Publications | Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems

2018

ics Soloperto, R., Müller, M. A., Trimpe, S., Allgöwer, F. Learning-Based Robust Model Predictive Control with State-Dependent Uncertainty In Proceedings of the IFAC Conference on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 6th IFAC Conference on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control, August 2018 (inproceedings)

Generalized Score Functions for Causal Discovery

Huang, B., Zhang, K., Lin, Y., Schölkopf, B., Glymour, C.

Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), pages: 1551-1560, (Editors: Yike Guo and Faisal Farooq), ACM, August 2018 (conference)

ei Huang, B., Zhang, K., Lin, Y., Schölkopf, B., Glymour, C. Generalized Score Functions for Causal Discovery Proceedings of the 24th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), pages: 1551-1560, (Editors: Yike Guo and Faisal Farooq), ACM, August 2018 (conference)

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Decentralized MPC based Obstacle Avoidance for Multi-Robot Target Tracking Scenarios

Tallamraju, R., Rajappa, S., Black, M. J., Karlapalem, K., Ahmad, A.

2018 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), pages: 1-8, IEEE, August 2018 (conference)

Abstract

In this work, we consider the problem of decentralized multi-robot target tracking and obstacle avoidance in dynamic environments. Each robot executes a local motion planning algorithm which is based on model predictive control (MPC). The planner is designed as a quadratic program, subject to constraints on robot dynamics and obstacle avoidance. Repulsive potential field functions are employed to avoid obstacles. The novelty of our approach lies in embedding these non-linear potential field functions as constraints within a convex optimization framework. Our method convexifies nonconvex constraints and dependencies, by replacing them as pre-computed external input forces in robot dynamics. The proposed algorithm additionally incorporates different methods to avoid field local minima problems associated with using potential field functions in planning. The motion planner does not enforce predefined trajectories or any formation geometry on the robots and is a comprehensive solution for cooperative obstacle avoidance in the context of multi-robot target tracking. We perform simulation studies for different scenarios to showcase the convergence and efficacy of the proposed algorithm.

ps Tallamraju, R., Rajappa, S., Black, M. J., Karlapalem, K., Ahmad, A. Decentralized MPC based Obstacle Avoidance for Multi-Robot Target Tracking Scenarios 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics (SSRR), pages: 1-8, IEEE, August 2018 (conference)

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Kernel Recursive ABC: Point Estimation with Intractable Likelihood

Kajihara, T., Kanagawa, M., Yamazaki, K., Fukumizu, K.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning, pages: 2405-2414, PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Abstract

We propose a novel approach to parameter estimation for simulator-based statistical models with intractable likelihood. Our proposed method involves recursive application of kernel ABC and kernel herding to the same observed data. We provide a theoretical explanation regarding why the approach works, showing (for the population setting) that, under a certain assumption, point estimates obtained with this method converge to the true parameter, as recursion proceeds. We have conducted a variety of numerical experiments, including parameter estimation for a real-world pedestrian flow simulator, and show that in most cases our method outperforms existing approaches.

Paper [BibTex]

pn Kajihara, T., Kanagawa, M., Yamazaki, K., Fukumizu, K. Kernel Recursive ABC: Point Estimation with Intractable Likelihood Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning, pages: 2405-2414, PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Paper [BibTex]

A Conditional Gradient Framework for Composite Convex Minimization with Applications to Semidefinite Programming

Yurtsever, A., Fercoq, O., Locatello, F., Cevher, V.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 5713-5722, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Yurtsever, A., Fercoq, O., Locatello, F., Cevher, V. A Conditional Gradient Framework for Composite Convex Minimization with Applications to Semidefinite Programming Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 5713-5722, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Blind Justice: Fairness with Encrypted Sensitive Attributes

Kilbertus, N., Gascon, A., Kusner, M., Veale, M., Gummadi, K., Weller, A.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 2635-2644, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Kilbertus, N., Gascon, A., Kusner, M., Veale, M., Gummadi, K., Weller, A. Blind Justice: Fairness with Encrypted Sensitive Attributes Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 2635-2644, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Janzing, D., Schölkopf, B.

Detecting non-causal artifacts in multivariate linear regression models

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 2250-2258, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Janzing, D., Schölkopf, B. Detecting non-causal artifacts in multivariate linear regression models Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 2250-2258, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Learning-based solution to phase error correction in T2*-weighted GRE scans

Loktyushin, A., Ehses, P., Schölkopf, B., Scheffler, K.

