GERAD Research Center Courses

Learning to Control in Power Systems: Design and Analysis Guidelines for Concrete Safety Problems

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Explore AI safety considerations in power systems control, focusing on integrating renewable energy and addressing uncertainty through case studies and design guidelines.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Non-Smooth and Discontinuous Markov Perfect Nash Equilibrium in Differential Games

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Explore advanced game theory techniques for analyzing non-smooth equilibria in differential games using Rankine-Hugoniot conditions and entropy methods.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Des Sciences du Climat Jusqu'à la Gestion des Risques Financiers - Une Modélisation Physique et Statistique des Ouragans

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Découvrez une analyse approfondie des ouragans, leur modélisation climatique et leurs impacts sur les communautés côtières et l'industrie de l'assurance dans le contexte du changement climatique.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Global Convergence and Asymptotic Optimality of the Heavy Ball Method

Explore global convergence and asymptotic optimality of the heavy ball method, challenging complexity lower bounds for strongly convex functions with Lipschitz gradients.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Optimal Control Problems with a Stochastic Switching Time - A Marketing Application

Explore dynamic optimization for advertising strategies under uncertain production costs. Learn two approaches for solving two-stage optimal control problems in marketing applications.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Operational Challenges in Integrated Mobility Systems - DS4DM Coffee Talk

Explore operational challenges in integrated mobility systems, focusing on synchronization, sustainability, and ethical considerations for improved user experience and reduced emissions.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Dynamic Model for Native Advertising

Explore a dynamic model for native advertising, examining its effectiveness and impact on media credibility through a Stackelberg differential game approach.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Aggregator-Based Hierarchical Distributed Control Frameworks for Energy Systems - Presentation in French

Explorez les stratégies de contrôle distribué hiérarchique pour les systèmes énergétiques, en mettant l'accent sur les agrégateurs et la gestion de la demande distribuée.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Koopman Operator Theory Based Machine Learning of Dynamical Systems

Explore Koopman Operator Theory for machine learning of dynamical systems, covering applications in fluid dynamics, power grids, network security, and more.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Investment in Vehicle-to-Grid and Distributed Energy Resources: Distributor vs Prosumer Perspectives and Impact of Applicable Rates

Explore optimal smart home deployment strategies, including DER investment, management, and tariff considerations. Analyze V2G's role in profitable DER investments using real-world data and mathematical models.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Maximum Matching with Consecutive Acceptance Intervals

Explore maximum matchings in one-to-one markets with consecutive acceptance intervals. Learn about algorithms, characterizations, and serial dictatorships for optimal matchings.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Strategic Pricing and Investment in Environmental Quality - Incumbent vs. Greenwasher Entrant

Explore strategic pricing and environmental quality investment in a two-stage game, analyzing greenwashing's impact on firm strategies, consumer behavior, and market dynamics.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Subcritical Brain and Motion Control

Explore cortical linguistics, neural circuits, and brain dynamics. Discover how mathematical properties and firing rates drive memory, information processing, and motion control, with applications for neurological impairments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

How to Use Mean-Field Control for Restless Bandits and Weakly Coupled MDPs

Explore mean-field control techniques for resource allocation in weakly coupled MDPs and restless bandits, focusing on LP-based relaxations and asymptotic optimality.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Gradient and Hessian Approximations for Model-based Blackbox Optimization

Explore gradient and Hessian approximations for blackbox optimization, covering theoretical foundations, novel techniques, and practical applications in medical physics.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video