Enhancing IoT Intelligence: A Transformer-based Reinforcement Learning Methodology
<|reference_start|>Enhancing IoT Intelligence: A Transformer-based Reinforcement Learning Methodology: The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to an explosion of data generated by interconnected devices, presenting both opportunities and challenges for intelligent decision-making in complex environments. Traditional Reinforcement Learning (RL) approaches often struggle to fully harness this data due to their limited ability to process and interpret the intricate patterns and dependencies inherent in IoT applications. This paper introduces a novel framework that integrates transformer architectures with Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) to address these challenges. By leveraging the self-attention mechanism of transformers, our approach enhances RL agents' capacity for understanding and acting within dynamic IoT environments, leading to improved decision-making processes. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our method across various IoT scenarios, from smart home automation to industrial control systems, showing marked improvements in decision-making efficiency and adaptability. Our contributions include a detailed exploration of the transformer's role in processing heterogeneous IoT data, a comprehensive evaluation of the framework's performance in diverse environments, and a benchmark against traditional RL methods. The results indicate significant advancements in enabling RL agents to navigate the complexities of IoT ecosystems, highlighting the potential of our approach to revolutionize intelligent automation and decision-making in the IoT landscape.<|reference_end|>
@article{rjoub2024enhancing,
    title={Enhancing IoT Intelligence: A Transformer-based Reinforcement Learning
  Methodology},
    author={Gaith Rjoub, Saidul Islam, Jamal Bentahar, Mohammed Amin Almaiah, Rana
  Alrawashdeh},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.04205},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2404.04205},
    primaryClass={cs.LG cs.AI}
}