Farsite is a secure, scalable file system that logically functions as a centralized file server but is physically distributed among a set of untrusted computers. Farsite provides ...
Atul Adya, William J. Bolosky, Miguel Castro, Gera...
Abstract. We consider a control problem where the decision maker interacts with a standard Markov decision process with the exception that the reward functions vary arbitrarily ove...
— This paper addresses the problem of acquiring a hierarchically structured robotic skill in a nonstationary environment. This is achieved through a combination of learning primi...
— Many everyday human skills can be framed in terms of performing some task subject to constraints imposed by the environment. Constraints are usually unobservable and frequently...
Matthew Howard, Stefan Klanke, Michael Gienger, Ch...
— Environments with varying reward contingencies constitute a challenge to many living creatures. In such conditions, animals capable of adaptation and learning derive an advanta...