Logic and Symbolic AI
MICRO-DEGREEThis module is an introduction to logic and symbolic AI. We introduce the principles of computational logic and the fundamentals of the logic programming paradigm as exemplified by the Prolog language.
Prof. Dr. Felix Weitkämper
Head of Statistical and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence
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Felix Weitkämper is professor at the German University of Digital Science, contributing to the research and education on statistical and symbolic approaches to artificial intelligence. He studied Mathematics with Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and earned his DPhil in Mathematics (Logic) at the University of Oxford. Having spent a year with the educational charity Researchers in Schools in a vocational setting in the North of England, Felix Weitkämper joined the programming languages and AI group at the LMU as a postdoctoral researcher in 2020. He moved to the German University of Digital Science as a senior researcher in October 2024, before taking up his current position in April 2025. Felix Weitkämper's research focuses on interpretable, human-centered AI, combining statistical learning with logical reasoning.
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Head of Statistical and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence
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Statistical and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence
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