Deep Reinforcement Learning Expert

BY
Udacity

Gain an insight into the reinforcement skills that could make a breakthrough in AI Udacity's Deep Reinforcement Learning programme.

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Expert

Mode

Online

Duration

4 Months

Quick Facts

particular details
Collaborators Unity Technologies, +1 more
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study, Virtual Classroom
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Learning efforts 10-15 Hours Per Week

Course overview

This course by Udacity has been specially crafted for candidates seeking to improvise their machine learning and deep learning skills. Pioneering machine learning algorithms have been focused on along with furnishing course-takers with hands-on coding experience. These exercises are challenging to prepare the candidates for the best and the worst. They are also unrestricted and cover a variety of concepts.

This Deep Reinforcement Learning course online certification deals with unique concepts which make this course stand out. Using a combination of Python and deep learning libraries, the candidates can implement their learnings for good. The projects submitted by students shall form their portfolio, entitling them to lucrative jobs in the field. The course basically explores the budding interest and trends in the deep learning arena so that candidates can strike a niche in their career.

Experienced mentors, scientifically-crafted syllabus, additional resources for improvisation and many more features make this course an ideal fit for exploring the spell-bounding innovations in Artificial Intelligence. The course serves as the perfect foundation for learning the mechanisms concerning gaming, robotics, and financial trading.

The highlights

  • An expansive syllabus spreading over four months
  • Fifteen hours of learning experience each week
  • Co-created course content by Unity, Nvidia, and Deep Learning Institute
  • Simultaneous career counselling
  • Certification by Udacity

Program offerings

  • Real-world projects
  • Technical mentor support
  • Online flexible learning
  • Classroom learning
  • Project feedback.

Course and certificate fees

The fee for Deep Reinforcement Learning Expert is summarized as follows:

ParticularsAmount in INR
Annual Fee

₹20,500

Monthly fee - pay as you go

₹9,225/month

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Udacity

Who it is for

The programme on Deep Reinforcement Learning is particularly helpful for learning cutting-edge algorithms instrumental in various overlapping industries. This would cater to the needs of-

  • Video game developers and Robotics engineers who wish to implement AI in gaming and robotic models.
  • Deep learning and machine learning enthusiasts who want to build a portfolio for jobs and enhance their knowledge in their respective fields.
  • Individuals preparing themselves for the role of engineers who are sought after in the industry for their skills on deep reinforcement learning.

Eligibility criteria

Work Experience

Candidates taking this course must have an intermediate level experience with advanced Python language and object-oriented programming. They should be able to read and decipher the codes written by others.

Apart from this, course-takers must also possess an intermediate-level statistics background with a satisfactory familiarity with probability. They should have a grasp over machine learning techniques with an experience of propagation and acknowledgement of neural network architectures.

Lastly, they must also be aware of how deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch work.

Education

Udacity recommends students to pursue the Deep Learning Nanodegree programme prior to pursuing the present programme. Candidates must be professionally fluent in oral and written English. 

Other educational requirements include intermediate knowledge of Python and its relevant concepts, basic shell scripting, primary knowledge of statistics, and intermediate differential calculus and linear algebra.

Certification Qualifying Details

The programme Deep Reinforcement Learning course comprises curriculum, content and three projects. These projects need to be completed and submitted within four months of time duration. These projects will then be checked and evaluated by the reviewer network of Udacity. Failing to clear these projects will not provide you with the certification. It is essential to pass in these projects to achieve certification of completion. 

What you will learn

Knowledge of deep learning

A thorough study of Deep Reinforcement Learning programme would facilitate the candidates to-

  • Acquire expertise over deep learning and reinforcement learning.
  • Be vested with the skills required to understand the current trends in deep reinforcement learning.
  • Build and implement relevant algorithms. 
  • Deploy the takeaways to train agents to perform simple and complex tasks.
  • Learn the mode of application of reinforcement learning methods to multi-interactive applications.

The syllabus

Foundation of Reinforcement Learning

  • Introduction to RL 
  • Dynamic Programming 
  • The RL Framework
  • The RL Framework: The Solution 
  • Temporal - Difference Methods 
  • RL In Continuous Spaces 
  • Solve openai Gym’s Taxi - V2 Task 
  • Monte Carlo Methods

Value Based Methods

  • Deep Q-Learning 
  • Deep Learning in PyTorch 
  • Deep RL for Robotics

Policy Based Methods

  • Introduction to Policy-Based Methods 
  • Actor-Critic Methods 
  • Improving Policy Gradient Methods 
  • Deep RL for Financial Trading

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

  • Case Study: Alphazera
  • Introduction MultiAgent RL

Admission details

There are no admission criteria for the Deep Reinforcement Learning course and any candidate can avail of the course irrespective of his background provided he fulfils the formalities. Udacity offers the option to pay the course fee in whole or in instalments payable each month.

