CS 5073 Schedule

(Subject to Change)

Week
Date
Topic
Reading
Out
Due
1

Aug
20
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
22
Artificial Neurons
E 2
F&M 3–3.6
Hagen et al. Ch 4
Z 2
HW1
Topic ¶*
(on Friday)
2

Aug
27
Supervised Learning Neural Networks
Hagen et al. Ch 4
E 3
F&M 3.8
Z 3
HW2


Aug
29
Performance Issues in Supervised Learning

E 7
PR1
HW1
3

Sep
3
No Class (Labor Day)




Sep
5
Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks
E 4
F&M 3.7

References*
4

Sep
10
Reinforcement Learning in Neural Networks
E 6
F&M 3.9
Z 4

HW2

Sep
12
Deep Learning in Neural Networks
TBD


5

Sep
17
Fundamentals of Evolution and Evolutionary Computation
Hougen et al. Slides
F&M 1, 1.12


Proposal


Sep
19
Intro to Evolutionary Computation
E A, 8
F&M 1.1–1.10
Z 5
HW3
PR1
6

Sep
24
Genetic Algorithms (GAs), Basics
E 9.1–9.4
F&M 1.11†
HW4


Sep
26
GAs, Variants & Advanced Topics
E 9.5–9.7
F&M 1.22
Z 17
PR2
HW3
7

Oct
1
Evolving Programs
E 10–11
Canvas Evolving Programs

HW4

Oct
3
Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Computation
E 15
F&M 1.24–1.25
Canvas EC Advanced

Draft Tech Reviews
(on Friday)
8

Oct
8
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
Canvas Neuroevo Surveys
Canvas TWEANNS
HW5


Oct
10
Neuroevolution of Weights and Topology
and
Neuroevolution of Learning Rules
Canvas SANE, … DSE
F&M 3.10.1
Canvas Evolution of Learning
Z 16
HW6

9

Oct
15
Neuroevolution of Deep Neural Networks
and
Neuroevolutionary Robotics
TBD
and
F&M 6.7–6.14, 7.5–7.9

PR2
HW5

Oct
17
Advanced Topics in Neuroevolution
Canvas Pavlov, Hebb, Bees, and Risk

Draft Tech Slides
HW6
10

Oct
22
Exam Review
and/or
Project Work Day
Above
and/or
TBD



Oct
24
Exam
Above


11

Oct
29
Tech Presentations 1–4
TBD
Z 14

Final Tech Slides

Oct
31
Tech Presentations 5–8
TBD
Z 15


12

Nov
5
Tech Presentations 9–12
TBD
Z 6

Final Tech Reviews

Nov
7
Tech Presentations 13–16
TBD
Z 7

Project Status Report
13

Nov
12
Tech Presentations 17–20
TBD
Z 8



Nov
14
Project Work Day
TBD
Z 9

Draft Project Report
14

Nov
19
Project Work Day
TBD
Z 10

Draft Project Slides

Nov
21
No Class (Thanksgiving Vacation)



15

Nov
26
Project Work Day
TBD
Z 11



Nov
28
Project Work Day
TBD
Z 13


16

Dec
3
Final Project Presentations 1–5

TBD


Final Project Slides

Dec
5
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.