[mlpack] Late Addendum to MLPack Summer of Code application || Paul Pauls

[Paul Pauls]

Thank you Ryan for your kinds words. I feared that it may not be eligible for consideration - though still;
as I really want to participate I knew that I would have kicked myself in the ass if I didn't at least try.

I am currently thinking about adding a object segmentation layer via CNNs to the Super Mario AI, so that
the computer vision part is taken over by the proven CNNs and not processed by the NEAT algorithm as is
currenlty the case. If I then have objects and coordinates as inputs (not Pixels) I will employ the NEAT algorithm,
as I think it is rather suited to train the acting agent once all the surrounding clutter is removed.
I hope this works out and I will at some point create a video showcasing the trained agent.
If so I will let you know.
Again, thank you for your time and consideration.


Best,
Paul

> On 02 May 2019 at 19:42 Ryan Curtin <ryan at ratml.org mailto:ryan at ratml.org > wrote:
> 
> 
>     On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 06:12:17PM +0200, Paul Pauls wrote:
> 
>         > > Dear MLPack-Team,
> > 
> >         though I know that the official application deadline for Google Summer
> >         of Code applications was in early April, would I still like to add
> >         some late information to my proposal as I have done some significant
> >         work towards my proposed project.
> > 
> >     >     Hi Paul,
> 
>     Thanks for the information. We can't update the proposals after the
>     submission deadline, but it sounds like you have done some neat work
>     (pun intended!). Thanks for the update!
> 
>     --
>     Ryan Curtin | "I was misinformed."
>     ryan at ratml.org mailto:ryan at ratml.org | - Rick Blaine
>