Learning index policies for restless bandits with application to maternal healthcare

• Main Authors: BISWAS, Arpita, AGGARWAL, Gaurav, VARAKANTHAM, Pradeep, TAMBE, Milind
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: reinforcement learning; multi-armed bandits; unknown transition probabilities; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/6774; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/7777/viewcontent/Learning_Index_Policies_for_Restless_Bandits_with_Application_to_Maternal_Healthcare.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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