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In this paper we combine one method for hierarchical reinforcement learning - the options framework - with deep Q-networks (DQNs) through the use of different "option heads" on the policy network, and a supervisory network for choosing…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-06-20 Kai Arulkumaran , Nat Dilokthanakul , Murray Shanahan , Anil Anthony Bharath

Tennis strategy optimization is a challenging sequential decision-making problem involving hierarchical scoring, stochastic outcomes, long-horizon credit assignment, physical fatigue, and adaptation to opponent skill. I present a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Vishnu Mohan

This paper proposes an Improved Noisy Deep Q-Network (Noisy DQN) to enhance the exploration and stability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) when applying deep reinforcement learning in simulated environments. This method enhances the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-06 Zhang Hengyu , Maryam Cheraghy , Liu Wei , Armin Farhadi , Meysam Soltanpour , Zhong Zhuoqing

Deep Q-Learning is an important reinforcement learning algorithm, which involves training a deep neural network, called Deep Q-Network (DQN), to approximate the well-known Q-function. Although wildly successful under laboratory conditions,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-13 Arunselvan Ramaswamy , Eyke Hüllermeier

Reinforcement learning is a popular machine learning paradigm which can find near optimal solutions to complex problems. Most often, these procedures involve function approximation using neural networks with gradient based updates to…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-06-05 Callum Wilson , Annalisa Riccardi , Edmondo Minisci

Bearing faults in rotating machinery can lead to significant operational disruptions and maintenance costs. Modern methods for bearing fault diagnosis rely heavily on vibration analysis and machine learning techniques, which often require…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Efe Çakır , Patrick Dumond

In this work, we study adaptive data-guided traffic planning and control using Reinforcement Learning (RL). We shift from the plain use of classic methods towards state-of-the-art in deep RL community. We embed several recent techniques in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-07-23 Siavash Alemzadeh , Ramin Moslemi , Ratnesh Sharma , Mehran Mesbahi

Inspired by the success of the Transformer architecture in natural language processing and computer vision, we investigate the use of Transformers in Reinforcement Learning (RL), specifically in modeling the environment's dynamics using…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Mostafa Kotb , Cornelius Weber , Muhammad Burhan Hafez , Stefan Wermter

Reinforcement learning continuously optimizes decision-making based on real-time feedback reward signals through continuous interaction with the environment, demonstrating strong adaptive and self-learning capabilities. In recent years, it…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-08-15 Zixiang Wang , Hao Yan , Yining Wang , Zhengjia Xu , Zhuoyue Wang , Zhizhong Wu

Robot navigation in dense human crowds poses a significant challenge due to the complexity of human behavior in dynamic and obstacle-rich environments. In this work, we propose a dynamic weight adjustment scheme using a neural network to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Muqing Cao , Xinhang Xu , Yizhuo Yang , Jianping Li , Tongxing Jin , Pengfei Wang , Tzu-Yi Hung , Guosheng Lin , Lihua Xie

This letter presents a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) approach for transmission design to optimize the energy efficiency in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication links. Considering the dynamic environment of vehicular communications,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-22 Zhengpeng Wang , Yanqun Tang , Yingzhe Mao , Tao Wang , Xiunan Huang

Deep Q-Network (DQN) based multi-agent systems (MAS) for reinforcement learning (RL) use various schemes where in the agents have to learn and communicate. The learning is however specific to each agent and communication may be…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-11 Abdul Mueed Hafiz , Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat

Despite the empirical success of the deep Q network (DQN) reinforcement learning algorithm and its variants, DQN is still not well understood and it does not guarantee convergence. In this work, we show that DQN can indeed diverge and cease…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-04 Zhikang T. Wang , Masahito Ueda

Benefiting from the joint learning of the multiple tasks in the deep multi-task networks, many applications have shown the promising performance comparing to single-task learning. However, the performance of multi-task learning framework is…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-11-11 Zuheng Ming , Junshi Xia , Muhammad Muzzamil Luqman , Jean-Christophe Burie , Kaixing Zhao

While many sophisticated exploration methods have been proposed, their lack of generality and high computational cost often lead researchers to favor simpler methods like $\epsilon$-greedy. Motivated by this, we introduce $\beta$-DQN, a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Hongming Zhang , Fengshuo Bai , Chenjun Xiao , Chao Gao , Bo Xu , Martin Müller

Deep reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms can learn complex policies to optimize agent operation over time. RL algorithms have shown promising results in solving complicated problems in recent years. However, their application on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-29 Hamed Khorasgani , Haiyan Wang , Chetan Gupta , Susumu Serita

Inverse Distance Weighted models (IDW) have been widely used for predicting and modeling multidimensional space in multimodal industrial processes. However, the more complex the structure of multidimensional space, the lower the performance…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-08-25 Junjie Zhang , Cong Zhang , Neal N. Xiong

In this paper, we build on advances introduced by the Deep Q-Networks (DQN) approach to extend the multi-objective tabular Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm W-learning to large state spaces. W-learning algorithm can naturally solve the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-27 Jernej Hribar , Luke Hackett , Ivana Dusparic

Within the current sphere of deep learning research, despite the extensive application of optimization algorithms such as Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) and Adaptive Moment Estimation (Adam), there remains a pronounced inadequacy in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-30 Zhifeng Wang , Longlong Li , Chunyan Zeng

In this paper, we place deep Q-learning into a control-oriented perspective and study its learning dynamics with well-established techniques from robust control. We formulate an uncertain linear time-invariant model by means of the neural…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-11-08 Balazs Varga , Balazs Kulcsar , Morteza Haghir Chehreghani