Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: A Survey

Reference

L. Buşoniu, R. Babuška, and B. De Schutter, "Multi-agent reinforcement learning: A survey," Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2006), Singapore, pp. 527-532, Dec. 2006.

Abstract

Multi-agent systems are rapidly finding applications in a variety of domains, including robotics, distributed control, telecommunications, economics. Many tasks arising in these domains require that the agents learn behaviors online. A significant part of the research on multi-agent learning concerns reinforcement learning techniques. However, due to different viewpoints on central issues, such as the formal statement of the learning goal, a large number of different methods and approaches have been introduced. In this paper we aim to present an integrated survey of the field. First, the issue of the multi-agent learning goal is discussed, after which a representative selection of algorithms is reviewed. Finally, open issues are identified and future research directions are outlined.

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BibTeX

@inproceedings{BusBab:06-025,
   author    = {Bu{\c{s}}oniu, Lucian and Babu{\v{s}}ka, Robert and De
                Schutter, Bart},
   title     = {Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: {A} Survey},
   booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Control,
                Automation, Robotics and Vision (ICARCV 2006)},
   address   = {Singapore},
   pages     = {527--532},
   month     = dec,
   year      = {2006}
   }


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