Search Results for author: Karl Mason

Found 11 papers, 0 papers with code

Demonstration Guided Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning

no code implementations5 Apr 2024 Junlin Lu, Patrick Mannion, Karl Mason

Multi-objective reinforcement learning (MORL) is increasingly relevant due to its resemblance to real-world scenarios requiring trade-offs between multiple objectives.

Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning reinforcement-learning

A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Dairy Farm Battery Management using Q Learning

no code implementations14 Mar 2024 Nawazish Ali, Abdul Wahid, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason

This study proposes a Q-learning-based algorithm for scheduling battery charging and discharging in a dairy farm setting.

Management Q-Learning +1

Go-Explore for Residential Energy Management

no code implementations15 Jan 2024 Junlin Lu, Patrick Mannion, Karl Mason

We use the Go-Explore algorithm to solve the cost-saving task in residential energy management problems and achieve an improvement of up to 19. 84\% compared to the well-known reinforcement learning algorithms.

Efficient Exploration energy management +2

Inferring Preferences from Demonstrations in Multi-Objective Residential Energy Management

no code implementations15 Jan 2024 Junlin Lu, Patrick Mannion, Karl Mason

It is often challenging for a user to articulate their preferences accurately in multi-objective decision-making problems.

Decision Making energy management +2

A Multi-Agent Systems Approach for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in Dairy Farming

no code implementations21 Aug 2023 Mian Ibad Ali Shah, Abdul Wahid, Enda Barrett, Karl Mason

To achieve desired carbon emission reductions, integrating renewable generation and accelerating the adoption of peer-to-peer energy trading is crucial.

energy trading

Modelling Electricity Consumption in Irish Dairy Farms Using Agent-Based Modelling

no code implementations18 Aug 2023 Hossein Khaleghy, Abdul Wahid, Eoghan Clifford, Karl Mason

In this research paper, an agent-based model is proposed to model the electricity consumption of Irish dairy farms.

Reinforcement Learning for Battery Management in Dairy Farming

no code implementations17 Aug 2023 Nawazish Ali, Abdul Wahid, Rachael Shaw, Karl Mason

Effective battery management is essential for renewable integration within the agriculture sector.

Management Q-Learning +1

Evolving Multi-Objective Neural Network Controllers for Robot Swarms

no code implementations26 Jul 2023 Karl Mason, Sabine Hauert

The results also confirm that multi-objective neural network controllers evolved in a low-fidelity simulator can be transferred to high-fidelity simulated environments and that the controllers can scale to environments with a larger number of robots without further retraining needed.

Evolutionary Strategy Guided Reinforcement Learning via MultiBuffer Communication

no code implementations20 Jun 2023 Adam Callaghan, Karl Mason, Patrick Mannion

Evolutionary Algorithms and Deep Reinforcement Learning have both successfully solved control problems across a variety of domains.

Evolutionary Algorithms reinforcement-learning

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