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Iterative linear-quadratic (ILQ) methods are widely used in the nonlinear optimal control community. Recent work has applied similar methodology in the setting of multiplayer general-sum differential games. Here, ILQ methods are capable of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-03-20 David Fridovich-Keil , Vicenc Rubies-Royo , Claire J. Tomlin

We consider the problem of minimum energy steering of a linear stochastic system to a final prescribed distribution over a finite horizon and to maintain a stationary distribution over an infinite horizon. We present sufficient conditions…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-10-14 Yongxin Chen , Tryphon Georgiou , Michele Pavon

We consider a general time-inconsistent stochastic linear-quadratic differential game. The time-inconsistency arises from the presence of quadratic terms of the expected state as well as state-dependent term in the objective functionals. We…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2024-05-15 Qinglong Zhou , Gaofeng Zong

We propose a novel independent and payoff-based learning framework for stochastic games that is model-free, game-agnostic, and gradient-free. The learning dynamics follow a best-response-type actor-critic architecture, where agents update…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Ahmed Said Donmez , Yuksel Arslantas , Muhammed O. Sayin

In this work, we analyze the properties of the solution to the covariance steering problem for discrete time Gaussian linear systems with a squared Wasserstein distance terminal cost. In our previous work, we have shown that by utilizing…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-26 Isin M. Balci , Abhishek Halder , Efstathios Bakolas

In this article, we study a continuous-time stochastic $H_\infty$ control problem based on reinforcement learning (RL) techniques that can be viewed as solving a stochastic linear-quadratic two-person zero-sum differential game (LQZSG).…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-02 Zhongshi Sun , Guangyan Jia

This paper considers data-based solutions of linear-quadratic nonzero-sum differential games. Two cases are considered. First, the deterministic game is solved and Nash equilibrium strategies are obtained by using persistently excited data…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-15 Victor G. Lopez , Matthias A. Müller

This paper studies a stochastic dynamic game between two competing teams, each consisting of a network of collaborating agents. Unlike fully cooperative settings, where all agents share a common objective, each team in this game aims to…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Yike Zhao , Haoyuan Cai , Ali H. Sayed

We consider a class of zero-sum stopper vs. singular-controller games in which the controller can only act on a subset $d_0<d$ of the $d$ coordinates of a controlled diffusion. Due to the constraint on the control directions these games…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-02-02 Andrea Bovo , Tiziano De Angelis , Jan Palczewski

We study the optimal stopping problem of maximizing the variance of an unkilled linear diffusion. Especially, we demonstrate how the problem can be solved as a convex two-player zero-sum game, and reveal quite surprising application of game…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-03-25 Kamille Sofie Tågholt Gad , Pekka Matomäki

We investigate a two-player zero-sum stochastic differential game problem with the state process being constrained in a connected bounded closed domain, and the cost functional described by the solution of a generalized backward stochastic…

Probability · Mathematics 2017-05-12 Lishun Xiao , Dejian Tian

In this paper, we address the inverse problem in the case of linear-quadratic discrete-time dynamic non-cooperative games. Given feedback laws of players that are known to be a Nash equilibrium pair for a discrete-time linear system, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-19 Emin Martirosyan , Ming Cao

This paper is concerned with a linear-quadratic partially observed Stackelberg stochastic differential game with correlated state and observation noises, where the diffusion coefficient does not contain the control variable and the control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-25 Yueyang Zheng , Jingtao Shi

In dynamic noncooperative games, each player makes conjectures about other players' reactions before choosing a strategy. However, resulting equilibria may be multiple and do not always lead to desirable outcomes. These issues are typically…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-24 Francesco Morri , Hélène Le Cadre , David Salas , Didier Aussel

Dynamic games arise when multiple agents with differing objectives choose control inputs to a dynamic system. Dynamic games model a wide variety of applications in economics, defense, and energy systems. However, compared to single-agent…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-09-25 Bolei Di , Andrew Lamperski

This paper extends the optimal covariance steering problem for linear stochastic systems subject to chance constraints to account for optimal risk allocation. Previous works have assumed a uniform risk allocation to cast the optimal control…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-14 Joshua Pilipovsky , Panagiotis Tsiotras

We propose a framework for two-player infinite-dimensional games with cooperative or competitive structure. These games take the form of coupled partial differential equations in which players optimize over a space of measures, driven by…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-02-11 Lauren Conger , Franca Hoffmann , Eric Mazumdar , Lillian J. Ratliff

We study a two-player nonzero-sum stochastic differential game where one player controls the state variable via additive impulses while the other player can stop the game at any time. The main goal of this work is characterize Nash…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-04-02 Luciano Campi , Davide De Santis

Unlike Poker where the action space $\mathcal{A}$ is discrete, differential games in the physical world often have continuous action spaces not amenable to discrete abstraction, rendering no-regret algorithms with…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-17 Mukesh Ghimire , Zhe Xu , Yi Ren

A general model for zero-sum stochastic games with asymmetric information is considered. In this model, each player's information at each time can be divided into a common information part and a private information part. Under certain…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-25 Dhruva Kartik , Ashutosh Nayyar