Areas of Study

Knowledge Based Systems

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Knowledge Based Systems are computer systems that capture knowledge from various sources in a specific area. For example, you might use a knowledge-based system to search the Internet for library articles on computer intelligence.

The Internet

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The Internet is the electronic path that connects all the computers on campus to each other and to computers at other universities, private corporations, and government sources. The Internet can be used to find information and also to communicate with professional and personal friends anywhere on the Internet.

Multimedia

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Multimedia Systems are interactive computer systems that combine words, graphics, pictures, and moving video and sound reproduction to present information in exciting new ways.

Geographic Image Processing

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Geographic Image Processing means using a computer to look at pictures taken by satellites orbiting the earth. You might do this to detect patterns of soil erosion or other forms of land analysis.

Real Time Expert Systems

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Real Time Expert Systems are computing systems that simulate or manage a complex manufacturing processes such as automotive assembly, or high-volume bottling machinery, or pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Computer Graphics

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Computer Graphics means being about to represent realistic images of 3-dimensional objects on a computer screen and to rotate, zoom in and out, morph, color, and otherwise animate those objects in real-time motion.

Client/Server Architectures

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Client/Server Architectures are computer systems where the information is stored in Servers anywhere in the world, but displayed on Client computers that you will use.

Intelligent Systems

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Intelligent Systems are computer systems that capture knowledge from various sources in a specific area. For example, a student might use a knowledge-based system to search the Internet for library articles on computer intelligence.