CET789 AI 2: Reinforcement Learning

Course Provider

School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCSE)

Certification

FlexiMasters

Academic Unit

1

Introduction

This course provides an introduction to some of the foundational ideas on which modern reinforcement learning is built, including Markov decision processes, value functions, Monte Carlo estimation, dynamic programming, temporal difference learning, eligibility traces, and function approximation. This course will develop an intuitive understanding of these concepts (taking the agent’s perspective), while also focusing on the mathematical theory of reinforcement learning. Programming assignments and projects will require implementing and testing complete decision making systems.

This course is part of:

Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics
- Graduate Certificate in 
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and AI Plus 
- FlexiMasters in Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics
FlexiMasters in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- FlexiMasters in Artificial Intelligence and AI Plus 


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At the end of the course, learners  are able to:

1. Build a Reinforcement Learning system for sequential decision making;

2. Understand the space of RL algorithms;

3. Understand how to formalize your task as a Reinforcement Learning problem, and how to begin implementing a solution and;

4. Understand how RL fits under the broader umbrella of machine learning, and how it complements deep learning, supervised and unsupervised learning.

1. Overview of reinforcement learning: the agent environment framework, successes of reinforcement learning
2. Markov decision processes
3. Returns, and value functions
4. Solution methods: dynamic programming
5. Solution methods: Monte Carlo learning
6. Solution methods: Temporal difference learning
7. Value function approximation (function approximation)
8. Frontiers of RL research

For learner who wish to acquire more knowledge in applying AI practices in organizations and, to understand and help societies to solve problems brought about by the impact of AI.

Standard Course Fee: S$1,962

SSG Funding Support

 Course fee

Course fee payable after SSG funding, if eligible under various schemes

 

BEFORE funding & GST

AFTER funding & 9% GST

Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) (Up to 70% funding)

S$1,800

S$588.60

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

S$228.60

SCs aged ≥ 40 years old
SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES)
(Up to 90% funding)

  • Standard course fee is inclusive of GST.
  • NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their $1,600 Alumni Course Credits. Click here for more information.

 

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Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics

COURSE TITLEACADEMIC UNIT
CET787 Foundations of Computation Thinking and Programming 1
CET788 AI 1:AI Foundation1
CET790 AI 3: Computational Game Theory1
CET791 ML1: Supervised learning: Bayesian decision theory and classifiers1
CET792 ML2: Supervised learning: Non-probabilistic classifiers1
CET793 ML3: Unsupervised learning1
CET794 AI Ethics 1: Foundations of AI Ethics1
CET795 AI Ethics 2: AI Ethic Standardization1
CET807 Application 2: Introduction to Computer Vision1
CET797 Body of Knowledge (BoK) for AI Ethics and Governance1
CET798 AI Ethics Governance Framework for Organisations1
CET799 Business Liability and Ethics in AI Usage1
CET800 AI Ethics 3: Ethics in Data Processing1
CET801 Governance for AI Explainability1

 

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

COURSE TITLEACADEMIC UNIT
CET787 Foundations of Computation Thinking and Programming1
CET788 AI 1:AI Foundation1
CET790 AI 3: Computational Game Theory1
CET791 ML1: Supervised learning: Bayesian decision theory and classifiers1
CET792 ML2: Supervised learning: Non-probabilistic classifiers1
CET793 ML3: Unsupervised learning1
CET794 AI Ethics 1: Foundations of AI Ethics1
CET795 AI Ethics 2: AI Ethic Standardization
1
CET802 DS1: Descriptive Analytics
1
CET803 DS2: Predictive Analytics
1
CET804 DS3: Pattern Recognition1
CET805 AI Ethics 3: Ethics in Data Processing1
CET806 Application 1: Introduction to Affective AI1
CET807 Application 2: Introduction to Computer Vision 1
CET808 Application 3: Introduction to Cloud AI1

 

Listed courses are:

  • Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and AI Ethics, Graduate Certificate in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (total 9AUs), FlexiMasters in Artificial Intelligence and FlexiMasters in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (total 15AUs).
  • SkillsFuture Credit approved.