CS 536: Advanced Artificial Intelligence

Spring 2008

Date Discussion Topic Reading Graded Events
01/16
01/18
Machine Learning Introduction
Concept Learning
ML 1
ML 2
 
 
01/21
01/23
01/25
Martin Luther King Day!
From Real to Artificial Ants
The ACO Metaheuristic (Chris)
 
ACO 1
ACO 2.1 - 2.3
 
 
 
01/28
01/30
02/01
The ACO Metaheuristic (Shen)
AI, Neural Networks - EPS 347
Human Brain, Memory - EPS 347 (Nick)
ACO 2.4 - 2.7
OI 1, 2
OI 3, 4
 
 
 
02/04
02/06
02/08
Decision Tree Learning (Rich)
Artificial Neural Networks (Promethea)
Artificial Neural Networks (Paul)
ML 3
ML 4.1 - 4.5
ML 4.6 - 4.9
 
 
 
02/11
02/13
02/15
ACO Algorithms for the TSP (Kristie)
ACO Algorithms for the TSP (Tim)
ACO Theory (David)
ACO 3.1 - 3.5
ACO 3.6 - 3.11
ACO 4.1 - 4.3
 
 
 
02/18
02/20
02/22
President's Day!
ACO Theory (Jeff)
ACO Theory (Neal Richter)
 
ACO 4.4 - 4.7
 
 
 
 
02/25
02/27
02/29
ACO for NP-Hard Problems (Ben)
ACO for NP-Hard Problems (Chris)
ACO for NP-Hard Problems
ACO 5.1 - 5.3
ACO 5.4 - 5.5
ACO 5.6 - 5.10
 
 
 
03/03
03/05
03/07
AntNet: Data Network Routing Algorithm
AntNet: Data Network Routing Algorithm
Exam
ACO 6.1 - 6.2
ACO 6.3 - 6.9
 
 
Project Proposal
Exam
03/10
03/12
03/14
Spring Break!
Spring Break!
Spring Break!
 
 
 
 
 
 
03/17
03/19
03/21
Conclusions and Prospects for the Future
A New Framework of Intelligence - EPS 347
University Day!
ACO 7
OI 5
 
 
 
 
03/24
03/26
03/28
Evaluating Hypotheses (Nick)
Evaluating Hypotheses (Shen)
How the Cortex Works -EPS 347
ML 5.1 - 5.3
ML 5.4 - 5.7
OI 6 (pp. 106 - 141)
 
 
 
03/31
04/02
04/04
Bayesian Learning (Rich)
Bayesian Learning (Promethea)
How the Cortex Works - EPS 347
ML 6.1 - 6.6
ML 6.7 - 6.13
OI 6 (pp. 141 - 176)
 
 
 
04/07
04/09
04/11
Computational Learning Theory (Paul)
Computational Learning Theory (Tim)
Consciousness and Creativity - EPS 347
ML 7.1 - 7.3
ML 7.4 - 7.6
OI 7
 
 
 
04/14
04/16
04/18
Instance-Based Learning (David)
Genetic Algorithms (Kristie)
The Future of Intelligence - EPS 347
ML 8
ML 9
OI 8, Epilogue
 
 
 
04/21
04/23
04/25
Reinforcement Learning (Ben)
Reinforcement Learning (Jeff)
Top 10 Algorithms in Data Mining - EPS 347
ML 13.1 - 13.3
ML 13.4 - 13.8
Algorithms 1-3
 
 
 
04/28
04/30
05/02
Top 10 Algorithms in Data Mining
Top 10 Algorithms in Data Mining
Exam
Algorithms 4-7
Algorithms 8-10
 
 
Project Paper
Exam
05/09 8:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m..   Project Presentation

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