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Artificial Intelligence in Industrial and Management Engineering

By Prof. Deepu Philip, Prof. Prabal Pratap Singh   |   IIT Kanpur
Learners enrolled: 115
ABOUT THE COURSE:

Artificial intelligence is actively enabling novel solutions in industrial and management sectors. This results in a significant increase in the demand for specialists who comprehend the principles underlying the technological systems that propel contemporary businesses. This course presents the foundational principles of many subdomains of artificial intelligence along with their applications. The course aims to serve as an introductory platform for students to explore artificial intelligence approaches. The course employs the Python programming language to illustrate and impart theoretical topics. The course motivates students to explore the diverse subdomains of AI according to their personal interests by offering ample resources at each stage.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students of all Engineering and Science disciplines.

PREREQUISITES: The student should have completed two semesters of UG Engineering or Science program.

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: TCS, Accenture, Tech Mahindra, Capgemini India Pvt Ltd., Genpact.
Summary
Course Status : Upcoming
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 8 weeks
Category :
  • Multidisciplinary
Credit Points : 2
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 18 Aug 2025
End Date : 10 Oct 2025
Enrollment Ends : 18 Aug 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 29 Aug 2025
Exam Date : 02 Nov 2025 IST
NCrF Level   : 4.5 — 8.0

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: 
  1. Introduction to AI
  2. Evolution of AI
  3. Latest advancements in AI
  4. Roles of AI in business
Week 2: 
  1. Introduction to knowledge representation
  2. Introduction to logic
  3. Reasoning systems
  4. Advantages & Disadvantages of knowledge representation methods
Week 3: 
  1. Basic architecture of expert systems
  2. Simple backward chaining expert systems
  3. Medical expert system case study – I
  4. Medical expert system case study - II
Week 4: 
  1. Search algorithms
  2. Local search
  3. Solving puzzles
  4. Limitation of search techniques
Week 5: 
  1. Introduction to NLP
  2. Processing stages in NLP
  3. Speech processing
  4. Applied NLP
Week 6: 
  1. Machine learning basics
  2. Inductive learning
  3. Decision tress
  4. Neural Network
Week 7: 
  1. Introduction to production scheduling
  2. Metaheuristics for scheduling
  3. Applied scheduling case study using metaheuristics – I
  4. Applied scheduling case study using metaheuristics - II
Week 8: 
  1. Introduction to facility layout problems
  2. Metaheuristics for facility layouts
  3. Applied case study on facility layout – I
  4. Applied case study on facility layout - II

Books and references

  • Russell, S. J., Norvig, P., Chang, M.-W., Devlin, J., Dragan, A., Forsyth, D., Goodfellow, I., Malik, J., Mansinghka, V., Pearl, J., & Wooldridge, M. J. (2022). Artificial intelligence : a modern approach (Fourth edition. Global edition). Pearson.
  • Rich, E., Knight, K., & Nair, S. B. (2009). Artificial intelligence (3rd ed). Tata McGraw-Hill.

Instructor bio

Prof. Deepu Philip

IIT Kanpur
Prof. Deepu Philip is a faculty of Industrial & Management Engg. Department and Design Programme of IIT Kanpur. He works in the area of Production and Operations, Systems Simulation, Product Life Cycle Management, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Systems Engineering. He holds bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering with his doctorate in Industrial & Management Engineering from MSU Bozeman. He has both academic and industrial experience with leading organizations of the world. He has experience in designing and implementing complex system of systems in different fields including defense, aviation, fertilizer, strategic chemical plants, transportation, banking, automation, health care, energy, and communication.


Prof. Prabal Pratap Singh

Dr. Prabal Pratap Singh is a Senior Project Executive Officer at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. As part of his doctoral research at the Department of Management Sciences, IITK, he specialized in Data Science and conducted his dissertation research in counterterrorism, peace, and conflict studies. His works on Data Sciences and Counterterrorism have been published & presented at prestigious international journals and conferences. In 2014, he earned a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from PDPM IIIT D&M Jabalpur in 2016 by researching Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP), and Optimization Techniques. He received the Best Paper Award for his work in CAD and Counterterrorism.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: November 02, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kanpur .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team


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