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Mean field equilibrium (MFE) has emerged as a computationally tractable solution concept for large dynamic games. However, computing MFE remains challenging due to nonlinearities and the absence of contraction properties, limiting its…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2025-06-23 Bar Light

We study a particle approximation for one-dimensional first-order Mean-Field-Games (MFGs) with local interactions with planning conditions. Our problem comprises a system of a Hamilton-Jacobi equation coupled with a transport equation. As…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-07 Marco Di Francesco , Serikbolsyn Duisembay , Diogo Aguiar Gomes , Ricardo Ribeiro

This paper studies the convergence of mean field games with finite state space to mean field games with a continuous state space. We examine a space discretization of a diffusive dynamics, which is reminiscent of the Markov chain…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-01-18 Charles Bertucci , Alekos Cecchin

We consider a dynamic traffic routing game over an urban road network involving a large number of drivers in which each driver selecting a particular route is subject to a penalty that is affine in the logarithm of the number of drivers…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-01-22 Takashi Tanaka , Ehsan Nekouei , Ali Reza Pedram , Karl Henrik Johansson

Mean Field Games (MFGs) provide a powerful framework for modeling the collective behavior of large populations of interacting agents. In this paper, we address the problem of Imitation Learning (IL) in MFGs subject to common noise, where…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Grégoire Lambrecht , Mathieu Laurière

In this tutorial, we provide an introduction to machine learning methods for finding Nash equilibria in games with large number of agents. These types of problems are important for the operations research community because of their…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-06-18 Gokce Dayanikli , Mathieu Lauriere

This paper presents a comprehensive study of linear-quadratic (LQ) mean field games (MFGs) in Hilbert spaces, generalizing the classic LQ MFG theory to scenarios involving $N$ agents with dynamics governed by infinite-dimensional stochastic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Hanchao Liu , Dena Firoozi

Coordinating mixed fleets of massive vehicles under stringent delay constraints is a central scalability bottleneck in next-generation mobile computing networks, especially when passenger cars, freight trucks, and autonomous vehicles share…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Kangkang Sun , Jianhua Li , Xiuzhen Chen , Mingzhe Chen , Minyi Guo

Competitive games involving thousands or even millions of players are prevalent in real-world contexts, such as transportation, communications, and computer networks. However, learning in these large-scale multi-agent environments presents…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-02-04 Batuhan Yardim , Semih Cayci , Niao He

We study the generalized conditional gradient (GCG) method for time-dependent second-order mean field games (MFG) with local coupling terms. While explicit convergence rates of the GCG method were previously established only for globally…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Haruka Nakamura , Norikazu Saito

In a mean field game of controls, players seek to minimize a cost that depends on the joint distribution of players' states and controls. We consider an ergodic problem for second-order mean field games of controls with state constraints,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-10 Jameson Graber , Kyle Rosengartner

We present a new combined \textit{mean field control game} (MFCG) problem which can be interpreted as a competitive game between collaborating groups and its solution as a Nash equilibrium between groups. Players coordinate their strategies…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-02-16 Andrea Angiuli , Nils Detering , Jean-Pierre Fouque , Mathieu Lauriere , Jimin Lin

We study Mean Field Games (MFGs) driven by a large class of nonlocal, fractional and anomalous diffusions in the whole space. These non-Gaussian diffusions are pure jump L\'evy processes with some $\sigma$-stable like behaviour. Included…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-03-10 Olav Ersland , Espen Robstad Jakobsen

Traditional mean-field game (MFG) solvers operate on an instance-by-instance basis, which becomes infeasible when many related problems must be solved (e.g., for seeking a robust description of the solution under perturbations of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-24 Dena Firoozi , Anastasis Kratsios , Xuwei Yang

Recent reinforcement learning (RL) methods have achieved success in various domains. However, multi-agent RL (MARL) remains a challenge in terms of decentralization, partial observability and scalability to many agents. Meanwhile,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Kai Cui , Sascha Hauck , Christian Fabian , Heinz Koeppl

Neural network-based methods are effective for solving equilibria in Mean-Field Games (MFGs), particularly in high-dimensional settings. However, solving the coupled partial differential equations (PDEs) in MFGs limits their applicability…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Jinwei Liu , Wang Yao , Xiao Zhang

Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) are an effective methodology to ensure safety and performative efficacy in real-time control applications such as power systems, resource allocation, autonomous vehicles, robotics, etc. This approach ensures…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-09-30 Samy Wu Fung , Levon Nurbekyan

In the presence of a common noise, we study the convergence problems in mean field game (MFG) and mean field control (MFC) problem where the cost function and the state dynamics depend upon the joint conditional distribution of the…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-08-29 Mao Fabrice Djete

This paper presents a Mean Field Game (MFG) model for maritime traffic flow, treating the navigation of ships between seaports as a large-scale stochastic control problem. The MFG framework enables the modeling of agents at a microscopic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-02 Charles-Albert Lehalle , Giulia Livieri

In this paper, we address the resource provisioning problem for service function chaining (SFC) in terms of the placement and chaining of virtual network functions (VNFs) within a multi-access edge computing (MEC) infrastructure to reduce…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-01-31 Amine Abouaomar , Soumaya Cherkaoui , Zoubeir Mlika , Abdellatif Kobbane