Ohio University
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EE690 Design of Embodied Intelligence

Course Schedule, Spring 2007

Updated 05/10/2007

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Date 
Subject 
Additional Reading 
Homework

Introduction



March 27 Class and lab organization
Questions about neural networks
NN toolbox

Foundations of Embodied Intelligence

Foundations of Embodied Intelligence

Reading Assignments



TokyoLectures.org     backup link to

Tokyo Lecture1    slides lecture1


Neural Networks


2
Apr 2

Tokyo Lecture2    slides lecture2

Introduction to Neural Networks
Read [2] pp. 3-12



  Machine Intelligence Resources:



  Read [2] pp. 82-99
3
Apr 9
Tokyo Lecture3    slides lecture3
Bio Inspired Computing
Read [1] pp. 40-64


Tokyo Lecture4    slides lecture4
Bio Inspired Architectures
Read [2] pp. 111-127

Read [1] pp. 65-84







4
Apr 16
Tokyo Lecture5    slides lecture5
Associative memories - the Hopfield net

Hopfield Networks

1 page summary of Hawkins IEEE Spectrum paper due

Read [1] pp.106-176



Weighted Least-squares Multilayer Perceptron

Yinyin's presentation

Competition and self-organisation: Kohonen nets
Read paper Intelligence without representation

Learning Software Projects

Project Guidelines



Lecture 1 Brain Structure


5
Apr 23
 

 

Spiking Neuron Wulfram Gerstner

Lecture 1 Human Machine Interaction 1 page synopsis of your Reading Assignment talk due

Spiking Neuron Model Simulation

Read [2] pp. 299-325



Lecture 2 Sensory and Motor Control
Lecture 2 Perception Read paper Intelligence without reason

Weighted Least-squares Multilayer Perceptron Simulation



Lecture 3 Neural Development Lecture 3 Memory and Attention
6
Apr 30
Lecture 4 Connectionists Models
Lecture 4 Reasoning and Interacting Read paper The big issues

Reading Assignment report due



Lecture 5 Learning and Memory Lecture 5 Interaction Style and Technology


Lecture 6 Language Categories and Concepts Lecture 6 Usable System Design

7
May 7
  Lecture 7 Usability Evaluation
Spiking Neuron Model Simulation due
Classroom Presentations Evaluation Form


Tokyo Lecture6    slides lecture6 Lecture 8 Model Based Evaluation

Reading Assignment presentation

Nathan Frey, Yiming Huang, Jayanth Ramani, Xinming Yu



Tokyo Lecture7    slides lecture7 Lecture 9 Spoken Language Interaction

Reading Assignment  presentation

Amit Borundiya, James Graham, Ning Zhou, Basawaraj, Chris Grimes

8
May 14
Tokyo Lecture8    slides lecture8
Weighted Least-squares Multilayer Perceptron Simulation due


Tokyo Lecture9     How the Brain Sees Grossberg-Mingolla




Tokyo Lecture10

May 21 Foundations of Embodied Intelligence

 

Project presentations: Nathan Frey, Yiming Huang, Jayanth Ramani, Xinming Yu




Glimcher - Decision Making lecture (1 hour)
Project presentations: Amit Borundiya, James Graham, Ning Zhou, Basawaraj, Chris Grimes
10 
May 28 Robocup
Final Reports of Learning Software Projects due

May 28  

 


Final Projects Due

Final Project Report Requirements


   

Notes: Chapter sections are from the text by:
 

[1] Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee, "On Intelligence"  ISBN: 0805074562, Times Books (October 3, 2004).

[2] Rolf Pfeifer, Christian Scheier, "Understanding Intelligence", The MIT Press, ISBN: 026266125X, Sept. 1, 2001.

Homeworks are due by the date indicated.

Resources:
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