This paper improves MARL for networked systems through new protocols and discount factors.
problem Improving control in networked systems using multi-agent reinforcement learning.
method Formulated as a spatiotemporal Markov decision process, introduced a spatial discount factor, and proposed NeurComm.
result Appropriate spatial discount factor enhances learning curves of non-communicative MARL algorithms.
Develops a neural network for precise vehicle trajectory prediction.
problem Improving situational awareness in vehicular networks for safety applications.
method Two-layer neural network predicting vehicle parameters and trajectory points.
result Significantly improved prediction accuracy compared to existing methods.
CM3 learns multi-agent cooperation by first achieving individual goals.
problem Cooperative multi-agent control with multiple goals and interactions.
method Two-stage curriculum: first learn individual goals, then cooperation; new policy gradient with credit function.
result CM3 learns faster on multi-goal multi-agent problems than existing algorithms.
Modeling ToM in multi-agent games using adaptive feedback control.
problem Understanding how agents predict and model other agents' mental states in complex interactions.
method Embodied and situated agent models based on distributed adaptive control theory.
result Probabilistic learning agents outperform pure reinforcement-based strategies in game-theoretic tasks.
Framework for robust control in cooperative systems with uncertain common noise.
problem Optimizing collective behavior of agents in the presence of uncertain common noise.
method Proposes a robust mean-field control framework and proves existence of optimal controls.
result Existence of optimal open-loop controls linked to a lifted robust Markov decision problem.
Develops an equilibrium model for securities pricing in a mixed cooperative and non-cooperative market.
problem Equilibrium pricing of securities in a market with cooperative and non-cooperative agents.
method Conditional extended mean-field control for cooperative agents, mean-field model for both cooperative and non-cooperative agents.
result Existence of a unique equilibrium for both finite-agent and mean-field models under certain conditions.
The paper tackles cooperative RL with function approximation, achieving near-optimal learning with limited communication.
problem Cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning with function approximation.
method Careful message-passing and cooperative value iteration.
result Achieving near-optimal no-regret learning with limited communication in cooperative multi-agent settings.
AI agents learn to cooperate with users of unknown type.
problem Designing AI agents that can cooperate with new users effectively.
method Modeling user behavior as parameters, observing user actions to infer type, and adapting policies.
result Adaptive AI agents perform significantly better than non-adaptive ones in real scenarios.
IC3Net improves communication efficiency in multiagent tasks.
problem Efficient communication in multiagent tasks, especially in semi-cooperative and competitive settings.
method IC3Net uses a gating mechanism and individualized rewards to control continuous communication, improving scalability and performance.
result IC3Net yields improved performance and convergence rates compared to baselines as task scale increases.
This paper tackles efficient cooperative control for large-scale traffic signals using tensor-based deep learning.
problem Efficient training and control for large-scale multi-intersection traffic signals.
method Tensor representation, multi-task learning, imitation learning, proximal policy optimization.
result The proposed model achieves better performance compared to existing methods.
Graph Convolutional Reinforcement Learning improves cooperation in dynamic multi-agent environments.
problem Learning cooperation in dynamic multi-agent environments is challenging.
method Graph Convolutional Reinforcement Learning adapts to dynamic graphs and captures interplay between agents.
result Our method substantially outperforms existing methods in cooperative scenarios.
Study uses multi-agent reinforcement learning to control self-assembly with high-resolution external control.
problem Designing effective external control protocols for self-assembly with high-resolution control.
method Investigated a multi-agent reinforcement learning approach, comparing fully decentralized and partially decentralized strategies.
result Partially decentralized approach outperforms fully decentralized in controlling self-assembly towards target structures.
Study multiple-population games using McKean-Vlasov equations.
problem Mean field games and control problems with multiple populations.
method Coupled forward-backward SDEs and Pontryagin's principle.
result Existence of mean field equilibria under various cooperation scenarios.
Improved cooperation between levels boosts reinforcement learning performance.
problem Training multi-level policies in hierarchical reinforcement learning.
method Modeling policy optimization as a multi-agent process and inducing cooperation between sub-policies.
result Inducing cooperation between sub-policies leads to stronger and more sample-efficient policies.
This thesis analyzes MACL systems with low-regret learning algorithms for sequential decision making.
problem Designing efficient learning algorithms for multi-agent cooperative systems to minimize regret.
method Analyzes and develops algorithms for cooperative multi-agent multi-armed bandit problems and online convex optimization in distributed settings.
result Presented regret lower bounds and efficient algorithms for achieving these bounds, providing guidance on communication protocols.
