College of IST- Undergraduate Researcher in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

The College of IST is seeking applicants for a part-time Undergraduate Researcher position in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.

Job duties

• Conduct research on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning, including designing novel algorithms and architectures.
• Conduct computational experiments in benchmark environments such as MPE and SMAC.
• Compile results into reports.

Requirements, qualifications, and/or competencies

• Familiarity with the theory of deep reinforcement learning.
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art multi-agent reinforcement learning algorithms, including both value-decomposition and policy-based methods.
• Experience with deep learning, including hands-on experience with PyTorch.
• Experience with conducting experiments in multi-agent benchmark environments, including MPE and SMAC.

Pay

The starting rate for this job is $20/hour.

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