Artificial Intelligence Leiden University

Overview

The master's specialisation Artificial Intelligence offers future-oriented topics in computer science with a focus on machine learning, optimization algorithms, and decision support techniques.

Artificial intelligence techniques are capable of making incredibly accurate predictions on the basis of data they themselves have gathered. In other words, computers can learn without intervention once they have been pre-programmed by humans. In this specialisation we explore the borders of what a revolutionary new generation of Artificial Intelligent algorithms can achieve. The specialisation also deals with applications of these algorithms to sieve out knowledge from data that is hard to extract for humans, and to search for the best combination of a variety of factors in some production process.

What you will learn

The MSc degree guarantees thorough research training founded on a profound theoretical basis. The programme provides students with a thorough computer science background that will allow them to pursue careers in research or industrial environments. Students in Leiden work in a multinational environment and are being prepared to work in international settings.

Career prospects

Each specialisation trains students as independent researchers, while equipping them with the necessary skills to advance their career. In addition to professional training, graduates in Computer Science will have cultivated an analytical mind and a problem-solving attitude. Based on these qualities, our students enjoy a wide variety of career opportunities, in research as well as in commercial or industrial environments. Our alumni work in companies as IBM, ING, KLM, Philips and Shell.

Accreditation

Accredited by NVAO, the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders.