INTRODUCING MACHINE LEARNING FROM AN AI PERSPECTIVE

1 Ingrid Russell, University of Hartford, Department of Computer Science, West Hartford, CT 06117, irussell@hartford.edu, 860-768-4191. 2 Zdravko Markov, Central Connecticut State University, Department of Computer Science, New Britain, CT 06050, markovz@ccsu.edu, 860-832-2723 3 Neli Zlatareva, Central Connecticut State University, Department of Computer Science, New Britain, CT 06050, zlatareva@ccsu.edu, 860-8322711 Abstract – This paper presents our approach of introducing Machine Learning from an AI perspective. We present an AI course with a Machine Learning component. We also discuss some of the examples and projects we used to introduce various search algorithms and show how they can be extended into projects that incorporate ML techniques. The N-puzzle problem is used as a theme throughout the various implementations, from the more conventional search algorithms to the implementation of a simple learning technique utilizing Explanation-Based Learning.