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SUMMARY:Optimized Decision Making via Active Learning of  Stochastic Hamilt
 onians
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Prof. Chandrajit Bajaj (University of Texas at Austin)
 \n\nAbstract: \nA Hamiltonian represents the energy of a dynamical system 
 in phase space with coordinates of position and momentum. The Hamilton’s
  equations of motion are obtainable as coupled symplectic differential equ
 ations.  In this talk I shall show how optimized decision making (action 
 sequences) can be obtained via a reinforcement learning problem wherein th
 e agent interacts with the unknown environment to simultaneously learn a H
 amiltonian surrogate and the optimal action sequences using Hamilton dynam
 ics\, by invoking the Pontryagin Maximum Principle. We use optimal control
  theory to define an optimal control gradient flow\, which guides the rein
 forcement learning process of the agent to progressively optimize the Hami
 ltonian while simultaneously converging to the optimal action sequence. Ex
 tensions to stochastic Hamiltonians leading to stochastic action sequences
  and the free-energy principle shall also be discussed.\nThis is joint wor
 k with my students Taemin Heo\, Minh Nguyen.\n
URL:https://www.tcs.tifr.res.in/web/events/1373
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LOCATION:A-201 Seminar Room
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