Interaction-Breaking Adversarial Learning Framework for Robust Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.18024v1
• Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 08:14:38 GMT
• Title: Interaction-Breaking Adversarial Learning Framework for Robust Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
• Abstract summary: Cooperation is central to multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL)<n>We propose an interaction-breaking adversarial learning framework that takes an information-theoretic view to construct attacks that impede coordination.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Cooperation is central to multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), yet learned coordination can be fragile when external perturbations disrupt inter-agent interactions. Prior robust MARL methods have primarily considered value-oriented attacks, leaving a gap in robustness when interaction structures themselves are corrupted. In this paper, we propose an interaction-breaking adversarial learning (IBAL) framework that takes an information-theoretic view to construct attacks that impede coordination by perturbing agents' observations and actions, and trains agents to perform reliably under such disruptions. Empirically, our approach improves robustness over existing robust MARL baselines across diverse attack settings and yields stronger performance even under agent-missing scenarios.

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