Co-DQL improves traffic signal control using multi-agent reinforcement learning.
problem Optimizing signal timing for large-scale traffic control.
method Cooperative double Q-learning (Co-DQL) with mean field approximation and reward allocation.
result Co-DQL reduces average waiting time for vehicles in the road system.
Distributed processing over networks relies on in-network processing and cooperation among neighboring agents. Cooperation is beneficial when agents share a common objective. However, in many applications agents may belong to different clusters that pursue different objectives. Then, indiscriminate cooperation will lea…
We consider the problem of distributed dictionary learning, where a set of nodes is required to collectively learn a common dictionary from noisy measurements. This approach may be useful in several contexts including sensor networks. Diffusion cooperation schemes have been proposed to solve the distributed linear regr…
A new method for combining multiple data views in supervised learning.
problem Combining multiple data views in supervised learning, especially in biology and medicine.
method Cooperative learning combines squared error loss with an agreement penalty to encourage predictions from different data views to agree.
result Cooperative learning achieves higher predictive accuracy on simulated and real multiomics data.
Study explores optimal strategies in games with multiple players and mean-field interactions.
problem Optimal strategies in games with multiple players and mean-field interactions.
method Exploration of three different notions of optimality, including mean-field control solution, mean-field coarse correlated equilibria, and mean-field Nash equilibria.
result Approximation of cooperative and competitive equilibria in large N-player games by mean-field control and mean-field equilibria. LICA learns credit assignment for cooperative agents without explicit formulation.
problem Credit assignment among cooperative agents.
method Centralized critic as hypernetwork, adaptive entropy regularization.
result Significantly outperforms previous methods on benchmarks.
Agents learn to cooperate by exchanging messages in a shared graph model.
problem Creating effective multi-agent cooperation in unknown environments.
method Shared agent-entity graph, multi-agent reinforcement learning, invariant to team size and permutation.
result Decentralized multi-agent systems can quickly transfer learned policies to different team sizes.
Unified framework controls false discovery rate in bandit multiple testing.
problem Designing adaptive algorithms to identify true discoveries in multiple hypothesis testing.
method Unified modular framework using e-processes for FDR control in arbitrary settings.
result Unified framework ensures FDR control for dependent and simultaneous arm queries.
This research uses cooperative game theory to interpret deep learning models for ASD biomarker discovery.
problem Understanding image features used by deep learning models for ASD biomarker discovery.
method Shapley value explanation (SVE) from cooperative game theory applied to deep learning models with graph structure optimization.
result SVE provides more accurate biomarker importance than traditional methods.
Energy-based model learns cost functions from expert demonstrations for optimal control.
problem Learning unknown cost functions from expert demonstrations for optimal control.
method Maximum likelihood estimation via analysis by synthesis, combining Langevin dynamics with optimization and cooperative learning.
result The method can learn suitable cost functions for optimal control tasks.
Paper develops MFC approach to reduce MARL complexity.
problem Curse of dimensionality in cooperative MARL.
method Mean-field control (MFC) and Q-learning.
result Linear convergence rate for MFC-K-Q, independent of N. Mixture components improve VAE performance by increasing latent flexibility.
problem Improving variational autoencoder (VAE) performance through more flexible latent representations.
method Modeling mixture components with separate encoder networks and analyzing their impact on ELBO.
result Increasing the number of mixture components improves VAE performance on various datasets.
Develops methods for cooperative Bayesian inference.
problem Cooperation between learning agents.
method Sequential Bayesian inference approaches.
result Theoretical foundation for cooperative inference.
Improves data efficiency in multi-agent control tasks using model-based reinforcement learning.
problem Limited data efficiency in reinforcement learning for multi-agent tasks.
method Decentralized model-based policy optimization (DMPO) framework.
result DMPO achieves superior data efficiency and matches model-free methods using true models.
Enhances exploration in hierarchical networks using mutual information.
problem Limited exploration in hierarchical Deep Q-Networks.
method Adversarial Soft Actor-Critic with mutual information optimization.
result Improves hierarchical network exploration through mutual information maximization.
Cooperative model disentangles data uncertainties.
problem Disentangling aleatoric and epistemic uncertainties in real-world data.
method Cooperatively trains a variance estimation network with a Bayesian neural network.
result Improves mean estimation and disentangles uncertainties.
