Enhancing IoT Intelligence: A Transformer-based Reinforcement Learning
  Methodology
Gaith Rjoub Saidul Islam Jamal Bentahar Mohammed Amin Almaiah Rana Alrawashdeh
The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has led to an explosion of
data generated by interconnected devices, presenting both opportunities and
challenges for intelligent decision-making in complex environments. Traditional
Reinforcement Learning (RL) approaches often struggle to fully harness this
data due to their limited ability to process and interpret the intricate
patterns and dependencies inherent in IoT applications. This paper introduces a
novel framework that integrates transformer architectures with Proximal Policy
Optimization (PPO) to address these challenges. By leveraging the
self-attention mechanism of transformers, our approach enhances RL agents'
capacity for understanding and acting within dynamic IoT environments, leading
to improved decision-making processes. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our
method across various IoT scenarios, from smart home automation to industrial
control systems, showing marked improvements in decision-making efficiency and
adaptability. Our contributions include a detailed exploration of the
transformer's role in processing heterogeneous IoT data, a comprehensive
evaluation of the framework's performance in diverse environments, and a
benchmark against traditional RL methods. The results indicate significant
advancements in enabling RL agents to navigate the complexities of IoT
ecosystems, highlighting the potential of our approach to revolutionize
intelligent automation and decision-making in the IoT landscape.