The following steps must be carried out for registering in the programme-

Step 1: Go to the homepage of the Deep Reinforcement Learning course.

Step 2: Click on the ‘Enroll Now’ option.

Step 3: Select a payment plan depending upon your preference 

Step 4: Depending on whether you are enrolling for the first time or whether you are a regular course-taker, you may choose between ‘Quick Checkout’ and ‘Returning Student’ respectively.

Step 5: Clicking on Quick Checkout will require you to sign up via your Google or Facebook account. In the case of the latter option, you must sign up from your Udacity account.

Step 6: The webpage shall now display the e-bill specifying the base price, bundle discount, and the total amount chargeable.

Step 7: You may enter the discount coupon code if you have one. Else, click on ‘Continue With Checkout’ to finalise your plan.

Step 8: You are then supposed to put in your billing details

Step 9: You will be provided immediate access to the classroom after the payment is successful.

Scholarship Details

Exhaustive details on scholarship programmes by Udacity are available on the course page. After visiting the link, candidates must sign up for the programme by entering relevant information under the “Notify Me” section. Post-sign-up, they will be eligible for scholarships and will also be entitled to receive notifications regarding present and future scholarships. 

The webpage features a “Learn More” tab which would redirect a prospective candidate to the webpage concerning scholarship programmes suited to his/her needs.

How it helps

Deep Reinforcement Learning has immense industrial significance given the fact that software giants like Apple, Facebook, and Google are investing in it. Engineers having a strong hand over the field can expect handsome job opportunities and packages. This programme prepares the candidates for the outside world in this aspect. Building a robust portfolio of the projects undertaken by the students is one step in that direction.

The highly interactive mode of learning through personal career coaching, mentor support, knowledge portal and other features makes the course engaging and understandable. Pedagogy also aims at preparing the candidates for interviews and preparing their resume to perfection.

The lessons have been crafted so that candidates become able enough to write their own implementation of classical solution methods and apply the architectural framework to functioning tasks. Creation of an agent which navigates a virtual world from sensory data is also a major benefit of the course. From studying the theory behind evolutionary algorithms and policy-gradient methods to deploying it in designing algorithms for manipulating a robotic arm, this programme teaches it all.

Instructors

Mr Miguel Morales
Content Developer
Freelancer

Other Masters

Mr Juan Delgado
Content Developer
Udacity

Other Masters, Ph.D

Ms Chhavi Yadav
Content Developer
Freelancer

Other Bachelors

Ms Dana Sheahen
Content Developer
Freelancer

M.E /M.Tech.

Ms Cezanne Camacho
Instructor
Freelancer

M.S, Other Masters

Mr Luis Serrano
Instructor
Freelancer

Ph.D

Mr Mat Leonard
Instructor
Freelancer

Ph.D

Mr Arpan Chakraborty
Instructor
Georgia Tech

Ph.D

Ms Alexis Cook
Instructor
Freelancer

Other Masters

FAQs

What should a candidate do if he/she does not fulfil the eligibility criteria?

Such a candidate can pursue a few nanodegree programmes offered by Udacity including-

  • Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree program
  • Artificial Intelligence Programming with Python Nanodegree program
  • Deep Learning Nanodegree program
  • Intro to Machine Learning

Which software and versions are required for the classroom learning?

Course-takers require a computer with a 64-bit OS (could be the most modern versions of Windows, OS X, and Linux). The computer should have a RAM of at least 8GB along with administrator account permissions for installing programs like Anaconda with Python 3.6 and other supporting packages. 

How does grading of projects work at Udacity?

Udacity provides a student with the rubric used to grade a project. A completed and submitted project is checked against the rubric and needs to be submitted by the candidate on the site. A reviewer will use the same rubric to review a submission. 

Is plagiarism allowed in the projects?

No. Udacity has zero-tolerance for plagiarized work, which shall be outright rejected on submission. Another disciplinary action including expulsion from the programme or Udacity without a refund and the revocation of the candidate’s graduation credential may also be taken.

How can the programme content be downloaded?

You can download the programme content by navigating to the ‘Lesson Concept’ page where all the videos are displayed, opening the ‘Resources’ tab in the left navigation menu and clicking on the link against each video to download it. 

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