Multi-cell cooperative processing with limited backhaul traffic is studied for cellular uplinks. Aiming at reduced backhaul overhead, a sparsity-regularized multi-cell receive-filter design problem is formulated. Both unstructured distributed cooperation as well as clustered cooperation, in which base station groups ar…
We define a new condition on relatively hyperbolic Dehn filling which allows us to control the behavior of a relatively quasiconvex subgroups which need not be full. As an application, in combination with a recent result of Cooper and Futer, we provide a new proof of the virtual fibering of non-compact finite-volume hy…
Semi-decentralized federated learning combines device-to-server and device-to-device communications for faster convergence.
problem Faster convergence in federated learning with decentralized model training.
method Two timescale hybrid federated learning (TT-HF) with cooperative D2D model aggregations.
result Achieves sublinear convergence rate of O(1/t) with adaptive control algorithm.
Improved model-based RL for 2-agent tasks reduces error accumulation.
problem Accumulating errors in model-based reinforcement learning for multi-agent systems.
method Disentangled variational auto-encoder for latent variable models of multi-step trajectory segments.
result Our approach achieves better sample efficiency and learns both cooperative and adversarial behavior.
IDAS approach for autonomous vehicles to make decisions under merging scenarios.
problem Decision making for autonomous vehicles in merging scenarios with varying driver cooperativeness.
method IDAS approach using multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) with curriculum learning and masking mechanism.
result IDAS approach can handle uncertainties in real-world scenarios and make strategic decisions.
Modeling banking system dynamics to govern systemic risk.
problem Managing systemic risk in a banking system model.
method Optimal control problem for mean field approximation, parameter α and γ determination. result Governing the probability of systemic risk between two thresholds.
Bayesian network approach for efficient cooperative MARL.
problem Leveraging inter-agent coupling information for scalable MARL algorithms.
method Modeling cooperative MARL via Bayesian networks, identifying value dependency sets, proposing P-DTDE paradigm.
result P-DTDE policy gradient estimator has lower total variance than CTDE.
HSACC improves multi-view clustering of incomplete data.
problem Challenges in clustering incomplete multi-view data.
method Hierarchical Semantic Alignment and Cooperative Completion framework.
result HSACC outperforms state-of-the-art methods on benchmark datasets.
Stable cooperation emerges in fluctuating environments.
problem Evolutionary stability of cooperation in fluctuating conditions.
method Agents with fluctuating wealth share public goods, leading to cooperation.
result Agents with cooperation produce an advantage in fluctuating environments.
Mathematical framework for cooperative communication explains belief transmission.
problem Lack of understanding why cooperation enables effective belief transmission.
method Connection to optimal transport theory, deriving prior models, statistical interpretations, proofs of robustness and instability.
result Cooperative communication provably enables effective, robust belief transmission.
Algorithm for decentralized competition among adaptive agents.
problem Decentralized competition among adaptive networks.
method Developed an algorithm for decentralized competition among teams of adaptive agents.
result Algorithm enables decentralized competition among adaptive agents.
The cooperative hierarchical structure is a common and significant data structure observed in, or adopted by, many research areas, such as: text mining (author-paper-word) and multi-label classification (label-instance-feature). Renowned Bayesian approaches for cooperative hierarchical structure modeling are mostly bas…
New theory relaxes assumptions for optimal cooperative inference.
problem Achieving optimal cooperative inference under strong assumptions.
method Relaxing restrictive assumptions, demonstrating convergence, robustness, and stability.
result Generalized cooperative inference for any discrete joint distribution.
We study the explore-exploit tradeoff in distributed cooperative decision-making using the context of the multiarmed bandit (MAB) problem. For the distributed cooperative MAB problem, we design the cooperative UCB algorithm that comprises two interleaved distributed processes: (i) running consensus algorithms for estim…
Proposes a method to cluster tasks for constructive cooperative multi-tasking.
problem Destructive cooperation in cooperative multi-tasking.
method Semantic clustering followed by end-to-end joint training within clusters.
result Effective mitigation of destructive cooperation and negative transfer.
Adapts agent strategies on-the-fly for better cross-play in cooperative settings.
problem Cross-play issues between self-play agents and unseen partners.
method Adapts agent strategies using posterior belief updates via Gibbs sampling.
result Achieves strong cross-play in the Hanabi game without prior knowledge of partners' strategies.
CSAC enables cooperative reinforcement learning for multi-stage tasks.
problem Coordinating consecutive reinforcement learning agents for long-term multi-stage tasks.
method CSAC modifies each agent's policy to maximize both current and next agent's critic.
result CSAC outperforms uncooperative policies and single-agent training in multi-room maze domain.