Quantum Speedups in Regret Analysis of Infinite Horizon Average-Reward Markov Decision Processes

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Autores principales: Ganguly, Bhargav, Xu, Yang, Aggarwal, Vaneet
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Publicado: 2023
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author Ganguly, Bhargav
Xu, Yang
Aggarwal, Vaneet
author_facet Ganguly, Bhargav
Xu, Yang
Aggarwal, Vaneet
contents This paper investigates the potential of quantum acceleration in addressing infinite horizon Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) to enhance average reward outcomes. We introduce an innovative quantum framework for the agent's engagement with an unknown MDP, extending the conventional interaction paradigm. Our approach involves the design of an optimism-driven tabular Reinforcement Learning algorithm that harnesses quantum signals acquired by the agent through efficient quantum mean estimation techniques. Through thorough theoretical analysis, we demonstrate that the quantum advantage in mean estimation leads to exponential advancements in regret guarantees for infinite horizon Reinforcement Learning. Specifically, the proposed Quantum algorithm achieves a regret bound of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(1)$, a significant improvement over the $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(\sqrt{T})$ bound exhibited by classical counterparts.
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spellingShingle Quantum Speedups in Regret Analysis of Infinite Horizon Average-Reward Markov Decision Processes
Ganguly, Bhargav
Xu, Yang
Aggarwal, Vaneet
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Physics
This paper investigates the potential of quantum acceleration in addressing infinite horizon Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) to enhance average reward outcomes. We introduce an innovative quantum framework for the agent's engagement with an unknown MDP, extending the conventional interaction paradigm. Our approach involves the design of an optimism-driven tabular Reinforcement Learning algorithm that harnesses quantum signals acquired by the agent through efficient quantum mean estimation techniques. Through thorough theoretical analysis, we demonstrate that the quantum advantage in mean estimation leads to exponential advancements in regret guarantees for infinite horizon Reinforcement Learning. Specifically, the proposed Quantum algorithm achieves a regret bound of $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(1)$, a significant improvement over the $\tilde{\mathcal{O}}(\sqrt{T})$ bound exhibited by classical counterparts.
title Quantum Speedups in Regret Analysis of Infinite Horizon Average-Reward Markov Decision Processes
topic Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.11684