Reinforcement Learning: Foundations and Applications

Reinforcement Learning: Foundations and Applications combines rigorous theory with real-world relevance to introduce readers to one of the most influential branches of modern Artificial Intelligence. Walking readers through the essential principles, algorithms, and techniques that define reinforcement learning (RL), the book highlights how RL enables intelligent systems to learn from interaction and optimize decision-making in domains such as robotics, autonomous control, game AI, finance, and healthcare.

The book opens with foundational RL concepts, including Markov Decision Processes, dynamic programming, and the exploration–exploitation dilemma. It then progresses to advanced material covering policy gradient methods, actor–critic architectures, deep reinforcement learning models, and multi-agent systems. Dedicated application chapters demonstrate how RL drives adaptive control, sequential decision-making, and practical problem-solving—supported by case studies, diagrams, and algorithm pseudocode.

Rich with examples, research insights, and implementation guidance, this book equips readers with both the conceptual understanding and applied perspective needed to master reinforcement learning.

Key Features:

- Blends foundational RL theory with practical, application-driven case studies.
- Explains both model-based and model-free reinforcement learning approaches.
- Covers cutting-edge methods including Deep Q-Networks, continuous control, and reward shaping.
- Presents clear diagrams, pseudocode, and implementation notes to support hands-on learning.
- Highlights current challenges, limitations, and emerging research directions in RL.

Target Readership:

Ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students in computer science, data science, and AI, as well as researchers and professionals applying RL to real-world problems.

Editor(s):

Mukesh Kumar
Advanced Centre of Research & Innovation (ACRI)
School of Advance Computing, CGC University
Mohali, Punjab
India

Vivek Bhardwaj
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Amity University Punjab
Mohali, Punjab
India

Karan Bajaj
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Saurav Mallik
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
University of Arizona, Arizona
USA

Mingqiang Wang
Bioinformatics in Cardiology
Stanford University, California
USA

Contributor(s):

Amandeep Kaur
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara-144411, Punjab
India

Anirudh Singh
Department of AI & ML, School of Computer Science & Engineering
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

Anil Kumar Tulluri
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research
Vadlamudi
India

Atharva Prashant Joshi
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara
India
/
School of Computer Science and Engineering,
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
India

Ashish Kumar
Department of Internet of Things & Intelligent Systems
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

Banalaxmi Brahma
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Jalandhar, Punjab
India

Baljit Singh Saini
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Cherry Khosla
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Chander Prabha
Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology
Chitkara University
Punjab
India

Deepjyoti Choudhury
Department of CSE
RSET, The Assam Royal Global University
Guwahati
India

Divya Thakur
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara
India

Faiyaz Ahmed
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research
Vadlamudi
India

Gagandeep Singh Cheema
Mittal School of Business
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Heena Khanna
School of Computer Applications
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Jordao Fortunato Diogo
Gregorio Semedo University
Luanda
Angola

Korhan Cengiz
Department of Information Technologies, Faculty of Informatics and Management, Kralove
University of Hradec Kralove
Czech Republic

Krishan Dutt
School of Computer Application
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

M.G. Harsha
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara-144411, Punjab
India

Mathias Agbeko
Department of ICT Education
University of Education, South Campus
Winneba
Ghana

Manik Mehra
School of Computer Applications
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Manjot Kaur
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara
India

Manpreet Singh
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara
India

Naga Bhanu Prakash Tiruveedula
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Vignan’s Foundation for Science Technology and Research
Vadlamudi
India

Navneet Kaur
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Jalandhar, Punjab
India
/
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara
India

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Banasthali Vidyapith
Niwai, Rajasthan
India

Nandini Babbar
Department of Internet of Things & Intelligent Systems
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

Pritpal Singh
Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Punjab
India

Punam Rattan
School of Computer Application
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

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School of Computer Application
Lovely Professional University
Phagwara, Punjab
India

Ravinder Singh
School of Computer Application
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Ramandeep Sandhu
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Rajinder Singh Kaundal
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Surendra Solanki
Department of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

Satyam Kumar
Department of AI & ML, School of Computer Science & Engineering
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

Surbhi Sharma
Department of CSE
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

Sukanta Ghosh
School of Computer Applications
Lovely Professional University
Punjab
India

Vinay Kumar
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Jalandhar, Punjab
India

Vivek Kumar Verma
Department of Internet of Things & Intelligent Systems
Manipal University Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan
India

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