1. Discrete structural optimization as a sequential decision process solved using deep reinforcement learning Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Ororbia, Maximilian Edward Title: Discrete structural optimization as a sequential decision process solved using deep reinforcement learning Graduate Program: Civil Engineering (PHD) Keywords: Discrete structural optimizationSequential decision processMarkov decision processDeep reinforcement learning File: Login to Download Committee Members: Timothy Simpson, Outside Unit MemberGordon Warn, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorKostas Papakonstantinou, Major Field MemberPatrick Fox, Program Head/ChairC Lee Giles, Outside Field Member