English
Related papers

Related papers: A Constrained Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning A…

200 papers

Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are considered a potential solution for future transportation challenges, aiming to develop systems that are efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly. However, CAV control presents significant…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Min Hua , Dong Chen , Xinda Qi , Kun Jiang , Zemin Eitan Liu , Quan Zhou , Hongming Xu

Partially Detected Intelligent Traffic Signal Control (PD-ITSC) systems that can optimize traffic signals based on limited detected information could be a cost-efficient solution for mitigating traffic congestion in the future. In this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-10-25 Rusheng Zhang , Romain Leteurtre , Benjamin Striner , Ammar Alanazi , Abdullah Alghafis , Ozan K. Tonguz

Real-world congestion problems (e.g. traffic congestion) are typically very complex and large-scale. Multiagent reinforcement learning (MARL) is a promising candidate for dealing with this emerging complexity by providing an autonomous and…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2020-09-02 Kleanthis Malialis , Sam Devlin , Daniel Kudenko

Air traffic control is an example of a highly challenging operational problem that is readily amenable to human expertise augmentation via decision support technologies. In this paper, we propose a new intelligent decision making framework…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-04-06 Supriyo Ghosh , Sean Laguna , Shiau Hong Lim , Laura Wynter , Hasan Poonawala

Recently, with the development of Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), adaptive traffic signal control (ATSC) has achieved satisfactory results. In traffic scenarios with multiple intersections, MARL treats each intersection as an…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Kailing Zhou , Chengwei Zhang , Furui Zhan , Wanting Liu , Yihong Li

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) has emerged as a powerfulparadigm for cooperative decision-making in connected autonomous vehicles(CAVs); however, existing approaches often fail to guarantee stability, optimality,and…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-11-25 Mazyar Taghavi , Javad Vahidi

Recent advances in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence have enabled urban traffic systems to operate with increasing autonomy towards future smart cities, powered in part by the development of adaptive traffic signal control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Xibei Chen , Yifeng Zhang , Yuxiang Xiao , Mingfeng Fan , Maonan Wang , Guillaume Sartoretti

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 a connected transportation system, adaptive traffic signal controllers (ATSC) utilize real-time vehicle trajectory data received from vehicles through wireless connectivity (i.e., connected vehicles) to regulate green time. However, this…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-04 Muhammad Sami Irfan , Mizanur Rahman , Travis Atkison , Sagar Dasgupta , Alexander Hainen

Communication technologies enable coordination among connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). However, it remains unclear how to utilize shared information to improve the safety and efficiency of the CAV system in dynamic and complicated…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Zhili Zhang , Songyang Han , Jiangwei Wang , Fei Miao

Autonomous driving has attracted significant research interests in the past two decades as it offers many potential benefits, including releasing drivers from exhausting driving and mitigating traffic congestion, among others. Despite…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-08 Wei Zhou , Dong Chen , Jun Yan , Zhaojian Li , Huilin Yin , Wanchen Ge

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

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) represent a transformative advancement in the transportation industry. These vehicles have sophisticated sensors, advanced algorithms, and powerful computing systems that allow them to navigate and operate without…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-03 Noor Aboueleneen , Yahuza Bello , Abdullatif Albaseer , Ahmed Refaey Hussein , Mohamed Abdallah , Ekram Hossain

Urban traffic congestion is a critical predicament that plagues modern road networks. To alleviate this issue and enhance traffic efficiency, traffic signal control and vehicle routing have proven to be effective measures. In this paper, we…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-18 Xianyue Peng , Hang Gao , Gengyue Han , Hao Wang , Michael Zhang

Reinforcement learning (RL) has attracted increasing interest for adaptive traffic signal control due to its model-free ability to learn control policies directly from interaction with the traffic environment. However, several challenges…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Dickens Kwesiga , Angshuman Guin , Khaled Abdelghany , Michael Hunter

With wireless devices increasingly forming a unified smart network for seamless, user-friendly operations, random access (RA) medium access control (MAC) design is considered a key solution for handling unpredictable data traffic from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Myeung Suk Oh , Zhiyao Zhang , FNU Hairi , Alvaro Velasquez , Jia Liu

Sub-optimal control policies in intersection traffic signal controllers (TSC) contribute to congestion and lead to negative effects on human health and the environment. Reinforcement learning (RL) for traffic signal control is a promising…

Discretionary lane-change is one of the critical challenges for autonomous vehicle (AV) design due to its significant impact on traffic efficiency. Existing intelligent lane-change solutions have primarily focused on optimizing the…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-03-17 Lokesh Chandra Das , Myounggyu Won

Traffic signal control systems (TSCSs) are integral to intelligent traffic management, fostering efficient vehicle flow. Traditional approaches often simplify road networks into standard graphs, which results in a failure to consider the…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-04-04 Kang Wang , Zhishu Shen , Zhen Lei , Tiehua Zhang

Traffic simulations are commonly used to optimize urban traffic flow, with reinforcement learning (RL) showing promising potential for automated traffic signal control, particularly in intelligent transportation systems involving connected…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-19 Talha Azfar , Kaicong Huang , Andrew Tracy , Sandra Misiewicz , Chenxi Liu , Ruimin Ke