In my Intro to Grad Studies class, we have been given an assignment to do an in-depth paper review for each of our rotations. I already posted a general literature review summarizing a few papers related to my rotation research area, but this assignment is also requiring us to elaborate Read more…
Last week, I went over some functions I created to compress a chess board state into a set of integers, based on the component functions created during the Stockfish evaluation process. For example, in the above position, we get the compressed board state of (0.9,0.05,-0.05,-0.42,0.31,0.0,-0.3,0.0). These values correspond to Material, Read more…
Last week, I went over several papers in the area of Biased Inverse Reinforcement Learning and Fairness Criteria. I also brainstormed several possible next steps for research. After talking with CJ on Monday, we decided that the second option was the most promising – extending the ideas behind this paper Read more…
Unlike many other PhD programs, WashU has a special rotation program to facilitate student-advisor matching, where students do a 2-4 one-month research stints with professors so the students and professors can get to know each other better before committing to a relationship for the next 4+ years. On Wednesday, I Read more…
It has been a very fun six weeks in the States Chess Cup. We’ve had a lot of great chess being played, with no shortage of upsets and nerve-wracking finishes! Here’s a quick update on the playoff picture for the league heading into the final week of the regular season. Read more…
Over the last two weeks, I’ve written about my first two research projects and publications at GroupLens. Today, I’ll wrap up this series by talking about my third and final research project with the CaringBridge dataset. With one semester left in my undergraduate career, it was time for me to Read more…
Last week, I wrote about my first ever research project and publication, and I’ll continue this topic today by talking about my next project and publication at GroupLens. Actually, quite a lot of time passed between these two projects, so first I’ll give a quick overview of what did in Read more…