Systems and methods for spike detection and load balancing resource management

A load balancing system, comprising:

• a centralized queue;
• a pool of resource nodes coupled to the centralized queue;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory coupled to the one or more processors and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• monitor a queue status of the centralized queue to identify a first traffic period;
• calculate an index value for a load associated with the first traffic period;
• select a load balancing strategy based on the index value;
• distribute the load to the pool of resource nodes based on the load balancing strategy;
• observe a state of the pool of resource nodes in response to the load balancing strategy;
• calculate a reward based on the observed state, the index value, and the selected load balancing strategy according to a reward function;
• and
• adjust the load balancing strategy based on the reward.