Jan Peters (computer scientist)
Jan Peters (born August 14, 1976 in Hamburg ) is a German scientist of computer science , robotics and machine learning .
Life
He is a professor at the Technical University of Darmstadt , where he is head of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems department in the IT department . He is known for his contributions to machine learning for autonomous robotics, in particular to reinforcement learning .
In January 2013 Peters received the Robotics & Automation Early Career Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and in August 2013 the International Neural Network Society presented him with the Young Investigator Award. In 2015, Peters received a Starting Grant of 1.4 million euros from the ERC, the most highly endowed EU funding award for young researchers.
In 2019 Jan Peters was named an IEEE Fellow by the IEEE and was the only German researcher to be accepted into the 2019 Class of IEEE RAS Fellows.
Fonts
- Jens Kober , Jan Peters: Learning Motor Skills. From Algorithms to Robot Experiments . Springer Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-319-03193-4 .
- Jan Peters: Machine Learning for Robotics . VDM, 2008, ISBN 978-3-639-02110-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Planck Society: IEEE RAS Early Career Award for Prof. Dr. Jan Peters Prestigious Award in Robotics Research for Scientist of the MPI for Intelligent Systems. January 22, 2013, accessed January 19, 2015 .
- ^ International Neural Network Society: INNS awards recipients. Retrieved January 19, 2015 .
- ↑ European Commission: ERC Starting Grants 2014 Results. (No longer available online.) February 22, 2015, archived from the original on April 2, 2015 ; accessed on February 22, 2015 .
- ↑ 2019 IEEE RAS Fellow Class Announced - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Retrieved November 28, 2018 (UK English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peters, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German computer scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg , Germany |