Schedule

Week 1

Tuesday 04 February

Lecture: Genetic Algorithms: introduction

Literature: slides

Thursday 06 February

Lecture: Genetic Algorithms: Schema Theorem

Literature: continued + practical 1

Week 2

Tuesday 11 February

Lecture: Genetic Algorithms: Representations

Literature: slides

Thursday 13 February

Lecture: Evolving Checkers Player

Literature: slides

Week 3

Tuesday 18 February

Lecture: Meta-heuristic Search

Literature: slides

Thursday 20 February

Lecture: Meta-heuristic Search

Literature: continued

Week 4

Tuesday 25 February

Lecture: Adaptive Operator Allocation

Literature: slides

Thursday 27 February

Lecture: Model-Based EAs: Estimation of Distribution Algorithms

Literature: slides

Week 5

Tuesday 03 March

Lecture: Model-Based EAs: GOMEA: Linkage Tree Genetic Algorithm

Literature: slides slides slides

Thursday 05 March

Lecture: Convergence Models

Literature: slides

Week 6

Tuesday 10 March

Lecture: Population Sizing

Literature: continued

Thursday 12 March: no lecture

Week 7

Tuesday 17 March

Lecture:

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Tuesday 19 March

Lecture:

Literature:

Week 8

Tuesday 24 March

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Thursday 26 March

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Week 9

Tuesday 31 March

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Thursday 02 April

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