ROMA-iQSS: An Objective Alignment Approach via State-Based Value Learning and ROund-Robin Multi-Agent Scheduling

Fuente: arXiv
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Chi-Hui, Koh, Joewie J., Roncone, Alessandro, Chen, Lijun
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1866913335424843776
author Lin, Chi-Hui
Koh, Joewie J.
Roncone, Alessandro
Chen, Lijun
author_facet Lin, Chi-Hui
Koh, Joewie J.
Roncone, Alessandro
Chen, Lijun
contents Effective multi-agent collaboration is imperative for solving complex, distributed problems. In this context, two key challenges must be addressed: first, autonomously identifying optimal objectives for collective outcomes; second, aligning these objectives among agents. Traditional frameworks, often reliant on centralized learning, struggle with scalability and efficiency in large multi-agent systems. To overcome these issues, we introduce a decentralized state-based value learning algorithm that enables agents to independently discover optimal states. Furthermore, we introduce a novel mechanism for multi-agent interaction, wherein less proficient agents follow and adopt policies from more experienced ones, thereby indirectly guiding their learning process. Our theoretical analysis shows that our approach leads decentralized agents to an optimal collective policy. Empirical experiments further demonstrate that our method outperforms existing decentralized state-based and action-based value learning strategies by effectively identifying and aligning optimal objectives.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2404_03984
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle ROMA-iQSS: An Objective Alignment Approach via State-Based Value Learning and ROund-Robin Multi-Agent Scheduling
Lin, Chi-Hui
Koh, Joewie J.
Roncone, Alessandro
Chen, Lijun
Multiagent Systems
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
Effective multi-agent collaboration is imperative for solving complex, distributed problems. In this context, two key challenges must be addressed: first, autonomously identifying optimal objectives for collective outcomes; second, aligning these objectives among agents. Traditional frameworks, often reliant on centralized learning, struggle with scalability and efficiency in large multi-agent systems. To overcome these issues, we introduce a decentralized state-based value learning algorithm that enables agents to independently discover optimal states. Furthermore, we introduce a novel mechanism for multi-agent interaction, wherein less proficient agents follow and adopt policies from more experienced ones, thereby indirectly guiding their learning process. Our theoretical analysis shows that our approach leads decentralized agents to an optimal collective policy. Empirical experiments further demonstrate that our method outperforms existing decentralized state-based and action-based value learning strategies by effectively identifying and aligning optimal objectives.
title ROMA-iQSS: An Objective Alignment Approach via State-Based Value Learning and ROund-Robin Multi-Agent Scheduling
topic Multiagent Systems
Machine Learning
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03984