cff-version: 1.2.0
title: "Alberta Framework"
message: "If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file."
type: software
authors:
  - family-names: Lawson
    given-names: Keith
repository-code: "https://github.com/j-klawson/alberta-framework"
url: "https://j-klawson.github.io/alberta-framework"
license: Apache-2.0
version: "0.15.0"
date-released: "2026-03-14"
keywords:
  - continual learning
  - meta-learning
  - reinforcement learning
  - adaptive step-sizes
  - JAX
  - IDBD
  - Autostep
  - Alberta Plan
abstract: >-
  A JAX-based research framework implementing the Alberta Plan for
  Continual AI. Focuses on adaptive step-size algorithms (IDBD, Autostep)
  for non-stationary supervised learning and reinforcement learning problems,
  with scan-based learning loops, online normalization, and publication-quality
  analysis tools.
