Thomas Dean

8.4k citations
85 papers · 4.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

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Papers in

Thomas Dean

77 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

A model for reasoning about persistence and causation 1989 · 620 citations
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Peers

Thomas Dean
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
  • Artificial Intelligence 3.1k
  • Computer Networks and Communications 1.1k
  • Software 165
  • Signal Processing 408
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics 568
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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On the prospects for building a working model of the visual cortex
20077
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Scalable Inference in Hierarchical Generative Models
200611
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A computational model of the cerebral cortex
200529
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Solving factored MDPs via non-homogeneous partitioning
20013
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Solving very large weakly coupled Markov decision processes
1998126
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Solving stochastic planning problems with large state and action spaces
199810
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Model minimization in Markov decision processes
1997108
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Model minimization, regression, and propositional STRIPS planning
19978
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Planning under uncertainty: structural assumptions and computational leverage
199668
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Generating optimal policies for high-level plans with conditional branches and loops
19967
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Decomposition Techniques for Planning in Stochastic Domains
199588
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Solving time-critical decision-making problems with predictable computational demands
199410
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Coping with uncertainty in a control system for navigation and exploration
199035
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Probabilistic temporal reasoning
1988115
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An analysis of time-dependent planning
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1988489
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Large-scale temporal data bases for planning in complex domains
198710

About Thomas Dean

Thomas Dean is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Computer Networks and Communications, Software and Biophysics, having authored 85 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include AI-based Problem Solving and Planning (33 papers), Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge (19 papers), Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization (18 papers), Formal Methods in Verification (16 papers), Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference (14 papers), Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (10 papers), Machine Learning and Algorithms (7 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Artificial Intelligence (3.1k citations), Computer Networks and Communications (1.1k citations), Software (165 citations), Signal Processing (408 citations) and Computational Theory and Mathematics (568 citations). Thomas Dean has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Mark Boddy, Keiji Kanazawa, Robert Givan, Drew McDermott, Michael P. Wellman, Leslie Pack Kaelbling, Sonia M. Leach, Jak Kirman, Ann E. Nicholson and David Cox. Their work appears in journals such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, AI Magazine, Annals of Operations Research and ACM Computing Surveys.

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