{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4385453236","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2023.3300927","title":"Multitask Transfer Deep Reinforcement Learning for Timely Data Collection in Rechargeable-UAV-Aided IoT Networks","display_name":"Multitask Transfer Deep Reinforcement Learning for Timely Data Collection in Rechargeable-UAV-Aided IoT Networks","publication_year":2023,"publication_date":"2023-08-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4385453236","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2023.3300927"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/jiot.2023.3300927","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2023.3300927","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2480266640","display_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","issn_l":"2327-4662","issn":["2327-4662","2372-2541"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5062421970","display_name":"Mengjie Yi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7851-8335"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149594827","display_name":"Xidian University","ror":"https://ror.org/05s92vm98","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mengjie Yi","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Cyber Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Cyber Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100709597","display_name":"Xijun Wang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-9763"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I157773358","display_name":"Sun Yat-sen University","ror":"https://ror.org/0064kty71","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xijun Wang","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3504-9763","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I157773358"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100446337","display_name":"Juan Liu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-3123"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I109935558","display_name":"Ningbo University","ror":"https://ror.org/03et85d35","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I109935558"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Juan Liu","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3402-3123","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I109935558"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100456120","display_name":"Yan Zhang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-6184"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149594827","display_name":"Xidian University","ror":"https://ror.org/05s92vm98","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yan Zhang","raw_affiliation_strings":["State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networks, Information Science Institute, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6343-6184","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"State Key Laboratory of Integrated Service Networks, Information Science Institute, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5000244376","display_name":"Ronghui Hou","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-2350"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I149594827","display_name":"Xidian University","ror":"https://ror.org/05s92vm98","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Ronghui Hou","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Cyber Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-2350","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Cyber Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I149594827"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":14.8396,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":19,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.98479415,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":95,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":"10","issue":"23","first_page":"20545","last_page":"20559"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11458","display_name":"Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9965000152587891,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10326","display_name":"Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies","score":0.9955000281333923,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8286477327346802},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reinforcement-learning","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","score":0.7574802041053772},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/transfer-of-learning","display_name":"Transfer of learning","score":0.7485004663467407},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-collection","display_name":"Data collection","score":0.47926756739616394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/internet-of-things","display_name":"Internet of Things","score":0.46494001150131226},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.4575023949146271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/machine-learning","display_name":"Machine learning","score":0.3749431371688843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.35860398411750793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedded-system","display_name":"Embedded system","score":0.19523632526397705}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8286477327346802},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97541855","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830687","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","level":2,"score":0.7574802041053772},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C150899416","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1820378","display_name":"Transfer of learning","level":2,"score":0.7485004663467407},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C133462117","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4929239","display_name":"Data collection","level":2,"score":0.47926756739616394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81860439","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251212","display_name":"Internet of Things","level":2,"score":0.46494001150131226},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.4575023949146271},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.3749431371688843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.35860398411750793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.19523632526397705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/jiot.2023.3300927","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/jiot.2023.3300927","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S2480266640","display_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","issn_l":"2327-4662","issn":["2327-4662","2372-2541"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Internet