A big surprise

Surprise and Curiosity for Big Data Robotics

This paper introduces a new perspective on curiosity and intrinsic motivation, viewed as the problem of generating behavior data for parallel off-policy learning. We provide 1) the first measure of surprise based on off-policy general value function learning progress, 2) the first investigation of reactive behavior control with parallel gradient temporal difference learning and function approxi...

Commutative Algebra Provides a Big Surprise for Craig Huneke’s Birthday

During the banquet, Hochster read his poem honoring Huneke. symbolic powers, homological methods, computational methods, tight closure, uniform bounds, and prime characteristic methods. He has mentored twenty-four PhD students and many postdocs; he has coorganized conferences, such as the Kansas-MissouriNebraska KUMUNU commutative algebra conference; he has served on the Executive Committee of ...

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION USING BIG BANG-BIG CRUNCH ALGORITHM: A REVIEW

The big bang-big crunch (BB-BC) algorithm is a popular metaheuristic optimization technique proposed based on one of the theories for the evolution of the universe. The algorithm utilizes a two-phase search mechanism: big-bang phase and big-crunch phase. In the big-bang phase the concept of energy dissipation is considered to produce disorder and randomness in the candidate population while in ...

Bacteria spring a surprise

Elastic forces within DNA drive the segregation of chromosomes in bacteria.

A Surprise Follow-Up.