CSSE-490: Swarm Intelligence

CSSE-490: Week 7

Date	Activities
Monday, April 21st	Presentation and discussion of: The LifeCylce model: Combining Particle Swarm Optimisation, Genetic Algorithms, and Hill Climbers by Krink and Loevbjerg. Presentation by Thomas Root and Josh Burbrink Improving the Performance of Particle Swarm Optimization using Adaptive Critics Designs Presentation by Tony Ferrell
Tuesday, April 22nd	Introduction to Complex Systems Quick Overview and examples Annoted contents of a book on complex systems References to papers Intro chapter of a book on Complex Systems Significant Points in the Study of Complex Systems
Thursday, April 24th	Presentation and discussion of: When Systems Engineering Fails - Toward Complex Systems Engineering Presentation by Alexander Vogel The Emergency Department as a Complex System Presentation by Chris Quick
Friday, April 25th	No class today. Instead, stop by my office to discuss the progress of your project.