What is Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering?
It is a discipline that develops solutions to improve the collection, processing, integration, transformation and access processes of different types of data (image, audio, text, video, sensor, etc.).
It is a discipline that seeks to make machines more useful on the one hand, and to better understand humans and intelligence on the other.
In which sectors do graduates work?
It seems inevitable for the sectors where knowledge is produced and used (i.e. all sectors) to be included in the artificial intelligence transformation that has begun in order to stay competitive. Moreover, this transformation is not a process that can be completed once and for all. Because artificial intelligence is the fastest changing field. As new approaches and methods emerge, this transformation and change will become continuous.
You will be the ones who will realize, manage and direct these transformation processes that we will witness in every sector.
In which areas is research being conducted?
A few examples from this exciting field:
Robotic and autonomous systems that perceive and operate in the physical world
Virtual and augmented reality that changes and expands our perceptions
Language models that mimic human language comprehension, information storage and retrieval, inference and problem solving abilities on machines
Virtual assistants with multimodal (image, voice, text, etc.) perception
In a world where more and more decisions and jobs will be left to machines, the economic, legal and moral consequences and the necessary standards and regulations
Consequences of the use of artificial intelligence systems in attacks on democracy and the security of cyber systems and necessary precautions
How is it different from computer engineering?
Computer engineering curricula include courses on artificial intelligence and data science. However, recent developments show that all sectors will undergo an artificial intelligence transformation and that the workforce that will realize this transformation must be individuals with specialized, in-depth knowledge and equipment.
For this reason, Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering departments have started to be established in order to train individuals who have a much broader and more comprehensive curriculum on artificial intelligence and data science, and who will lead the transformation in the best way possible.
You are invited to today's most exciting and boundary-pushing field of study.