BTech in Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence program of Kathmandu University with the support of proper practical training aims to offer undergraduate students a complete knowledge of Artificial Intelligence. This program also supports students through project-based learning and an internship program that gives them real-world experience.

Kathmandu University will run this program in its School of Engineering under the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. 

After the completion of this program, graduates will be able to analyze various data as well as build automated machine technology. Graduates of this program will be able to use AI technology and methods to implement data-driven decisions in companies and organizations. 

The program begins with introductory courses in Programming Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics to build a firm technical foundation. Later, the students will leam core Al concepts and techniques including state-space search, gameplaying, Machine Learning, Neural networks, Computer vision, Language Understanding, and more complex subjects.

BTech in Al graduates can apply AI techniques and methods in companies and institutions with large amounts of data to implement data-driven decision-making. They can therefore operate in the various data analysis phases and build automatic and efficient machine learning systems.

The objectives of Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence (AI) program is to make students capable who can use the role of AI in poverty reduction, quality education, develop the standard of living which directly influences the economic growth of Nepal and reduce/forecast manmade as well as natural disasters. AI is highly significant to achieve sustainable development of intelligent buildings in Nepal. 

Hence, this program is different in its inception from Science and/or Engineering and thus is a blend of the two. This program is not registered under the Nepal Engineering Council thereby allowing flexibility in the offering of specialization-related courses as practiced in reputed universities worldwide.

The objectives of this program are listed below.

• To provide fundamental knowledge of mathematical, programming, and modeling algorithms to undergraduate students.
• To develop sound theoretical knowledge in the AI domain besides mastering statistical and computer skills.
• To emphasize the ability to implement Artificial Intelligence algorithms, making them operational within the company and efficiently analyzing even large amounts of data.
• To implement active learning on various topics through practical exercises and laboratories, as well as project works. (Interactions between courses carried out both in series and in parallel are also promoted by the transversal case study analysis).
• To empower students with quality and value-based education promoting professional leadership and entrepreneur skills.
• To network with various research organizations, universities and industries for possible collaboration
• To advance AI knowledge that will significantly contribute to the sustainable development of communities and the industries in the region.