Schedule for XFC 2023
These are the important dates for XFC 2023.
Date
Event
Description
10/02/2023
Kick-Off
Kick-off meeting introducing the organizers, competition challenge, timeline, etc.
10/06/2023
Seminar: Fuzzy Inference Systems
Come learn what this Fuzzy Logic stuff is all about. We'll talk about Fuzzy systems, trees, terminology, python modules, and everything in between.
10/16/2023
Seminar: Genetic Algorithms and other Gradient free optimization
Seminar on gradient-free optimization methods (GA, PSO, etc.) and their application to fuzzy systems.
10/23/2023
Seminar: Kessler Game
Introduction to the new Kessler Game and Optional Q&A session
10/XX/2023
Seminar: Explainability in AI / Fuzzy Systems
Dr. Scott Dick from the University of Alberta will give his perspective on explainability in AI/Fuzzy systems.
10/XX/2023
Seminar: Gradient-based Reinforcement Learning
Dr. Barnabas Bede, from Digipen Institute of Technology will give a seminar on gradient-based reinforcement learning methods for fuzzy Systems.
11/13/2023
Competition Intro
Introduction to the competition; rules, scoring, format and beginning work on solutions.
01/08/2024
Spring Semester Kickoff
Spring Kickoff and Optional Q&A session
04/05/2024
Qualifying
Teams must qualify for final competition by having an agent that is able to function within the game environment. Performance is not considered, only integration and code functionality-related aspects.
04/05/2024
Peer Voting Closes
This year we're voting on who has the best graphics to use with their agents.
04/15/2024
Final Code Submission
Teams must submit all code for final trained agents by 10pm EST.
04/19/2024
Competition
It's game day! Students will present their work followed by the explainability evaluation and then the competition scenarios!