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Spring 2010
In this work, we present a unified, general approach to variance reduction in agent evaluation using machine learning to minimize variance. Evaluating an agent's performance in a stochastic setting is necessary for agent development, scientific evaluation, and competitions. Traditionally,...
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Spring 2015
This dissertation explores regularized factor models as a simple unification of machine learn- ing problems, with a focus on algorithmic development within this known formalism. The main contributions are (1) the development of generic, efficient algorithms for a subclass of regularized...