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degli Studi di Milano</SPAN></I><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Terrà<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>un seminario dal
titolo:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">“The
game-theoretic approach to machine learning and adaptation.”<SPAN
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size=3>Abstract:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The
design of artificial systems able to learn and adapt has been one of the main
goals of Artificial Intelligence since its very beginning. To this end,
statistical modelling has proven to be a tool of extraordinary
effectiveness.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">In
some cases, however, statistics is not the most adequate language for analyzing
the interaction between a<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">learning
agent and an ever-changing environment. Indeed, a research thread, emerged in
parallel with statistical learning, views this interaction as a repeated game
between agent and environment. This different approach allows to analyze, in a
rigorous framework, predictive models without any statistical assumptions. In
this talk we will trace the roots of the game-theoretic approach in learning
theory and describe some of the key results.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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