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Saunak Kumar Panda
dblp:382/0727
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1ranked-venue papers
1as first author
1since 2021 · last 2025
0009-0008-2399-2387ORCID · reported
Domains — the database's venue-derived domains; a paper can count in several
Theory of computation · 1 · 1 first-author · 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 · 30% Probabilistic and Bayesian machine learning · 30% Trustworthy machine learning · 30% |
Topics — the 4 heaviest of 5, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine learning › Trustworthy machine learning › uncertainty estimation › confidence estimation
confidence interval estimation |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025 |
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning › value-based reinforcement learning
q-learning |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025 |
Machine learning › Probabilistic and Bayesian machine learning
statistical inference |
0.9 | 1 | 2025 | Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025 |
Machine learning › Learning theory › statistical estimation › asymptotic estimation theory
asymptotic normality |
0.3 | 1 | 2025 | Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
random scaling · 0.9functional central limit theorem · 0.9
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-LearningabstractReinforcement learning (RL) has emerged as a key approach for training agents in complex and uncertain environments. Incorporating statistical inference in RL algorithms is essential for understanding and managing uncertainty in model performance. This paper introduces a generalized framework for time-varying batch-averaged Q-learning, termed sample-averaged Q-learning (SA-QL), which extends traditional single-sample Q-learning by aggregating samples of rewards and next states to better account for data variability and uncertainty. We leverage the functional central limit theorem (FCLT) to establish a novel framework that provides insights into the asymptotic normality of the sample-averaged algorithm under mild conditions. Additionally, we develop a random scaling method for interval estimation, enabling the construction of confidence intervals without requiring extra hyperparameters. Extensive numerical experiments across classic stochastic OpenAI Gym environments, including windy gridworld and slippery frozenlake, demonstrate how different batch scheduling strategies affect learning efficiency, coverage rates, and confidence interval widths. This work establishes a unified theoretical foundation for sample-averaged Q-learning, providing insights into effective batch scheduling and statistical inference for RL algorithms. Saunak Kumar Panda, Ruiqi Liu 0003, Yisha Xiang |
IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory | 1 |