| Week | Ready | Main item   |  S   | Classes                                                                                                                                                                | Student work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |     |     |
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| 1    | Yes   | Python Prep |  N   | - L1: Introduction and motivation of the course<br/> - L2: Simulation, Optimization and Machine Learning in companies                                                  | - Python prep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |     |     |
| 2    |   Yes    |    Python Prep         |  N   | - L3: Introduction to simulation: What is it, When do we use it, Types of simulation<br/> - L4: Simulation examples in Python. Introduction to case 1.                 | - Python prep<br/> - View [Primer: Simulating a pandemic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OLpKqTriio) <br/>- Read [Agent-based modeling: Methods and techniques for simulating human systems](https://www.pnas.org/content/99/suppl_3/7280) <br/> - Read case 1.                                           |     |     |
| 3    |       | Case 1            |  N   | - L5: Simulation methodology. <br/> - L6: Simulation-based optimization I. Challenges and issues with simulation. Where to go from here<br/> - S1: Workshop for case 1 | - Work on case 1 <br/> - Review [HASH model market simulation](https://hash.ai/@hash/model-market-python) <br/>- Review [HASH warehouse simulation](https://hash.ai/@hash/warehouse-logistics)                                                                                                              |     |     |
| 4    |       | Case 1            |  Y   | - L7: Introduction to optimization<br/> - L8: Modeling optimization problems<br/> - S2: Workshop for case 1                                                            | - Work on case 1 <br/> - Read Gurobi's [Modelling Basics](https://www.gurobi.com/resource/modeling-basics/) <br/> - Read Neos [taxonomy of optimization problems](https://neos-guide.org/optimization-tree) <br/> - View this video on the [Simplex algorithm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO5477EKlXE) |     |     |
| 5    |       | Case 1/2            |  Y  | - L9: Taxonomy of optimization techniques <br/> - L10: Simulation-based optimization II. Introduction to case 2                                                        | - Deliver case 1 <br/> - Read case 2 <br/> - Enjoy watching [simulation-based race car training](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sg-GgoFCP0) <br/> - Read how the [4th most popular database software in the world uses GAs to access data faster.](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/geqo-intro2.html)  |     |     |
| 6    |       | Case 2            |  Y  | - L11: Challenges in real-world usage. Simulation vs Optimization <br/> - L12: Introduction to Machine Learning <br/> - S3: Workshop for case 2                        | - Work on case 2 <br/> - Read this [review on simulation optimization techniques and softwares](https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.08591.pdf)                                                                                                                                                                       |     |     |
| 7    |       | Case 2/3            |  Y  | - L13: Supervised Machine Learning (SML): NIPS<br/> - L14: Typical SML workflow. Introduction to case 3<br/> - S4: Workshop for case 2                                 | - Work on case 2 <br/> - Read case 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |     |     |
| 8    |       | Case 3            |  Y  | - L15: Algorithm deep dive: Decision trees<br/> - L16: Feature Engineering and Model Evaluation<br/> - S5: Workshop for case 3                                         | - Deliver case 2 <br/> - View this [intro to neural networks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aircAruvnKk&t=10s) and this [intro to random forests](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Wdy0Wc_xQ)                                                                                                            |     |     |
| 9    |       | Case 3            |  Y  | - L17: Deployment of Models <br/> - L18: Stories from the trenches: applying all of this in the real world<br/> - S6: Workshop for case 3                              | - Work on case 3 <br/> - View this video on [why businesses fail at ML](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRJGyhS6gA0)                                                                                                                                                                                        |     |     |
| 10   |       | Case 3            |  N  | - L19: Where to go from here: further learning and carreer advice<br/> - L20: Final Q&A, exam preparation                                                              | - Work on case 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |     |     |
| 11   |       |             |     | - Exam                                                                                                                                                                 | - Deliver case 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |     |     |