1st International conference on Medical Imaging with Deep Learning (MIDL), July 2018 (conference)

ei Loktyushin, A., Ehses, P., Schölkopf, B., Scheffler, K. Learning-based solution to phase error correction in T2*-weighted GRE scans 1st International conference on Medical Imaging with Deep Learning (MIDL), July 2018 (conference)

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The Mirage of Action-Dependent Baselines in Reinforcement Learning

Tucker, G., Bhupatiraju, S., Gu, S., Turner, R., Ghahramani, Z., Levine, S.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 5022-5031, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Tucker, G., Bhupatiraju, S., Gu, S., Turner, R., Ghahramani, Z., Levine, S. The Mirage of Action-Dependent Baselines in Reinforcement Learning Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 5022-5031, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

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Intrinsic disentanglement: an invariance view for deep generative models

Besserve, M., Sun, R., Schölkopf, B.

Workshop on Theoretical Foundations and Applications of Deep Generative Models at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

ei Besserve, M., Sun, R., Schölkopf, B. Intrinsic disentanglement: an invariance view for deep generative models Workshop on Theoretical Foundations and Applications of Deep Generative Models at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

Assessing Generative Models via Precision and Recall

Sajjadi, M. S. M., Bachem, O., Lucic, M., Bousquet, O., Gelly, S.

Workshop on Theoretical Foundations and Applications of Deep Generative Models (TADGM) at the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), July 2018 (conference)

ei Sajjadi, M. S. M., Bachem, O., Lucic, M., Bousquet, O., Gelly, S. Assessing Generative Models via Precision and Recall Workshop on Theoretical Foundations and Applications of Deep Generative Models (TADGM) at the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), July 2018 (conference)

Sajjadi, M. S. M., Parascandolo, G., Mehrjou, A., Schölkopf, B.

Tempered Adversarial Networks

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 4448-4456, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

arXiv link (url) Project Page [BibTex]

ei Sajjadi, M. S. M., Parascandolo, G., Mehrjou, A., Schölkopf, B. Tempered Adversarial Networks Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 4448-4456, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

arXiv link (url) Project Page [BibTex]

PIPPS: Flexible Model-Based Policy Search Robust to the Curse of Chaos

Parmas, P., Rasmussen, C., Peters, J., Doya, K.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 4065-4074, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Parmas, P., Rasmussen, C., Peters, J., Doya, K. PIPPS: Flexible Model-Based Policy Search Robust to the Curse of Chaos Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 4065-4074, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Parascandolo, G., Kilbertus, N., Rojas-Carulla, M., Schölkopf, B.

Learning Independent Causal Mechanisms

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 4033-4041, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Parascandolo, G., Kilbertus, N., Rojas-Carulla, M., Schölkopf, B. Learning Independent Causal Mechanisms Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 4033-4041, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Comparison-Based Random Forests

Haghiri, S., Garreau, D., Luxburg, U. V.

International Conference on Machine learning (ICML), 2018 (conference)

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slt Haghiri, S., Garreau, D., Luxburg, U. V. Comparison-Based Random Forests International Conference on Machine learning (ICML), 2018 (conference)

Mehrjou, A., Schölkopf, B.

Nonstationary GANs: Analysis as Nonautonomous Dynamical Systems

Workshop on Theoretical Foundations and Applications of Deep Generative Models at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

ei Mehrjou, A., Schölkopf, B. Nonstationary GANs: Analysis as Nonautonomous Dynamical Systems Workshop on Theoretical Foundations and Applications of Deep Generative Models at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

arXiv pdf Project Page [BibTex]

Probabilistic Recurrent State-Space Models

Doerr, A., Daniel, C., Schiegg, M., Nguyen-Tuong, D., Schaal, S., Toussaint, M., Trimpe, S.

In Proceedings of the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), July 2018 (inproceedings)

Abstract

State-space models (SSMs) are a highly expressive model class for learning patterns in time series data and for system identification. Deterministic versions of SSMs (e.g., LSTMs) proved extremely successful in modeling complex time-series data. Fully probabilistic SSMs, however, unfortunately often prove hard to train, even for smaller problems. To overcome this limitation, we propose a scalable initialization and training algorithm based on doubly stochastic variational inference and Gaussian processes. In the variational approximation we propose in contrast to related approaches to fully capture the latent state temporal correlations to allow for robust training.

