Summary of Multi-timescale Ensemble Q-learning For Markov Decision Process Policy Optimization, by Talha Bozkus and Urbashi Mitra
Multi-Timescale Ensemble Q-learning for Markov Decision Process Policy Optimization
by Talha Bozkus, Urbashi Mitra
First submitted to arxiv on: 8 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Signal Processing (eess.SP)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This novel ensemble reinforcement learning algorithm addresses performance and complexity challenges in very large networks by adapting classical Q-learning. It leverages multiple parallel Markovian environments to generate optimal policies with low complexity. The algorithm’s convergence is theoretically justified, and numerical results demonstrate up to 55% less average policy error and up-to 50% runtime complexity reduction compared to state-of-the-art Q-learning algorithms. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper creates a new way to solve network control problems by using many smaller versions of the same problem. It takes ideas from classical learning methods and combines them with techniques that help find good solutions quickly. The results show that this approach can be much faster and better than what’s currently available, making it useful for solving complex problems. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Reinforcement learning
