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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL): Collaboration, Competition, and Coordination
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Course Modules:
Module 1: Introduction to Multi-Agent Systems
What is Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning?
Key challenges: non-stationarity, scalability, communication
Use cases in games, robotics, and social simulations
Module 2: Types of Agent Interactions
Cooperative vs. competitive vs. mixed environments
Communication protocols and shared goals
Emergent behavior and self-play dynamics
Module 3: Core MARL Algorithms
Independent Q-Learning
Joint Action Learners
Centralized Training with Decentralized Execution (CTDE)
Module 4: Implementing Multi-Agent Environments
OpenAI Gym + PettingZoo and Multi-Agent Particle Environments
Defining multiple agents, action spaces, and rewards
Monitoring individual vs. collective learning
Module 5: Policy Sharing, Coordination & Self-Play
Parameter sharing strategies
Multi-agent actor-critic variants (e.g., MADDPG, QMIX)
Using self-play to train robust agents
Module 6: Capstone Project – Build a Multi-Agent System
Choose a multi-agent environment (e.g., Predator-Prey, Traffic Control)
Train cooperative or competitive agents
Submit training logs, strategy analysis, and performance plots
Tools & Technologies Used:
Python
PettingZoo, OpenAI Gym
PyTorch or TensorFlow (for deep MARL agents)
Seaborn, Matplotlib (for visualization)
Target Audience:
Advanced AI and reinforcement learning students
Researchers in robotics, simulation, or autonomous systems
Developers building intelligent multi-agent applications
Game designers and technical AI practitioners
Global Learning Benefits:
Understand complex agent interactions in shared environments
Build scalable, intelligent agent ecosystems
Apply MARL to real-world domains: logistics, finance, robotics
Gain hands-on experience with leading MARL frameworks
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