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am ics Doerr, A., Daniel, C., Schiegg, M., Nguyen-Tuong, D., Schaal, S., Toussaint, M., Trimpe, S. Probabilistic Recurrent State-Space Models In Proceedings of the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), July 2018 (inproceedings)

arXiv pdf Project Page [BibTex]

Differentially Private Database Release via Kernel Mean Embeddings

Balog, M., Tolstikhin, I., Schölkopf, B.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 423-431, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Balog, M., Tolstikhin, I., Schölkopf, B. Differentially Private Database Release via Kernel Mean Embeddings Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 423-431, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

On Matching Pursuit and Coordinate Descent

Locatello, F., Raj, A., Praneeth Karimireddy, S., Rätsch, G., Schölkopf, B., Stich, S. U., Jaggi, M.

Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 3204-3213, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

ei Locatello, F., Raj, A., Praneeth Karimireddy, S., Rätsch, G., Schölkopf, B., Stich, S. U., Jaggi, M. On Matching Pursuit and Coordinate Descent Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 80, pages: 3204-3213, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Dy, Jennifer and Krause, Andreas), PMLR, July 2018 (conference)

Wüthrich, M., Schölkopf, B.

Iterative Model-Fitting and Local Controller Optimization - Towards a Better Understanding of Convergence Properties

Workshop on Prediction and Generative Modeling in Reinforcement Learning at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

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ei Wüthrich, M., Schölkopf, B. Iterative Model-Fitting and Local Controller Optimization - Towards a Better Understanding of Convergence Properties Workshop on Prediction and Generative Modeling in Reinforcement Learning at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

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Counterfactual Mean Embedding: A Kernel Method for Nonparametric Causal Inference

Muandet, K., Kanagawa, M., Saengkyongam, S., Marukata, S.

Workshop on Machine Learning for Causal Inference, Counterfactual Prediction, and Autonomous Action (CausalML) at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

[BibTex]

ei Muandet, K., Kanagawa, M., Saengkyongam, S., Marukata, S. Counterfactual Mean Embedding: A Kernel Method for Nonparametric Causal Inference Workshop on Machine Learning for Causal Inference, Counterfactual Prediction, and Autonomous Action (CausalML) at ICML, July 2018 (conference)

[BibTex]

Event-triggered Learning for Resource-efficient Networked Control

Solowjow, F., Baumann, D., Garcke, J., Trimpe, S.

In Proceedings of the American Control Conference (ACC), pages: 6506 - 6512, American Control Conference, June 2018 (inproceedings)

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ics Solowjow, F., Baumann, D., Garcke, J., Trimpe, S. Event-triggered Learning for Resource-efficient Networked Control In Proceedings of the American Control Conference (ACC), pages: 6506 - 6512, American Control Conference, June 2018 (inproceedings)

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Conditional Affordance Learning for Driving in Urban Environments

Conference on Robot Learning 2018, 2018 (conference)

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Frame-Recurrent Video Super-Resolution

Sajjadi, M. S. M., Vemulapalli, R., Brown, M.

IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) , June 2018 (conference)

ArXiv link (url) [BibTex]

ei Sajjadi, M. S. M., Vemulapalli, R., Brown, M. Frame-Recurrent Video Super-Resolution IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) , June 2018 (conference)

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Learning Face Deblurring Fast and Wide

Jin, M., Hirsch, M., Favaro, P.

The IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pages: 745-753, June 2018 (conference)

ei Jin, M., Hirsch, M., Favaro, P. Learning Face Deblurring Fast and Wide The IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, pages: 745-753, June 2018 (conference)

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Learning from Outside the Viability Kernel: Why we Should Build Robots that can Fail with Grace

Heim, S., Sproewitz, A.

Proceedings of SIMPAR 2018, pages: 55-61, IEEE, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots (SIMPAR), May 2018 (conference)

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dlg Heim, S., Sproewitz, A. Learning from Outside the Viability Kernel: Why we Should Build Robots that can Fail with Grace Proceedings of SIMPAR 2018, pages: 55-61, IEEE, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots (SIMPAR), May 2018 (conference)

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Wasserstein Auto-Encoders

Tolstikhin, I., Bousquet, O., Gelly, S., Schölkopf, B.

