A dual-memory architecture for reinforcement learning on neuromorphic platforms

Abstract

Reinforcement learning (RL) is a foundation of learning in biological systems and provides a framework to address numerous challenges with real-world artificial intelligence applications. Efficient implementations of RL techniques could allow for agents deployed in edge-use cases to gain novel abilities, such as improved navigation, understanding complex situations and critical decision making. Toward this goal, we describe a flexible architecture to carry out RL on neuromorphic platforms. This architecture was implemented using an Intel neuromorphic processor and demonstrated solving a variety of tasks using spiking dynamics. Our study proposes a usable solution for real-world RL applications and demonstrates applicability of the neuromorphic platforms for RL problems.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 09, 2021
Source ID
10.1088/2634-4386/ac1a64

Entities

People

  • Maxim Bazhenov
  • Wilkie Olin-Ammentorp
  • Yury Sokolov

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Intel Corporation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Neural Network Machine Learning.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML