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Domain Adversarial Reinforcement Learning for Partial Domain Adaptation.

Jin Chen, Xinxiao Wu, Lixin Duan

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    This study introduces a domain adversarial reinforcement learning (DARL) framework for partial domain adaptation. DARL effectively selects source data to improve knowledge transfer to label-scarce target domains.

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    Area of Science:

    • Machine Learning
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Computer Vision

    Background:

    • Partial domain adaptation addresses knowledge transfer when target domain categories are a subset of source categories.
    • A key challenge is selecting relevant source instances for positive knowledge transfer.
    • Existing methods struggle with effective source instance selection in this scenario.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a novel framework, domain adversarial reinforcement learning (DARL), for effective partial domain adaptation.
    • To address the challenge of source instance selection for improved knowledge transfer.
    • To reduce domain shift by learning transferable features.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizes deep Q-learning to develop an agent for progressive source instance selection.
    • Employs domain adversarial learning to create a shared feature subspace for source and target domains.
    • Integrates domain adversarial learning into the agent's reward calculation for relevance assessment.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed DARL framework demonstrates superior performance compared to state-of-the-art methods.
    • Extensive experiments on benchmark datasets validate the effectiveness of the approach.
    • DARL successfully learns transferable features by reducing domain shift.

    Conclusions:

    • DARL offers a robust solution for partial domain adaptation by optimizing source instance selection.
    • The framework effectively bridges the domain gap, enhancing knowledge transfer.
    • This approach advances the field of domain adaptation for practical applications.