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We consider the problem of learning a control policy that is robust against the parameter mismatches between the training environment and testing environment. We formulate this as a distributionally robust reinforcement learning (DR-RL)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Zaiyan Xu , Kishan Panaganti , Dileep Kalathil

With the rapid deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT), fifth-generation (5G) and beyond 5G networks are required to support massive access of a huge number of devices over limited radio spectrum radio. In wireless networks, different…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-18 Helin Yang , Zehui Xiong , Jun Zhao , Dusit Niyato , Chau Yuen , Ruilong Deng

The use of robotics in controlled environments has flourished over the last several decades and training robots to perform tasks using control strategies developed from dynamical models of their hardware have proven very effective. However,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-16 Zach Dwiel , Madhavun Candadai , Mariano Phielipp

One major obstacle that precludes the success of reinforcement learning in real-world applications is the lack of robustness, either to model uncertainties or external disturbances, of the trained policies. Robustness is critical when the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-05-05 Rahul Singh , Qinsheng Zhang , Yongxin Chen

Power system optimal dispatch with transient security constraints is commonly represented as Transient Security-Constrained Optimal Power Flow (TSC-OPF). Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)-based TSC-OPF trains efficient decision-making…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-03 Tannan Xiao , Ying Chen , Han Diao , Shaowei Huang , Chen Shen

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is a subfield of machine learning for training autonomous agents that take sequential actions across complex environments. Despite its significant performance in well-known environments, it remains…

Power system emergency control is generally regarded as the last safety net for grid security and resiliency. Existing emergency control schemes are usually designed off-line based on either the conceived "worst" case scenario or a few…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-04-23 Qiuhua Huang , Renke Huang , Weituo Hao , Jie Tan , Rui Fan , Zhenyu Huang

This paper presents a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework for active flow control (AFC) to reduce drag in aerodynamic bodies. Tested on a 3D cylinder at Re = 100, the DRL approach achieved a 9.32% drag reduction and a 78.4% decrease…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Ricard Montalà , Bernat Font , Pol Suárez , Jean Rabault , Oriol Lehmkuhl , Ivette Rodriguez

In many real-world settings, reinforcement learning systems suffer performance degradation when the environment encountered at deployment differs from that observed during training. Distributionally robust reinforcement learning (DR-RL)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Debamita Ghosh , George K. Atia , Yue Wang

A central challenge in reinforcement learning is that policies trained in controlled environments often fail under distribution shifts at deployment into real-world environments. Distributionally Robust Reinforcement Learning (DRRL)…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Anirudh Satheesh , Keenan Powell , Vaneet Aggarwal

The sim-to-real gap, which represents the disparity between training and testing environments, poses a significant challenge in reinforcement learning (RL). A promising approach to addressing this challenge is distributionally robust RL,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Miao Lu , Han Zhong , Tong Zhang , Jose Blanchet

Solar sensor-based monitoring systems have become a crucial agricultural innovation, advancing farm management and animal welfare through integrating sensor technology, Internet-of-Things, and edge and cloud computing. However, the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Dian Chen , Zelin Wan , Dong Sam Ha , Jin-Hee Cho

Over the past few years, the use of swarms of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in monitoring and remote area surveillance applications has become widespread thanks to the price reduction and the increased capabilities of drones. The drones…

Formation and collision avoidance abilities are essential for multi-agent systems. Conventional methods usually require a central controller and global information to achieve collaboration, which is impractical in an unknown environment. In…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Xinyou Qiu , Xiaoxiang Li , Jian Wang , Yu Wang , Yuan Shen

Statistical learning under distribution shift is challenging when neither prior knowledge nor fully accessible data from the target distribution is available. Distributionally robust learning (DRL) aims to control the worst-case statistical…

Methodology · Statistics 2024-12-19 Yu Gui , Rina Foygel Barber , Cong Ma

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has been used to learn effective heuristics for solving complex combinatorial optimisation problem via policy networks and have demonstrated promising performance. Existing works have focused on solving…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-25 Nasrin Sultana , Jeffrey Chan , A. K. Qin , Tabinda Sarwar

Emerging vehicular systems with increasing proportions of automated components present opportunities for optimal control to mitigate congestion and increase efficiency. There has been a recent interest in applying deep reinforcement…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-08-02 Zhongxia Yan , Abdul Rahman Kreidieh , Eugene Vinitsky , Alexandre M. Bayen , Cathy Wu

This paper introduces an efficient Residual Reinforcement Learning (RRL) framework for voltage control in active distribution grids. Voltage control remains a critical challenge in distribution grids, where conventional Reinforcement…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-30 Sarra Bouchkati , Ramil Sabirov , Steffen Kortmann , Andreas Ulbig

Classical pixel-based Visual Servoing (VS) approaches offer high accuracy but suffer from a limited convergence area due to optimization nonlinearity. Modern deep learning-based VS methods overcome traditional vision issues but lack…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-10-03 Salar Asayesh , Hossein Sheikhi Darani , Mo chen , Mehran Mehrandezh , Kamal Gupta

Ensuring strict safety guarantees is the paramount challenge for emerging 5G/6G wireless systems, particularly as they increasingly govern mission-critical applications ranging from autonomous UAV swarms to industrial automation. While deep…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Haoran Peng , Tong Wu , Hang Liu , Weijia Zheng , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang , Anna Scaglione