Case-Based Reasoning in Transfer Learning

  • Authors:
  • David W. Aha;Matthew Molineaux;Gita Sukthankar

  • Affiliations:
  • Naval Research Laboratory, Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence, Washington (Code 5514) DC 20375;Knexus Research Corporation, Springfield VA 22153;School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando FL 32816

  • Venue:
  • ICCBR '09 Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Case-Based Reasoning: Case-Based Reasoning Research and Development
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Positive transfer learning (TL) occurs when, after gaining experience from learning how to solve a (source) task, the same learner can exploit this experience to improve performance and/or learning on a different (target) task. TL methods are typically complex, and case-based reasoning can support them in multiple ways. We introduce a method for recognizing intent in a source task, and then applying that knowledge to improve the performance of a case-based reinforcement learner in a target task. We report on its ability to significantly outperform baseline approaches for a control task in a simulated game of American football. We also compare our approach to an alternative approach where source and target task learning occur concurrently, and discuss the tradeoffs between them.