Videos from the first week of lectures are available

The videos from the first week are now available online:

Course Introduction (pdf, video)
Data Mining (pdf, video)
Machine Learning for Data Mining (pdf, video)
Data Representation (pdf, video)
Association Rules Basics (pdf, video)

Note that the first three videos are rather blurred. Unfortunately I did
not realize that the videocamera had autofocusing problems with the
screen. That’s why in the next […]

The videos from the first week are now available online:

Note that the first three videos are rather blurred. Unfortunately I did
not realize that the videocamera had autofocusing problems with the
screen. That’s why in the next lectures I positioned the videorecording
equipment differently.

Another post will follow with the link to the audio/video podcast.

CEC-2009 – Simulated Car Racing Competition

We are pleased to announce the official start of the CEC-2009
Simulated Car Racing Competition with the publication of the
competition rules and the availability of the competition software.
Leaflet: http://tinyurl.com/scrcec2009
The competition goal is the design of a controller for a racing car
that will compete on a set of unknown tracks first alone (against the
clock) and […]

We are pleased to announce the official start of the CEC-2009
Simulated Car Racing Competition with the publication of the
competition rules and the availability of the competition software.

Leaflet: http://tinyurl.com/scrcec2009

The competition goal is the design of a controller for a racing car
that will compete on a set of unknown tracks first alone (against the
clock) and then against other drivers. The controllers perceive the
racing environment through a number of sensors that describe the
relevant features of the car surroundings (e.g., the track limits, the
position of near-by obstacles), of the car state (the fuel level, the
engine RPMs, the current gear, etc.), and the current game state (lap
time, number of lap, etc.). The controller can perform the typical
driving actions (changing gear, accelerate, break, steering the wheel,
etc.)

Important Dates

  • Submission deadline: May 8th 2009
  • Conference: May 18th-21st 2009

Competition Software

The competition software, including the servers for Linux & Windows,
the C++ and Java clients, can be downloaded from the competition webpage:

http://cig.dei.polimi.it/?page_id=80

For inquiries send an email to championship2009@ieee-cig.org or visit
the Car Racing Google Group at

http://groups.google.com/group/racingcompetition

Organizers

  • Daniele Loiacono (Politecnico di Milano)
  • Julian Togelius (IDSIA)
  • Pier Luca Lanzi (Politecnico di Milano)

Nice documentary from ABC about the science of networks

The new issue of the Edge has a post about the documentary “HOW KEVIN BACON CURED CANCER” from ABC Television in Australia featuring the work of Duncan Watts, Steven Strogatz and Albert-Laszlo Barabasi on their research on networks. The vi…

The new issue of the Edge has a post about the documentary “HOW KEVIN BACON CURED CANCER” from ABC Television in Australia featuring the work of Duncan Watts, Steven Strogatz and Albert-Laszlo Barabasi on their research on networks. The video is available here.

Presentazioni del Corso di Laboratorio

Le slide delle presentazioni tenute per il corso di laboratorio dal prof. Matteucci e dall Ing. Loiacono sono disponibili in linea:

Presentazione Ing. Loiacono (PDF)
Presentazione Prof. Matteucci (PDF)

Le slide delle presentazioni tenute per il corso di laboratorio dal prof. Matteucci e dall Ing. Loiacono sono disponibili in linea:

  • Presentazione Ing. Loiacono (PDF)
  • Presentazione Prof. Matteucci (PDF)