Computing Science Seminars, Spring 2017
Seminars will take place in Room 4B96, Cottrell Building, University of Stirling. Normally, from 15.00 to 16.00 on Friday afternoons during semester time, unless otherwise stated. For instructions on how to get to the University, please look at the following routes.
Autumn 2017/Spring 2018
| Date | Speaker | Title/Abstract |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 8th Sept |
Dr. Dalila Hamami | Controlling and understanding infectious diseases through data mining and modeling Abstract: Vaccination programs for childhood diseases, such as measles, mumps and rubella have greatly contributed to decreasing the incidence and impact of those diseases. Nonetheless, despite long vaccination programmes across the world, mumps has not yet been eradicated in those countries. A resurgence of mumps disease has been investigated by a massive number of computational models to assist decision-making in public health epidemiology. However, achieving the best model is a complex task due to the interaction of many components and variability of parameter values causing radically different dynamics. The modelling process can be enhanced through the use of data mining techniques. We demonstrate this by applying association rules and clustering techniques to two stages of modelling: identifying pertinent structures in the initial model creation stage, and choosing optimal parameters to match that model to observed data. This is illustrated through application to the study of the circulating mumps virus in Scotland, 2004-2015. |
| Friday 29 Sept |
Dr. Sandy Brownlee | Planes, training and optimobiles: adding value to optimisation in the real world Optimisation problems can be found nearly anywhere. There is always something that can be made greener, faster or more efficient. With a little machine learning, a lot of metaheuristics, some exact methods and a bit of visualisation, we can provide near-optimal solutions to real-world problems, but better still we can explain how we got there, and why the solutions are the right ones. This talk will focus on some ongoing work I have in modelling and optimisation of taxiing aircraft, and in optimal building design. I'll also touch on a few other application areas I'm interested in - all of which are about "adding value" to optimisation. | Friday 3rd Nov |
Dr. Paul McMenemy | Title TBD Abstract TBD | Friday 10th Nov |
Prof. Quintin Cutts | Title TBD Abstract TBD | Friday 17th Nov |
Dr. Fiona McNeill | Title TBD Abstract TBD | Friday TBD Nov |
Prof. Leslie Smith | Title TBD Abstract TBD | Friday 1 Dec |
Dr. Nada Veerapen | Title: Exploring Search-Based Software Engineering Fitness Landscapes Abstract TBD | Friday 26th January |
Prof. Muffy Calder OBE FRSE FREng | Title TBD Abstract TBD |
| Previous Seminar Series |
|---|
| 2016: Spring Autumn |
| 2015: Spring Autumn |
| 2014: Spring Autumn |
| 2013: Spring Autumn |
| 2012: Spring Autumn |
| 2011: Spring Autumn |
| 2010: Spring Autumn |
Top image: Illustrated example of running the Epsilon-constraint algorithm in order to maximise two objectives: find an optimal solution for objective 1; restrict the solution space according to the solution's value for objective 2 and look for an optimum solution of objective 1 in that space; repeat the previous step until there are no more solutions to be found. Any dominated solutions need to be filtered out of the set of solutions.
Courtesy of Dr. Nadarajen Veerapen. Related to a recent publication:
N. Veerapen, G. Ochoa, M. Harman and E. K. Burke. An Integer Linear Programming approach to the single and bi-objective Next Release Problem. Information and Software Technology, Volume 65, September 2015, Pages 1-13, ISSN 0950-5849. DOI:10.1016/j.infsof.2015.03.008