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A decentralized swarm approach for the fast cooperative flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in feature-poor environments without any external localization and communication is introduced in this paper. A novel model of a UAV…

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Harvesting data from distributed Internet of Things (IoT) devices with multiple autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a challenging problem requiring flexible path planning methods. We propose a multi-agent reinforcement learning…

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This paper summarizes in depth the state of the art of aerial swarms, covering both classical and new reinforcement-learning-based approaches for their management. Then, it proposes a hybrid AI system, integrating deep reinforcement…

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UAV swarms can form virtual antenna arrays to exploit additional spatial degrees of freedom and enhance integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). The optimization of UAV positions is challenging due to the distributed nature of swarms…

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Efficient computation offloading in multi-UAV edge networks becomes particularly challenging in dense urban areas, where line-of-sight (LoS) links are frequently blocked and user demand varies rapidly. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces…

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In post-disaster space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs), terrestrial infrastructure is often impaired, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must rapidly restore connectivity for mission-critical ground terminals in cluttered…

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Realistic traffic simulation is critical for the development of autonomous driving systems and urban mobility planning, yet existing imitation learning approaches often fail to model realistic traffic behaviors. Behavior cloning suffers…

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We investigate training machine learning (ML) models across a set of geo-distributed, resource-constrained clusters of devices through unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) swarms. The presence of time-varying data heterogeneity and computational…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-10-20 Su Wang , Seyyedali Hosseinalipour , Maria Gorlatova , Christopher G. Brinton , Mung Chiang

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based networks and Internet of Things (IoT) are being considered as integral components of current and next-generation wireless networks. In particular, UAVs can provide IoT devices with seamless connectivity…

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a convenient choice for carrying mobile base stations to rapidly setup communication services for ground users. Unlike terrestrial networks, UAVs do not have fiber optic back-haul connectivity except when…

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are pivotal for future 6G non-terrestrial networks, yet their high mobility creates a complex coupled optimization problem for beamforming and trajectory design. Existing numerical methods suffer from…

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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based base stations offer a promising solution in emergencies where the rapid deployment of cutting-edge networks is crucial for maximizing life-saving potential. Optimizing the strategic positioning of these…

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) offer significant potential in dynamic, perception-intensive tasks such as search and rescue and environmental monitoring; however, their effectiveness is severely restricted by conventional pre-planned…

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Decentralized learning empowers wireless network devices to collaboratively train a machine learning (ML) model relying solely on device-to-device (D2D) communication. It is known that the convergence speed of decentralized optimization…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-01 Matteo Zecchin , David Gesbert , Marios Kountouris

The usage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civil and military applications continues to increase due to the numerous advantages that they provide over conventional approaches. Despite the abundance of such advantages, it is imperative…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-08-25 Ilyes Mrad , Lutfi Samara , Alaa Awad Abdellatif , Abubakr Al-Abbasi , Ridha Hamila , Aiman Erbad

Multiple autonomous underwater vehicles (multi-AUV) can cooperatively accomplish tasks that a single AUV cannot complete. Recently, multi-agent reinforcement learning has been introduced to control of multi-AUV. However, designing efficient…

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In networked multi-agent reinforcement learning (Networked-MARL), decentralized agents must act under local observability and constrained communication over fixed physical graphs. Existing methods often assume static neighborhoods, limiting…

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