COMP8420: Bio-inspired Computing: Applications and Interfaces: 2012

Please note:

This website is is just a stub - we will be using Wattle.

The course starts in week 2.

The contents, location and dates/times etc below are correct for 2012.

Locations

• Lectures in N101, CS&IT building
• Labs in N114, CS&IT building

Course contents

• Neural networks
• Fuzzy systems
• Evolutionary algorithms

Experience required

• No prior experience required

Course organisation

The course will be run as 3 intensive modules

• Neural: Thursdays of weeks 2, 3 and 4
  week 2, Thurs 1 March:
  • 10-11 Lecture N101
  • 2-4 Lecture N101
  weeks 3,4, Thurs 8, 15 March:
  • 9-11 Lecture N101
  • 2-4 Lecture N101
  • 4-6 Lab Lab N114
• Fuzzy: Thursdays of weeks 5, 6 and 7
  week 5, Thurs 22 March:
  • 9-11 Lecture N101
  • 2-4 Lecture N101
  weeks 5,6, Thurs 29 March and 5 April:
  • 9-11 Lecture N101
  • 2-4 Lecture N101
  • 4-6 Lab Lab N114
• Evolutionary: Thurs of weeks 8, 9 and 10
  week 8, Thursday 26 April:
  • 9-11 Lecture N101
  • 2-4 Lecture N101
  weeks 9,10, Thurs 3, 10 May:
  • 9-11 Lecture N101
  • 2-4 Lecture N101
  • 4-6 Lab Lab N114
• Assignments on each component handed out at end of each module, and due 3 weeks later.

Course assessment

• NN 20% assignment NN 10% quiz
• FZ 20% assignment FZ 10% quiz
• EA 20% assignment EA 10% quiz
• Final exam 10%