Dhruv Shah

Similarity based regularization for online matrix-factorization problem: An application to course recommender systems

2017

The design of a recommender system is largely influenced by its domain of application. A recommender system for niche application requires more accuracy as it targets a specific audience or a specific genre of products …

SELFI: Autonomous Self-Improvement with Reinforcement Learning for Social Navigation

2024 · arXiv (Cornell University)

Autonomous self-improving robots that interact and improve with experience are key to the real-world deployment of robotic systems. In this paper, we propose an online learning method, SELFI, that leverages online robot experience to rapidly …