"ISP students can tap different fields such as linguistics or psychology. This makes a very exciting program."
Art Ward, student
About the Program
Who We Are
The Intelligent Systems Program (ISP) is a degree-granting program in the University of Pittsburgh's School of Arts and Sciences that enables graduate students to pursue diverse interdisciplinary studies in applied artificial intelligence. The scope of the program is broad, but encourages students to explore concentrations in specific areas, such as medical diagnosis, knowledge representation, machine learning, intelligent tutoring, natural language generation and discourse, planning, case-based reasoning, and problem solving.
Many of Pitt's acclaimed schools are represented through our associated faculty, including the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Business, the School of Law, the School of Education, the School of Information Science, and the School of Arts and Sciences. There are especially strong connections to research groups in, the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Biomedical Informatics, the Learning Research and Development Center, the Department of Linguistics, and the Department of Psychology.
Who Should Apply
The admissions committee is looking for students with strong research potential. Recognizing that people can come to this field in many ways, we invite applicants from a wide variety of educational settings and disciplinary backgrounds. We do look for evidence of advanced standing and outstanding performance in some of the core areas relevant to the study of intelligent systems, including theoretical and applied computer science, cognitive psychology, other areas of cognitive science, and symbolic programming and software engineering. A BA or BS in one of these areas provides good preperation for entering the program.
Interested? Apply now!
Questions? Contact us!