6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Tolstikhin, I., Bousquet, O., Gelly, S., Schölkopf, B. Wasserstein Auto-Encoders 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

Fidelity-Weighted Learning

Dehghani, M., Mehrjou, A., Gouws, S., Kamps, J., Schölkopf, B.

6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Dehghani, M., Mehrjou, A., Gouws, S., Kamps, J., Schölkopf, B. Fidelity-Weighted Learning 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

Inducing Probabilistic Context-Free Grammars for the Sequencing of Movement Primitives

Lioutikov, R., Maeda, G., Veiga, F., Kersting, K., Peters, J.

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), pages: 1-8, IEEE, May 2018 (conference)

ei Lioutikov, R., Maeda, G., Veiga, F., Kersting, K., Peters, J. Inducing Probabilistic Context-Free Grammars for the Sequencing of Movement Primitives IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), pages: 1-8, IEEE, May 2018 (conference)

Sobolev GAN

Mroueh, Y., Li*, C., Sercu*, T., Raj*, A., Cheng, Y.

6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018, *equal contribution (conference)

ei Mroueh, Y., Li*, C., Sercu*, T., Raj*, A., Cheng, Y. Sobolev GAN 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018, *equal contribution (conference)

Soft Miniaturized Linear Actuators Wirelessly Powered by Rotating Permanent Magnets

Qiu, T., Palagi, S., Sachs, J., Fischer, P.

In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pages: 3595-3600, May 2018 (inproceedings)

Abstract

Wireless actuation by magnetic fields allows for the operation of untethered miniaturized devices, e.g. in biomedical applications. Nevertheless, generating large controlled forces over relatively large distances is challenging. Magnetic torques are easier to generate and control, but they are not always suitable for the tasks at hand. Moreover, strong magnetic fields are required to generate a sufficient torque, which are difficult to achieve with electromagnets. Here, we demonstrate a soft miniaturized actuator that transforms an externally applied magnetic torque into a controlled linear force. We report the design, fabrication and characterization of both the actuator and the magnetic field generator. We show that the magnet assembly, which is based on a set of rotating permanent magnets, can generate strong controlled oscillating fields over a relatively large workspace. The actuator, which is 3D-printed, can lift a load of more than 40 times its weight. Finally, we show that the actuator can be further miniaturized, paving the way towards strong, wirelessly powered microactuators.

pf Qiu, T., Palagi, S., Sachs, J., Fischer, P. Soft Miniaturized Linear Actuators Wirelessly Powered by Rotating Permanent Magnets In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), pages: 3595-3600, May 2018 (inproceedings)

Temporal Difference Models: Model-Free Deep RL for Model-Based Control

Pong*, V., Gu*, S., Dalal, M., Levine, S.

6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018, *equal contribution (conference)

ei Pong*, V., Gu*, S., Dalal, M., Levine, S. Temporal Difference Models: Model-Free Deep RL for Model-Based Control 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018, *equal contribution (conference)

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Robust Dense Mapping for Large-Scale Dynamic Environments

Barsan, I. A., Liu, P., Pollefeys, M., Geiger, A.

In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018 (inproceedings)

Abstract

We present a stereo-based dense mapping algorithm for large-scale dynamic urban environments. In contrast to other existing methods, we simultaneously reconstruct the static background, the moving objects, and the potentially moving but currently stationary objects separately, which is desirable for high-level mobile robotic tasks such as path planning in crowded environments. We use both instance-aware semantic segmentation and sparse scene flow to classify objects as either background, moving, or potentially moving, thereby ensuring that the system is able to model objects with the potential to transition from static to dynamic, such as parked cars. Given camera poses estimated from visual odometry, both the background and the (potentially) moving objects are reconstructed separately by fusing the depth maps computed from the stereo input. In addition to visual odometry, sparse scene flow is also used to estimate the 3D motions of the detected moving objects, in order to reconstruct them accurately. A map pruning technique is further developed to improve reconstruction accuracy and reduce memory consumption, leading to increased scalability. We evaluate our system thoroughly on the well-known KITTI dataset. Our system is capable of running on a PC at approximately 2.5Hz, with the primary bottleneck being the instance-aware semantic segmentation, which is a limitation we hope to address in future work.

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Haptics and Haptic Interfaces

Kuchenbecker, K. J.

