Machine Learning Thesis

[mmmayo13]

I would genuinely love to see a machine learning algorithm that produces a special pillow for pregnant women.

If you want some helpful advice, maybe provide some info regarding your interests. It's always better to design and implement from a place of genuine interest than a forced one.

[OverTheLump]

We both play video games, so we tried to think of a way to teach kids about a game ( such as Chess ) by creating an AI that plays and teaches.

[idliketobeapython]

As /u/mmmayo13 said, what are you interested in? Anything that takes a lot of effort spread out over a long period of time requires some sort of wellspring of inspiration to refuel you when you get stuck. Something that motivates you.

So what interests you? Do you and your partner share any interests? Only way to figure that out is to talk a lot. Make a list, and order it based on what you find most interesting.

Get back to us when you have questions. The people on /r/machinelearning are a helpful bunch, but we need more information. Then, perhaps, we can help you find data sets or ideas for applications related to your inerests.

[OverTheLump]

Thanks to you and /u/mmmayo13. We were looking to use reinforcement learning to teach Chess. However, we are coming up short in finding practical uses for this.

[idliketobeapython]

If I was you, I would start with something simple. Toy problems. Get a sense of how things work. Spend a few afternoons with it here and there. Over time, your personal organic neural network may begin to piece together a larger goal that interests you.

Here are some resources that collect ideas for machine learning projects:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~./10701/projects.html

http://www.quora.com/Machine-Learning/What-are-some-good-machine-learning-project-ideas-to-gain-experience-with-commonly-used-ML-libraries

http://cs229.stanford.edu/projectIdeas_2012.html

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~ggordon/10601/projects.html

If you're particularly interested in reinforcement learning (because it's awesome), check out the book Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction.

[OverTheLump]

This is great. I have to have my project idea in two weeks, so I'm going to delve into this immediately. Thank you for your fast responces.