Reinforcement Learning -- Special Issue of Machine Learning Journal

[Rich Sutton]

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			   CALL FOR PAPERS

The journal Machine Learning will be publishing a special issue on
REINFORCEMENT LEARNING in 1991.  By "reinforcement learning" I mean
trial-and-error learning from performance feedback without an explicit
teacher other than the external environment.  Of particular interest is
the learning of mappings from situation to action in this way.
Reinforcement learning has most often been studied within connectionist
or classifier-system (genetic) paradigms, but it need not be.

Manuscripts must be received by March 1, 1991, to assure full
consideration.  One copy should be mailed to the editor:

	Richard S. Sutton
	GTE Laboratories, MS-44
	40 Sylvan Road
	Waltham, MA  02254
	USA

In addition, four copies should be mailed to:

	Karen Cullen
	MACH Editorial Office
	Kluwer Academic Publishers
	101 Philip Drive
	Assinippi Park
	Norwell, MA 02061
	USA

Papers will be subject to the standard review process.
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