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We introduce Heterogeneous Agent Collaborative Reinforcement Learning (HACRL), a new Reinforcement Learning from Verifiable Reward (RLVR) problem that addresses the inefficiencies of isolated multi-agent on-policy optimization. HACRL…

Future vehicular networks require continuous connectivity to serve highly mobile users in urban environments. To mitigate the coverage limitations of fixed terrestrial macro base stations (MBS) under non line-of-sight (NLoS) conditions,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Leonardo Spampinato , Lorenzo Mario Amorosa , Enrico Testi , Chiara Buratti , Riccardo Marini

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly used in the context of remote sensing missions such as target search and tracking, mapping, or surveillance monitoring. In the first part of our paper we consider agent dynamics,…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2023-08-21 Richard Carney , Monique Chyba , Chris Gray , Corey Shanbrom , George Wilkens

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided mobile edge computing (MEC) framework is proposed, where several UAVs having different trajectories fly over the target area and support the user equipments (UEs) on the ground. We aim to jointly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-24 Liang Wang , Kezhi Wang , Cunhua Pan , Wei Xu , Nauman Aslam , Lajos Hanzo

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have shown great potential for cooperative detection and reconnaissance. However, collaborative AUV communications introduce risks of exposure. In adversarial environments, achieving efficient…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Zhang Xueyao , Yang Bo , Yu Zhiwen , Cao Xuelin , George C. Alexandropoulos , Merouane Debbah , Chau Yuen

Cooperative multi-robot tasks can benefit from heterogeneity in the robots' physical and behavioral traits. In spite of this, traditional Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) frameworks lack the ability to explicitly accommodate policy…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-01-19 Matteo Bettini , Ajay Shankar , Amanda Prorok

In upcoming 6G networks, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to play a fundamental role by acting as mobile base stations, particularly for demanding vehicle-to-everything (V2X) applications. In this scenario, one of the most…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-02-07 Leonardo Spampinato , Enrico Testi , Chiara Buratti , Riccardo Marini

The utilization of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technology has the potential to enhance the communication performance of road side units (RSUs) through the active sensing of target vehicles. Furthermore, installing a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-20 Haocheng Zhang , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Wei Wang , Qian Liu

Under voltage load shedding (UVLS) for power grid emergency control builds the last defensive perimeter to prevent cascade outages and blackouts in case of contingencies. This letter proposes a novel cooperative multi-agent deep…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-23 Ying Zhang , Meng Yue

In the current unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) for sensing services, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) transmit their sensory data to terrestrial mobile devices over the unlicensed spectrum. However, the interference from surrounding…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-13 F. Wu , H. Zhang , J. Wu , L. Song

Existing multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) methods for multi-UAV navigation face challenges in generalization, particularly when applied to unseen complex environments. To address these limitations, we propose a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Anning Wei , Jintao Liang , Kaiyuan Lin , Ziyue Li , Rui Zhao

One of the most critical applications undertaken by coalitions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) is reaching predefined targets by following the most time-efficient routes while avoiding collisions.…

Efficient aerial data collection is important in many remote sensing applications. In large-scale monitoring scenarios, deploying a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offers improved spatial coverage and robustness against individual…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-03 Jonas Westheider , Julius Rückin , Marija Popović

Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm networks (UAVSNs) can effectively execute surveillance, connectivity, and computing services to ground users (GUs). These missions require trajectory planning, UAV-GUs association, task…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-15 Muhammad Morshed Alam , Muhammad Yeasir Aarafat , Tamim Hossain

The integration of unmanned platforms equipped with advanced sensors promises to enhance situational awareness and mitigate the "fog of war" in military operations. However, managing the vast influx of data from these platforms poses a…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Indranil Sur , Aswin Raghavan , Abrar Rahman , James Z Hare , Daniel Cassenti , Carl Busart

This work tackles the physical layer security (PLS) problem of maximizing the secrecy rate in heterogeneous UAV networks (HetUAVNs) under propulsion energy constraints. Unlike prior studies that assume uniform UAV capabilities or overlook…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-24 Lijie Zheng , Ji He , Shih Yu Chang , Yulong Shen , Dusit Niyato

Due to the significant variations in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) altitude and horizontal mobility, it becomes difficult for any single network to ensure continuous and reliable threedimensional coverage. Towards that end, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-18 Jiayang Wan , Ke He , Yafei Wang , Fan Liu , Wenjin Wang , Shi Jin

The proliferation of users, devices, and novel vehicular applications - propelled by advancements in autonomous systems and connected technologies - is precipitating an unprecedented surge in novel services. These emerging services require…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Mohammad Farhoudi , Hamidreza Mazandarani , Masoud Shokrnezhad , Tarik Taleb , Ignacio Lacalle

A multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) is a promising approach to challenging problems in wireless environments involving multiple decision-makers (or actors) with high-dimensional continuous action space. In this paper, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-13 Heunchul Lee , Jaeseong Jeong

This paper addresses the joint optimization of trajectories and bandwidth allocation for multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to enhance energy efficiency in the cooperative data collection problem. We focus on an important yet…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Cuong Le , Symeon Chatzinotas , Thang X. Vu