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Course: 2020/2021

Unconventional Computation
(16443)
Study: Master in Computer Science and Technology (71)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: LEDEZMA ESPINO, AGAPITO ISMAEL

Department assigned to the subject: Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course: 1º
Semester: 2º



Students are expected to have completed
None
Competences and skills that will be acquired and learning results.
The course introduces advanced nonconventional computing techniques. The students will learn the theoretical fundations of these techniques, how they can be applied to solve problems, and in which cases they are more useful or efficient than other techniques. Nonconventional techniques are based in paradigms like DNA computing, quantum computing and artificial immune systems. These paradigms will be studied, their relationship and their joint application.
Description of contents: programme
- Introduction - DNA Computing - Quantum Computing - Biological Approach to Computing: -- Algorithms based on Artificial Immune System -- Biocomputing
Learning activities and methodology
- Lectures - Practice about Artificial Immune Systems. - Activities directed by the teacher (glossaries, work evaluation, and so on) - Practical assignment - Final Project (Oral presentation of the student work, report) - Individual tutorials
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 35
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 65
Basic Bibliography
  • Andrew Adamatzky. Advances in Unconventional Computing : Volume 2: Prototypes, Models and Algorithms. Springer. 2016
  • Andrew Adamatzky. Advances in Unconventional Computing: Volume 1: Theory. Springer. 2016
  • Anirban Pathak. Elements of quantum computation and quantum communication. CRC Press . 2013
  • Martyn Amos. Theoretical and experimental DNA computation. Springer. 2005
  • Oliver Morsch. Quantum bits and quantum secrets : how quantum physics is revolutionizing codes and computers. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH. 2008
  • Riley T. Perry. The Temple of Quantum Computing . Riley Perry. 2010
Additional Bibliography
  • Dionisios N. Sotiropoulos, George A. Tsihrintzis. Machine Learning Paradigms: Artificial Immune Systems and their Applications in Software Personalization. Springer. 2017
  • Leandro Castro Jonathan Timmis . Artificial immune systems : a new computational intelligence approach. Springer. 2002

The course syllabus and the academic weekly planning may change due academic events or other reasons.