In Encyclopedia of Robotics, (Editors: Marcelo H. Ang and Oussama Khatib and Bruno Siciliano), Springer, May 2018 (incollection)

Abstract

Haptics is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to both understand and engineer touch-based interaction. Although a wide range of systems and applications are being investigated, haptics researchers often concentrate on perception and manipulation through the human hand. A haptic interface is a mechatronic system that modulates the physical interaction between a human and his or her tangible surroundings. Haptic interfaces typically involve mechanical, electrical, and computational layers that work together to sense user motions or forces, quickly process these inputs with other information, and physically respond by actuating elements of the user’s surroundings, thereby enabling him or her to act on and feel a remote and/or virtual environment.

hi Kuchenbecker, K. J. Haptics and Haptic Interfaces In Encyclopedia of Robotics, (Editors: Marcelo H. Ang and Oussama Khatib and Bruno Siciliano), Springer, May 2018 (incollection)

Rubenstein, P. K., Schölkopf, B., Tolstikhin, I.

Wasserstein Auto-Encoders: Latent Dimensionality and Random Encoders

Workshop at the 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Rubenstein, P. K., Schölkopf, B., Tolstikhin, I. Wasserstein Auto-Encoders: Latent Dimensionality and Random Encoders Workshop at the 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

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Leave no Trace: Learning to Reset for Safe and Autonomous Reinforcement Learning

Eysenbach, B., Gu, S., Ibarz, J., Levine, S.

6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Eysenbach, B., Gu, S., Ibarz, J., Levine, S. Leave no Trace: Learning to Reset for Safe and Autonomous Reinforcement Learning 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

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Online Learning of a Memory for Learning Rates

(nominated for best paper award)

Meier, F., Kappler, D., Schaal, S.

In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018, accepted (inproceedings)

Abstract

The promise of learning to learn for robotics rests on the hope that by extracting some information about the learning process itself we can speed up subsequent similar learning tasks. Here, we introduce a computationally efficient online meta-learning algorithm that builds and optimizes a memory model of the optimal learning rate landscape from previously observed gradient behaviors. While performing task specific optimization, this memory of learning rates predicts how to scale currently observed gradients. After applying the gradient scaling our meta-learner updates its internal memory based on the observed effect its prediction had. Our meta-learner can be combined with any gradient-based optimizer, learns on the fly and can be transferred to new optimization tasks. In our evaluations we show that our meta-learning algorithm speeds up learning of MNIST classification and a variety of learning control tasks, either in batch or online learning settings.

pdf video code [BibTex]

am Meier, F., Kappler, D., Schaal, S. Online Learning of a Memory for Learning Rates In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018, accepted (inproceedings)

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Tempered Adversarial Networks

Sajjadi, M. S. M., Parascandolo, G., Mehrjou, A., Schölkopf, B.

Workshop at the 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Sajjadi, M. S. M., Parascandolo, G., Mehrjou, A., Schölkopf, B. Tempered Adversarial Networks Workshop at the 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

Learning Coupled Forward-Inverse Models with Combined Prediction Errors

Koert, D., Maeda, G., Neumann, G., Peters, J.

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), pages: 2433-2439, IEEE, May 2018 (conference)

ei Koert, D., Maeda, G., Neumann, G., Peters, J. Learning Coupled Forward-Inverse Models with Combined Prediction Errors IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), pages: 2433-2439, IEEE, May 2018 (conference)

Rubenstein, P. K., Schölkopf, B., Tolstikhin, I.

Learning Disentangled Representations with Wasserstein Auto-Encoders

Workshop at the 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Rubenstein, P. K., Schölkopf, B., Tolstikhin, I. Learning Disentangled Representations with Wasserstein Auto-Encoders Workshop at the 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

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Shaping in Practice: Training Wheels to Learn Fast Hopping Directly in Hardware

Heim, S., Ruppert, F., Sarvestani, A., Sproewitz, A.

In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, pages: 5076-5081, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018 (inproceedings)

Abstract

Learning instead of designing robot controllers can greatly reduce engineering effort required, while also emphasizing robustness. Despite considerable progress in simulation, applying learning directly in hardware is still challenging, in part due to the necessity to explore potentially unstable parameters. We explore the of concept shaping the reward landscape with training wheels; temporary modifications of the physical hardware that facilitate learning. We demonstrate the concept with a robot leg mounted on a boom learning to hop fast. This proof of concept embodies typical challenges such as instability and contact, while being simple enough to empirically map out and visualize the reward landscape. Based on our results we propose three criteria for designing effective training wheels for learning in robotics.

