A scalable species-based genetic algorithm for reinforcement learning problems

A Seth, A Nikou, M Daoutis - The Knowledge Engineering Review, 2022 - cambridge.org
Reinforcement Learning (RL) methods often rely on gradient estimates to learn an optimal
policy for control problems. These expensive computations result in long training times, a …

Evolution-guided policy gradient in reinforcement learning

S Khadka, K Tumer - Advances in Neural Information …, 2018 - proceedings.neurips.cc
Abstract Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithms have been successfully applied to
a range of challenging control tasks. However, these methods typically suffer from three core …

[PDF][PDF] Evolutionary reinforcement learning

S Khadka, K Tumer - arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.07917, 2018 - researchgate.net
Abstract Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithms have been successfully applied to
a range of challenging control tasks. However, these methods typically suffer from three core …

Behavior-based neuroevolutionary training in reinforcement learning

J Stork, M Zaefferer, N Eisler, P Tichelmann… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In addition to their undisputed success in solving classical optimization problems,
neuroevolutionary and population-based algorithms have become an alternative to standard …

Hyperparameter tuning for deep reinforcement learning applications

M Kiran, M Ozyildirim - arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.11182, 2022 - arxiv.org
Reinforcement learning (RL) applications, where an agent can simply learn optimal
behaviors by interacting with the environment, are quickly gaining tremendous success in a …

Population based reinforcement learning

KW Pretorius, N Pillay - 2021 IEEE Symposium Series on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Genetic algorithms have recently seen an increase in application due to their highly scalable
nature. Enabling more efficient utilization of processing power that has become readily …

Adaptive Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning with Policy Direction

C Dong, D Li - Neural Processing Letters, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning (ERL) has garnered widespread attention in
recent years due to its inherent robustness and parallelism. However, the integration of …

Supplementing Gradient-Based Reinforcement Learning with Simple Evolutionary Ideas

H Khadilkar - arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.07571, 2023 - arxiv.org
We present a simple, sample-efficient algorithm for introducing large but directed learning
steps in reinforcement learning (RL), through the use of evolutionary operators. The …

Effective diversity in population based reinforcement learning

J Parker-Holder, A Pacchiano… - Advances in …, 2020 - proceedings.neurips.cc
Exploration is a key problem in reinforcement learning, since agents can only learn from
data they acquire in the environment. With that in mind, maintaining a population of agents is …

Effective Diversity in Population-Based Reinforcement Learning

A Pacchiano, J Parker-Holder, KM Choromanski… - 2020 - research.google
Exploration is a key problem in reinforcement learning, since agents can only learn from
data they acquire in the environment. With that in mind, maintaining a population of agents is …