Dr. Barrett Thomas, an award-winning Research Professor at the University of Iowa, explores the intricacies of Markov decision processes and their connection to Deep Reinforcement Learning. Discover how these concepts are applied in operations research to enhance business efficiency and drive innovations in same-day delivery and autonomous transportation systems.

This episode is brought to you by Ready Tensor, where innovation meets reproducibility (https://www.readytensor.ai/). Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Email natalie@superdatascience.com for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• Barrett's start in operations logistics [02:27]
• Concorde Solver and the traveling salesperson problem [09:59]
• Cross-function approximation explained [19:13]
• How Markov decision processes relate to deep reinforcement learning [26:08]
• Understanding policy in decision-making contexts [33:40]
• Revolutionizing supply chains and transportation with aerial drones [46:47]
• Barrett’s career evolution: past changes and future prospects [52:19]

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773: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Maximizing Profits, with Prof. Barrett Thomas

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773: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Maximizing Profits, with Prof. Barrett Thomas

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