Learning to Control
- đ¤ Speaker: Dr Carl Edward Rasmussen (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)
- đ Date & Time: Friday 17 October 2008, 14:00 - 15:00
- đ Venue: Cambridge University Engineering Department, Lecture Room 3B
Abstract
Learning from examples is a powerful paradigm for aquiring motor skills in biological (human) systems. In this talk I will examine the possibility of learning control in artificial systems using modern probabilistic models from machine learning. The focus of the talk will be the learning process itself, and I will demonstrate very fast learning from no prior knowledge in a cart and pole balancing problem. Technically, our approach is based on reinterpreting control as a problem of statistical inference, and we show that the proper, Bayesian, treatment of uncertainty is crucial to the success of the method.
The talk is based on on-going research in collaboration with Marc P. Deisenroth .
Series This talk is part of the CUED Control Group Seminars series.
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Friday 17 October 2008, 14:00-15:00