Research Methods in Evolutionary Computing
Spring Semester 2020 Progress Report Requirements
Due date & time: 9:00 AM Wednesday April 8, 2020
Template requirement: ACM or IEEE US Letter Size Double Column Proceedings Style
Required subtitle: COMP 7970/7976 Spring 2020 Progress Report
Number of pages: 6-10 template pages excluding bibliography and appendices which are not limited
Project title: as descriptive and specific as possible while being short and peppy
Keywords: 2-6 indexing keywords
Abstract: summary of introduction and conclusion, 150-250 words
Typical Length Recommendations
Introduction (state and motivate both the problems you're addressing and the scientific questions you are investigating): 1-2 columns
Background (summarize the published research related to the problem you are trying to solve and explain why it's deficient and outline how your proposed research will address those deficiencies): 1-2 columns
Related work (summarize the published research related to your solution method): 1-2 columns
Methodology (describe your methodology in sufficient technical detail to allow reproduction of your results): 4-6 columns
Experimental setup (describe your experimental setup in sufficient technical detail to allow reproduction of your results): 2-3 columns
Results (tables, graphs, and statistical analysis): 2-3 columns
Discussion (explain what the results mean, what insights you can offer): 1-2 columns
Conclusion: 1/2-1 column
Future Work (optional): 1/2-1 column
References
Length restrictions: no restrictions, except be reasonable (e.g., don't cite every paper ever published in the field of evolutionary computing)
List here in a consistent style all the references you cite in your proposal.
Appendices (optional)
Length restrictions: no restrictions, except be reasonable (e.g., don't include material just for the sake of having more material)
For all the extraneous material that didn't fit in your report proper but which you feel is important to include.