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Reinforcement learning (RL) is a promising data-driven approach for adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) in complex urban traffic networks, and deep neural networks further enhance its learning power. However, centralized RL is infeasible…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-03-13 Tianshu Chu , Jie Wang , Lara Codecà , Zhaojian Li

Urban traffic congestion, particularly at intersections, significantly affects travel time, fuel consumption, and emissions. Traditional fixed-time signal control systems often lack the adaptability to effectively manage dynamic traffic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Saahil Mahato

Rapid urbanization in cities like Bangalore has led to severe traffic congestion, making efficient Traffic Signal Control (TSC) essential. Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL), often modeling each traffic signal as an independent agent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Sayambhu Sen , Shalabh Bhatnagar

Reinforcement Learning (RL) in Traffic Signal Control (TSC) faces significant hurdles in real-world deployment due to limited generalization to dynamic traffic flow variations. Existing approaches often overfit static patterns and use…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Sheng-You Huang , Hsiao-Chuan Chang , Yen-Chi Chen , Ting-Han Wei , I-Hau Yeh , Sheng-Yao Kuan , Chien-Yao Wang , Hsuan-Han Lee , I-Chen Wu

Adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) in urban traffic networks poses a challenging task due to the complicated dynamics arising in traffic systems. In recent years, several approaches based on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-07-07 Paolo Fazzini , Marco Torre , Valeria Rizza , Francesco Petracchini

Traffic congestion in metropolitan areas is a world-wide problem that can be ameliorated by traffic lights that respond dynamically to real-time conditions. Recent studies applying deep reinforcement learning (RL) to optimize single traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Zhi Zhang , Jiachen Yang , Hongyuan Zha

Adaptive Traffic Signal Control (ATSC) aims to optimize traffic flow and minimize delays by adjusting traffic lights in real time. Recent advances in Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) have shown promise for ATSC, yet existing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Yifeng Zhang , Peizhuo Li , Tingguang Zhou , Mingfeng Fan , Guillaume Sartoretti

This research introduces an innovative method for adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) through the utilization of multi-objective deep reinforcement learning (DRL) techniques. The proposed approach aims to enhance control strategies at…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-05 Shahin Mirbakhsh , Mahdi Azizi

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) presents a promising approach for addressing the complexity of Traffic Signal Control (TSC) in urban environments. However, existing platforms for MARL-based TSC research face challenges such as…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-10-25 Rohit Bokade , Xiaoning Jin

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

Several studies have employed reinforcement learning (RL) to address the challenges of regional adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) and achieved promising results. In this field, existing research predominantly adopts multi-agent…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-14 Qiang Li , Ningjing Zeng , Lina Yu

Efficient traffic control (TSC) is essential for urban mobility, but traditional systems struggle to handle the complexity of real-world traffic. Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) offers adaptive solutions, but online MARL requires…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Rohit Bokade , Xiaoning Jin

Finding the optimal signal timing strategy is a difficult task for the problem of large-scale traffic signal control (TSC). Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) is a promising method to solve this problem. However, there is still room…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Xiaoqiang Wang , Liangjun Ke , Zhimin Qiao , Xinghua Chai

Over the years, reinforcement learning has emerged as a popular approach to develop signal control and vehicle platooning strategies either independently or in a hierarchical way. However, jointly controlling both in real-time to alleviate…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-13 Xianyue Peng , Shenyang Chen , Hang Gao , Hao Wang , H. Michael Zhang

This paper considers optimal traffic signal control in smart cities, which has been taken as a complex networked system control problem. Given the interacting dynamics among traffic lights and road networks, attaining controller adaptivity…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-08 Yao Zhang , Zhiwen Yu , Jun Zhang , Liang Wang , Tom H. Luan , Bin Guo , Chau Yuen

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

Traffic congestion in urban road networks leads to longer trip times and higher emissions, especially during peak periods. While the Shortest Path First (SPF) algorithm is optimal for a single vehicle in a static network, it performs poorly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Fazel Arasteh , Arian Haghparast , Manos Papagelis

Adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) is crucial in alleviating congestion, maximizing throughput and promoting sustainable mobility in ever-expanding cities. Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) has recently shown significant…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Yifeng Zhang , Harsh Goel , Peizhuo Li , Mehul Damani , Sandeep Chinchali , Guillaume Sartoretti

Reinforcement learning (RL) emerges as a promising data-driven approach for adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) in complex urban traffic networks, with deep neural networks substantially augmenting its learning capabilities. However,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Yuli Zhang , Shangbo Wang , Dongyao Jia , Pengfei Fan , Ruiyuan Jiang , Hankang Gu , Andy H. F. Chow

Adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) is crucial in reducing congestion, maximizing throughput, and improving mobility in rapidly growing urban areas. Recent advancements in parameter-sharing multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) have…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Yifeng Zhang , Yilin Liu , Ping Gong , Peizhuo Li , Mingfeng Fan , Guillaume Sartoretti
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