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Networked dynamic systems are ubiquitous in various domains, such as industrial processes, social networks, and biological systems. These systems produce high-dimensional data that reflect the complex interactions among the network nodes…

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In several network problems the optimum behavior of the agents (i.e., the nodes of the network) is not known before deployment. Furthermore, the agents might be required to adapt, i.e. change their behavior based on the environment…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2020-12-22 Anil Yaman , Giovanni Iacca

Autonomous driving system aims for safe and social-consistent driving through the behavioral integration among interactive agents. However, challenges remain due to multi-agent scene uncertainty and heterogeneous interaction. Current dense…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Haochen Liu , Li Chen , Yu Qiao , Chen Lv , Hongyang Li

Maximum likelihood estimation is effective for identifying dynamical systems, but applying it to large networks becomes computationally prohibitive. This paper introduces a maximum likelihood estimation method that enables identification of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-06 João Victor Galvão da Mata , Anders Hansson , Martin S. Andersen

We consider the problem of identifying the topology of a weighted, undirected network $\mathcal G$ from observing snapshots of multiple independent consensus dynamics. Specifically, we observe the opinion profiles of a group of agents for a…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Santiago Segarra , Michael T. Schaub , Ali Jadbabaie

Learning influence pathways of a network of dynamically related processes from observations is of considerable importance in many disciplines. In this article, influence networks of agents which interact dynamically via linear dependencies…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-09-28 Saurav Talukdar , Deepjyoti Deka , Harish Doddi , Donatello Materassi , Misha Chertkov , Murti V. Salapaka

We address the problem of identifying the topology of an unknown weighted, directed network of LTI systems stimulated by wide-sense stationary noises of unknown power spectral densities. We propose several reconstruction algorithms based on…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2013-08-13 Shahin Shahrampour , Victor M. Preciado

A neural network works as an associative memory device if it has large storage capacity and the quality of the retrieval is good enough. The learning and attractor abilities of the network both can be measured by the mutual information…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2007-05-23 David Dominguez , Kostadin Koroutchev , Eduardo Serrano , Francisco B. Rodriguez

We study the performance of a network of agents tasked with tracking an external unknown signal in the presence of stochastic disturbances and under the condition that only a limited subset of agents, known as leaders, can measure the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-06-16 Katherine E. Fitch , Naomi Ehrich Leonard

We live in a world full of networks where our economy, our communication, and even our social life crucially depends on them. These networks typically emerge from the interaction of many entities, which is why researchers study agent-based…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-07 Davide Bilò , Sarel Cohen , Tobias Friedrich , Hans Gawendowicz , Nicolas Klodt , Pascal Lenzner , George Skretas

Multi-agent systems (MAS) solve complex problems through coordinated autonomous entities with individual decision-making capabilities. While Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) enables these agents to learn intelligent strategies, it…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Xinren Zhang , Sixi Cheng , Zixin Zhong , Jiadong Yu

This paper proposes a multi-agent reinforcement learning based medium access framework for wireless networks. The access problem is formulated as a Markov Decision Process (MDP), and solved using reinforcement learning with every network…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-30 Hrishikesh Dutta , Subir Biswas

Modelling other agents' behaviors plays an important role in decision models for interactions among multiple agents. To optimise its own decisions, a subject agent needs to model what other agents act simultaneously in an uncertain…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-03-08 Yinghui Pan , Hanyi Zhang , Yifeng Zeng , Biyang Ma , Jing Tang , Zhong Ming

We consider a networked linear dynamical system with $p$ agents/nodes. We study the problem of learning the underlying graph of interactions/dependencies from observations of the nodal trajectories over a time-interval $T$. We present a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-05-09 Harish Doddi , Deepjyoti Deka , Saurav Talukdar , Murti Salapaka

Identifying super-spreaders can be framed as a subtask of the influence maximisation problem. It seeks to pinpoint agents within a network that, if selected as single diffusion seeds, disseminate information most effectively. Multilayer…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-10-27 Michał Czuba , Mateusz Stolarski , Adam Piróg , Piotr Bielak , Piotr Bródka

As the complexity and scale of modern computer networks continue to increase, there has emerged an urgent need for precise traffic analysis, which plays a pivotal role in cutting-edge wireless connectivity technologies. This study focuses…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-17 Khuong N. Nguyen , Abhishek Sehgal , Yuming Zhu , Junsu Choi , Guanbo Chen , Hao Chen , Boon Loong Ng , Charlie Zhang

A novel unified Bayesian framework for network detection is developed, under which a detection algorithm is derived based on random walks on graphs. The algorithm detects threat networks using partial observations of their activity, and is…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2014-09-09 Steven T. Smith , Edward K. Kao , Kenneth D. Senne , Garrett Bernstein , Scott Philips

The dynamics of systems of interacting agents is determined by the structure of their coupling network. The knowledge of the latter is, therefore, highly desirable, for instance, to develop efficient control schemes, to accurately predict…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2021-10-13 Melvyn Tyloo , Robin Delabays , Philippe Jacquod

Diffusion processes are instrumental to describe the movement of a continuous quantity in a generic network of interacting agents. Here, we present a probabilistic framework for diffusion in networks and propose to classify agent…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-08-28 Wai Hong Ronald Chan , Matthias Wildemeersch , Tony Q. S. Quek

System identification is a key enabling component for the implementation of quantum technologies, including quantum control. In this paper, we consider the class of passive linear input-output systems, and investigate several basic…

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