Vacancy: Assistant professor in applied probability
Mini-Workshop on Reinforcement Learning
Welcome to a Mini-Workshop on Reinforcement Learning (RL) on January 12th 2024! The workshop gathers expert in the field of theory of Reinforcement Learning (RL) in a familial atmosphere, providing participants the opportunity to exchange insights on current research on RL.
We extend a warm invitation to all interested individuals to join us for this collaborative event. Please note that there are no fees associated with the workshop, so just drop by if you are interested in reinforcement learning! If you are curious what RL is about, here are a few links: Sutton/
You can register using our google form.
Speakers and titles
- Matteo Papini (Politecnico di Milano): New Perspectives on Importance-Weighted Learning
- Luiz Chamon (University of Stuttgart): Constrained reinforcement learning
- Carlo D'Eramo (University of Würzburg): Beyond One-Step Bellman Operator
- Felix Berkenkamp (Bosch AI): Towards real-world model-based RL
- Claire Vernade (University of Tübingen): Beyond Average Return in Markov Decision Processes
- Sara Klein (University of Mannheim): Beyond Stationarity: Convergence Analysis of Finite-Time (Stochastic) Softmax Policy Gradient Methods
- Samuele Tosatto (University of Innsbruck): Beyond Monte Carlo Off-Policy Policy Gradient
- Semih Cayci (RWTH Aachen): Sample Efficiency and Robustness of Natural Actor-Critic Methods with Function Approximation
Program
9:00–9:45 Matteo Papini 9:45–10:30 Luiz Chamon cofee break + poster session 11:00–11:45 Carlo D'Eramo 11:45–12:30 Felix Berkenkamp lunch + poster session 14:00–14:45 Claire Vernade 14:45–15:30 Sara Klein coffee break + poster session 16:00–16:45 Samuele Tosatto 16:45–17:30 Semih Cayci 18:00 restaurant for those interested Practical Information
Date: 12 January 2024
Venue: University of Mannheim, B6, 26 (a building with a lot of glass, not the white block next door), 1st floor, 20 min walking distance from the train station, google maps link.
Registration
We do not charge a fee for participation but ask participants to register for a better planning of coffee breakes and lunch. Please use our google forms sheet.
Organizers
Leif Döring, Mathias Staudigl, Simon Weißmann