Algorithms in Nature (original) (raw)

Date

Instructor

Lecture Topics

Slides Download

Homeworks

01/11

Matt

Bi-directional studies, overview

01/13

Ziv

Introduction to biology and algorithms

01/18

Ziv

No class (MLK day)

01/20

Ziv

Distributed Computing and Regression

01/25

Ziv

Neural Networks

01/27

Ziv

Optimization and search

02/01

Matt

Dimensionality Reduction

02/03

Matt

Non-negative matrix factorization

02/08

Matt

Genetic Algorithms

02/10

Matt

Ant Algorithms

02/15

Ziv

Maximum Independent Set (MIS)

02/17

Ziv

MIS and SOP

02/22

Ziv

Slime mold design

02/24

Ziv

Slime Mold Design (cont)

02/29

Ziv

Pruning and the brain

PS2 due

03/02

Ziv

Pruning Algorithms

Presentation topic (paper) due

03/07

No Class, Spring Break

03/09

No Class, Spring Break

03/14

Matt

Robustness

03/16

Matt

Robustness II

Project proposals due

03/21

No Class

03/23

No Class

3/28

Ranjani Srinivasan

Artificial immune systems

3/30

Raghav Partha

The evolutionary origins of modularity

4/04

Sabrina Rashid

Regulation of Ant Colony Foraging

4/06

Cihan Kaya

cuckoo search method

4/11

Pedro Veloso

Slime molds and navigation

4/13

No Class

4/18

Sanjana Gupta

Neural modularity

4/20

Mark Mendell

Infotaxis' as a strategy for searching without gradients

4/25

No Class

04/27

No Class

05/04

Poster Session (GHC 7501, 1-3pm)

05/09

Deadline for project reports