Technical Publications of Philip S. Thomas

Papers:

1. Philip S. Thomas and Andrew G. Barto. Motor Primitive Discovery. In 2012 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and Epigenetic Robotics (ICDL), pages 1--8, November 2012.
   
2. Philip S. Thomas. Policy Gradient Coagent Networks. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 24, pages 1944--1952, December 2011.
   
3. George D. Konidaris, Scott D. Niekum, and Philip S. Thomas. TDγ: Re-evaluating Complex Backups in Temporal Difference Learning.. In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 24, pages 2402--2410, December 2011.
   
4. George D. Konidaris, Sarah Osentoski, and Philip S. Thomas. Value function approximation in reinforcement learning using the Fourier basis. In Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Conference on Artificial Intelligence, August 2011.
   
5. Philip S. Thomas and Andrew G. Barto. Conjugate Markov decision processes. Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth International Conference on Machine Learning, June 2011.
   Source code
   
6. Philip S. Thomas, A reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation of a human arm, Master's thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, August 2009.
   Adviser: Professor Michael S. Branicky
   Slide Presentation
7. Philip S. Thomas, Michael S. Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen M. Jagodnik. Application of the actor-critic architecture to functional electrical stimulation control of a human arm. Proceedings of the Twenty-First Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence, pages 165-172, Pasadena, CA, 14-16 July 2009.
   Presentation, some images removed.
   
8. Philip S. Thomas, Michael Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik. Creating a reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation of a human arm. Proceedings of the Fourteenth Yale Workshop on Adaptive and Learning Systems, pages 15-20, New Haven, CT, 2-4 June 2008. (Postprint with two minor corrections).
   Slide Presentation, videos removed
9. Wyatt Newman, et. al. Team Case and the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge Technical Paper submitted to DARPA, 1 June 2007.
10. Alex Kandabarow, Mark Rafalko, Philip Thomas. Penguins with hats, penguins with pants. 7th Grade English with Mrs. Haiges, Sewickley Academy, PA, c. 1998.

Posters:

1. Kathleen Jagodnik, Philip Thomas, Michael Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert. Reinforcement Learning Controller for Planar Human Arm Movement using Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES). Reseach ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 15 April 2010.
   Poster.
2. Philip S. Thomas, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik, and Michael S. Branicky. Achieving long-term stability using a reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation control of a human arm. Research ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 16 April 2009.
   Poster.
3. Kathleen Jagodnik, Antonie van den Bogert, Michael Branicky, and Philip Thomas. A Proportional Derivative Controller for Planar Arm Movement. North American Congress on Biomechanics (NACOB), Ann Arbor, Michigan, 5-9 August 2008.
   Poster.
4. Philip S. Thomas, Michael S. Branicky, Antonie van den Bogert, and Kathleen Jagodnik. FES Control of a Human Arm Using Reinforcement Learning. Adaptive Movement in Animals and Machines (AMAM), Cleveland, OH, 1-6 June 2008.
   Extended Abstract.
5. Philip Thomas, Wyatt Newman. Developing the Vehicle-Behavior Interface Layer and Obstacle Field Mood for the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. SOURCE Intersections. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 18 April 2008.
   Poster.
6. Philip Thomas, Antonie van den Bogert, Kathleen Jagodnik, and Michael Branicky. Creating a reinforcement learning controller for functional electrical stimulation of a human arm. Research ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 17 April 2008.
   Poster.
7. Wyatt Newman, Roger D. Quinn, Michael Branicky, Frank Merat, et. al. Team Case and the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge. Research ShowCase. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 17 April 2008.
   Poster.