We examine the question of when and how parametric models are most useful in reinforcement learning. In particular, we look at commonalities and differences between parametric models and experience replay. Replay-based learning algorithms share important traits with model-based approaches, including the ability to plan…
We present a new replay-based method of continual classification learning that we term "conditional replay" which generates samples and labels together by sampling from a distribution conditioned on the class. We compare conditional replay to another replay-based continual learning paradigm (which we term "marginal rep…
CLOPS improves deep learning for continuous physiological data.
problem Deep learning struggles with streaming, multi-sensor clinical data.
method CLOPS is a replay-based continual learning strategy.
result CLOPS outperforms state-of-the-art methods in continual learning scenarios.
D-CBRS manages memory for continual learning by accounting for intra-class diversity.
problem Forgetting in continual learning, especially with class-imbalanced data.
method D-CBRS introduces a novel approach to store instances in memory, considering intra-class diversity.
result D-CBRS outperforms existing methods on data sets with intra-class diversity.
Paper proposes a new method to select memory data for online class-incremental learning.
problem Selecting which buffered images to replay for online class-incremental learning.
method Adversarial Shapley value scoring method to preserve latent decision boundaries.
result Proposed ASER method provides competitive or improved performance compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Develops a framework for continual learning in anomaly detection.
problem Deterioration of monitoring performance due to new defect categories.
method Pseudo replay-based class incremental learning with oversampling.
result Enhanced monitoring performance and flexibility in model architecture.
This project combines recent advances in experience replay techniques, namely, Combined Experience Replay (CER), Prioritized Experience Replay (PER), and Hindsight Experience Replay (HER). We show the results of combinations of these techniques with DDPG and DQN methods. CER always adds the most recent experience to th…
Modern deep reinforcement learning methods have departed from the incremental learning required for eligibility traces, rendering the implementation of the λ-return difficult in this context. In particular, off-policy methods that utilize experience replay remain problematic because their random sampling of minibatch…
The paper improves reinforcement learning stability and efficiency with a new theoretical framework.
problem Stability and efficiency in reinforcement learning, especially in data-scarce scenarios.
method Theoretical framework using resampled U- and V-statistics to model experience replay, applied to policy evaluation and kernel ridge regression. result Significant improvements in stability and efficiency, particularly in data-scarce scenarios.
This research tackles imbalanced continual learning with a new sampling strategy.
problem Long-tailed distribution in multi-label datasets.
method Partitioning Reservoir Sampling (PRS) for balanced knowledge of head and tail classes.
result The proposed PRS strategy maintains a balanced knowledge of both head and tail classes.
La-MAML improves fast online continual learning with a look-ahead approach.
problem Fast online continual learning with limited model capacity.
method Optimisation-based meta-learning with look-ahead and episodic memory.
result Superior performance on visual classification benchmarks.
ER-GNN uses experience replay to prevent GNNs from forgetting previous tasks.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in GNNs when learning multiple tasks sequentially.
method Experience Replay framework to store and replay knowledge from previous tasks.
result ER-GNN effectively mitigates catastrophic forgetting in GNNs.
CAM-GAN improves GANs for continual learning with efficient feature map transformations.
problem Efficient continual learning for GANs with reduced parameter growth.
method Designing and leveraging parameter-efficient feature map transformations, including global and task-specific parameters, residual bias, and Fisher information matrix.
result Significantly improved model performance and high-quality samples with fewer parameters.
SynthER uses generative models to augment limited RL experience.
problem Limited data for reinforcement learning agents.
method SynthER leverages diffusion models to generate synthetic experience data.
result SynthER significantly improves sample efficiency and training of RL agents.
Neural network tackles continual learning with neuromodulation and local error signals.
problem Catastrophic forgetting in continuous learning.
method Biologically-inspired neural architecture with local learning and neuromodulation, combined with transfer metalearning.
result Superior performance in continual learning tasks compared to other approaches.