Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control

We introduce MuJAM, an adaptive traffic signal control method which leverages model-based reinforcement learning to 1) extend recent generalization efforts (to road network architectures and traffic distributions) further by allowing a generalization to the controllers’ constraints (cycli...

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Main Authors: Francois-Xavier Devailly, Denis Larocque, Laurent Charlin
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10470423/
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author Francois-Xavier Devailly
Denis Larocque
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description We introduce MuJAM, an adaptive traffic signal control method which leverages model-based reinforcement learning to 1) extend recent generalization efforts (to road network architectures and traffic distributions) further by allowing a generalization to the controllers’ constraints (cyclic and acyclic policies), 2) improve performance and data efficiency over related model-free approaches, and 3) enable explicit coordination at scale for the first time. In a zero-shot transfer setting involving both road networks and traffic settings never experienced during training, and in a larger transfer experiment involving the control of 3,971 traffic signal controllers in Manhattan, we show that MuJAM, using both cyclic and acyclic constraints, outperforms domain-specific baselines as well as a recent transferable approach.
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spelling doaj-art-92d2952a76ca4d67b5b5d94108b556362025-01-24T00:02:37ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems2687-78132024-01-01523825010.1109/OJITS.2024.337658310470423Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal ControlFrancois-Xavier Devailly0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5861-0675Denis Larocque1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-7943Laurent Charlin2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-9459Department of Decision Sciences, HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Decision Sciences, HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Decision Sciences, HEC Montreal, Montreal, QC, CanadaWe introduce MuJAM, an adaptive traffic signal control method which leverages model-based reinforcement learning to 1) extend recent generalization efforts (to road network architectures and traffic distributions) further by allowing a generalization to the controllers’ constraints (cyclic and acyclic policies), 2) improve performance and data efficiency over related model-free approaches, and 3) enable explicit coordination at scale for the first time. In a zero-shot transfer setting involving both road networks and traffic settings never experienced during training, and in a larger transfer experiment involving the control of 3,971 traffic signal controllers in Manhattan, we show that MuJAM, using both cyclic and acyclic constraints, outperforms domain-specific baselines as well as a recent transferable approach.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10470423/Adaptive traffic signal controltransfer learningmulti-agent reinforcement learningjoint action modelingmodel-based reinforcement learninggraph neural networks
spellingShingle Francois-Xavier Devailly
Denis Larocque
Laurent Charlin
Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Adaptive traffic signal control
transfer learning
multi-agent reinforcement learning
joint action modeling
model-based reinforcement learning
graph neural networks
title Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control
title_full Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control
title_fullStr Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control
title_full_unstemmed Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control
title_short Model-Based Graph Reinforcement Learning for Inductive Traffic Signal Control
title_sort model based graph reinforcement learning for inductive traffic signal control
topic Adaptive traffic signal control
transfer learning
multi-agent reinforcement learning
joint action modeling
model-based reinforcement learning
graph neural networks
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10470423/
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