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A body of work has been done to automate machine learning algorithm to highlight the importance of model choice. Automating the process of choosing the best forecasting model and its corresponding parameters can result to improve a wide…
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Complex robot navigation and control problems can be framed as policy search problems. However, interactive learning in uncertain environments can be expensive, requiring the use of data-efficient methods. Bayesian optimization is an…
The complexity and nonlinearity of active distribution network (ADN), coupled with the fast-changing renewable energy (RE), necessitate advanced real-time and safe dispatch approach. This paper proposes a complementary reinforcement…
The installed amount of renewable energy has expanded massively in recent years. Wave energy, with its high capacity factors has great potential to complement established sources of solar and wind energy. This study explores the problem of…
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Decision making under uncertainty is challenging since the data-generating process (DGP) is often unknown. Bayesian inference proceeds by estimating the DGP through posterior beliefs about the model's parameters. However, minimising the…
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The conventional power allocation strategy via water-filling relies on the premise that the power amplifier (PA) operates sufficiently below saturation such that a linear RF chain model holds. This work integrates the PA nonlinearity…
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