Behavior acquisition in artificial agents
Christian Thurau · PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University) · 2006
Acknowledgements This work would not have been possible without the help and support of many people. First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor Christian Bauckhage. I could not have imagined a better advisor for my thesis. Christian continuously encouraged and trusted me to develop my own ideas, while ensuring that I was following a reasonable path. I’m very grateful to Nando de Freitas who agreed to review this thesis and despite his tight schedule also found the time to attend my defense. I would also like to thank the people of the Applied Computer Science Group at Bielefeld University. Especially, I would like to thank Gerhard Sagerer for supporting me, giving me the opportunity to present my work at many conferences, and for creating the infrastructure necessary for carrying out this work. Over the last year I enjoyed a close collaboration with Bernard Gorman from the Dublin City University. Not only was it a great pleasure to work with Bernard, it was also a lot