Practical information
- Time: Every Thursday, from 09:15 to 13:15, starting February 22, 2024.
- Location: MED01418
- Exception:Thursday, March 14: CM14. No class on April 4 (spring break), and May 16.
- EPFL Coursebook of the course
- The final presentations of the projects will be held on the last day of the course (May 30, 2024) starting at 09:15 in the regular room MED01418.
The team:
Lectures
| Date | Topic | Slides | Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.02.2024 | Introduction to simulation | Slides | Video [1] |
| 29.02.2024 | Drawing from distributions | Slides | |
| 07.03.2024 | The Poisson process | Slides | |
| 14.03.2024 | Simulation project | ||
| 21.03.2024 | Variance reduction | Slides | Video [1] |
| Statistical analysis and bootstrapping | Slides | Video [1] | |
| 28.03.2024 | Markov chain Monte Carlo methods | Slides | Videos: [1], [2], ... |
| 04.04.2024 | ~~ Spring break ~~ | ||
| 11.04.2024 | Simulation project | ||
| 18.04.2024 | Introduction to optimization | Slides | Videos: [1], [2], ... |
| 25.04.2024 | Multi-objective optimization | Slides | Videos: [1], [2], ... |
| 02.05.2024 | Optimization project | ||
| 09.05.2024 | ~~ Bank holiday ~~ | ||
| 16.05.2024 | ~~ No in-class lecture and lab ~~ | ||
| 23.05.2024 | Optimization project | ||
| 30.05.2024 | Project presentations |
Laboratories
| Date | Lab Session | Material |
|---|---|---|
| 22.02.2024 | Overview | Download Material |
| 29.02.2024 | Random number generation and Poisson process | Download Material |
| 07.03.2024 | Discrete events simulation | Download Material |
| Introduction to simulation project | Download Material | |
| 21.03.2024 | Statistical analysis and bootstrapping | Download Material |
| Variance reduction | Download Material | |
| 28.03.2024 | Markov chain Monte Carlo methods | Download Material |
| 18.04.2024 | Optimization | Download Material |
| 25.04.2024 | Multi-objective optimization | Download Material |
Evaluation
Student performance is evaluated based on group work through an oral presentation and class involvement through exercise codes.
Michel Bierlaire, EPFL. February 2024