Optimizing COVID-19 control measures using multi-objective deep reinforcement learning
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2023
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A crucial area of global research is the hunt for efficient non-pharmaceutical methods to stop the spread of diseases. Recent research has shown that reinforcement learning can be a helpful tool in the medical industry to ad- dress challenging and delicate issues. The goal of this study is to improve COVID-19 control measures through the use of multi-objective deep re- inforcement learning techniques. The results of two case studies, one using a Pareto conditioned network on COVID-19 data from Belgium and the other using a Deep Q-Network, Goal-DQN, and Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-II) on COVID-19 data from France, are evaluated using both binomial (Stochastic) and Ordinary Differen- tial Equation mathematical models. The study highlights the potential of multi-objective deep reinforcement learning as a method of optimizing public health interventions by shedding light on the optimum COVID-19 control methods for various scenarios and models. Findings show that the suggested strategies are efficient in figuring out the best preventive actions by striking a balance between two crucial choice difficulties encountered when trying to stop the spread of Covid-19 in particular areas. This study makes a substantial contribution to the ongoing fight against pandemics like the Covid-19 event.
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Folarin, A.L. 2023. Optimizing COVID-19 control measures using multi-objective deep reinforcement learning. . ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39538