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Autori principali: Sriraman, Abhishek, Vasilaki, Eleni, Loftin, Robert
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2026
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18123
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author Sriraman, Abhishek
Vasilaki, Eleni
Loftin, Robert
author_facet Sriraman, Abhishek
Vasilaki, Eleni
Loftin, Robert
contents Ad-hoc collaboration often relies on identifying and adhering to shared conventions. However, when partners can follow multiple conventions, agents must do more than simply adapt; they must actively steer the team toward the most effective joint strategy. We present ConventionPlay, a reinforcement learning-based approach that extends cognitive hierarchies to include a diverse population of adaptive followers. By training against partners with varied capability limits, our agent learns to probe its partner's repertoire, leading the team when possible and following when necessary. Our results in canonical coordination tasks show that ConventionPlay achieves superior coordination efficiency, particularly in settings where conventions have differentiated payoffs.
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spellingShingle ConventionPlay: Capability-Limited Training for Robust Ad-Hoc Collaboration
Sriraman, Abhishek
Vasilaki, Eleni
Loftin, Robert
Multiagent Systems
Ad-hoc collaboration often relies on identifying and adhering to shared conventions. However, when partners can follow multiple conventions, agents must do more than simply adapt; they must actively steer the team toward the most effective joint strategy. We present ConventionPlay, a reinforcement learning-based approach that extends cognitive hierarchies to include a diverse population of adaptive followers. By training against partners with varied capability limits, our agent learns to probe its partner's repertoire, leading the team when possible and following when necessary. Our results in canonical coordination tasks show that ConventionPlay achieves superior coordination efficiency, particularly in settings where conventions have differentiated payoffs.
title ConventionPlay: Capability-Limited Training for Robust Ad-Hoc Collaboration
topic Multiagent Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18123