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48 results for Multi-Agent Imitation Learning

Imitation learning algorithms can be used to learn a policy from expert demonstrations without access to a reward signal. However, most existing approaches are not applicable in multi-agent settings due to the existence of multiple (Nash) equilibria and non-stationary environments. We propose a new framework for multi-…

2018-07-26abs ↗pdf ↗

ADVISOR dynamically balances imitation and reinforcement learning to overcome the imitation gap.

problem The gap between imitation learning and reinforcement learning when teaching agents have privileged information.
method Adaptive Insubordination (ADVISOR) dynamically weights imitation and reward-based reinforcement learning losses.
result On-the-fly switching with ADVISOR outperforms pure imitation, pure reinforcement learning, and their combinations.

We propose a method to model multi-agent behaviors with limited observation and mechanical constraints.

problem Modeling real-world multi-agent behaviors with limited observation and mechanical constraints.
method Decentralized generative models with partial observation and mechanical constraints based on hierarchical variational recurrent neural networks.
result Our method effectively models and predicts biologically plausible behaviors with minimal constraint violations.

Paper proposes DEMER to reconstruct hidden confounders for better reinforcement learning in recommendation.

problem Reinforcement learning in real-world applications is costly due to exploration in the environment.
method DEMER uses a multi-agent generative adversarial imitation learning framework to learn the environment and hidden confounder.
result DEMER effectively reconstructs hidden confounders and improves recommendation policy performance.

Compared to reinforcement learning, imitation learning (IL) is a powerful paradigm for training agents to learn control policies efficiently from expert demonstrations. However, in most cases, obtaining demonstration data is costly and laborious, which poses a significant challenge in some scenarios. A promising altern…

2019-03-19abs ↗pdf ↗

New framework integrates imitation and reinforcement learning for better robot performance.

problem Combining reinforcement and imitation learning for intelligent robotics.
method Extends probabilistic generative model framework for reinforcement learning and develops pMDP-MO for Markov decision processes.
result Significantly better performance than reinforcement or imitation learning alone.

Modeling the purposeful behavior of imperfect agents from a small number of observations is a challenging task. When restricted to the single-agent decision-theoretic setting, inverse optimal control techniques assume that observed behavior is an approximately optimal solution to an unknown decision problem. These tech…

2013-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

New metric solves correspondence problem for robotic arm imitation learning.

problem Establishing corresponding states and actions between different robotic arms.
method Introducing a distance measure between dissimilar robotic arms and using it as a loss function.
result The distance measure effectively learns imitation policies by minimizing distance between robotic arms.

New method uses bi-level optimization to learn useful representations for imitation learning.

problem Learning useful representations for multiple tasks in imitation learning settings.
method Formulates representation learning as a bi-level optimization problem.
result Bi-level optimization framework provides sample complexity benefits for imitation learning.

Researchers improved Minecraft game performance using imitation learning.

problem Achieving state-of-the-art performance in immersive environments like Minecraft.
method Applied imitation learning to Minecraft, optimizing network architecture, loss function, and data augmentation.
result Reported stronger results than previous experiments, reaching second place in a competition.

New self-imitation learning method improves performance in continuous control tasks.

problem Improving off-policy learning in continuous control tasks.
method Proposes a n-step lower bound to generalize lower-bound Q-learning and introduces a new family of self-imitation learning algorithms.
result n-step lower bound Q-learning achieves a better trade-off between bias and contraction rate, leading to improved performance.

Paper uses Sinkhorn distances to improve imitation learning effectiveness.

problem Improving imitation learning algorithms by comparing occupancy measures.
method Formulates imitation learning as Sinkhorn distance minimization, combining optimal transport and cosine distances.
result Proposes a new critic network and transport plan that guide imitation learning.

Proof shows imitation of expert's reward and solutions in multi-objective optimization.

problem Multi-objective optimization with reward and solution imitation.
method Wasserstein inverse reinforcement learning.
result Wasserstein inverse reinforcement learning enables imitation of expert's reward and solutions in multi-objective optimization.

GWIL uses Gromov-Wasserstein distance to align expert and imitation agent states.

problem Cross-domain imitation learning challenges due to different system dimensions and stationary distributions.
method Gromov-Wasserstein Imitation Learning (GWIL) using Gromov-Wasserstein distance.
result GWIL effectively aligns expert and imitation agent states in various continuous control domains.

Imitation from observation is the framework of learning tasks by observing demonstrated state-only trajectories. Recently, adversarial approaches have achieved significant performance improvements over other methods for imitating complex behaviors. However, these adversarial imitation algorithms often require many demo…

2019-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

New method simplifies and improves imitation learning without adversarial techniques.

problem Stable optimization and convergence issues in adversarial imitation learning methods.
method Proposes a non-adversarial framework for imitation learning, providing stronger convergence guarantees.
result Shows AIRL as a special case and derives new algorithms for offline imitation learning.

