Saumik Narayanan

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October 2020

Paper Review: Learning Human Biases in IRL

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 31, 2020 ago

First Steps in Calculating Chess Player Biases

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 27, 2020 ago

Compressing Chess Board States for Reinforcement Learning

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2020 ago

Papers on Biased Inverse Reinforcement Learning and Fairness Criteria

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 18, 2020 ago

States Chess Cup – Round 7 Playoff Picture

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago

Modeling Network Formation in an Online Health Community

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 11, 2020 ago

Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Cancer Journeys

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…

By Saumik, 2 yearsOctober 4, 2020 ago
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  • Predicting Move Times in Chess – Final Report May 3, 2021
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  • Working Harder, not Smarter in Pacman February 28, 2021
  • A Brief Guide to Stockfish NNUE January 24, 2021
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