CS 5970 Schedule

(Subject to Change)

Week
Date
Topic
Reading
Out
Due
1

Aug
22

Class Policies & Course Overview
and
Intro to Computational Intelligence
Syllabus
E 1
F&M Preface, 6–6.2
Z 1
Large Project Tech Papers


Aug
24

Artificial Neurons
E 2
F&M 3–3.6
Hagen et al. Ch 4
Z 2
HW1
Topic ¶*
(on Friday)
2

Aug
29

Supervised Learning Neural Networks
Hagen et al. Ch 4
E 3
F&M 3.8
Z 3
HW2


Aug
31

Performance Issues in Supervised Learning

E 7

PR1
HW1
3

Sep
5

No Class (Labor Day)




Sep
7

Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks
E 4
F&M 3.7

References*
4

Sep
12

Radial Basis Function Networks
E 5
Z 4

HW2

Sep
14

Reinforcement Learning in Neural Networks
E 6
F&M 3.9


5

Sep
19

Fundamentals of Evolution and Evolutionary Computation
Hougen et al. Slides
F&M 1, 1.12


Proposal


Sep
21

Intro to Evolutionary Computation
E A, 8
F&M 1.1–1.10
Z 5
HW3
PR1
6

Sep
26

Genetic Algorithms (GAs), Basics
E 9.1–9.4
F&M 1.11†
HW4


Sep
28

GAs, Variants & Advanced Topics
E 9.5–9.7
F&M 1.22
Z 17
PR2
HW3
7

Oct
3

Evolving Programs
E 10–11
D2L Evolving Programs

HW4

Oct
5

Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Computation
E 15
F&M 1.24–1.25
D2L EC Advanced

Draft Tech Review
(on Friday)
8

Oct
10

Neuroevolution of Weights, Topology, or Both
F&M 3.10, 4–4.1, 4.3–4.5, 4.6 intro, 4.6.3, 4.7, 4.8.1
D2L Neuroevo Surveys
D2L TWEANNS
HW5


Oct
12

Neuroevolution of Weights and Topology
and
Neuroevolution of Learning Rules
D2L SANE, … DSE
F&M 3.10.1
D2L Evolution of Learning
Z 16
HW6

9

Oct
17

Neuroevolutionary Robotics
Neuroevolution of Learning Rules
F&M 6.7–6.14, 7.5–7.9
D2L Evolution of Learning

PR2
HW5

Oct
19

Advanced Topics in Neuroevolution
Neuroevolutionary Robotics
D2L Pavlov, Hebb, Bees, and Risk
F&M 6.7–6.14, 7.5–7.9

Draft Tech Slides
HW6
10

Oct
24

Exam Review
and/or
Project Work Day

Advanced Topics in Neuroevolution
Above
and/or
TBD

D2L Pavlov … Risk



Oct
26

Exam
Exam Review
and/or
Project Work Day

Above
and/or
TBD


11

Oct
31

Tech Presentations 1–4
Exam
TBD
Above
Z 14

Final Tech Slides

Nov
2

Tech Presentations 5–8
No Class
TBD
Z 15

PR2
12

Nov
7

Tech Presentations 9–12 1–3
TBD
Z 6

Final Tech Slides &
Final Tech Review

Nov
9

Tech Presentations 13–16 4–6
TBD
Z 7

Project Status Report
13

Nov
14

Tech Presentations 17–18 7–9
TBD
Z 8



Nov
16

Project Work Day
TBD
Z 9

Draft Project Report
14

Nov
21

Project Work Day
TBD
Z 10

Draft Project Slides

Nov
23

No Class (Thanksgiving Vacation)



15

Nov
28

Project Work Day
TBD
Z 11



Nov
30

Project Work Day
TBD
Z 13


16

Dec
5

Final Project Presentations 1–5

TBD


Final Project Slides

Dec
7

Final Project Presentations 6–10

TBD


Final Project Report
Finals
Dec 13
8:00am
to
10:00am
Final Project Presentations 11–18
TBD


* If you choose a different topic for your Large Project and your Tech Paper Assignments, then you will need to turn in two separate topic paragraphs and two lists of references (one for your Large Project and one for your Tech Paper Assignments). Otherwise, a single topic paragraph and a single list of references will suffice.

Note that we will not cover the F&M material on evolutionary electronics (F&M 1.13–1.21, 1.23) in class. However, this material does present a nice case study in using evolutionary computation and you should read it on your own. It may be on the exam.