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We study asynchronous distributed decision-making for scalable multi-agent bandit submodular maximization. We are motivated by distributed information-gathering tasks in unknown environments and under heterogeneous inter-agent communication…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-09 Pranjal Sharma , Zirui Xu , Vasileios Tzoumas

We consider the problem of fairly and efficiently allocating indivisible items (goods or bads) under capacity constraints. In this setting, we are given a set of categorized items. Each category has a capacity constraint (the same for all…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-01 Hila Shoshan , Erel Segal-Halevi , Noam Hazon

We study allocation problems without monetary transfers where agents have correlated types, i.e., hold private information about one another. Such peer information is relevant in various settings, including science funding, allocation of…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2025-03-21 Axel Niemeyer , Justus Preusser

The Multi-Traveling Salesman Problem (MTSP) is a commonly used mathematical model for multi-agent task allocation. However, as the number of agents and task targets increases, existing optimization-based methods often incur prohibitive…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-01 Xiubin Chen

We propose a numerical algorithm for computing approximately optimal solutions of the matching for teams problem. Our algorithm is efficient for problems involving large number of agent categories and allows for non-discrete agent type…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-27 Ariel Neufeld , Qikun Xiang

Location Routing is a fundamental planning problem in logistics, in which strategic location decisions on the placement of facilities (depots, distribution centers, warehouses etc.) are taken based on accurate estimates of operational…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-08-06 Felipe Carrasco Heine , Antonia Demleitner , Jannik Matuschke

We consider a multi-agent optimization problem where agents subject to local, intermittent interactions aim to minimize a sum of local objective functions subject to a global inequality constraint and a global state constraint set. In…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-10-10 Minghui Zhu , Sonia Martinez

This paper presents a scalable solution with adjustable computation time for the joint problem of scheduling and assigning machines and transporters for missions that must be completed in a fixed order of operations across multiple stages.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Koresh Khateri , Giovanni Beltrame

We study the problem of distributed task allocation in multi-agent systems. Suppose there is a collection of agents, a collection of tasks, and a demand vector, which specifies the number of agents required to perform each task. The goal of…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-07-01 Hsin-Hao Su , Nicole Wein

We introduce a new graph neural operator-based approach for task allocation in a system of heterogeneous robots composed of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The proposed model, \texttt{\method}, or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Juntong Peng , Hrishikesh Viswanath , Aniket Bera

We investigate algorithmic approaches for targeted drug delivery in a complex, maze-like environment, such as a vascular system. The basic scenario is given by a large swarm of micro-scale particles (''agents'') and a particular target…

Computational Geometry · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Aaron T. Becker , Sándor P. Fekete , Li Huang , Phillip Keldenich , Linda Kleist , Dominik Krupke , Christian Rieck , Arne Schmidt

In this paper, we develop a class of decentralized algorithms for solving a convex resource allocation problem in a network of $n$ agents, where the agent objectives are decoupled while the resource constraints are coupled. The agents…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-12-18 Angelia Nedić , Alex Olshevsky , Wei Shi

We present a principled and efficient planning algorithm for collaborative multiagent dynamical systems. All computation, during both the planning and the execution phases, is distributed among the agents; each agent only needs to model and…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-01-07 Carlos E. Guestrin , Geoffrey Gordon

This paper focuses on two commonly used path assignment policies for agents traversing a congested network: self-interested routing, and system-optimum routing. In the self-interested routing policy each agent selects a path that optimizes…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2017-09-28 Guni Sharon , Michael Albert , Tarun Rambha , Stephen Boyles , Peter Stone

There are p heterogeneous objects to be assigned to n competing agents (n > p) each with unit demand. It is required to design a Groves mechanism for this assignment problem satisfying weak budget balance, individual rationality, and…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2008-12-31 Sujit Gujar , Yadati Narahari

Finding optimal adversarial attack strategies is an important topic in reinforcement learning and the Markov decision process. Previous studies usually assume one all-knowing coordinator (attacker) for whom attacking different recipient…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Ziqing Lu , Guanlin Liu , Lifeng Lai , Weiyu Xu

We consider the allocation of indivisible objects among agents with different valuations, which can be positive or negative. An egalitarian allocation is an allocation that maximizes the smallest value given to an agent; finding such an…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-30 Israel Jacobovich , Erel Segal-Halevi

In a bipartite max-min LP, we are given a bipartite graph $\myG = (V \cup I \cup K, E)$, where each agent $v \in V$ is adjacent to exactly one constraint $i \in I$ and exactly one objective $k \in K$. Each agent $v$ controls a variable…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2012-05-15 Patrik Floréen , Marja Hassinen , Petteri Kaski , Jukka Suomela

The moving target traveling salesman problem with obstacles (MT-TSP-O) seeks an obstacle-free trajectory for an agent that intercepts a given set of moving targets, each within specified time windows, and returns to the agent's starting…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Anoop Bhat , Geordan Gutow , Bhaskar Vundurthy , Zhongqiang Ren , Sivakumar Rathinam , Howie Choset

We investigate a multi-agent decision-making problem where a large population of agents is responsible for carrying out a set of assigned tasks. The amount of jobs in each task varies over time governed by a dynamical system model. Each…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-19 Shinkyu Park , Julian Barreiro-Gomez