CS 5970 Schedule (subject to change):

Week
Date
Topic
Reading
Out
Due
1
Aug 23
Class Policies and Overview
Syllabus
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Aug 25
EC Overview
Hougen Presentation
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2
Aug 30
Intro, History
De Jong
Ch 1-2
PR1
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Sep 1
Canonical Evolutionary Algorithms
De Jong
Ch 3
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Topic ¶
3
Sep 6
No Class (Labor Day)
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Sep 8
No Class
(Scheduling Conflict)
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References
4
Sep 13
Unified View of Simple EAs
De Jong
Ch 4
PR2
PR1
Sep 15
Unified View of Simple EAs, Day 2
De Jong
Ch 4
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Proposal
5
Sep 20
EAs as Problem Solvers
De Jong
Ch 5
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Sep 22
EC Theory 1: Intro, Dynamics, Selection
De Jong
§6.1—6.3
HW1
HW2
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6
Sep 27
EC Theory 1: Selection, Day 2
De Jong
§6.3
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HW1
Draft Slides
Sep 29
EC Theory 2: Reproduction (Variation)
De Jong
§6.4
HW3
HW2
PR2
7
Oct 4
EC Theory 3: Selection and Reproduction
De Jong
§6.5
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Draft Review
Oct 6
EC Theory 3: Selection and Reproduction, Day 2
De Jong
§6.5
HW4
HW3
8
Oct 11
EC Theory 3: Selection and Reproduction, Day 3
De Jong
§6.5
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Oct 13
EC Theory 3: Selection and Reproduction, Day 4
De Jong
§6.5
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HW4
9
Oct 18
EC Theory 4: Representation—Models
De Jong
§6.6—6.8
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Oct 20
EC Theory 4:
Models—Summary
De Jong
§6.8—6.10
HW5
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10
Oct 25
Short Status Reports
(Informal)
TBD
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HW5
Oct 27
Exam
Above
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11
Nov 1
Student Presentations 1—2
TBD
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Presentation Slides 1
Nov 3
Student Presentations 3—4
TBD
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Final Review
12
Nov 8
Student Presentation 5
TBD
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Nov 10
Status Reports 1—3
TBD
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Status Slides
13
Nov 15
Status Reports 4—5
TBD
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Draft Report
Nov 17
Student Presentation 1
TBD
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Presentation Slides 2
14
Nov 22
Student Presentation 2
TBD
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Draft Poster
Nov 24
No Class (Thanksgiving)
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15
Nov 29
Student Presentation 3
TBD
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Dec 1
Student Presentation 4
TBD
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Draft Rpt Slides
16
Dec 6
Student Presentation 5
TBD
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Dec 8
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Final Report
Dec 10
Project Poster Presentations
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Final Poster
Finals
Dec 14, 10:30am to 12:30pm
Project Oral Presentations
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Final Report Slides