Marc Bellemare, McGill University

Research

Applied machine learning Continual learning Deep learning Persistent reinforcement learning Reinforcement learning Reinforcement learning benchmarks

Latest funding

Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Designed to Persist
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$84,000
Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Designed to Persist
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Designed to Persist

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bellemare, Marc

Keywords: reinforcement learning; deep learning; continual learning; applied machine learning; reinforcement learning benchmarks; persistent reinforcement learning

$84,000

Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Designed to Persist

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Bellemare, Marc

$12,500

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: Applied machine learning Dear Professor Bellemare, 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 applied machine 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 "Reinforcement Learning Algorithms Designed to Persist" (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]