Daniele Foffano

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1ranked-venue papers
1as first author
1since 2021 · last 2025
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 first-author · 1 since 2021

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Artificial intelligence
1 paper
Generative modeling · 67% Reinforcement learning · 33%

Topics — the 3 heaviest of 3, each with the papers that count most for it

TopicWeightPapersLastEvidence papers
Machine learning › Generative modeling › diffusion model
conditional trajectory generation
0.912025
Adversarial Diffusion for Robust Reinforcement Learning · NeurIPS 2025
Machine learning › Generative modeling
diffusion model
0.912025
Adversarial Diffusion for Robust Reinforcement Learning · NeurIPS 2025
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning
robust reinforcement learning
0.912025
Adversarial Diffusion for Robust Reinforcement Learning · NeurIPS 2025

Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics

diffusion model · 0.9conditional sampling · 0.9CVaR optimization · 0.9
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2025 Adversarial Diffusion for Robust Reinforcement Learning
abstract
Robustness to modeling errors and uncertainties remains a central challenge in reinforcement learning (RL). In this work, we address this challenge by leveraging diffusion models to train robust RL policies. Diffusion models have recently gained popularity in model-based RL due to their ability to generate full trajectories "all at once", mitigating the compounding errors typical of step-by-step transition models. Moreover, they can be conditioned to sample from specific distributions, making them highly flexible. We leverage conditional sampling to learn policies that are robust to uncertainty in environment dynamics. Building on the established connection between Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) optimization and robust RL, we introduce Adversarial Diffusion for Robust Reinforcement Learning (AD-RRL). AD-RRL guides the diffusion process to generate worst-case trajectories during training, effectively optimizing the CVaR of the cumulative return. Empirical results across standard benchmarks show that AD-RRL achieves superior robustness and performance compared to existing robust RL methods.
Daniele Foffano, Alessio Russo, Alexandre Proutière
NeurIPS1