Presentation 2022-04-15
[Encouragement Talk] An Actor-Critic based Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Combinatorial Optimization and Mobile Power Trucks Routing Problem
Zhao Wang, Yuhei Senuma, Yuusuke Nakano, Jun Ohya, Ken Nishimatsu,
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Abstract(in English) In this paper, we propose an Actor-Critic based reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm for solving the traditional combinatorial optimization problem and a mobile power trucks routing problem (MPTRP), which is a new problem setting for automatically generating charging routes of mobile power trucks for telecommunication exchange buildings right after a disaster. Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed method not only outperforms previous RL methods in the travelling salesman problem (TSP) and large-scale TSP, which we believe are quite challenging tasks, but also solves MPTRP with a good generalized performance considering real-world circumstances such as traffic conditions and charging time cost.
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Keyword(in English) Reinforcement LearningActor-CriticCombinatorial OptimizationTSPDisaster Response of Telecommunication Exchange Building
Paper # NS2022-1
Date of Issue 2022-04-08 (NS)

Conference Information
Committee NS
Conference Date 2022/4/15(1days)
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Place (in English) kikai shinkou kaikan + online
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Topics (in English) Communication traffic theory, Traffic and quality evaluation, Network performance evaluation, QoS/QoE, Reliability and robustness, Traffic and quality management, AI and machine learning, Network and system operation management, High capacity, low latency, many connections, General
Chair Akihiro Nakao(Univ. of Tokyo)
Vice Chair Tetsuya Oishi(NTT)
Secretary Tetsuya Oishi(NTT)
Assistant Kotaro Mihara(NTT)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Network Systems
Language ENG
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Title (in English) [Encouragement Talk] An Actor-Critic based Reinforcement Learning Algorithm for Combinatorial Optimization and Mobile Power Trucks Routing Problem
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Reinforcement LearningActor-CriticCombinatorial OptimizationTSPDisaster Response of Telecommunication Exchange Building
1st Author's Name Zhao Wang
1st Author's Affiliation NTT LAB(NTT)
2nd Author's Name Yuhei Senuma
2nd Author's Affiliation Waseda University(Waseda Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Yuusuke Nakano
3rd Author's Affiliation NTT LAB(NTT)
4th Author's Name Jun Ohya
4th Author's Affiliation Waseda University(Waseda Univ.)
5th Author's Name Ken Nishimatsu
5th Author's Affiliation NTT LAB(NTT)
Date 2022-04-15
Paper # NS2022-1
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) NS-5
Page pp.pp.1-6(NS),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2022-04-08 (NS)