QCOMBO optimizes traffic signals across large networks using a combination of independent and centralized RL.
problem Optimizing global traffic conditions over large road networks using single-agent reinforcement learning is challenging.
method QCOMBO integrates independent and centralized learning to optimize traffic signals, using a consistency regularization loss to ensure scalability.
result QCOMBO outperforms state-of-the-art MARL algorithms in diverse road topologies and traffic flow conditions.
We analyze the accuracy of traffic simulations metamodels based on neural networks and gradient boosting models (LightGBM), applied to traffic optimization as fitness functions of genetic algorithms. Our metamodels approximate outcomes of traffic simulations (the total time of waiting on a red signal) taking as an inpu…
The robustness and integrity of IP networks require efficient tools for traffic monitoring and analysis, which scale well with traffic volume and network size. We address the problem of optimal large-scale flow monitoring of computer networks under resource constraints. We propose a stochastic optimization framework wh…
Paper proposes a deep RL approach for traffic signal control balancing efficiency and equity.
problem Inefficient and inflexible traffic signal controllers.
method Deep reinforcement learning with a novel reward function combining efficiency and equity.
result The proposed algorithm achieves state-of-the-art performance on various traffic scenarios.
A novel approach reduces class imbalance in network traffic classification.
problem Severe class imbalance in network traffic leads to poor classification performance.
method Group & Reweight strategy: clusters classes, updates weights, optimizes model.
result Improves comprehensive performance in prediction and reduces class imbalance.
Model predicts traffic incident duration and identifies key features.
problem Predict traffic incident duration and identify critical features.
method Multi-task learning framework with sparsity optimization and ADMM algorithm.
result Model predicts incident duration and identifies key features effectively.
Paper uses machine learning to optimize UAV deployment for traffic offloading.
problem Optimizing UAV deployment for efficient traffic offloading from ground BSs.
method LSTM for traffic prediction, KEG algorithm for service area determination, multi-access techniques comparison.
result RSMA reduces up to 24% total power consumption compared to conventional methods.
NCPF model improves traffic data imputation with neural and tensor methods.
problem Pervasive missing data in traffic analysis due to sensor failures and gaps.
method Neural Canonical Polyadic Factorization (NCPF) integrating CP decomposition and deep learning.
result NCPF outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in urban traffic datasets.
Geometric programming approach for traffic equilibrium problems.
problem Optimizing traffic equilibrium in transportation systems.
method Finslerian dynamical model for nonlinear complementarity problems.
result Effective solution for various equilibrium problems in transportation.
Two novel dataset optimization strategies improve malware traffic detection accuracy.
problem Redundant and irrelevant information in network traffic datasets increases computational cost and noise.
method Feature selection and dimensional reduction techniques using mutual information and autoencoders.
result Optimized dataset leads to improved accuracy of Multi Layer Perceptron for malware detection.
Paper introduces a novel traffic forecasting model using autoencoders and exogenous variables.
problem Traffic forecasting using aggregated data from vehicles and infrastructure.
method Recurrent Autoencoder with skip connections and exogenous variables for dynamic traffic data.
result Model predicts speed, volume, and traffic direction with exogenous variables like weather and time.
This paper proposes a real-time signal plan recommendation system for traffic incidents.
problem Limited effectiveness of traffic incident management due to late response and workload.
method Decomposes recommendation task into real-time traffic prediction and plan association, learning from historical data and metric learning.
result Precision score of 96.75% and recall of 87.5% on testing plan, with 22.5 minutes lead time ahead of Waze alerts.
Prediction of user traffic in cellular networks has attracted profound attention for improving resource utilization. In this paper, we study the problem of network traffic traffic prediction and classification by employing standard machine learning and statistical learning time series prediction methods, including long…
BiCB combines traffic prediction and bidding optimization for live advertising.
problem Real-time bidding in live advertising with unknown future traffic.
method Binary Constrained Bidding (BiCB) that merges mathematical analysis and statistical traffic estimation.
result BiCB achieves good approximation to optimal bidding results with low complexity.
Paper optimizes traffic signal control for better traffic flow.
problem Optimizing traffic signal control to reduce congestion and improve safety.
method Value-based reinforcement learning with interpretable policy functions (polynomial functions).
result Deep Regulatable Hardmax Q-learning variant reduces vehicle delay by up to 19.4%.
