Bootstrapping LPs in Value Iteration for Multi-Objective and Partially Observable MDPs

Diederik M. Roijers, Erwin Walraven, Matthijs T.J. Spaan

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Abstract

Iteratively solving a set of linear programs (LPs) is a common strategy for solving various decision-making problems in Artificial Intelligence, such as planning in multi-objective or partially observable Markov Decision Processes (MDPs). A prevalent feature is that the solutions to these LPs become increasingly similar as the solving algorithm converges, because the solution computed by the algorithm approaches the fixed point of a Bellman backup operator. In this paper, we propose to speed up the solving process of these LPs by bootstrapping based on similar LPs solved previously. We use these LPs to initialize a subset of relevant LP constraints, before iteratively generating the remaining constraints. The resulting algorithm is the first to consider such information sharing across iterations. We evaluate our approach on planning in Multi-Objective MDPs (MOMDPs) and Partially Observable MDPs (POMDPs), showing that it solves fewer LPs than the state of the art, which leads to a significant speed-up. Moreover, for MOMDPs we show that our method scales better in both the number of states and the number of objectives, which is vital for multi-objective planning.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
EditorsMathijs de Weerdt, Sven Koenig, Gabriele Roeger, Matthijs Spaan
PublisherAssociation for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
Pages218-226
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)978-1-57735-797-1
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling: KEPS 2018 - Delft, Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 24 Jun 201829 Jun 2018
Conference number: 28
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Conference

Conference28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
Abbreviated titleICAPS 2018
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period24/06/1829/06/18
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