Oh, give him a break. Wanna survive his class?Just read the notes, ask him for help and you'll do fine. I've seen much worse

Southanski's english must have improved, because he lectures decently. He knows his material well, is fair about discussing concepts, and accepts others comments well. Has a good sense of humour, and makes the boring CPS530 course bearable.

One of the most knowledgeable profs at Ryerson! It takes time and sophistication to see this man's charm and kindness. Sweet person in short.

The material in this course is not trivial ,First day of the class he will draw a graph of the difficulty of the course against time ,the graph is an expontential graph , you would think assignments and test will be easy ,no!,this is one stressfull course worse,its a required course otherwise this guy will be out of a job.Goodluck.

good professor if you don't miss the classes and listen.

Exams contain no surprised (exactly like midterms he gives copies of), though he still has the problem of giving assignments that take 12-24 (or more) to complete which are worth 5%, but if you don't do them, you will fail because you are unable to pass the exams. He is fair and is willing to accommodate people if you visit his office hours.

The prof seems to be well organized. He has a methodical approach of in-class quizzes to reenforce the theory. And when he's teaching, he is very patient and waits for questions. Highly encourages participation, even offering up to 5% bonus participation mark. After doing his quizzes and assignments, the midterm was easy. Good prof, good course.

One of the best professors at Ryerson. I honestly don't understand why he is rated poorly here. Difficult class, but fun and very fair. Assignments are tricky but very clever. Soutchanski is a great professor, well organized, very friendly, always happy to help. If you actually show up and do the work, you'll do very well.

Not hard to understand at all, accents are a fact of life and his actually makes the class a bit more entertaining. A great professor, very passionate and knowledgeable. Should be cloned and put on cps311, cps616, cps510, cps845, cps721, etc

amazing prof, I have never seen an actual teacher at this level

Really cares about his students and he wants them to succeed. You are at university and you should do your work to pass just like any other class. Do the assignments and ask questions then you should be able to get A easily. Attend all classes <- helps a lot.

Interesting course, nice guy. The assignments were a little hard, but tests were super easy in comparassion. Didn't even need to study for the final :D (not advised).

One of the few real profs at Ryerson, tough assignments but easy midterms if you do the assignments. Great stash and amazing flow

I find his accent to be really relaxing.

His method of evaluation is standard, if you go to all his classes, keep up with assignments, and do the homework and sample midterms, then this course should be an easy pass. He is very helpful in class if you have any question and is available during office hours.

Very good lectures - interesting material, clear presentation, easy to follow. However, his tests/assignments are very hard. Artificial Intelligence 2 is the hardest course in the curriculum, but very rewarding. Dude is scary and unfriendly, do not as him questions, especially during tests.

Idk why he only has a 2.0 rating. This is one of the most caring profs I have seen since I started going to Ryerson. He is really easy going and cares about the students. He wants everyone to do well and encourages students to see him during office hours if they have trouble understanding the material

Great prof and course! The marking is bad. Nearly 90% marks from tests. One question is worth most the marks. All quesions like half a page long and not understandable. Not like the lectures or assignments, questions youd never think of studying. Tons of bonus only for certain people to do useless talks, who can hardly speak English. RIP GPA of 4.

Solid prof, but not an easy prof by any means. If you attend class, do homework, and do assignments, then you will do fine on exams. If you're a lazy student, this is not the prof for you. Courses are well structured and you actually learn a lot. Very approachable, good lecturer.

An excellent prof, extremely caring and passionate about his courses. The assignments are difficult and his courses are not for slacking, but once you manage to understand what you're doing, it's extremely rewarding. He's very willing to help his students, even answers questions about late assignments without making you feel guilty and does Skype.

The most fair professor in the computer science department. He will not help you, but he also will not screw you. He's really tough on the grading, but gave me all the information I needed. So long as I did the work I got good grades, fall behind and get rolled over, AI builds up so quickly that you need to be in every single one of his classes.

He is a tough prof and the only way to get a desirable experience out of this course is to be FULLY engaged during the lectures, and ask questions during his office hours! Choose your groups wisely, keep yourself motivated and dont let the difficulty get you in a negative mindeset! Tests are heavily based on the Assignments!!

Great professor, really wants people to ask questions in class to ensure everyone understands. He will give you respect if you give him respect - stay off your phone in class, and off your laptop too if you can avoid it. The 5 assignments took A LOT of work, but if you understand them and the lab quizzes, then the tests are not hard at all.

He teaches all the harder courses at Ryerson and manages the make them at least understandable. His lectures are long and drawn out but you should end up understanding what he's covering. Long assignments with a presentation as the last one. Hard tests but with a good study guide to help you prepare.

First half is heavy, I wouldn't skip any classes if you want an A. The assignments will take a LOT of work, but will clarify the lectures. Midterm is fair, all the material after the midterm is a little easier to digest too (but you still have to put in work). If you fall behind it's going to be a bad time

epic dude

Pretty challenging course but hes a great prof and explains concepts really well. His midterm + exams are actually kind of easy compared to the assignments which are actually pretty tough. If you do good on lab quizzes then you should be fine for tests. If you can nail the assignments then this is a easy 4.33 course for you.

Soutchanski is an absolute legend. Why he has such a bad rating? I guess well never know He is so funny and makes jokes in class. His quizzes are fair and the labs are amazing. The midterm this year is probably the easiest one I have ever taken in my life. He is honestly always willing to help and will make sure you succeed. 10/10

He is a gem. 100% recommend.. These bad reviews must be fake or something.

The course is all about prolog and very little about AI to be honest which is a little big of a disappointment. However, Prof. Soutchanski in my opinion is a solid professor. If you go to lectures, listen, take notes, and do the assignment you will be in perfect shape for the midterm and final even without studying but you must go to lectures.

Not bad prof. Everyone hates on him but he's fair.

Honestly Soutchanski is probably the best professor Ive had in my university career. Hes really dedicated to his lectures and is always happy to answer any questions you may have, he encourages everyone to ask as many questions as possible. The final and midterm are a bit of a challenge, so is everything in life. All negative reviews are fake. &lt;3

The course was good. Coordinator was Valenzano and it was well-structured. Assignments were challenging at times and did take a while. If you read the slides and practice they were easier. Labs were super helpful, or in my case my TA. Only understood the content because my labs. Midterms are fair and the course does require some time to understand.

Tough course but if you attend all classes and study you will do great. Weekly labs where the ta explains a similar question. The assignments are only worth 4% but you had to spend a lot of hours on it

I liked his method of teaching. lots of examples solved in the class and you can get extra participation mark from lectures/labs. the assignment were 4% each and they were done in groups. the exam questions were similar to the examples solved in class & in the assignments. I recommend attending all the lectures if you want a good mark.

Dr. Soutchanski is a great prof with very detailed lectures, especially the slides. This course becomes easy if you actually take the time to understand what is being taught, do the quizzes, and do your part in the assignment. I left this class learning more than any other class. The quizzes and midterms were very fair as well.

Very hard course, but he is a good professor. Friendly and helpful, and tries his best to teach the topics.