Artificial Neural Networks

Course Nos. ECE.09.560 (Grad), ECE.09.454 (Senior Elective)

Fall 2008

Tentative Course Schedule

 
Week
(Date)
Topic
Chapter 
   Lecture 
Week 1
(Sep 8)
Introduction to Neural Networks 
The Perceptron
 1
Lecture 1
Week 2 
(Sep 15)
Learning Paradigms, LMS Algorithm 
Lab Project 1: Single-layer Perceptron
Lecture 2
Week 3
(Sep 22)
Multi-layer Perceptrons (MLP) 
Backpropagation Algorithm
Lecture 3
Week 4
(Sep 29)
 Backprop. (contd) 
Lab Project 2: Multi-layer Perceptron
Lecture 4
(same as Lecture 3)
Week 5
(Oct 6)
Radial Basis Function (RBF) 
Networks
Lecture 5
Week 6 
(Oct 13)
Guest lecture 
(Dr. Mandayam is on travel)
 
Week 7
(Oct 20)
Final Project Proposal Due
RBF Networks (contd.) 
Lab Project 3: Radial Basis Functions
 5
Lecture 7
Week 8
(Oct 27)
Midterm Exam
Week 9
(Nov 3)
Fuzzy Neural Networks 
 Handout 
Lecture 9
Week 10
(Nov 10)
Self Organizing Maps 
Hopfield Neural Networks 

14 
Lecture 10
Week 11
(Nov 17)
Feature Extraction
Approximation Theory 
 1
5
Lecture 11
Week 12
(Nov 24)
Final Project Presentations Nov 24: Ahiskali – Support vector machines in augmented stacked generalization
Nov 24: Russell, Conti – A neural network implementation in Gensym G-2
Nov 24: Latman – Leak detection in shipboard systems under anomalous operating conditions
Nov 24: Hayden – MLP classification of genome data
Week 13
(Dec 1)
Final Project Presentations Dec 1: Etheridge, Downes – Music key recognition of digital audio recordings
Dec 1: Elwell – Using parameter estimation drift detection for learning in an ensemble of classifiers
Dec 1: Bien, Bonelli – Retinal/Iris scan recognition
Dec 1: Thoden, Gonzalez – Vector quantization
Week 14
(Dec 8)
Final Project Presentations Dec 8: Gillespie, Patel – Fingerprint recognition
Dec 8: LaRocco, Dan Mo – Use of MLP for speaker recognition
Dec 8: Louie, Byrne – Parametric feature-based face recognition
Dec 8: Dennis, Ulrich – Facial expression detection
Week 15
(Dec 15)
Final Project Presentations Dec 15: Brigandi – Steepest descent for computing RBF parameters
Dec 15: Bloom – 3-D volumetric image reconstruction using ANN
Dec 15: Weaver – PCA/Independent Component Analysis
Dec 15: Hak – Short term load forecasting using ANN
Dec 15: McDevitt – Long term wind data projection using ANN
 
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