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dlg Heim, S., Ruppert, F., Sarvestani, A., Sproewitz, A. Shaping in Practice: Training Wheels to Learn Fast Hopping Directly in Hardware In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, pages: 5076-5081, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018 (inproceedings)

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Automatic Estimation of Modulation Transfer Functions

Bauer, M., Volchkov, V., Hirsch, M., Schölkopf, B.

IEEE International Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP), May 2018 (conference)

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ei sf Bauer, M., Volchkov, V., Hirsch, M., Schölkopf, B. Automatic Estimation of Modulation Transfer Functions IEEE International Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP), May 2018 (conference)

Learning Sensor Feedback Models from Demonstrations via Phase-Modulated Neural Networks

Sutanto, G., Su, Z., Schaal, S., Meier, F.

In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018 (inproceedings)

pdf video [BibTex]

am Sutanto, G., Su, Z., Schaal, S., Meier, F. Learning Sensor Feedback Models from Demonstrations via Phase-Modulated Neural Networks In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2018, IEEE, International Conference on Robotics and Automation, May 2018 (inproceedings)

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Causal Discovery Using Proxy Variables

Rojas-Carulla, M., Baroni, M., Lopez-Paz, D.

Workshop at 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

ei Rojas-Carulla, M., Baroni, M., Lopez-Paz, D. Causal Discovery Using Proxy Variables Workshop at 6th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), May 2018 (conference)

Sample and Feedback Efficient Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning from Human Preferences

Pinsler, R., Akrour, R., Osa, T., Peters, J., Neumann, G.

IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), pages: 596-601, IEEE, May 2018 (conference)

ei Pinsler, R., Akrour, R., Osa, T., Peters, J., Neumann, G. Sample and Feedback Efficient Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning from Human Preferences IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, (ICRA), pages: 596-601, IEEE, May 2018 (conference)

Group invariance principles for causal generative models

Besserve, M., Shajarisales, N., Schölkopf, B., Janzing, D.

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 84, pages: 557-565, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Amos Storkey and Fernando Perez-Cruz), PMLR, April 2018 (conference)

ei Besserve, M., Shajarisales, N., Schölkopf, B., Janzing, D. Group invariance principles for causal generative models Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 84, pages: 557-565, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Amos Storkey and Fernando Perez-Cruz), PMLR, April 2018 (conference)

Boosting Variational Inference: an Optimization Perspective

Locatello, F., Khanna, R., Ghosh, J., Rätsch, G.

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 84, pages: 464-472, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Amos Storkey and Fernando Perez-Cruz), PMLR, April 2018 (conference)

ei Locatello, F., Khanna, R., Ghosh, J., Rätsch, G. Boosting Variational Inference: an Optimization Perspective Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 84, pages: 464-472, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Amos Storkey and Fernando Perez-Cruz), PMLR, April 2018 (conference)

Evaluating Low-Power Wireless Cyber-Physical Systems

Baumann, D., Mager, F., Singh, H., Zimmerling, M., Trimpe, S.

In Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Benchmarking Cyber-Physical Networks and Systems (CPSBench), pages: 13-18, IEEE Workshop on Benchmarking Cyber-Physical Networks and Systems (CPSBench), April 2018 (inproceedings)

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Cause-Effect Inference by Comparing Regression Errors

Blöbaum, P., Janzing, D., Washio, T., Shimizu, S., Schölkopf, B.

Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) , 84, pages: 900-909, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Amos Storkey and Fernando Perez-Cruz), PMLR, April 2018 (conference)

ei Blöbaum, P., Janzing, D., Washio, T., Shimizu, S., Schölkopf, B. Cause-Effect Inference by Comparing Regression Errors Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) , 84, pages: 900-909, Proceedings of Machine Learning Research, (Editors: Amos Storkey and Fernando Perez-Cruz), PMLR, April 2018 (conference)

Will People Like Your Image? Learning the Aesthetic Space

Schwarz, K., Wieschollek, P., Lensch, H. P. A.

2018 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), pages: 2048-2057, March 2018 (conference)

ei Schwarz, K., Wieschollek, P., Lensch, H. P. A. Will People Like Your Image? Learning the Aesthetic Space 2018 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV), pages: 2048-2057, March 2018 (conference)