CS-453: Topics in Artificial Intelligence: Swarm Intelligence

CS-453: Schedule

Date	Activities
Monday, Dec 5	Presentation and discussion of: Ant-Like Agents for Load Balancing in Telecommunications Networks by Schoonderwoerd, Holland, and Bruten. Presentation by Nathan and Xiao Design of Bucket Brigade Production lines by Bartholdi, Eisenstein, Jacobs-Blecha, and Ratliff. Presentation by Steve Schmitz
Tuesday, Dec 6	Presentation and discussion of: MACS-VRPTW: A Multiple Ant Colony System for Vehicle Routing Problems with Time Windows by Gambardella, Taillard, and Agazzi. Presentation by Brandon Borkholder Dynamic Scheduling and Division of Labor in Social Insects by Campos, Bonabeau, Theraulaz, and Deneubourg. Presentation by Eric Smith and Aaron Smith
Thursday, Dec 8	Presentation and discussion of: Section 2.3 (Ant Colony Optimization: The Traveling Salesperson Problem) from the book Swarm Intelligence: From Natural to Artificial Systems by Bonabeau, Dorigo, and Theraulaz Presentation by Adam Outcalt SI Book: Sections 3.1 - 3.3: Task allocation and division of labor (fixed threshold) Presentation by Peter Fine and Robert Herbig
Friday, Dec 9	Presentation and discussion of: SI Book: Section 3.4: Task allocation and division of labor (variable threshold) Presentation by Greg Wilke and Jason Osborn SI Book: Sections 5.1 - 5.3: Self-Organization Presentation by Andrew Matiukas