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City-scale traffic signal control (TSC) involves thousands of heterogeneous intersections with varying topologies, making cooperative decision-making across intersections particularly challenging. Given the prohibitive computational cost of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-07 Jinwei Zeng , Chao Yu , Xinyi Yang , Wenxuan Ao , Qianyue Hao , Jian Yuan , Yong Li , Yu Wang , Huazhong Yang

Reinforcement learning (RL) is gaining popularity as an effective approach for traffic signal control (TSC) and is increasingly applied in this domain. However, most existing RL methodologies are confined to a single-stage TSC framework,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Liang Zhang , Yutong Zhang , Shubin Xie , Jianming Deng , Chen Li

In the context of global urbanization and motorization, traffic congestion has become a significant issue, severely affecting the quality of life, environment, and economy. This paper puts forward a single-agent reinforcement learning…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Qiang Li , Jin Niu , Qin Luo , Lina Yu

Reinforcement learning (RL) has emerged as a promising solution for addressing traffic signal control (TSC) challenges. While most RL-based TSC systems typically employ an online approach, facilitating frequent active interaction with the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Liang Zhang , Yutong Zhang , Jianming Deng , Chen Li

Traffic signal control (TSC) is a core challenge in urban mobility, where real-time decisions must balance efficiency and safety. Existing methods - ranging from rule-based heuristics to reinforcement learning (RL) - often struggle to…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-12 Maonan Wang , Yirong Chen , Aoyu Pang , Yuxin Cai , Chung Shue Chen , Yuheng Kan , Man-On Pun

Effective traffic signal control (TSC) is crucial in mitigating urban congestion and reducing emissions. Recently, reinforcement learning (RL) has been the research trend for TSC. However, existing RL algorithms face several real-world…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-30 Mingyuan Li , Jiahao Wang , Bo Du , Jun Shen , Qiang Wu

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

Traffic signal control (TSC) plays a central role in reducing congestion and maintaining urban mobility. This dissertation introduces DGLight, a critic-guided reinforcement-learning framework for adapting a pretrained large language model…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Chenbo Yu

In reinforcement learning-based (RL-based) traffic signal control (TSC), decisions on the signal timing are made based on the available information on vehicles at a road intersection. This forms the state representation for the RL…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-13 Lawrence Francis , Blessed Guda , Ahmed Biyabani

Traffic congestion in urban areas is a significant problem, leading to prolonged travel times, reduced efficiency, and increased environmental concerns. Effective traffic signal control (TSC) is a key strategy for reducing congestion.…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-27 Maonan Wang , Yirong Chen , Yuheng Kan , Chengcheng Xu , Michael Lepech , Man-On Pun , Xi Xiong

Traffic signal control (TSC) is a high-stakes domain that is growing in importance as traffic volume grows globally. An increasing number of works are applying reinforcement learning (RL) to TSC; RL can draw on an abundance of traffic data…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Rex Chen , Fei Fang , Norman Sadeh

Traffic signal control (TSC) is a core component of intelligent transportation systems (ITS), aiming to reduce congestion, emissions, and travel time. Recent approaches based on reinforcement learning (RL) and large language models (LLMs)…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-14 Qing Guo , Xinhang Li , Junyu Chen , Zheng Guo , Shengzhe Xu , Lin Zhang , Lei Li

Urban congestion remains a critical challenge, with traffic signal control (TSC) emerging as a potent solution. TSC is often modeled as a Markov Decision Process problem and then solved using reinforcement learning (RL), which has proven…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-07-09 Aoyu Pang , Maonan Wang , Man-On Pun , Chung Shue Chen , Xi Xiong

Traffic Signal Control (TSC) is a crucial component in urban traffic management, aiming to optimize road network efficiency and reduce congestion. Traditional TSC methods, primarily based on transportation engineering and reinforcement…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-12-18 Siqi Lai , Zhao Xu , Weijia Zhang , Hao Liu , Hui Xiong

Traffic accidents result in millions of injuries and fatalities globally, with a significant number occurring at intersections each year. Traffic Signal Control (TSC) is an effective strategy for enhancing safety at these urban junctures.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-17 Mingyuan Li , Chunyu Liu , Zhuojun Li , Xiao Liu , Guangsheng Yu , Bo Du , Jun Shen , Qiang Wu

Traffic Signal Control (TSC) plays a critical role in urban traffic management by optimizing traffic flow and mitigating congestion. While Large Language Models (LLMs) have recently emerged as promising tools for TSC due to their…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Zirui Yuan , Siqi Lai , Hao Liu

The application of reinforcement learning in traffic signal control (TSC) has been extensively researched and yielded notable achievements. However, most existing works for TSC assume that traffic data from all surrounding intersections is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-01 Hanyang Chen , Yang Jiang , Shengnan Guo , Xiaowei Mao , Youfang Lin , Huaiyu Wan

The issue of traffic congestion poses a significant obstacle to the development of global cities. One promising solution to tackle this problem is intelligent traffic signal control (TSC). Recently, TSC strategies leveraging reinforcement…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Yutian Zhang , Guohong Zheng , Zhiyuan Liu , Quan Li , Haipeng Zeng

Efficient traffic signal control (TSC) has been one of the most useful ways for reducing urban road congestion. Key to the challenge of TSC includes 1) the essential of real-time signal decision, 2) the complexity in traffic dynamics, and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Wanyuan Wang , Tianchi Qiao , Jinming Ma , Jiahui Jin , Zhibin Li , Weiwei Wu , Yichuan Jian

In this study, a digital twin (DT) technology based Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (ATSC) framework is presented for improving signalized intersection performance and user satisfaction. Specifically, real-time vehicle trajectory data,…

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