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Dueling Network
Introduced by Ziyu Wang et al. in Dueling Network Architectures for Deep Reinforcement Learning
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A Dueling Network is a type of Q-Network that has two streams to separately estimate (scalar) state-value and the advantages for each action. Both streams share a common convolutional feature learning module. The two streams are combined via a special aggregating layer to produce an estimate of the state-action value function Q as shown in the figure to the right.
The last module uses the following mapping:
Q(s, a, θ, α, β) =V(s, θ, β) + (A(s, a, θ, α) - 1/(|𝒜|)∑_(a′)A(s, a′; θ, α))
This formulation is chosen for identifiability so that the advantage function has zero advantage for the chosen action, but instead of a maximum we use an average operator to increase the stability of the optimization.
Papers archive 2025-07-28
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Beyond The Rainbow: High Performance Deep Reinforcement Learning on a Desktop PC 6 Nov 2024 · 3 repositories · arXiv:2411.03820Syntology ran 13 of 25 samples · 12 unverified · 21 pointer-only (licence)
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Active search and coverage using point-cloud reinforcement learning 18 Dec 2023 · 0 repositories · arXiv:2312.11410
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Artificial Upwelling Energy Management 20 Aug 2023 · 0 repositories · arXiv:2308.10199
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Reducing Variance in Temporal-Difference Value Estimation via Ensemble of Deep Networks 16 Sep 2022 · 1 repository · arXiv:2209.07670
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DNA: Proximal Policy Optimization with a Dual Network Architecture 20 Jun 2022 · 1 repository · arXiv:2206.10027
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Deep Reinforcement Learning at the Edge of the Statistical Precipice 30 Aug 2021 · 3 repositories · arXiv:2108.13264Syntology ran 5 of 5 samples · 0 unverified
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A coevolutionary approach to deep multi-agent reinforcement learning 12 Apr 2021 · 1 repository · arXiv:2104.05610
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Weighted Bellman Backups for Improved Signal-to-Noise in Q-Updates 1 Jan 2021 · 0 repositories
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A State Representation Dueling Network for Deep Reinforcement Learning 24 Dec 2020 · 0 repositories
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Resolving Implicit Coordination in Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning with Deep Q-Networks & Game Theory 8 Dec 2020 · 1 repository · arXiv:2012.09136
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A New Approach for Tactical Decision Making in Lane Changing: Sample Efficient Deep Q Learning with a Safety Feedback Reward 24 Sep 2020 · 0 repositories · arXiv:2009.11905
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QPLEX: Duplex Dueling Multi-Agent Q-Learning 3 Aug 2020 · 6 repositories · arXiv:2008.01062Syntology ran 2 of 4 samples · 2 unverified
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SUNRISE: A Simple Unified Framework for Ensemble Learning in Deep Reinforcement Learning 9 Jul 2020 · 1 repository · arXiv:2007.04938
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Balancing a CartPole System with Reinforcement Learning -- A Tutorial 8 Jun 2020 · 0 repositories · arXiv:2006.04938
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To Combine or Not To Combine? A Rainbow Deep Reinforcement Learning Agent for Dialog Policies 1 Sep 2019 · 0 repositories
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Generative Adversarial Imagination for Sample Efficient Deep Reinforcement Learning 30 Apr 2019 · 0 repositories · arXiv:1904.13255
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Macro action selection with deep reinforcement learning in StarCraft 2 Dec 2018 · 1 repository · arXiv:1812.00336
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Distributed Prioritized Experience Replay 2 Mar 2018 · 15 repositories · arXiv:1803.00933Syntology ran 0 of 15 samples · 15 unverified
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Rainbow: Combining Improvements in Deep Reinforcement Learning 6 Oct 2017 · 34 repositories · arXiv:1710.02298Syntology ran 2 of 6 samples · 4 unverified · 1 pointer-only (licence)
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Noisy Networks for Exploration 30 Jun 2017 · 15 repositories · arXiv:1706.10295Syntology ran 1 of 3 samples · 2 unverified · 3 pointer-only (licence)
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Sample Efficient Actor-Critic with Experience Replay 3 Nov 2016 · 7 repositories · arXiv:1611.01224Syntology ran 0 of 1 samples · 1 unverified · 1 pointer-only (licence)
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Dynamic Frame skip Deep Q Network 17 May 2016 · 0 repositories · arXiv:1605.05365
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Dueling Network Architectures for Deep Reinforcement Learning 20 Nov 2015 · 73 repositories · arXiv:1511.06581Syntology ran 5 of 11 samples · 6 unverified · 6 pointer-only (licence)
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