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mdorigo [Master thesis proposals]
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mdorigo [Project rules]
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-[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~lperez/INFO-H-414/5-Swarm-robotics.pdf| Introduction to Swarm Robotics]]
+[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/swarm_robotics/5-Swarm-robotics.pdf| Introduction to Swarm Robotics]]
 [[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~lperez/INFO-H-414/SR/DoL.pdf| Division of labour and task allocation ]]
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 [[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~lgarattoni/h-414/| Swarm robotics material]]
+===== Practical lessons material =====
+''Ant Colony Optimization and Particle Swarm Optimization:''
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/TSP_ANT_SYSTEM.pdf| The TSP solved using Ant System]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/TSP_ANT_SYSTEM-class_exercise.pdf| Class exercise 1]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_1/exercise1.pdf| Exercise 1]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/aco_forStudents.zip| ACO template for the TSP]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/instances.tar.gz| Instances]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/scripts_forStudents.zip| Scripts]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/aco_implemented.zip| Template of ACO for the TSP (implemented)]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/scripts.zip| Scripts (updated)]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_1/Results_Exercise_1.zip| Exercise 1 (solved)]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/MMAS_ACS_SYSTEM.pdf| Advanced ACO algorithms]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/MMAS_ACS_SYSTEM-class_exercise.pdf| Class exercise 2]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_2/exercise2.pdf| Exercise 2]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/ACOTSP-1.03.zip| ACOTSP (implementation of various ACO algorithms applied to the TSP)]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_2/Results_Exercise_2.zip| Exercise 2 (solved)]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/PSO.pdf| Particle Swarm Optimization]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/PSO-class_exercise.pdf| Class exercise 3]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/pso/exercise_3/exercise3.pdf| Exercise 3]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/pso/pso_forStudents.zip| PSO template ]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/pso/pso_implemented.zip| Template of PSO implemented ]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/PSO-class_exercise_Solved.pdf| Class exercise 3 (solved) ]]
+*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/pso/exercise_3/Results_Exercise_3.zip| Exercise 3 (solved) ]]
+''Swarm Robotics:''
+Instructions for the practical sessions are available through Office 365 Teams:
+*[[https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3aae057c144754452b9ef3ec02b7e39a29%40thread.skype/conversations?groupId=44ea8477-c999-4f4a-ac49-82b41b00fcf8&tenantId=30a5145e-75bd-4212-bb02-8ff9c0ea4ae9 | Connect to Office 365 Teams]]
 ===== Schedule =====
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 S27 - Lesson 09 - Thu 19.03.2020 - 4:00pm-6:00pm - online via email to assistants
-S28 - Lesson 10 - Thu 26.03.2020 - 2:00pm-4:00pm - Ask Prof. Birattari - mbiro@ulb.ac.be
+Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the theoretical and practical sessions for the remaining part of the Swarm Intelligence course (which concerns swarm robotics) will be given through Office 365 Teams. Students can connect here: [[https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3aae057c144754452b9ef3ec02b7e39a29%40thread.skype/conversations?groupId=44ea8477-c999-4f4a-ac49-82b41b00fcf8&tenantId=30a5145e-75bd-4212-bb02-8ff9c0ea4ae9 | Connect to Office 365 Teams]]
+If you have any questions concerning this part of the course you can contact Prof. Birattari via email: mbiro@ulb.ac.be
+S28 - Lesson 10 - Thu 26.03.2020 - 2:00pm-4:00pm -
 S28 - Lesson 11 - Thu 26.03.2020 - 4:00pm-6:00pm -
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 S34 - Lesson 18 - Thu 07.05.2020 - 2:00pm-4:00pm -
-===== Practical lessons material =====
-Ant Colony Optimization and Particle Swarm Optimization:
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/TSP_ANT_SYSTEM.pdf| The TSP solved using Ant System]]
+===== Project first session =====
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/TSP_ANT_SYSTEM-class_exercise.pdf| Class exercise 1]]
+The project is composed of two parts, covering the two subjects studied in class: swarm robotics and optimization. In the first part, the students are required to solve, by hand, a collective decision problem in which a swarm must select the best option among set of possible alternatives. In the second part, the students must identify parameters of their solution to the collective decision problem, and fine-tune these parameters using a particle swarm optimization algorithm.
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_1/exercise1.pdf| Exercise 1]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/aco_forStudents.zip| ACO template for the TSP]]
+/*<note important>
+The project description is available at the following link:
+[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/project/FinalProject.pdf| Final Project SI - Second Session 2019]]
+</note>*/
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/instances.tar.gz| Instances]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/scripts_forStudents.zip| Scripts]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/aco_implemented.zip| Template of ACO for the TSP (implemented)]]
+===== Project rules =====
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/scripts.zip| Scripts (updated)]]
+The project counts for 50% of the final grade. The two parts of the project (swarm robotics and optimization) are equally important and comprise one single project. Therefore, in order to deliver a complete project, the students have to tackle the two parts.
