Summary of Context in Public Health For Underserved Communities: a Bayesian Approach to Online Restless Bandits, by Biyonka Liang et al.
Context in Public Health for Underserved Communities: A Bayesian Approach to Online Restless Bandits
by Biyonka Liang, Lily Xu, Aparna Taneja, Milind Tambe, Lucas Janson
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Applications (stat.AP)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed Bayesian Learning for Contextual RMABs (BCoR) is an online reinforcement learning approach designed to tackle restless multi-armed bandits (RMABs) with unknown underlying transition dynamics. This novel combination of techniques in Bayesian modeling and Thompson sampling enables BCoR to flexibly model complex RMAB settings, leveraging shared information within and between arms to learn the unknown transition dynamics quickly. The key strength of BCoR lies in its ability to adapt to non-stationarity and context, making it suitable for real-world public health applications where resources are limited. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary BCoR is a new approach that helps make decisions about when and how to provide help or support to people who need it. This is especially important in places where there aren’t enough resources to go around. The idea is to learn from what’s happening now, so you can make better decisions in the future. It works by combining two different ways of thinking: one that helps figure out the rules behind what’s happening, and another that helps choose the best option. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Reinforcement learning
