Abhishek Naik

@abhisheknaik96.bsky.social

PhD graduate in reinforcement learning from the University of Alberta. Now, RL research in space! 🚀🛰️

We had a delightful conversation covering: ⏺️ how I chose my PhD topic, ⏺️ connections with cognitive psychology and neuroscience, ⏺️ why I'm applying RL/AI in space today, ⏺️ what got me interested in machine learning in the first place, and more! Thank you, @robinchauhan.bsky.social!

Robin Ranjit Singh Chauhan@robinchauhan.bsky.social · 2y ago

E62: Abhishek Naik on Continuing RL & Average Reward How should RL handle non-episodic tasks, like Mars rovers or HPC scheduling? @abhisheknaik96.bsky.social shares insights from his PhD with Rich Sutton, plus how almost every discounted-reward algorithm can be improved by reward centering.