Amir-massoud Farahmand, University of Toronto

Research

Decision-Aware Model Learning Machine Learning Model Learning Reasoning under Uncertainty Reinforcement Learning Robust Planning Sequential Decision Making Value-Aware Model Learning

Latest funding

The gamification of online stochastic optimization problems
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$90,000
Robust Decision-Aware Model-based Reinforcement Learning
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Robust Decision-Aware Model-based Reinforcement Learning
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$116,000

All 3 grants and awards

The gamification of online stochastic optimization problems

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Cousineau, Martin M

Keywords: electric vehicles; gamification; logistics; machine learning; modelling; online optimization; optimization; reinforcement learning; stochastic optimization; transportation

$90,000

Robust Decision-Aware Model-based Reinforcement Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Farahmand, Amir-massoud

$12,500

Robust Decision-Aware Model-based Reinforcement Learning

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Farahmand, Amir-massoud

Keywords: reinforcement learning; machine learning; reasoning under uncertainty; sequential decision making; model learning; decision-aware model learning; value-aware model learning; robust planning

$116,000

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: Decision-Aware Model Learning Dear Professor Farahmand, 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 decision-aware model 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 "Robust Decision-Aware Model-based Reinforcement Learning" (2021), 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]