Matthew Lai

14.5k citations
8 papers · 7.1k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 5

Impact in

    • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
    • Artificial Intelligence in Games
    • Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
    • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning

Papers in

Matthew Lai

7 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and Go through self-play 2018 · 1.8k citations
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Peers

Matthew Lai
Comparison fields: 5 of 189
  • Artificial Intelligence 3.7k
  • Health Informatics 102
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 978
  • Control and Systems Engineering 846
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics 553
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All Works

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A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and Go through self-play
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Mastering the game of Go without human knowledge
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A shigellosis outbreak at a primary school in Kuanhsi, Hsinchu County
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About Matthew Lai

Matthew Lai is a scholar working on Modeling and Simulation, Artificial Intelligence, Emergency Medical Services, Health and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, having authored 8 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (3 papers), Artificial Intelligence in Games (2 papers), Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (1 paper), Influenza Virus Research Studies (1 paper), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (1 paper), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (1 paper), Neural Networks and Applications (1 paper) and Educational Games and Gamification (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Artificial Intelligence (3.7k citations), Health Informatics (102 citations), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (978 citations), Control and Systems Engineering (846 citations) and Computational Theory and Mathematics (553 citations). Matthew Lai has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include David Silver, Thomas Hubert, Arthur Guez, Karen Simonyan, Ioannis Antonoglou, Julian Schrittwieser, Demis Hassabis, Timothy Lillicrap, Laurent Sifre and Thore Graepel. Their work appears in journals such as Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Nature, Science, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health and Science Robotics.

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