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Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects

By : Giuseppe Ciaburro
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Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects

By: Giuseppe Ciaburro

Overview of this book

Reinforcement learning has evolved a lot in the last couple of years and proven to be a successful technique in building smart and intelligent AI networks. Keras Reinforcement Learning Projects installs human-level performance into your applications using algorithms and techniques of reinforcement learning, coupled with Keras, a faster experimental library. The book begins with getting you up and running with the concepts of reinforcement learning using Keras. You’ll learn how to simulate a random walk using Markov chains and select the best portfolio using dynamic programming (DP) and Python. You’ll also explore projects such as forecasting stock prices using Monte Carlo methods, delivering vehicle routing application using Temporal Distance (TD) learning algorithms, and balancing a Rotating Mechanical System using Markov decision processes. Once you’ve understood the basics, you’ll move on to Modeling of a Segway, running a robot control system using deep reinforcement learning, and building a handwritten digit recognition model in Python using an image dataset. Finally, you’ll excel in playing the board game Go with the help of Q-Learning and reinforcement learning algorithms. By the end of this book, you’ll not only have developed hands-on training on concepts, algorithms, and techniques of reinforcement learning but also be all set to explore the world of AI.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Forecasting Stock Market Prices

Humans have always tried to predict the future. Forecasting has been, therefore, one of the most studied techniques over time. Forecasts cover several fields: weather forecasts, economic and political events, sports results, and more. Because we try to predict so many different events, there are a variety of ways in which predictions can be developed. Monte Carlo methods for estimating the value function and discovering excellent policies do not require the presence of a model of the environment. They are able to learn through the use of an agent's experience alone or from samples of state sequences, actions, and rewards obtained from the interactions between agent and environment. The experience can be acquired by the agent in line with the learning process, or it can be emulated by a previously populated dataset. Stock prices change on a...