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_1/results_(exercise_1).zip| Exercise 1 (solved)]]
+The project submission deadline is June 6 at 23:59. Delay on the submission will entail a penalty of 1 point every 12 hours of delay on the final evaluation of the project. Maximum delays is June 9 at 23:59. After this deadline, the exam is failed.
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/MMAS_ACS_SYSTEM.pdf| Advanced ACO algorithms]]
+The students have to submit, via the Assignments of TEAMS, the following elements:
+Their code in digital format together with information on how to test it;
+A short report of maximum 7 pages written in English that describes their work.
+At the time of submission they should also indicate whether they prefer to have the exam at the standard dates (22,23,24 of June) or if they would prefer to have it sooner (the 16th or 18th of June). They should also provide a telephone number where we could call them in case there is any problem with the TEAMS connection.
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/MMAS_ACS_SYSTEM-class_exercise.pdf| Class exercise 2]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_2/exercise2.pdf| Exercise 2]]
+/*
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/ACOTSP-1.03.tgz| ACOTSP (implementation of various ACO algorithms applied to the TSP)]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/aco/exercise_2/results_(exercise_2).zip| Exercise 2 (solved)]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/PSO.pdf| Particle Swarm Optimization]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/classes/PSO-class_exercise.pdf| Class exercise 3]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/pso/exercise_3/exercise3.pdf| Exercise 3]]
-*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/implementations/pso/pso_forStudents.zip| PSO template ]]
-===== Project second session =====
-<note important>
-The project description is available at the following link:
-[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~ccamacho/INFO-H-414/project/FinalProject.pdf| Final Project SI - Second Session 2019]]
-</note>
-===== Project rules =====
 <note important>
 **Project registration - Second session**
 </note>
 To take part in the project, which is mandatory for the exam, you have to register by sending an email by July 7, 2019, to:
 - Christian Camacho Villalón and Federico Pagnozzi if you choose the project in optimization (ccamacho@ulb.ac.be; federico.pagnozzi@ulb.ac.be)
 - Antoine Ligot and David Garzon Ramos if you choose the project in robotics (aligot@ulb.ac.be; dgarzonr@ulb.ac.be)
 <note important>
 **The deadline for the delivery of the second session project is Friday, August 9, 2019, at 23:59**
 </note>
 Projects submitted after this deadline will incur a penalty of 1 point for each 12 hours delay, with a max accepted delay of 2 calendar days.  Projects delivered after the midnight of Sunday, August 11, 2019, will not be considered and the student will therefore not be admitted to the exam.
+*/
 ===== Exam modalities =====
-<note important>
-**The second session exam will take place on August 19, 2019, **
-**at the IRIDIA Lab.**
-**The exact schedule will be communicated once we know the exact number of students.**
-/*[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~lperez/INFO-H-414/exam-time.pdf| Exam time schedule]]*/
-</note>
+**The first session exams will take place on June 22nd/23rd/24th, 2020**
+However, to increase flexibility, it will also be possible for
+the students to choose to have their exam on the 16th or the 18th.
+In this case they should let us know, at the time they deliver their
+project (June 6, 2020), whether they wish to have their examination
+on the 16th, the 18th or the 22nd/23rd/24th.
+We will try as much as possible to meet the students requests.
+If no indication is provided, it will be assumed that the student wishes to take his/her exam on the 22nd/23rd/24th.
-/*A list with approximated presentation times for the day of exam will be available when the date of the exam is approaching. Please let us know if you have time constraints that day so we can schedule your exam at a convenient time.*/
-At the exam you will present the results of your project using a powerpoint-like presentation of exactly 5 minutes. Please bring your own portable computer and make sure it is already switched on and ready when you are called in for your oral exam. The rest of the exam will consist of a question answering session on all the subjects covered by the course.
 /*<note important>
+**The second session exam will take place on August 19, 2019, **
+**at the IRIDIA Lab.**
+**The exact schedule will be communicated once we know the exact number of students.**
+[[http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~lperez/INFO-H-414/exam-time.pdf| Exam time schedule]]
+</note>
+A list with approximated presentation times for the day of exam will be available when the date of the exam is approaching. Please let us know if you have time constraints that day so we can schedule your exam at a convenient time.
+At the exam you will present the results of your project using a powerpoint-like presentation of exactly 5 minutes. Please bring your own portable computer and make sure it is already switched on and ready when you are called in for your oral exam. The rest of the exam will consist of a question answering session on all the subjects covered by the course.
+<note important>
 **The second session exam will start on Monday, August 19, 2019 **
 **at the IRIDIA Lab at 09:00 am.**
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 </note>
 */
+===== Second session =====
+There will be a second session. The exam modalities will be the same as in the first session. The description of a new project will be made available in early July.