ep3 - Ben Recht: A tour of optimization, machine learning, and control

In this episode, our guest is Ben Recht. Ben is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. We discuss several topics, including his research trajectory, Ben's tour of reinforcement learning, and his passion for music, among others. Check out Ben's website here: http://people.eecs.berkeley.edu/~brecht/ Outline 00:00 - Intro 01:01 - Ben predicts the birth of "inControl" 02:40 - Personal research trajectory 06:5...