A gradient-based reinforcement learning approach to dynamic pricing in partially-observable environments

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 687-693

  Vengerov, David ^a  

^a SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic pricing; Grid; Policy gradient; Reinforcement learning

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; GRID COMPUTING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

COMPUTING JOB; GRID MARKET ENVIRONMENT; MULTIPLE SELLERS;

REINFORCEMENT LEARNING;

EID: 44249093442     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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