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Hauptverfasser: Fan, Wenzhe, Yu, Zishun, Ma, Chengdong, Li, Changye, Yang, Yaodong, Zhang, Xinhua
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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author Fan, Wenzhe
Yu, Zishun
Ma, Chengdong
Li, Changye
Yang, Yaodong
Zhang, Xinhua
author_facet Fan, Wenzhe
Yu, Zishun
Ma, Chengdong
Li, Changye
Yang, Yaodong
Zhang, Xinhua
contents In multi-agent reinforcement learning, a commonly considered paradigm is centralized training with decentralized execution. However, in this framework, decentralized execution restricts the development of coordinated policies due to the local observation limitation. In this paper, we consider the cooperation among neighboring agents during execution and formulate their interactions as a graph. Thus, we introduce a novel encoder-decoder architecture named Factor-based Multi-Agent Transformer ($f$-MAT) that utilizes a transformer to enable communication between neighboring agents during both training and execution. By dividing agents into different overlapping groups and representing each group with a factor, $f$-MAT achieves efficient message passing and parallel action generation through factor-based attention layers. Empirical results in networked systems such as traffic scheduling and power control demonstrate that $f$-MAT achieves superior performance compared to strong baselines, thereby paving the way for handling complex collaborative problems.
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spellingShingle Towards Efficient Collaboration via Graph Modeling in Reinforcement Learning
Fan, Wenzhe
Yu, Zishun
Ma, Chengdong
Li, Changye
Yang, Yaodong
Zhang, Xinhua
Multiagent Systems
In multi-agent reinforcement learning, a commonly considered paradigm is centralized training with decentralized execution. However, in this framework, decentralized execution restricts the development of coordinated policies due to the local observation limitation. In this paper, we consider the cooperation among neighboring agents during execution and formulate their interactions as a graph. Thus, we introduce a novel encoder-decoder architecture named Factor-based Multi-Agent Transformer ($f$-MAT) that utilizes a transformer to enable communication between neighboring agents during both training and execution. By dividing agents into different overlapping groups and representing each group with a factor, $f$-MAT achieves efficient message passing and parallel action generation through factor-based attention layers. Empirical results in networked systems such as traffic scheduling and power control demonstrate that $f$-MAT achieves superior performance compared to strong baselines, thereby paving the way for handling complex collaborative problems.
title Towards Efficient Collaboration via Graph Modeling in Reinforcement Learning
topic Multiagent Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.15841