Weeks 4-6:

Lectures:

Computational Genomics
Uncertainty Modelling
Learning in Autonomous Systems

Well, it's been a hectic few weeks here, and there doesn't seem signs of a let-up anytime soon, so this will not be a particularly detailed post. Autonomous Systems was a complete washout, for a number of reasons, and although I now think I could theoretically go back and solve the problem I gave myself, I am so conditioned against the program that I cannot currently face revisiting it. So, that's a task for another day. On the other hand, my Computational Genomics project was somewhat more bearable.

The report is a little sketchy due to a pitiful page limit and an over-abundance of graphs, but I hope that something useful can be gleaned from it. Essentially, it aims to show that although the Peregrine Falcon and the Rock Pigeon have evolved such that one species preys on the other, they are actually quite closely related (closer than just both being birds, obviously).

Lastly, a pre-cursor of what is to come: after a pretty awful few weeks, Friday saw a development in my project which has me both excited and petrified as to the future work. I am in the process of formalising this new result, and will upload the document when it is complete. I may say at this point that I don't necessarily expect everyone else to get as thrilled as I was, but I hope to communicate an understanding of how that feeling came about.

Watch this space...