University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB)

Master Programs

• Master Systèmes Informatiques Intelligents
  A two-year program combining fundamentals of computer science with advanced artificial intelligence techniques.
  The curriculum includes:
  • Réseaux de neurones et apprentissage automatique (Neural Networks & Machine Learning)
  • Vision artificielle (Computer Vision)
  • Traitement automatique du langage naturel (Natural Language Processing)
  • Représentation des connaissances et raisonnement (Knowledge Representation & Reasoning)
  • Data Mining & Deep Learning
    The final semester is dedicated to a research project or internship, completed with a thesis defense.

Doctoral Programs

• Laboratoire de Recherche en Intelligence Artificielle (LRIA)
  Created in 2000 within the Computer Science Department, LRIA is the main hub for doctoral training and postgraduate research in artificial intelligence at USTHB.

Research

• USTHB AI Research – LRIA focuses on:

  • Machine Learning & Deep Learning
  • Computer Vision (CV)
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery
  • Intelligent Information Retrieval

• Research Teams within LRIA:

  • Équipe Bio-Informatique et Robotique (BIR) – bioinformatics, robotics, and intelligent systems.
  • Équipe Intelligence Artificielle et Data Mining (IADM) – machine learning, data mining, and big data analytics.
  • Équipe Optimisation, Raisonnement et Applications (ORA) – optimization, reasoning under uncertainty, and applied AI.
  • Équipe Traitement et Synthèse d’Images (TSI) – computer vision, image analysis, and synthesis.

• Applications include:

  • Healthcare and medical AI
  • Smart agriculture & climate adaptation
  • Transport and emergency response
  • Cybersecurity and intrusion detection
  • Blockchain and intelligent systems