of Things Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.8999999761581421,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7"}],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G1915253765","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"42127802","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G3968185564","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"62271513","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5015003262","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"KYFZ23002","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320323230","funder_display_name":"Xidian University"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G6132980308","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"2021A1515012631","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337111","funder_display_name":"Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G6935440231","display_name":"\u9762\u5411\u9ad8\u65b0\u9c9c\u5ea6\u7269\u8054\u7f51\u4e1a\u52a1\u7684\u65e0\u4eba\u673a\u667a\u80fd\u6570\u636e\u91c7\u96c6\u6280\u672f\u7814\u7a76","funder_award_id":"61971249","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","funder_display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321001","display_name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","ror":"https://ror.org/01h0zpd94"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320323230","display_name":"Xidian University","ror":"https://ror.org/05s92vm98"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320337111","display_name":"Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":41,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2031834036","https://openalex.org/W2145339207","https://openalex.org/W2146487252","https://openalex.org/W2604830243","https://openalex.org/W2746553466","https://openalex.org/W2773423866","https://openalex.org/W2886509985","https://openalex.org/W2887592610","https://openalex.org/W2919779463","https://openalex.org/W2962691117","https://openalex.org/W2962804513","https://openalex.org/W2963177943","https://openalex.org/W2964023906","https://openalex.org/W2975780955","https://openalex.org/W2994008524","https://openalex.org/W2996238281","https://openalex.org/W3006316852","https://openalex.org/W3006331481","https://openalex.org/W3009869133","https://openalex.org/W3015196586","https://openalex.org/W3051352583","https://openalex.org/W3106530718","https://openalex.org/W3117391993","https://openalex.org/W3131382839","https://openalex.org/W3134045105","https://openalex.org/W3134949638","https://openalex.org/W3152678664","https://openalex.org/W3159659024","https://openalex.org/W3161326013","https://openalex.org/W3175611345","https://openalex.org/W3176727369","https://openalex.org/W3193975672","https://openalex.org/W4211236403","https://openalex.org/W4220976174","https://openalex.org/W4285226140","https://openalex.org/W4285245017","https://openalex.org/W4297310212","https://openalex.org/W4298174377","https://openalex.org/W4323896567","https://openalex.org/W6685444567","https://openalex.org/W6685726866"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4245926026","https://openalex.org/W4311097251","https://openalex.org/W2586548817","https://openalex.org/W4306904969","https://openalex.org/W2625093826","https://openalex.org/W4200598720","https://openalex.org/W2921026492","https://openalex.org/W4247463117","https://openalex.org/W2138720691","https://openalex.org/W4362501864"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Thanks":[0],"to":[1,14,26,36,73,132,154,218,226],"their":[2],"high-flexibility":[3],"and":[4,65,86,111,118,143,160,176,221],"low-operational":[5],"cost,":[6],"unmanned":[7],"aerial":[8],"vehicles":[9],"(UAVs)":[10],"can":[11,216],"be":[12],"used":[13],"support":[15],"mission-critical":[16],"applications":[17],"in":[18,53],"the":[19,27,46,57,69,83,97,101,105,116,121,135,148,151,186,213,227],"Internet":[20],"of":[21,48,99,104,109,120,150,172,188,200,207],"Things":[22],"(IoT).":[23],"However,":[24],"due":[25],"limited":[28],"onboard":[29],"energy,":[30],"it":[31,183],"is":[32],"difficult":[33],"for":[34,185],"UAVs":[35],"provide":[37],"continuous":[38],"data":[39,51],"collection.":[40],"In":[41],"this":[42],"article,":[43],"we":[44,89,123,165],"study":[45],"problem":[47],"rechargeable-UAV-aided":[49],"timely":[50],"collection":[52],"IoT":[54],"networks,":[55],"where":[56],"UAV":[58,136],"collects":[59],"status":[60],"updates":[61],"from":[62,68,163],"multiple":[63],"sensors":[64],"gets":[66],"recharged":[67],"charging":[70],"stations":[71],"(CSs)":[72],"keep":[74],"its":[75],"energy":[76,87],"level":[77],"above":[78],"a":[79,91,125,167],"threshold.":[80],"To":[81,146],"tradeoff":[82],"information":[84],"freshness":[85],"consumption,":[88],"formulate":[90],"Markov":[92],"decision":[93],"process":[94],"(MDP)":[95],"with":[96,157,193],"objective":[98],"minimizing":[100],"weighted":[102],"sum":[103],"average":[106,112],"total":[107],"Age":[108],"Information":[110],"recharging":[113],"price.":[114],"Under":[115],"dynamics":[117],"uncertainty":[119],"environment,":[122],"propose":[124],"multitask":[126,168],"transfer":[127,187],"deep":[128],"reinforcement":[129],"learning":[130],"method":[131],"jointly":[133],"optimize":[134],"\u2019":[137],"s":[138],"flight":[139],"trajectory,":[140],"transmission":[141],"scheduling,":[142],"battery":[144],"recharging.":[145],"enable":[147],"application":[149],"learned":[152],"policy":[153],"new":[155,219],"environments":[156,192,220],"similar":[158],"settings":[159],"avoid":[161],"starting":[162],"scratch,":[164],"develop":[166],"network":[169,195],"made":[170],"up":[171],"common":[173,189],"knowledge":[174,178,190],"layers":[175],"task-specific":[177],"layers.":[179],"It":[180],"specifically":[181],"makes":[182],"possible":[184],"between":[191],"different":[194,198,205],"scales":[196],"(e.g.,":[197,204],"numbers":[199],"sensors/CSs)":[201],"and/or":[202],"topologies":[203],"locations":[206],"sensors/CSs).":[208],"Simulation":[209],"results":[210],"demonstrate":[211],"that":[212],"proposed":[214],"algorithm":[215],"adapt":[217],"achieve":[222],"superior":[223],"performance":[224],"compared":[225],"baseline":[228],"algorithms.":[229]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":13},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":5}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}