CS 536: Advanced Artificial Intelligence

Spring 2006

Date Lecture Topic Reading Graded Events
01/11
01/13
Course Introduction
GAs: An Overview
 
Chapter 1
 
 
01/16
01/18
01/20
Martin Luther King Day!
GAs in Problem Solving
 
 
2.1
2.2, 2.3
 
 
 
01/23
01/25
01/27
GAs in Scientific Models
 
Theoretical Foundations of GAs
3.1
3.2 - 3.4
4.1, 4.2
Ian
Robbie
 
01/30
02/01
02/03
 
Implementing a GA
 
4.3, 4.4
5.1 - 5.3
5.4 - 5.6
 
Greg
Dave
02/06
02/08
02/10
Conclusions and Future Directions
 
A GECCO 2004 Best Paper
Chapter 6
 
Paper
Reggie, Peter
Marcus, Loren
Jeff
02/13
02/15
02/17
Introduction
Concept Learning (General to Specific)
 
Chapter 1
2.1 - 2.5
2.6 - 2.8
 
 
 
02/20
02/22
02/24
President's Day!
Decision Tree Learning
 
 
3.1 - 3.5
3.6 - 3.8
 
Scott
Sam
02/27
03/01
03/03
Artificial Neural Networks
 
 
4.1 - 4.4
4.5 - 4.6
4.7 - 4.9
Casey
Devin
GA Project (18%)
03/06
03/08
03/10
Review
Midterm
Midterms Back
 
 
 
 
Midterm (10%)
GA Reviews Due (2%)
03/13
03/15
03/17
Spring Break!
Spring Break!
Spring Break!
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/20
03/22
03/24
Evaluating Hypotheses (Neal)
 
Bayesian Learning Theory
5.1 - 5.3
5.4 - 5.7
6.1 - 6.4
Ian
Robbie
Greg
03/27
03/29
03/31
(Neal)
 
Computational Learning Theory
6.5 - 6.10
6.11 - 6.13
7.1 - 7.3
 
Reggie
 
04/03
04/05
04/07
 
Instance Based Learning
Genetic Algorithms
7.4 - 7.6
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Dave
Peter
Marcus
04/10
04/12
04/14
Learning Sets of Rules
 
University Day!
10.1 -10.4
10.5 - 10.8
 
Loren
Jeff
 
04/17
04/19
04/21
Analytical Learning
Combining Ind. and Anly. Learning
 
Chapter 11
12.1 - 12.3
12.4 - 12.7
Scott
Sam
Casey
04/24
04/26
04/28
Reinforcement Learning (Neal)
Class Project Presentations
Class Project Presentations
Chapter 13
 
 
Devin
Research Project (35%)
 
05/03 8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m..   Final (20%)

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