Gugan Thoppe
6 papers · 2018–2026 · 4 conferences · across top CS/AI conferences
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ICML (2)
COLT (1)
UAI (1)
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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
Parameter-free Optimal Rates for Nonlinear Semi-Norm Contractions with Applications to Q-Learning
AAAI 2026
Policy Gradient with Tree Expansion
ICML 2025
Risk Estimation in a Markov Cost Process: Lower and Upper Bounds
ICML 2024
Does Momentum Help in Stochastic Optimization? A Sample Complexity Analysis.
UAI 2023
A Tale of Two-Timescale Reinforcement Learning with the Tightest Finite-Time Bound
AAAI 2020
Finite Sample Analysis of Two-Timescale Stochastic Approximation with Applications to Reinforcement Learning
COLT 2018