Researcher · Academic · Founder
Andrew Barto
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Professor Emeritus at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Barto and Richard Sutton established many of the core ideas of modern reinforcement learning, where an agent improves through rewards from experience. Their algorithms and textbook connected psychology, control theory, and machine learning into a field that now underpins game-playing systems and robotics.
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Background
Current role
Professor Emeritus
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts AmherstEducation
Born1948
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