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Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Agent Grouping in Cooperative Systems

Machine Learning 2025-01-14 v1 Artificial Intelligence Multiagent Systems

Abstract

This paper presents a hierarchical reinforcement learning (RL) approach to address the agent grouping or pairing problem in cooperative multi-agent systems. The goal is to simultaneously learn the optimal grouping and agent policy. By employing a hierarchical RL framework, we distinguish between high-level decisions of grouping and low-level agents' actions. Our approach utilizes the CTDE (Centralized Training with Decentralized Execution) paradigm, ensuring efficient learning and scalable execution. We incorporate permutation-invariant neural networks to handle the homogeneity and cooperation among agents, enabling effective coordination. The option-critic algorithm is adapted to manage the hierarchical decision-making process, allowing for dynamic and optimal policy adjustments.

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@article{arxiv.2501.06554,
  title  = {Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Agent Grouping in Cooperative Systems},
  author = {Liyuan Hu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.06554},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages, 2 figures

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