From: swc@energidanmark.dk   
      
   On 3 Maj, 13:34, neeraj2...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Hi,   
   > I find AI concepts really interesting and I would someday like to   
   > pursue research/a career in AI (with my current knowledge levels, I'm   
   > leaning towards Cognitive Science/Operational Research). I am   
   > currently working in the VLSI domain.   
      
   > Any help/thoughts are very much appreciated.   
   > Merci!   
      
      
   If you're interested in pursuing the machine learning path, then   
   besides the points raised by the others in this thread, I would   
   suggest taking a close look at numerical analysis. My own experience   
   with machine learning in UK academia told me that when it comes to   
   numerical algorithms, machine learners tend to be oblivious towards   
   key concepts, like numerical stability (of course, that means that NOT   
   knowing anything about numerical analysis is NOT going to hurt your   
   chances of getting in. In the longer run, however, you would be better   
   off with an understanding of this field).   
      
   I think these areas go well together:   
      
   machine learning   
   numerical analysis   
   functional language programming (e.g. C, Pascal, Fortran) (any one   
   really, and OOP is not required)   
   linear algebra/geometry   
   probability theory   
      
   Best regards,   
      
   Stefan W. Christensen   
      
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