D-REX learns reward functions from ranked demonstrations to beat the demonstrator's performance.

problem Limited performance of imitation learning compared to the demonstrator.
method Disturbance-based Reward Extrapolation (D-REX) that generates ranked demonstrations from behavioral cloning.
result D-REX significantly outperforms standard imitation learning approaches and beats the demonstrator's performance.

We study risk-sensitive imitation learning where the agent's goal is to perform at least as well as the expert in terms of a risk profile. We first formulate our risk-sensitive imitation learning setting. We consider the generative adversarial approach to imitation learning (GAIL) and derive an optimization problem for…

2018-08-13abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method removes policy optimization in adversarial imitation learning.

problem Adversarial imitation learning's delicate alternated optimization.
method Explicitly condition discriminator on two policies, solving generator's optimization problem directly.
result Simpler approach competitive to prevalent methods.

A new algorithm trains experts to safely guide agents in partially observed environments.

problem Existing imitation learning methods for POMDPs can lead to sub-optimal or unsafe policies.
method Derive an objective to encourage the expert to maximize the agent's reward, then use it to train both expert and agent.
result The algorithm produces an expert policy that the agent can safely imitate, outperforming fixed expert policies.

Unified framework for imitating tasks across domains with discrepancies.

problem Learning tasks across domains with embodiment, viewpoint, and dynamics mismatches.
method Two-step approach: alignment followed by adaptation. Alignment uses Generative Adversarial MDP Alignment (GAMA) for state and action correspondences from unpaired, unaligned demonstrations. Adaptation leverages these correspondences for zero-shot imitation.
result Effectiveness of the proposed approach in embodiment, viewpoint, and dynamics mismatch scenarios.

Curriculum learning and imitation learning improve control over financial time-series data.

problem Improving control performance over complex financial time-series data.
method Data augmentation for curriculum learning and policy distillation for imitation learning.
result Curriculum learning shows significant improvement over time-series control tasks.

New method uses variational inference to handle confounding in imitation learning.

problem Confounding due to different sensory inputs between expert and imitating agent.
method Train variational inference model to infer expert's latent information and use for latent-conditional policy training.
result Algorithm converges to correct interventional policy and achieves asymptotically optimal performance.

Algorithm improves imitation learning from visual data in partially observable environments.

problem Imitation learning from visual observations with missing expert actions and partial observability.
method Theoretical analysis and Latent Adversarial Imitation from Observations algorithm combining adversarial and latent representations.
result Latent Adversarial Imitation from Observations achieves state-of-the-art performance in high-dimensional robotic tasks.

Transforms random forests into efficient neural networks using imitation learning.

problem Inefficient architectures of existing methods for transforming random forests into neural networks.
method Generates training data from a random forest and learns a neural network to imitate its behavior.
result Implicit transformation creates efficient neural networks with better generalization.

Recent work on imitation learning has generated policies that reproduce expert behavior from multi-modal data. However, past approaches have focused only on recreating a small number of distinct, expert maneuvers, or have relied on supervised learning techniques that produce unstable policies. This work extends InfoGAI…

2017-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

SAIL improves AIL by weighting adversarial rewards with support estimation.

problem Training instability and reward bias in AIL.
method Support-weighted Adversarial Imitation Learning (SAIL) extends AIL with support estimation to improve reinforcement signals.
result SAIL achieves better performance and stability on benchmark tasks.

Imitation from observation (IfO) is the problem of learning directly from state-only demonstrations without having access to the demonstrator's actions. The lack of action information both distinguishes IfO from most of the literature in imitation learning, and also sets it apart as a method that may enable agents to l…

2018-07-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper improves AIRL by enhancing policy imitation and addressing reward recovery issues.

problem Inadequate policy imitation and limited transferable reward recovery in AIRL.
method Substituted built-in algorithm with SAC for policy updating and proposed PPO-AIRL + SAC hybrid framework.
result SAC improves policy imitation but hinders reward recovery; PPO-AIRL + SAC achieves satisfactory transfer effect.

Paper introduces a novel reward function for noisy financial markets using imitation learning.

problem Noisy reward function in financial markets hinders RL agent performance.
method Integrates imitation learning feedback with reinforcement learning to improve reward function design.
result Improves financial performance metrics compared to traditional benchmarks and RL agents.

A new imitation learning method uses random search for simple policies, outperforming complex models.

problem Complexity and reward dependency issues in imitation learning.
method Derivative-free optimization with simple linear policies and random search.
result The proposed method achieves competitive performance on MuJoCo locomotion tasks without a direct reward signal.

A new multi-agent learning method improves performance in complex games.

problem Performance gap between MAPG and value-based multi-agent approaches.
method Introduces value function decomposition into multi-agent actor-critic framework for off-policy learning.
result DOP significantly outperforms state-of-the-art multi-agent reinforcement learning algorithms.