Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making

The Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) on "Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making" is an opportunity for students who are interested in software engineering and the application of AI to real-life problems. The main thrust of this project is the implementation of a high-level modelling tool for constraint programming. This tool is implemented in Rust and is related to several research tools and publications.

The project is led by myself (Özgür Akgün) and supported by supervisors Ian Miguel, Ian Gent and Chris Jefferson, Joan Espasa Arxer, Nguyen Dang, Ruth Hoffmann, Andras Salamon and a few more people including PhD students and post doctoral researchers.

Please see https://ozgurakgun.github.io/vip for more information and feel free to contact the supervisory team with any questions.

We are primarily interested in recruiting CS students at the moment, but we will consider motivated non-CS students as well. Please get in touch and explain your background and interests.

The VIP has two main strands: software engineering and the development of demonstrator applications. In the software engineering strand, students will use modern software development methods and tools (Rust, Github, CI/CD) to develop an efficient modelling toolkit. In the demo strand, students will develop web-based applications that use the group’s tools to solve real-life problems.

Students can choose which strand they would like to work on, depending on their interests and background. The VIP organizers are happy to talk to students before they choose. We are also open to students changing strands throughout their involvement in the project.
This project will be assessed through the following:
- Mid-semester report – 30%
- Final report – 70%

Artificial Intelligence for Decision Making

Candidate eligibility

Methods and technologies

Assessment