Richard Sutton
University of Alberta professor of computing science; co-founded Google DeepMind Alberta in 2017
- Professor, Faculty of Science - Computing Science, University of Alberta1
Richard (Rich) Sutton is a Professor of Computing Science at the University of Alberta. In 2017 Sutton co-founded Google DeepMind Alberta, the company's first international research lab, whose office closed in 2023; the university's March 2025 news release also describes Sutton as chief scientific advisor at Amii and an Amii fellow. With Andrew Barto, Sutton co-authored the 1998 textbook "Reinforcement Learning: An Introduction". Sutton is also first author of "The Alberta Plan for AI Research" (2022).123
Work
Reinforcement Learning: An IntroductionPublished research
Co-author with Andrew Barto of the 1998 textbook, as stated in the University of Alberta's March 2025 news release.2
The Alberta Plan for AI Research (external site: arxiv.org)Published research
First author, with Michael Bowling and Patrick M. Pilarski, of the 2022 paper describing the Alberta Plan approach to artificial intelligence research.3
Other documented roles
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- Co-founder of Google DeepMind Alberta (2017), Google DeepMind2
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