[Colloquium] TTI-C Talks Next Week 3/22-3/24

[Katherine Cumming]

TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE TALKS
 
Show and Tell Series
Speaker:  John Langford, TTI-C
Speaker's homepage:  http://www.tti-c.org//langford.html
 
Time:  Tuesday, March 22nd @ 12:15pm
Location:  TTI-C Conference Room 
Lunch/Refreshments provided
 
Title: TBA
 
Abstract: TBA
 
 
 
Learning Theory Program
Speaker:  Pierre Tarres, University of Paul-Sabatier
Speaker's homepage:  http://www.lsp.ups-tlse.fr/Fp/Tarres/
 
Time:  Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005 @ 3:00pm
Location:  TTI-C Conference Room 
Refreshments provided
 
Title: Stochastic Algorithms and Learning
 
Abstract:
We discuss the asymptotic behavior of some stochastic algorithms arising
in learning and self-organization. First we introduce some new results
on the two-armed bandit problem, interpret them in terms of stochastic
approximation of an underlying dynamical system, and explain how the
methods in this framework adapt to other questions in reinforcement
learning in games and generalized urn models. Then we present some
problems related to self-organization appearing in reinforcement on
graphs, whose study requires a combination of stochastic approximation
and Markov chain methods. 
 
 
Guest Speaker
Speaker:  Riccardo Pucella, Cornell University
Speaker's homepage:  http://www.cs.cornell.edu/riccardo
 
Time:  Thursday, March 24th, 2005 @ 3:00pm
Location:  TTI-C Conference Room
Refreshments provided
 
Title:  TBA
 
Abstract:  TBA
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If you have questions, or would like to meet the speaker, please contact
Katherine at 773-834-1994 or kcumming at tti-c.org.   For information on
future TTI-C talks and events, please go to the TTI-C Events page:
http://www.tti-c.org/events.html.  TTI-C (1427 East 60th Street,
Chicago, IL  60637)
 
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