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Saunak Kumar Panda

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1ranked-venue papers
1as first author
1since 2021 · last 2025
0009-0008-2399-2387ORCID · reported

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Theory of computation · 1 · 1 first-author · 1 since 2021

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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

TopicWeightPapersLastEvidence papers
Machine learning › Trustworthy machine learning › uncertainty estimation › confidence estimation
confidence interval estimation
0.912025
Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025
Machine learning › Reinforcement learning › value-based reinforcement learning
q-learning
0.912025
Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025
Machine learning › Probabilistic and Bayesian machine learning
statistical inference
0.912025
Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning · IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory 2025
Machine learning › Learning theory › statistical estimation › asymptotic estimation theory
asymptotic normality
0.312025
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
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2025 Asymptotic Analysis of Sample-Averaged Q-Learning
abstract
Reinforcement 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. Theory1