Schedule

CS 5073 — Artificial Neural Networks and Evolution — Spring 2022

(Subject to Change)

Week	Date	Topic	Reading	Out	Due
1	Jan 18	Class Policies & Course Overview	Syllabus	Large Project Tech Papers
1	Jan 20	No Class (Travel)			Topic ¶* (on Friday)
2	Jan 25	Intro to Computational Intelligence	E 1 F&M Preface, 6–6.2 Z 1
2	Jan 27	Artificial Neurons	E 2 F&M 3–3.6 Hagen et al. Ch 4 Z 2	HW1	References*
3	Feb 1	Supervised Learning Neural Networks	Hagen et al. Ch 4 E 3 F&M 3.8 Z 3	PR1
3	Feb 3	Performance Issues in Supervised Learning	E 7 Z 4	HW2	HW1 Draft Project Proposal
4	Feb 8	Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks	E 4 F&M 3.7 Z 5		Draft Tech Review 1
4	Feb 10	Reinforcement Learning in Neural Networks	E 6 F&M 3.9 Canvas RL in NNs Z 17		HW2
5	Feb 15	Deep Learning in Neural Networks	Deep Learning 1, II, 6, 9		PR1
5	Feb 17	Fundamentals of Evolution and Evolutionary Computation	Hougen et al. Slides F&M 1, 1.12		Feedback on Draft Tech Review 1
6	Feb 22	Intro to Evolutionary Computation	E A, 8 F&M 1.1–1.10	HW3	Final Project Proposal
6	Feb 24	Genetic Algorithms (GAs), Basics	E 9.1–9.4 F&M 1.11† Z 16	PR2	Draft Tech Slides
7	Mar 1	GAs, Variants & Advanced Topics	E 9.5–9.7 F&M 1.22	HW4	HW3
7	Mar 3	Evolving Programs	E 10–11 Canvas Evolving Programs		Draft Tech Review 2
8	Mar 8	Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Computation	E 15 F&M 1.24–1.25 Canvas EC Advanced		HW4
8	Mar 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 Canvas Neuroevo Surveys Canvas TWEANNS	HW5	PR2
X	Mar 15	No Class (Spring Break)
X	Mar 17	No Class (Spring Break)
9	Mar 22	Neuroevolution of Weights and Topology and Neuroevolution of Learning Rules	Canvas SANE, … DSE F&M 3.10.1 Canvas Evo. of Learning Z 14		Feedback on Draft Tech Slides
9	Mar 24	Neuroevolution of Deep Neural Networks and Neuroevolutionary Robotics	Canvas Deep Neuroevolution and F&M 6.7–6.14, 7.5–7.9 Z 15	HW6	HW5
10	Mar 29	Advanced Topics in Neuroevolution	Canvas Pavlov, Hebb, Bees, and Risk		Feedback on Draft Tech Review 2
10	Mar 31	Review	Above		HW6
11	Apr 5	Take Home Exam	Above	Exam	Project Status Report
11	Apr 7	Take Home Exam	Above
12	Apr 12	Take Home Exam	Above Z 6		Draft Project Slides
12	Apr 14	Take Home Exam	Above Z 7		Exam
13	Apr 19	Tech Presentations 1–5	TBD Z 8		Final Tech Slides
13	Apr 21	Tech Presentations 6–10	TBD Z 9		Draft Project Report
14	Apr 26	Tech Presentations 11–13	TBD Z 10		Final Tech Reviews
14	Apr 28	Project Work Day	TBD Z 11		Tech Presentation Responses
15	May 3	Final Project Presentations 1–5	TBD Z 13		Final Project Slides
15	May 5	Final Project Presentations 6–10	TBD		Final Project Report
Finals	Friday May 13 8:00am– 10:00am	Final Project Presentations 11–18	TBD		Project Presentation Responses

* 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.