Change the way you see life, by studying the science behind the machines, learn to create intelligence and life itself (the unconventional way at least) and how to ultimately make software come to life!
And while you're at it, enjoy the free time, experience the culture and the costumes of this little big country, as well as the countless traditions and every bit of the awesome portuguese spirit!
And who knows? We might see you here next year!
Academic information
- Fields of activity:
Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering
,
Applied Sciences
,
Automotive Engineering
,
Biomedical Engineering
,
Computational Sciences
,
Computer Engineering
,
Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics
,
Control Engineering/Systems engineering
,
Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering
,
Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering
,
Industrial Engineering
,
Machine & Instrument engineering/Design
,
Mechanical Engineering
,
Mechatronics
,
Production Engineering/Management
- Content and topics: Robotics is a field of engineering that builds technologies which deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behavior, and/or cognition. Many of today's robots are inspired by nature contributing to the field of bio-inspired robotics. The concept of creating machines that can operate autonomously dates back to ancient times, but research into the functionality and potential uses of robots did not grow substantially until the 20th century. Throughout history, robotics has been often seen to mimic human behavior, and often manage tasks in a similar fashion. Today, robotics is a rapidly growing field, as technological advances continue; researching, designing, and building new robots serve various practical purposes, whether domestically, commercially, or militarily. Many robots perform tasks that are hazardous to people such as defusing bombs, mines and exploring shipwrecks. The central problems (or goals) of AI research include reasoning, knowledge, planning, learning, natural language processing (communication), perception and the ability to move and manipulate objects. Currently popular approaches include statistical methods, computational intelligence and traditional symbolic AI. There are a large number of tools used in AI, including versions of search and mathematical optimization, logic, methods based on probability and economics, and many others. The AI field is interdisciplinary, in which a number of sciences and professions converge, including computer science, mathematics, psychology, linguistics, philosophy and neuroscience, as well as other specialized fields such as artificial psychology.
- Learning goals and objectives: During the course the participants will understand the mathematics and physics behind controller programming, they will dive into the principles of artificial intelligence and will be asked to question/rethink about the importance of machines in our everyday lives and the impact that advanced AI will have in the future. One of the objectives is to guide the participants during the whole thrilling process of building and programming robots.
- Examination type: Written exam.
- Number of ECTS credits issued:
Not known yet
[Read more]
Information for applicants
- Selection criteria for participants: Motivation Letter, answers to the questions, previous experiences in the subject, balanced gender and nationality ratio. Creativity.
Practical arrangements
All of these are covered by the event fee.
- Lodging during the event: University dorms/city hostel.
- Food during the event: Three meals per day (one hot meal is included)
- Transportation during the event: Public transportation, organizer's cars
More information
For more information about this event, check out the following links
(these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be
unavailable, please try again later):