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We consider a joint uplink and downlink scheduling problem of a fully distributed wireless networked control system (WNCS) with a limited number of frequency channels. Using elements of stochastic systems theory, we derive a sufficient…

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Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) provides an efficient way for simultaneously learning policies for multiple agents interacting with each other. However, in scenarios requiring complex interactions, existing algorithms can suffer…

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While multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has been proven effective across both collaborative and competitive tasks, existing algorithms often struggle to scale to large populations of agents. Recent advancements in mean-field (MF)…

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As wireless networks grow to support more complex applications, the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) architecture, with its smart RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) modules, becomes a crucial solution for real-time network data collection,…

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Machine learning (ML) is increasingly used to automate networking tasks, in a paradigm known as zero-touch network and service management (ZSM). In particular, Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) techniques have recently gathered much…

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We study multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) with centralized training and decentralized execution. During the training, new agents may join, and existing agents may unexpectedly leave the training. In such situations, a standard deep…

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The growing demand for robust, scalable wireless networks in the 5G-and-beyond era has led to the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as mobile base stations to enhance coverage in dense urban and underserved rural areas. This…

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We consider distributed caching of content across several small base stations (SBSs) in a wireless network, where the content is encoded using a maximum distance separable code. Specifically, we apply soft time-to-live (STTL) cache…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-15 Jesper Pedersen , Alexandre Graell i Amat , Fredrik Brännström , Eirik Rosnes

Although Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) is effective for complex multi-robot tasks, it suffers from low sample efficiency and requires iterative manual reward tuning. Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown promise in…

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The model-driven power allocation (PA) algorithms in the wireless cellular networks with interfering multiple-access channel (IMAC) have been investigated for decades. Nowadays, the data-driven model-free machine learning-based approaches…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-10 Fan Meng , Peng Chen , Lenan Wu

This paper investigates the network load balancing problem in data centers (DCs) where multiple load balancers (LBs) are deployed, using the multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) framework. The challenges of this problem consist of the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-10-17 Zhiyuan Yao , Zihan Ding

Communication in multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has been proven to effectively promote cooperation among agents recently. Since communication in real-world scenarios is vulnerable to noises and adversarial attacks, it is crucial…

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Instead of making behavioral decisions directly from the exponentially expanding joint observational-action space, subtask-based multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) methods enable agents to learn how to tackle different subtasks. Most…

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Online Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) is a prominent framework for efficient agent coordination. Crucially, enhancing policy expressiveness is pivotal for achieving superior performance. Diffusion-based generative models are…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-02-23 Zhuoran Li , Hai Zhong , Xun Wang , Qingxin Xia , Lihua Zhang , Longbo Huang

Carrier sensing multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) is the backbone MAC protocol for IEEE 802.11 networks. However, tuning the binary exponential back-off (BEB) mechanism of CSMA/CA in user-dense scenarios so as to maximize…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-02-16 Lyutianyang Zhang , Hao Yin , Zhanke Zhou , Sumit Roy , Yaping Sun

Spectrum allocation in the form of primary channel and bandwidth selection is a key factor for dynamic channel bonding (DCB) wireless local area networks (WLANs). To cope with varying environments, where networks change their configurations…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-11 Sergio Barrachina-Muñoz , Alessandro Chiumento , Boris Bellalta

Real-time peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity markets dynamically adapt to fluctuations in renewable energy and variations in demand, maximizing economic benefits through instantaneous price responses while enhancing grid flexibility. However,…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Chengwei Lou , Zekai Jin , Wei Tang , Guangfei Geng , Jin Yang , Lu Zhang

A large amount of work has been done in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) for modeling and solving problems with multiple interacting agents. However, most LLMs are pretrained independently and not specifically optimized for coordination. Existing…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Shuo Liu , Tianle Chen , Zeyu Liang , Xueguang Lyu , Christopher Amato

The state-of-the-art multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) methods have provided promising solutions to a variety of complex problems. Yet, these methods all assume that agents perform synchronized primitive-action executions so that…

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