Pierre-Luc Bacon, Université de Montréal

Research

automatic differentiation deep learning optimal control reinforcement learning

Latest funding

Decision awareness in learning for control
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Decision awareness in learning for control
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Decision awareness in learning for control

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bacon, Pierre-Luc

Keywords: reinforcement learning; deep learning; optimal control; automatic differentiation

$72,000

Decision awareness in learning for control

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Bacon, Pierre-Luc

$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: automatic differentiation Dear Professor Bacon, 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 automatic differentiation 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 "Decision awareness in learning for control" (2023), 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]