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Elise van der Pol

Senior Researcher, Microsoft Research Amsterdam

My research interests lie in AI4Science, and structure, symmetry, and equivariance in reinforcement learning and machine learning. I'm a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research Amsterdam, working on reinforcement learning and deep learning for molecular simulation. Before joining MSR, I completed my PhD on the topic of Symmetry and Structure in Deep Reinforcement Learning in the Amsterdam Machine Learning Lab, working with Max Welling (UvA), Frans Oliehoek (TU Delft) and Herke van Hoof (UvA). Before my PhD, I studied Artificial Intelligence at the University of Amsterdam where I obtained my Master's degree (cum laude). My MSc thesis was on the subject of Deep Reinforcement Learning for Coordinated Traffic Light Controllers. I was also involved in Inclusive AI.

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