Jeffrey Clune, University of British Columbia

Research

deep reinforcement learning meta-learning

Latest funding

AI-Generating Algorithms: AI that improves itself by automatically creating learning challenges
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$123,000

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AI-Generating Algorithms: AI that improves itself by automatically creating learning challenges

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Clune, Jeffrey

Keywords: deep reinforcement learning; meta-learning

$123,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: deep reinforcement learning Dear Professor Clune, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on deep reinforcement learning connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "AI-Generating Algorithms: AI that improves itself by automatically creating learning challenges" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]