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Qianying Meng
dblp:313/9427
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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2022
—ORCID · none
Domains — the database's venue-derived domains; a paper can count in several
Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 since 2021Databases, data management, data science and information retrieval · 1 · 1 since 2021
Expertise — from the expertise taxonomy: the topics of the expert's papers under the CCF categories. A weight counts papers with recency: 1 for a paper about the topic, 0.3 when the topic is its context, halved every five years.
| Artificial intelligence
1 paper |
Reinforcement learning · 100% | |
| Interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and emerging computing
1 paper |
Computational finance and economics · 100% |
Topics — the 4 heaviest of 4, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning
dispatching strategy |
0.6 | 1 | 2022 | Reinforcement Learning in the Wild: Scalable RL Dispatching Algorithm Deployed in Ridehailing Marketplace · KDD 2022 |
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning
value-based reinforcement learning |
0.6 | 1 | 2022 | Reinforcement Learning in the Wild: Scalable RL Dispatching Algorithm Deployed in Ridehailing Marketplace · KDD 2022 |
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning
multi-armed bandit |
0.2 | 1 | 2022 | Reinforcement Learning in the Wild: Scalable RL Dispatching Algorithm Deployed in Ridehailing Marketplace · KDD 2022 |
Computational finance and economics › platform economics
ride-hailing marketplace |
0.2 | 1 | 2022 | Reinforcement Learning in the Wild: Scalable RL Dispatching Algorithm Deployed in Ridehailing Marketplace · KDD 2022 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
temporal difference learning · 1.1reinforcement learning · 1.1multi-arm bandit · 1.1causal inference · 1.1
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Reinforcement Learning in the Wild: Scalable RL Dispatching Algorithm Deployed in Ridehailing MarketplaceabstractIn this study, a scalable and real-time dispatching algorithm based on reinforcement learning is proposed and for the first time, is deployed in large scale. Current dispatching methods in ridehailing platforms are dominantly based on myopic or rule-based non-myopic approaches. Reinforcement learning enables dispatching policies that are informed of historical data and able to employ the learned information to optimize returns of expected future trajectories. Previous studies in this field yielded promising results, yet have left room for further improvements in terms of performance gain, self-dependency, transferability, and scalable deployment mechanisms. The present study proposes a standalone RL-based dispatching solution that is equipped with multiple novel mechanisms to ensure robust and efficient on-policy learning and inference while being adaptable for full-scale deployment. In particular, a new form of value updating based on temporal difference is proposed that is more adapted to the inherent uncertainty of the problem. For the driver-order assignment problem, a customized utility function is proposed that when tuned based on the statistics of the market, results in remarkable performance improvement and interpretability. In addition, for reducing the risk of cancellation after drivers' assignment, an adaptive graph pruning strategy based on the multi-arm bandit problem is introduced. The method is evaluated using offline simulation with real data and yields notable performance improvement. In addition, the algorithm is deployed online in multiple cities under DiDi's operation for A/B testing and more recently, is launched in one of the major international markets as the primary mode of dispatch. The deployed algorithm shows over 1.3% improvement in total driver income from A/B testing. In addition, by causal inference analysis, as much as 5.3% improvement in major performance metrics is detected after full-scale deployment. Soheil Sadeghi Eshkevari, Xiaocheng Tang, Zhiwei (Tony) Qin, Jinhan Mei, Qianying Meng |
KDD | 6 |