Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning: Connections and Challenges

This Spring 2025 semester programme will bring together researchers in the control and reinforcement learning communities and familiarize students with methods across these inter-related fields.

Control theory and reinforcement learning converge on a shared objective: facilitating autonomous, real-time decision-making to optimize dynamical processes. Historically, these disciplines have diverged in assumptions regarding available prior information and in analytical techniques applied. However, recent advances bridging the two domains are fostering collaborations. The upcoming CWI research semester programme in spring 2025, themed "Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning: Connections and Challenges", will comprise a spring school and workshops on various sub-topics, orchestrated by a distinguished team including Aditya Gilra, Bert Kappen, Debabrota Basu, Frans Oliehoek, Maryam Kamgarpour and Sean Meyn, to explore the intersections and challenges within these intertwined fields.

Spring School on Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning

Dates: 17-21 (Monday-Friday) March, 2025.
Location: Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The school will be at a preparatory PhD level, suitable for advanced Master's and starting PhD students in this subject.

For more information and registration go to the programme of 2025 Spring School.

Workshop on Themes across Control and Reinforcement Learning

Dates: 24 and 25 (Monday-Tuesday) March, 2025.
Location: Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Contributions and attendance from all related to these areas are welcome.

For more information and registration go to the programme of the Workshop.

Workshop on Modern Applications of Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning

Dates: 20 and 21 (Tuesday-Wednesday) May, 2025
Location: Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Contributions and attendance from practitioners in modern applications of control theory and reinforcement learning to topics such as climate change, economics, neuroscience, etc. are welcome.

For more information visit the programme of the Workshop.

Workshop on Theory of Control and Reinforcement Learning

Dates: 19 and 20 (Thursday-Friday) June, 2025
Location: Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Contributions and attendance from practitioners in theory of control and reinforcement learning are welcome.

Further details to follow.

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Logistics

The conference will be held in the Turing room at the Congress Centre of Amsterdam Science Park, next to Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI).
Address: Science Park 125, 1098 XG Amsterdam.

Please be aware that hotel prices in Amsterdam can be quite steep. We strongly recommend all participants to secure their hotel reservations as early as possible!

Hotel Recommendations
* Generator Hostel
* MEININGER Hotel (Amsterdam Amstel)
* Hotel Casa
* The Manor Amsterdam
* The Lancaster Hotel Amsterdam

From these hotels, the venue can be reached in 15-30 minutes with public transport. In all public transportation, you can check in and out with a Mastercard or Visa contactless credit card and also with Apple Pay and Google Wallet.

Sharing a hotel room is a great way to reduce costs! If you are attending and are interested in room-sharing arrangements, please send an email to events@cwi.nl .

Questions or remarks?

Please send an email to events@cwi.nl

More information on Research Semester Programmes? Check the webpage or watch the video!