Syllabus
The Ohio State University
Dept. Electrical Engineering

EE 858 Systems Biology of Decision Making

Office Hours: Email me to set up an appointment or see me after class

Course Book/Notes: Notes/papers will be handed out in class.

Relevant Text (not needed for this course): Kevin M. Passino, Biomimicry for Optimization, Control, and Automation, Springer Verlag, London, 2005.

Outline: Topics to be covered include systems biology of decision making and bioinspired engineering design:

• Week 1: Introduction, motivating engineering applications
• Week 2: Coordinated motion: math models, stability analysis
• Week 3: Coordinated motion: bee swarms, modeling, robot swarm application
• Week 4: Cooperative choice: honey bee nest site selection, autonomous vehicle cooperative choice application
• Week 5: Choice behavior: irrationality, dynamic models
• Week 6: Ideal free distribution: math models, game theoretic perspective, dynamics
• Week 7: Cooperative allocation: honey bee social foraging, autonomous vehicle cooperative surveillance application, multizone temperature control application
• Week 8: Foraging theory: patch, prey models, autonomous vehicle choice application
• Week 9: Game theory introduction
• Week 10: Social foraging theory, with autonomous vehicle search application

Grading: Homeworks, Projects, Final examination

Graduate standing
EE 551 Feedback Control Systems (classical control) or an equivalent course
EE 750 Linear Systems is recommended
EE 754 Nonlinear Control Systems is recommended
Or permission from the instructor