METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A DOMAIN

Computer implemented methods are disclosed for managing, and for facilitating management of an environment within a domain, the environment being operable to perform a task. The management method includes for each of a plurality of possible actions that may be executed on the environment in a current state of the environment, obtaining a risk contour and predicted reward associated with the possible action. The method further includes selecting, from among the possible actions and on the basis of the risk contours and predicted reward, an action for execution on the environment, and initiating execution of the selected action. A risk contour associated with a possible action includes probabilities of the environment entering possible future states on execution of the action, confidence values associated with the probabilities, and for the possible future states, a representation of a domain level consequence of the environment entering the possible future state.