Learning Automata: An Introduction (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering) - Softcover

Narendra, Kumpati S.; Thathachar, Mandayam A.L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486498778 ISBN 13: 9780486498775

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2012

Synopsis

This self-contained introductory text on the behavior of learning automata focuses on how a sequential decision-maker with a finite number of choices responds in a random environment. Topics include fixed structure automata, variable structure stochastic automata, convergence, 0 and S models, nonstationary environments, interconnected automata and games, and applications of learning automata. A must for all students of stochastic algorithms, this treatment is the work of two well-known scientists and is suitable for a one-semester graduate course in automata theory and stochastic algorithms. This volume also provides a fine guide for independent study and a reference for students and professionals in operations research, computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics. The authors have provided a new preface for this edition.

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About the Author

American control theorist Kumpati S. Narendra currently holds the Harold W. Cheel Professorship of Electrical Engineering at Yale University.Mandayam A. L. Thathachar is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486498778
• ISBN 13: 9780486498775
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496