Symmetric Replay Training: Enhancing Sample Efficiency in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization
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| author | Kim, Hyeonah Kim, Minsu Ahn, Sungsoo Park, Jinkyoo |
| author_facet | Kim, Hyeonah Kim, Minsu Ahn, Sungsoo Park, Jinkyoo |
| contents | Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has significantly advanced the field of combinatorial optimization (CO). However, its practicality is hindered by the necessity for a large number of reward evaluations, especially in scenarios involving computationally intensive function assessments. To enhance the sample efficiency, we propose a simple but effective method, called symmetric replay training (SRT), which can be easily integrated into various DRL methods. Our method leverages high-reward samples to encourage exploration of the under-explored symmetric regions without additional online interactions - free. Through replay training, the policy is trained to maximize the likelihood of the symmetric trajectories of discovered high-rewarded samples. Experimental results demonstrate the consistent improvement of our method in sample efficiency across diverse DRL methods applied to real-world tasks, such as molecular optimization and hardware design. |
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| spellingShingle | Symmetric Replay Training: Enhancing Sample Efficiency in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization Kim, Hyeonah Kim, Minsu Ahn, Sungsoo Park, Jinkyoo Machine Learning Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has significantly advanced the field of combinatorial optimization (CO). However, its practicality is hindered by the necessity for a large number of reward evaluations, especially in scenarios involving computationally intensive function assessments. To enhance the sample efficiency, we propose a simple but effective method, called symmetric replay training (SRT), which can be easily integrated into various DRL methods. Our method leverages high-reward samples to encourage exploration of the under-explored symmetric regions without additional online interactions - free. Through replay training, the policy is trained to maximize the likelihood of the symmetric trajectories of discovered high-rewarded samples. Experimental results demonstrate the consistent improvement of our method in sample efficiency across diverse DRL methods applied to real-world tasks, such as molecular optimization and hardware design. |
| title | Symmetric Replay Training: Enhancing Sample Efficiency in Deep Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization |
| topic | Machine Learning |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01276 |