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Team-wise effective communication in multi-agent reinforcement learning | |
Yang, Ming1,2; Zhao, Kaiyan1,4; Wang, Yiming1,2; Dong, Renzhi1; Du, Yali5; Liu, Furui6; Zhou, Mingliang7; U, Leong Hou1,2,3 | |
2024-12-01 | |
Source Publication | Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems |
ISSN | 1387-2532 |
Volume | 38Issue:2Pages:36 |
Abstract | Effective communication is crucial for the success of multi-agent systems, as it promotes collaboration for attaining joint objectives and enhances competitive efforts towards individual goals. In the context of multi-agent reinforcement learning, determining “whom”, “how” and “what” to communicate are crucial factors for developing effective policies. Therefore, we propose TeamComm, a novel framework for multi-agent communication reinforcement learning. First, it introduces a dynamic team reasoning policy, allowing agents to dynamically form teams and adapt their communication partners based on task requirements and environment states in cooperative or competitive scenarios. Second, TeamComm utilizes heterogeneous communication channels consisting of intra- and inter-team to achieve diverse information flow. Lastly, TeamComm leverages the information bottleneck principle to optimize communication content, guiding agents to convey relevant and valuable information. Through experimental evaluations on three popular environments with seven different scenarios, we empirically demonstrate the superior performance of TeamComm compared to existing methods. |
Keyword | Communication Competition Cooperation Multi-agent System Reinforcement Learning |
DOI | 10.1007/s10458-024-09665-6 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Automation & Control Systems ; Computer Science |
WOS Subject | Automation & Control Systems ; Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence |
WOS ID | WOS:001271719900001 |
Publisher | SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85198846008 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE |
Corresponding Author | U, Leong Hou |
Affiliation | 1.State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City, University of Macau, Macao 2.Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Macau, Macao 3.Centre for Data Science, University of Macau, Macao 4.School of Computer Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China 5.King’s College London, London, United Kingdom 6.Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou, China 7.College of Computer Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China |
First Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Corresponding Author Affilication | University of Macau |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Yang, Ming,Zhao, Kaiyan,Wang, Yiming,et al. Team-wise effective communication in multi-agent reinforcement learning[J]. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2024, 38(2), 36. |
APA | Yang, Ming., Zhao, Kaiyan., Wang, Yiming., Dong, Renzhi., Du, Yali., Liu, Furui., Zhou, Mingliang., & U, Leong Hou (2024). Team-wise effective communication in multi-agent reinforcement learning. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 38(2), 36. |
MLA | Yang, Ming,et al."Team-wise effective communication in multi-agent reinforcement learning".Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 38.2(2024):36. |
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