Gugan Thoppe
6 papers
· 2018–2026
· 4 conferences
· across top CS/AI conferences
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The Questioner
Conferences
AAAI (2)
ICML (2)
COLT (1)
UAI (1)
Top co-authors
Keywords
convergence rate
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stochastic approximation
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temporal difference learning
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policy evaluation
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sample complexity
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markov decision process
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finite sample analysis
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polyak-ruppert averaging
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finite-time analysis
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quadratic optimization
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momentum method
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optimal convergence rate
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two-timescale algorithm
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parameter-free optimization
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gradient temporal difference
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lock-in probability
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heavy ball
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stochastic optimization
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semi-norm contraction
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reinforcement learning
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Papers
Policy Gradient with Tree Expansion
ICML 2025