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Vinod Valsalam
Ph.D. Alumni
Vinod's research focuses on understanding how learning and evolution interact in producing complex systems.
Email:
vkv [at] alumni utexas net
Publications
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Using Symmetry and Evolutionary Search to Minimize Sorting Networks
2013
Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen,
Journal of Machine Learning Research
, Vol. 14, Feb (2013), pp. 303--331.
Constructing Controllers for Physical Multilegged Robots using the ENSO Neuroevolution Approach
2012
Vinod K. Valsalam, Jonathan Hiller, Robert MacCurdy, Hod Lipson and Risto Miikkulainen,
Evolutionary Intelligence
, Vol. 5, 1 (2012), pp. 1--12.
Evaluation Methods for Active Human-Guided Neuroevolution in Games
2012
Igor Karpov, Leif Johnson, Vinod Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, In
2012 AAAI Fall Symposium on Robots Learning Interactively from Human Teachers (RLIHT)
, November 2012.
Assisting Machine Learning Through Shaping, Advice and Examples
2011
Igor Karpov, Vinod Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, In
2011 IJCAI Workshop on Agents Learning Interactively from Human Teachers (ALIHT)
, July 2011.
Evolving Symmetry for Modular System Design
2011
Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen,
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
, Vol. 15, 3 (2011), pp. 368--386.
Human-Assisted Neuroevolution Through Shaping, Advice and Examples
2011
Igor V. Karpov, Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, In
Proceedings of the 13th Annual Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO 2011)
, Dublin, Ireland, July 2011.
Utilizing Symmetry and Evolutionary Search to Minimize Sorting Networks
2011
Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, Technical Report AITR-11-09, Department of Computer Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin.
Utilizing Symmetry in Evolutionary Design
2010
Vinod Valsalam, PhD Thesis, Department of Computer Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin. Technical Report AI-10-04.
Evolving Symmetric and Modular Neural Network Controllers for Multilegged Robots
2009
Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, In
xploring New Horizons in Evolutionary Design of Robots: Workshop at the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
2009.
Evolving Symmetric and Modular Neural Networks for Distributed Control
2009
Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, In
Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
, pp. 731--738 2009.
Modular Neuroevolution for Multilegged Locomotion
2008
Vinod K. Valsalam and Risto Miikkulainen, In
Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference GECCO 2008
, pp. 265-272, New York, NY, USA 2008. ACM.
Developing Complex Systems Using Evolved Pattern Generators
2007
Vinod K. Valsalam, James A. Bednar and Risto Miikkulainen,
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation
(2007), pp. 181-198.
Establishing an Appropriate Learning Bias Through Development
2006
Vinod K. Valsalam, James A. Bednar, and Risto Miikkulainen, In
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Development and Learning (ICDL-2006)
2006.
Constructing Good Learners Using Evolved Pattern Generators
2005
Vinod K. Valsalam, James A. Bednar, and Risto Miikkulainen, In
Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, GECCO-2005
, H.-G. Beyer and others (Eds.), pp. 11-18 2005.
Projects
Evolving Controllers for Physical Multilegged Robots
2010 - 2011
Learning Strategic Behavior in Sequential Decision Tasks
2009 - 2014
Constructing Intelligent Agents in Simulated Worlds
2008 - 2010
Leveraging Human Creativity with Machine Discovery
2008 - 2010
Evolving Locomotion Controllers for Multilegged Robots
2008 - 2010
Modular Neuroevolution for Multilegged Locomotion
2007 - 2012
Utilizing Symmetry in Evolutionary Design
2007 - 2010
Developing Complex Systems Using Evolved Pattern Generators
2004 - 2006
Areas of Interest
Cognitive Science
Computational Neuroscience
Control
Evolutionary Computation
Neuroevolution
Software/Data
ENSO
This package contains software implementing the ENSO approach for evolving symmetric modular neural networks. It also in...
2010
Sorting Networks
This package contains software utilizing an approach based on symmetry and evolution to minimize the number of comparato...
2010
Demos
Evolving Controllers for Physical Multilegged Robots
Vinod Valsalam
2011
Evolving Controller Symmetry for Multilegged Robots
Vinod Valsalam
2010
Modular Neuroevolution for Multilegged Locomotion
Vinod Valsalam
2008
Handwritten Digit Recognition Utilizing Evolved Pattern Generators
Vinod Valsalam
2007
Labs
Formerly affiliated with
Neural Networks