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2. Form groups and ideate possible problems for the group project. | | 2 | 25.02.2025 | Encoding Methods for Design • Lecture Slides • In-class Activity link • Lecture Recording | 1) Finalize your group project
3. Define you encoding
4. Start defining how you are going to collect data (sim/experiment) | | 3 | 04.03.2025 | Dimensionality Reduction, Autoencoders) • Lecture Slides • In-class Matlab Script (PCA) • Lecture Recording | 1) Finalize your project direction
5. Identify your encoding and dimensionality
6. Identify how you are collecting data | | 4 | 11.03.2025 | Genetic Algorithms • Lecture Slides • Lecture Recording | | | 5 | 18.03.2025 | GAs (implementation) & Simulated Annealing • Lecture Slides • Lecture Recording • GA Example Code Multi-objective GA:

• Book chapter on Multi-objective GAs
• Implementation in Matlab info | 1) Start to select your algorithm for optimization

2. Finalize data collection and dimensionality reduction | | 6 | 25.03.2025* | Simulated Annealing, Particle Swarm Optimization Implementation - Exercise Summary

• Simulated Annealing Matlab Example
• Particle Swarm Operation Matlab Example | | | 7 | 01.04.2025 | **Bayesian Optimization -** Lecture Notes
• Bayesian Optimization Matlab Example
• Lecture Recordings | | | 8 | 08.04.2025 | Mid-way Presentations, project status updates | | | 9 | 15.04.2025 | Mid-way Presentations, project status updates | | | 10 | 22.04.2025 | Easter Break (no class) | | | 11 | 29.04.2025 | Review of methods and their selection - Lecture Notes - Lecture recording | | | 12 | 06.05.2025 | Fabrication Gap and Methods
• Lecture notes
• Lecture recordings (comming soon) | | | 13 | 13.05.2025 | State-of-the Art and Emerging Approaches
• Lecture notes
• Lecture recordings (comming soon) | | | 14 | 20.05.2025 | Guest Lecture & Real World Applications | | | 15 | 27.05.2025 | Final Presentations & Course wrap-up | |