Schedule

CS 5073 — Artificial Neural Networks and Evolution — Fall 2019

(Subject to Change)

Week	Date	Topic	Reading	Out	Due
1	Aug 19	Class Policies & Course Overview and Intro to Computational Intelligence	Syllabus E 1 F&M Preface, 6–6.2 Z 1	Large Project Tech Papers
1	Aug 21	Artificial Neurons	E 2 F&M 3–3.6 Hagen et al. Ch 4 Z 2	HW1	Topic ¶* (on Friday)
2	Aug 26	Supervised Learning Neural Networks	Hagen et al. Ch 4 E 3 F&M 3.8 Z 3	HW2
2	Aug 28	Performance Issues in Supervised Learning	E 7	PR1	HW1 (now Sep 3) References*
3	Sep 2	No Class (Labor Day)
3	Sep 4	Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks	E 4 F&M 3.7		Proposal
4	Sep 9	Reinforcement Learning in Neural Networks	E 6 F&M 3.9 Z 4 Canvas RL in NNs		HW2 (now Sep 13)
4	Sep 11	Deep Learning in Neural Networks	Deep Learning 1, II, 6, 9		Draft Tech Review 1
5	Sep 16	Fundamentals of Evolution and Evolutionary Computation	Hougen et al. Slides F&M 1, 1.12		PR1
5	Sep 18	Intro to Evolutionary Computation	E A, 8 F&M 1.1–1.10 Z 5	HW3
6	Sep 23	Genetic Algorithms (GAs), Basics	E 9.1–9.4 F&M 1.11†	HW4	Feedback on Draft Tech Review 1
6	Sep 25	GAs, Variants & Advanced Topics	E 9.5–9.7 F&M 1.22 Z 17	PR2	HW3
7	Sep 30	Evolving Programs	E 10–11 Canvas Evolving Programs		HW4
7	Oct 2	Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Computation	E 15 F&M 1.24–1.25 Canvas EC Advanced		Draft Tech Review 2
8	Oct 7	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	Draft Tech Slides
8	Oct 9	Neuroevolution of Weights and Topology and Neuroevolution of Learning Rules	Canvas SANE, … DSE F&M 3.10.1 Canvas Evo. of Learning Z 16	HW6	PR2
9	Oct 14	Neuroevolution of Deep Neural Networks and Neuroevolutionary Robotics	TBD and F&M 6.7–6.14, 7.5–7.9		HW5
9	Oct 16	Advanced Topics in Neuroevolution	Canvas Pavlov, Hebb, Bees, and Risk		HW6
10	Oct 21	Exam Review and/or Project Work Day	Above and/or TBD		Feedback on Draft Tech Review 2 and Slides
10	Oct 23	Exam	Above
11	Oct 28	Tech Presentations 1–4	TBD Z 14		Final Tech Slides
11	Oct 30	Tech Presentations 5–8	TBD Z 15
12	Nov 4	Tech Presentations 9–12	TBD Z 6		Final Tech Reviews
12	Nov 6	Tech Presentations 13–16	TBD Z 7		Project Status Report
13	Nov 11	Tech Presentations 17–20	TBD Z 8
13	Nov 13	Project Work Day	TBD Z 9		Draft Project Report
14	Nov 18	Project Work Day	TBD Z 10		Draft Project Slides
14	Nov 20	Project Work Day	TBD Z 11
15	Nov 25	Project Work Day	TBD Z 13
15	Nov 27	No Class (Thanksgiving Vacation)
16	Dec 2	Final Project Presentations 1–5	TBD		Final Project Slides
16	Dec 4	Final Project Presentations 6–10	TBD		Final Project Report
Finals	Monday Dec 9 8:00am– 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.