CS378 Neuroevolution: Class Schedule

Date	Topic	Assignment (Most TBA)
Aug 27	Introduction
Aug 28	Basics of Evolution
Sep 03	Basics of Neural Networks	Homework 1 (Basic Evolution) assigned
Sep 04	Basics of Neuroevolution
Sep 10	Indirect Encodings: Development	Homework 2 (Basic Neuroevolution) assigned; HW1 due.
Sep 11	Indirect Encodings: Hypernets, Attention
Sep 17	Diversity: Novelty (in zoom)	Homework 3 (Indirect Encodings) assigned; HW2 due.
Sep 18	Diversity: Ensembling
Sep 24	Behavior: Control	Homework 4 (Diversity) assigned; HW3 due.
Sep 25	Behavior: Strategy
Oct 01	Behavior: Decision-Making	Homework 5 (Decision-Making) assigned; HW4 due 10/3
Oct 02	Collective Systems
Oct 08	Review (in zoom)	Review questions due
Oct 09	Midterm Exam	Practice questions ; Exam Feedback
Oct 15	Interactive: NERO
Oct 16	Interactive: Collaborative
Oct 22	Open-ended Neuroevolution: Evolvability	Homework 6 (Behavior: Strategy) assigned; HW 5 due.
Oct 23	Open-ended Neuroevolution: Coevolution
Oct 29	Neural Architecture Search: Performance
Oct 30	Neural Architecture Search: Constrained	Homework 7 (Interactive Neuroevolution) assigned; HW 6 due.
Nov 05	Metalearning
Nov 06	Neuromorphic systems
Nov 12	Neuroevolution + Reinforcement Learning	Project proposals due (optional)
Nov 13	Neuroevolution + Generative AI	Homework 8 (Hebbian Learning) assigned; HW 7 due 11/14.
Nov 19	Neuroevolution in Biology: Circuitry, Development
Nov 20	Neuroevolution in Biology: Constraints, Intelligence
Dec 03	Projects; Slimevolley finals; Class evaluation	Qualifier results
Dec 04	Review	Review questions due; HW 8 due.
Dec 13	Final Exam	Practice questions
3:30-5:30pm
GDC 2.216
Dec 16		Project reports due (optional)
8am CST