arXiv Machine Learning October 21, 2026 By Danish Rizvi, David Boyle

Hybrid Belief Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Coordinated Spatial Exploration

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The paper introduces Hybrid Belief Reinforcement Learning (HBRL), a two‑phase framework for coordinating multiple autonomous agents in spatial exploration tasks. In phase one, agents build spatial beliefs via a Log‑Gaussian Cox Process and plan information‑driven trajectories using a Pathwise Mutual Information planner; in phase two, a Soft Actor‑Critic policy is warm‑started through dual‑channel knowledge transfer that incorporates belief states and replay‑buffer demonstrations. Experiments on UAV wireless service provisioning and NYC taxi demand sensing show significant performance gains, with the dual‑channel transfer outperforming single‑channel approaches.

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