A new framework reduces traffic congestion by 36%.
problem Efficient traffic signal control in a metropolitan area.
method Two-stage framework combining Evolution Strategies and multi-agent reinforcement learning.
result Reduces traffic congestion by 36%.
Computational efficiency is an important consideration for deploying machine learning models for time series prediction in an online setting. Machine learning algorithms adjust model parameters automatically based on the data, but often require users to set additional parameters, known as hyperparameters. Hyperparamete…
The goal of optimal quantization is to find the best approximation of a probability distribution by a discrete measure with finite support. When dealing with empirical distributions, this boils down to finding the best summary of the data by a smaller number of points, and automatically yields a K-means-type clustering…
Paper proposes a new model for imputing missing spatiotemporal traffic data.
problem Missing data and sparsity in spatiotemporal traffic data.
method Low-rank tensor completion (LRTC) framework with truncated nuclear norm (TNN).
result The proposed model outperforms state-of-the-art imputation models in various scenarios.
Enhances traffic forecasting with dynamic regression incorporating error modeling.
problem Improving accuracy of traffic forecasts using deep spatiotemporal models.
method Integrates matrix-variate autoregressive (AR) model into loss function for error series of base model.
result Improved traffic forecasting performance on SOTA models with interpretable AR coefficients.
Some optimization or equilibrium problems involving somehow the concept of optimal transport are presented in these notes, mainly devoted to applications to economic and game theory settings. A variant model of transport, taking into account traffic congestion effects is the first topic, and it shows various links with…
Taobao, as the largest online retail platform in the world, provides billions of online display advertising impressions for millions of advertisers every day. For commercial purposes, the advertisers bid for specific spots and target crowds to compete for business traffic. The platform chooses the most suitable ads to …
The internet activity records (IARs) of a mobile cellular network posses significant information which can be exploited to identify the network's efficacy and the mobile users' behavior. In this work, we extract useful information from the IAR data and identify a healthy predictability of spatio-temporal pattern within…
Congestion prediction represents a major priority for traffic management centres around the world to ensure timely incident response handling. The increasing amounts of generated traffic data have been used to train machine learning predictors for traffic, however this is a challenging task due to inter-dependencies of…
Air traffic control is a real-time safety-critical decision making process in highly dynamic and stochastic environments. In today's aviation practice, a human air traffic controller monitors and directs many aircraft flying through its designated airspace sector. With the fast growing air traffic complexity in traditi…
New model improves traffic flow predictions with physics and machine learning.
problem Inaccurate predictions in traffic flow modeling with small or noisy datasets.
method Developed a physics regularized Gaussian process (PRGP) model to encode physical models into ML architecture and regularize the training process.
result The PRGP model outperforms previous methods in estimation precision and input robustness.
Optimizes e-commerce traffic sales by incorporating hidden costs into auction mechanisms.
problem Hidden costs from unexpected advertising items in search results.
method Dynamic reserve price design with distributed solving algorithm.
result Ensures a balanced relationship between revenue and user experience.
This paper improves traffic flow modeling by using multi-gradient descent algorithms for physics-informed machine learning.
problem Combining physics-based and data-driven approaches in traffic flow modeling.
method Introducing multi-gradient descent algorithms to explore the Pareto front in a multi-objective setting.
result Multi-gradient descent algorithms significantly outperform scalarization-based methods in complex PIML scenarios.
Optimizing news headlines is important for publishers and media sites. A compelling headline will increase readership, user engagement and social shares. At Yahoo Front Page, headline testing is carried out using a test-rollout strategy: we first allocate equal proportion of the traffic to each headline variation for a…
A new framework uses deep reinforcement learning to improve aircraft separation in busy airspace.
problem Improving aircraft separation in high-density, dynamic airspace constrained by human controllers.
method Proximal Policy Optimization with an attention network for distributed vehicle autonomy.
result The framework significantly reduces offline training time and increases performance.
Minimax defense improves neural network security against gradient-based attacks.
problem Gradient-based adversarial attacks on neural networks.
method Minimax optimization in a GAN framework to create a discriminator that plays a minimax game with the generator.
result Minimax defense significantly reduces adversarial attack success rates compared to standard classifiers.
