CS 5970 Schedule (subject to change):

Week
Date
Topic
Reading
Out
Due
1
Jan
14
Class Policies & Course Overview
Intro to Computational Intelligence
Syllabus
Ch 1
Large Project & Tech Papers
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Jan
16
Artificial Neurons
Ch 2
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Topic ¶*
(on Friday)
2
Jan
21
No Class (MLK Day)
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Jan
23
Supervised Learning Neural Networks
Ch 3
HW1
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3
Jan
28
Performance Issues in Supervised Learning
Ch 7
PR1
HW1
References*
Jan
30
Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks
Ch 4
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PR1
HW1
References*
4
Feb
4
Radial Basis Function Networks
Ch 5
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HW1
Feb
6
Reinforcement Learning in Neural Networks
Ch 6
HW1&2
HW2
Proposal
5
Feb
11
Fundamentals of Evolution
TBD
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PR1
Proposal
Feb
13
Intro to Evolutionary Computation
Ch 8
PR1
HW2
PR1
Proposal
6
Feb
18
Genetic Algorithms (GAs), Basics
Ch 9, §9.1—9.4
PR2
HW2
Feb
20
GAs, Variants & Advanced Topics
or Genetic Programming
Ch 9, §9.5—9.7
or Ch 10
HW3
HW1&2
7
Feb
25
Evolutionary Programming
or Evolution Strategies
Ch 11
or Ch 12
HW3
PR2
Draft Tech Review
Feb
27
Grammatical Evolution
or Cultural Evolution
TBD
or Ch 14
HW4
Draft Tech Review
PR1
HW3
8
Mar
4
Neuroevolution of Weights
and Neuroevolution of Topology
TBD
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PR2
Mar
6
Neuroevolution of Learning Rules
TBD
HW5
HW3
HW4
9
Mar
11
Combined Neuroevolution (Weights, Topology, and/or Learning Rules)
TBD
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Draft Tech Slides
 PR2
Mar
13
ANNs in Artificial Life (ALife)
or Evolutionary Robotics
TBD
HW6
Draft Tech Slides
HW5
10
Mar
18
No Class (Spring Break)
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Mar
20
No Class (Spring Break)
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11
Mar
25
Exam Review &/or
Project Work Day
Above &/or
TBD
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HW6
Mar
27
Exam
Above
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12
Apr
1
Tech Presentations 1—3
TBD
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Final Tech Slides
Apr
3
Tech Presentations 4—6
TBD
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Draft Status Slides
13
Apr
8
Tech Presentations 7—9
TBD
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Final Tech Review
Apr
10
Project Status Reports 1—3
Guest Presentation on Neuroevolution
TBD
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Final Status Slides
14
Apr
15
Project Status Reports 4—6 1—3
TBD
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Draft Project Report Final Status Slides
Apr
17
Project Status Reports 7—9 4—6
TBD
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Draft Project Report
15
Apr
22
Project Work Day
Project Status Reports 7—9
TBD
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Apr
24
Project Work Day
TBD
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Draft Project Slides
16
Apr
29
Project Work Day
TBD
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May
1
Project Work Day
TBD
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Final Project Report
Finals
May 9, 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Final Project Presentations
TBD
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Final Project Slides
* 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.