ep5 - Sean Meyn: Markov chains, networks, reinforcement learning, beekeeping and jazz

In this episode, our guest is Sean Meyn, Professor and Robert C. Pittman Eminent Scholar Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. The episode features Sean’s adventures in the areas of Markov chains, networks and Reinforcement Learning (RL) as well as anecdotes and trivia about beekeeping and jazz. Outline 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Sean’s early steps 03:53 - Markov chains 08:45 - Networks 18:26 - Stochastic approximation 25:00 - Reinforcement L...