Critical to evaluating the capacity, scalability, and availability of web systems are realistic web traffic generators. Web traffic generation is a classic research problem, no generator accounts for the characteristics of web robots or crawlers that are now the dominant source of traffic to a web server. Administrator…
A novel spatio-temporal graph neural network with a learnable Tweedie head improves vessel traffic flow prediction in sparse maritime data.
problem Accurate vessel traffic flow prediction in sparse maritime data.
method A model-agnostic learnable Tweedie head attached to ST-GNN backbones.
result The proposed head consistently improves RMSE across multiple ST-GNN backbones, especially on non-zero events.
New PRGP model improves traffic flow estimation.
problem Lack of models combining physics and ML for traffic flow.
method Physics regularized Gaussian process (PRGP) with discrete formulations.
result PRGP model outperforms calibrated physics models and ML methods.
A new model captures car-following and lane-changing behaviors in traffic.
problem Modeling stochastic microscopic traffic behaviors.
method Physics regularized Gaussian process (PRGP) approach.
result The proposed model outperforms previous methods in estimation precision.
Traffic forecasting is a particularly challenging application of spatiotemporal forecasting, due to the time-varying traffic patterns and the complicated spatial dependencies on road networks. To address this challenge, we learn the traffic network as a graph and propose a novel deep learning framework, Traffic Graph C…
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.
The goal of this project is to introduce and present a machine learning application that aims to improve the quality of life of people in Singapore. In particular, we investigate the use of machine learning solutions to tackle the problem of traffic congestion in Singapore. In layman's terms, we seek to make Singapore …
Reinforcement learning (RL) is a promising data-driven approach for adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) in complex urban traffic networks, and deep neural networks further enhance its learning power. However, centralized RL is infeasible for large-scale ATSC due to the extremely high dimension of the joint action sp…
Model predicts traffic speed using urban incidents.
problem Accurately predicting traffic speed in urban areas.
method Deep Incident-Aware Graph Convolutional Network (DIGC-Net).
result Model outperforms competing benchmarks in traffic speed prediction.
Accurate and real-time traffic forecasting plays an important role in the Intelligent Traffic System and is of great significance for urban traffic planning, traffic management, and traffic control. However, traffic forecasting has always been considered an open scientific issue, owing to the constraints of urban road …
Deep neural network reconstructs traffic speeds from sparse vehicle data.
problem Reconstructing traffic speeds from limited probe vehicle data.
method Convolutional neural network architecture for spatio-temporal learning.
result The method can reconstruct traffic speeds with low probe vehicle penetration.
Urban traffic systems worldwide are suffering from severe traffic safety problems. Traffic safety is affected by many complex factors, and heavily related to all drivers' behaviors involved in traffic system. Drivers with aggressive driving behaviors increase the risk of traffic accidents. In order to manage the safety…
GeneraLight improves traffic signal control models' generalization ability.
problem Overfitting and lack of generalization ability in RL TSC models.
method GeneraLight uses a meta-RL framework with a traffic flow generator based on GANs.
result GeneraLight significantly boosts generalization performance across different traffic flows.
Model traffic congestion events using multi-modal data and attention-based neural networks.
problem Capture non-homogeneous temporal and directional spatial dependencies in traffic congestion events.
method Attention-based neural networks for point processes, adapted tail-up model for spatial statistics.
result Superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods on synthetic and real data.
We consider the traffic data reconstruction problem. Suppose we have the traffic data of an entire city that are incomplete because some road data are unobserved. The problem is to reconstruct the unobserved parts of the data. In this paper, we propose a new method to reconstruct incomplete traffic data collected from …
Traffic speed prediction is a critically important component of intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Recently, with the rapid development of deep learning and transportation data science, a growing body of new traffic speed prediction models have been designed, which achieved high accuracy and large-scale predicti…
Paper uses DeePC to improve urban traffic lights, reducing congestion and emissions.
problem Urban traffic congestion in expanding cities.
method Behavioral system theory, data-driven control, DeePC algorithm.
result DeePC outperforms existing traffic control methods in travel time and CO2 emissions.