W1_L6: Contextual bandits

Welcome to Week 1 Lecture 6 of the course "Special topics in ML (Reinforcement Learning)" by Prof. Balaraman Ravindran. Full Course: https://study.iitm.ac.in/ds/course_pa... Video Overview This lecture introduces contextual bandits, extending the multi-armed bandit framework to situations where decisions depend on additional contextual information. It also explains the LinUCB algorithm, a popular method that uses linear models and confidence bounds to make effective context-aware decisions in real-world applications such as recommendation systems. About IIT Madras' online Bachelor of Science programme IIT Madras offers four-year BS programmes that aim to provide quality education to all, irrespective of age, educational background, or location. The BS programme has multiple levels, which provide flexibility to students to exit at any of these levels. Depending on the courses completed and credits earned, the learner can receive a Foundation Certificate from IITM CODE (Centre for Outreach and Digital Education), Diploma(s) from IIT Madras, or BSc/BS Degrees from IIT Madras. For more details, Visit: https://www.iitm.ac.in/academics/stud... #contextualbandits #linucb #reinforcementlearning #contextawarelearning #banditalgorithms #recommendationsystems #machinelearning #iitmadrasbs