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We combine the parametric Barvinok algorithm with a generation algorithm for a finite list of suitably chosen discrete sub-cases on the enumeration of complete simple games, i.e. a special subclass of monotone Boolean functions. Recently,…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2010-01-19 Sascha Kurz , Nikolas Tautenhahn

Kakutani's Fixed Point theorem is a fundamental theorem in topology with numerous applications in game theory and economics. Computational formulations of Kakutani exist only in special cases and are too restrictive to be useful in…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2023-05-26 Christos H. Papadimitriou , Emmanouil-Vasileios Vlatakis-Gkaragkounis , Manolis Zampetakis

We give a direct polynomial-time reduction from parity games played over the configuration graphs of collapsible pushdown systems to safety games played over the same class of graphs. That a polynomial-time reduction would exist was known…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-07-06 Matthew Hague , Roland Meyer , Sebastian Muskalla , Martin Zimmermann

History-determinism is a restricted notion of nondeterminism in automata, where the nondeterminism can be successfully resolved based solely on the prefix read so far. History-deterministic automata still allow for exponential succinctness…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Karoliina Lehtinen , Keya Prakash

We use proof mining techniques to obtain a uniform rate of asymptotic regularity for the instance of the parallel algorithm used by L\'opez-Acedo and Xu to find common fixed points of finite families of $k$-strict pseudocontractive…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2016-06-21 Andrei Sipos

We give an algorithm for solving unique games (UG) instances whenever low-degree sum-of-squares proofs certify good bounds on the small-set-expansion of the underlying constraint graph via a hypercontractive inequality. Our algorithm is in…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2021-06-29 Mitali Bafna , Boaz Barak , Pravesh Kothari , Tselil Schramm , David Steurer

We show that, by using multiplicative weights in a game-theoretic thought experiment (and an important convexity result on the composition of multiplicative weights with the relative entropy function), a symmetric bimatrix game (that is, a…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Ioannis Avramopoulos

This paper presents a technique for approximating, up to any precision, the set of subgame-perfect equilibria (SPE) in discounted repeated games. The process starts with a single hypercube approximation of the set of SPE. Then the initial…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2010-02-10 Andriy Burkov , Brahim Chaib-draa

Many real-world optimization problems such as engineering design can be eventually modeled as the corresponding multiobjective optimization problems (MOPs) which must be solved to obtain approximate Pareto optimal fronts. Multiobjective…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2021-11-12 Wang Chen , Jian Chen , Weitian Wu , Xinmin Yang , Hui Li

We present a general framework for solving a large class of learning problems with non-linear functions of classification rates. This includes problems where one wishes to optimize a non-decomposable performance metric such as the F-measure…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-09-09 Harikrishna Narasimhan , Andrew Cotter , Maya Gupta

In this paper, we investigate a prescribed-time and fully distributed Nash Equilibrium (NE) seeking problem for continuous-time noncooperative games. By exploiting pseudo-gradient play and consensus-based schemes, various distributed NE…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-25 Zhi Feng , Guoqiang Hu

The game of SET is a popular card game in which the objective is to form Sets using cards from a special deck. In this paper we study single- and multi-round variations of this game from the computational complexity point of view and…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2013-09-26 Michael Lampis , Valia Mitsou

In the literature on game-theoretic equilibrium finding, focus has mainly been on solving a single game in isolation. In practice, however, strategic interactions -- ranging from routing problems to online advertising auctions -- evolve…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-02 Keegan Harris , Ioannis Anagnostides , Gabriele Farina , Mikhail Khodak , Zhiwei Steven Wu , Tuomas Sandholm

This paper develops a method for obtaining guaranteed outer approximations for global attractors of continuous and discrete time nonlinear dynamical systems. The method is based on a hierarchy of semidefinite programming problems of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-10-05 Corbinian Schlosser , Milan Korda

In recent years, it has become clear that rankings delivered in many areas need not only be useful to the users but also respect fairness of exposure for the item producers. We consider the problem of finding ranking policies that achieve a…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Till Kletti , Jean-Michel Renders , Patrick Loiseau

We study the process theoretic notion of stuttering equivalence in the setting of parity games. We demonstrate that stuttering equivalent vertices have the same winner in the parity game. This means that solving a parity game can be…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-08-08 Sjoerd Cranen , Jeroen J. A. Keiren , Tim A. C. Willemse

Matching games is a novel matching model introduced by Garrido-Lucero and Laraki, in which agents' utilities are endogenously determined as the outcome of a strategic game they play simultaneously with the matching process. Matching games…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Felipe Garrido-Lucero , Rida Laraki

Whether a PTAS (polynomial-time approximation scheme) exists for game equilibria has been an open question, and its absence has indications and consequences in three fields: the practicality of methods in algorithmic game theory,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-06 Hongbo Sun , Chongkun Xia , Junbo Tan , Bo Yuan , Xueqian Wang , Bin Liang

Self-play is a technique for machine learning in multi-agent systems where a learning algorithm learns by interacting with copies of itself. Self-play is useful for generating large quantities of data for learning, but has the drawback that…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-30 Revan MacQueen , James R. Wright

Due to their complex dynamics, combinatorial games are a key test case and application for algorithms that train game playing agents. Among those algorithms that train using self-play are coevolutionary algorithms (CoEAs). However, the…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Alistair Benford , Per Kristian Lehre