Ethan Brooks

About Ethan Brooks

I am a machine learning researcher in the subdiscipline of deep reinforcement learning. I connected with this field through my encounters with empiricist philosophy in college. I believe that reinforcement learning and deep learning supply compelling answers to the centuries-old question of how human beings learn to make sense of the \"blooming, buzzing confusion\" of sensory experience and learn to thrive in our infinitely chaotic reality.My research interests focus on the intersection of reinforcement learning and natural language. I am interested in leveraging large data sets and the supervised models trained on them (e.g. GPT-X) to improve reinforcement learning. I am also interested in the role of reinforcement learning in discovering both natural language and structured programming languages (program synthesis). Finally, I am interested in understanding the limits of language in capturing actionable knowledge.

Experience

1. Member of Technical Staff

   Reflection

   Mar 2024 — Present · NY, US

Education

• St. John's College

  Great Books, Philosophy, History of Mathematics and Science

  2005 — 2010

• University of Pennsylvania

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  2015 — 2017

• University of Michigan

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science

  2018 — 2023

Skills

• Military
• Government
• Algorithms
• Training
• Tensorflow
• Security Clearance
• Written Communication
• Critical Thinking
• International Relations
• Program Management
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Command
• Theano
• Military Operations
• Weapons
• Robotics
• Leadership
• Reinforcement Learning
• Conflict Resolution
• Analysis
• Oral Communication
• Leadership Development
• Ros
• Machine Learning
• Team Building
• Operational Planning
• C
• Programming
• National Security
• Torch
• Team Leadership
• Python