2023/04/19 by Ainur Zhaikhan, Zhaikhan, Ainur, Ali H. Sayed +1
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Game Theory and Applications #Machine Learning (cs.LG) #Multiagent Systems (cs.MA) #Reinforcement Learning in Robotics #Smart Grid Energy Management
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2304.09547
openalex publication_date 2023/04/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This paper proposes an exploration technique for multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) with graph-based communication among agents. We assume the individual rewards received by the agents are independent of the actions by the other agents, while their policies are coupled. In the proposed framework, neighbouring agents collaborate to estimate the uncertainty about the state-action space in order to execute more efficient explorative behaviour. Different from existing works, the proposed algorithm does not require counting mechanisms and can be applied to continuous-state environments without requiring complex conversion techniques. Moreover, the proposed scheme allows agents to communicate in a fully decentralized manner with minimal information exchange. And for continuous-state scenarios, each agent needs to exchange only a single parameter vector. The performance of the algorithm is verified with theoretical results for discrete-state scenarios and with experiments for continuous ones.