Instructor(s)
Prof. Daniela Pucci De Farias
MIT Course Number
2.997
As Taught In
Spring 2004
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the theory and application of large-scale dynamic programming. Topics include Markov decision processes, dynamic programming algorithms, simulation-based algorithms, theory and algorithms for value function approximation, and policy search methods. The course examines games and applications in areas such as dynamic resource allocation, finance and queueing networks.