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My name is Arun Tejasvi Chaganty. I am currently in my fifth year of a dual degree (BTech. + MTech.) in [[http://www.cse.iitm.ac.in/ | Computer Science and Engineering]] at the [[http://www.iitm.ac.in | Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ]]. I'm passionate about [[ http://www.machinedlearnings.com/2011/10/bears-talking-about-machine-learning.html | the machine learning and optimisation]], and have some experience. 

You can contact me at // arunchaganty [at] gmail.com //. I blog [[http://arun.chagantys.org/blog/ | here]]. I often go by the alias vimzard on IRC channels. And yes, that's me holding [[http://www.fluffinbrooklyn.com/html/2007/02/176-re-death-of-polka-disease.html | a banana phone]]. With a container of peas. 
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==== Research ====

My research interests are primarily in machine learning and optimisation. I am currently working on,
  * [[ research:rl-homomorphisms | Homomorphisms in Reinforcement Learning ]] 
  * [[ research:collapsed-ctm | Collapsed methods for the non-conjugate
    Correlated Topic Model]]
Some recent work includes:
  * [[ research:small-world-rl | Learning in a Small World ]]
  * [[ research:bayez | Probabilistic Inference Modulo Axioms ]]

More about my research can be found [[research:home | here]]
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==== Projects  ====

Aside from research, I do like writing programs. 
  * I developed a tournament-playing application, [[ projects:webbed-feet | Webbed Feet ]], that allows one to host an open AI contest, akin to Google's AI competitions.

More about my projects can be found [[projects:home | here]]
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==== Talks/Teaching ====

I enjoy teaching, and hope that in the long run, I will see myself in that
profession. While at IIT Madras, I have had the opportunity to teach / assist
in teaching several courses, as well as take workshops on some topics. I have
recorded some of my teaching experiences and materials [[teaching:home | here]]
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==== News ====
  * [[ research:small-world-rl | "Learning in a Small World"  ]] accepted as a full paper at [[ http://aamas2012.webs.upv.es/ | AAMAS 2012]]!

A list of (major) updates to this site can be found [[news:home | here ]]
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==== Resume/CV ====
You can find my resume {{:me:resume.pdf|here}}. You can also find details about
the LaTeX resume template class [[misc:resume-template|here]].