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This paper presents the results of a new deep learning model for traffic signal control. In this model, a novel state space approach is proposed to capture the main attributes of the control environment and the underlying temporal traffic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-20 Matthew Muresan , Liping Fu , Guangyuan Pan

Inefficient traffic signal control methods may cause numerous problems, such as traffic congestion and waste of energy. Reinforcement learning (RL) is a trending data-driven approach for adaptive traffic signal control in complex urban…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-14 Zhenning Li , Chengzhong Xu , Guohui Zhang

Urban traffic congestion presents a significant challenge for modern cities, which impacts mobility and sustainability. Traditional traffic light control systems often fail to adapt to dynamic conditions, leading to inefficiencies. This…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Matteo Cederle , Giacomo Scatto , Gian Antonio Susto

The goal of this work is to provide a viable solution based on reinforcement learning for traffic signal control problems. Although the state-of-the-art reinforcement learning approaches have yielded great success in a variety of domains,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-05-20 Yueh-Hua Wu , I-Hau Yeh , David Hu , Hong-Yuan Mark Liao

In recent years, there has been increasing amount of interest around meta reinforcement learning methods for traffic signal control, which have achieved better performance compared with traditional control methods. However, previous methods…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Yayi Zou , Zhiwei Qin

Nowadays, transportation networks face the challenge of sub-optimal control policies that can have adverse effects on human health, the environment, and contribute to traffic congestion. Increased levels of air pollution and extended…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-25 Pedram Agand , Alexey Iskrov , Mo Chen

We propose AttendLight, an end-to-end Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm for the problem of traffic signal control. Previous approaches for this problem have the shortcoming that they require training for each new intersection with a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-13 Afshin Oroojlooy , Mohammadreza Nazari , Davood Hajinezhad , Jorge Silva

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs) are envisioned to play a critical role in improving traffic flow and reducing congestion, which is a pervasive issue impacting urban areas around the globe. Rapidly advancing vehicular communication…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-12-04 Xiao-Yang Liu , Zihan Ding , Sem Borst , Anwar Walid

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has shown significant potential in traffic signal control (TSC). However, current MARL-based methods often suffer from insufficient generalization due to the fixed traffic patterns and road network…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Yihong Li , Chengwei Zhang , Furui Zhan , Wanting Liu , Kailing Zhou , Longji Zheng

Today's intelligent traffic light control system is based on the current road traffic conditions for traffic regulation. However, these approaches cannot exploit the future traffic information in advance. In this paper, we propose GPlight,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-10-01 Xiaorong Hu , Chenguang Zhao , Gang Wang

Traffic signal controllers play an essential role in today's traffic system. However, the majority of them currently is not sufficiently flexible or adaptive to generate optimal traffic schedules. In this paper we present an approach to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-05-05 Shengchao Yan , Jingwei Zhang , Daniel Büscher , Wolfram Burgard

The emergence of reinforcement learning (RL) methods in traffic signal control tasks has achieved better performance than conventional rule-based approaches. Most RL approaches require the observation of the environment for the agent to…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-16 Hao Mei , Junxian Li , Bin Shi , Hua Wei

Ineffective and inflexible traffic signal control at urban intersections can often lead to bottlenecks in traffic flows and cause congestion, delay, and environmental problems. How to manage traffic smartly by intelligent signal control is…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-05-21 Mengyu Guo , Pin Wang , Ching-Yao Chan , Sid Askary

Efficient traffic signal control is critical for reducing traffic congestion and improving overall transportation efficiency. The dynamic nature of traffic flow has prompted researchers to explore Reinforcement Learning (RL) for traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-14 Xingshuai Huang , Di Wu , Benoit Boulet

Episodic control, inspired by the role of episodic memory in the human brain, has been shown to improve the sample inefficiency of model-free reinforcement learning by reusing high-return past experiences. However, the memory growth of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-24 Mukul Chodhary , Kevin Octavian , SooJean Han

Despite technological advancements, the significance of interdisciplinary subjects like complex networks has grown. Exploring communication within these networks is crucial, with traffic becoming a key concern due to the expanding…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-02 Seyed Hassan Yajadda , Farshad Safaei

A number of deep reinforcement-learning (RL) approaches propose to control traffic signals. In this work, we study the robustness of such methods along two axes. First, sensor failures and GPS occlusions create missing-data challenges and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-09 Tianyu Shi , Francois-Xavier Devailly , Denis Larocque , Laurent Charlin

As travel demand increases and urban traffic condition becomes more complicated, applying multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MARL) to traffic signal control becomes one of the hot topics. The rise of Reinforcement Learning (RL) has…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Shijie Wang , Shangbo Wang

This paper presents a mixed traffic control policy designed to optimize traffic efficiency across diverse road topologies, addressing issues of congestion prevalent in urban environments. A model-free reinforcement learning (RL) approach is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-01-29 Chuyang Xiao , Dawei Wang , Xinzheng Tang , Jia Pan , Yuexin Ma

Traffic signal control is one of the most effective methods of traffic management in urban areas. In recent years, traffic control methods based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) have gained attention due to their ability to exploit…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-07-22 Majid Raeis , Alberto Leon-Garcia