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mdorigo [Practical lessons material]
+++ teaching:infoh414 [2020/06/01 19:48]
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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 ===== Practical lessons material =====
-Ant Colony Optimization and Particle Swarm Optimization:
+''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]]
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 *[[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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 ===== Project first session =====
-Will be added later
+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.
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 The project description is available at the following link:
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 ===== Project rules =====
-Will be added later
+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.
+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.
+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.
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 ===== Exam modalities =====
-Will be added later
+**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.
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 **The second session exam will take place on August 19, 2019, **
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+===== 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.