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We propose a multi-agent based computational framework for modeling decision-making and strategic interaction at micro level for smart vehicles in a smart world. The concepts of Markov game and best response dynamics are heavily leveraged.…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-01-05 Qi Dai , Xunnong Xu , Wen Guo , Suzhou Huang , Dimitar Filev

Imitation is widely observed in populations of decision-making agents. Using our recent convergence results for asynchronous imitation dynamics on networks, we consider how such networks can be efficiently driven to a desired equilibrium…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2017-04-17 James Riehl , Pouria Ramazi , Ming Cao

We consider aggregative games with affine coupling constraints, where agents have partial information on the aggregate value and can only communicate with neighbouring agents. We propose a single-layer distributed algorithm that reaches a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-08-14 Dian Gadjov , Lacra Pavel

In this paper, we study the problem of consensus-based distributed Nash equilibrium (NE) seeking where a network of players, abstracted as a directed graph, aim to minimize their own local cost functions non-cooperatively. Considering the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-21 Wei Huo , Kam Fai Elvis Tsang , Yamin Yan , Karl Henrik Johansson , Ling Shi

Adaptive networks have the capability to pursue solutions of global stochastic optimization problems by relying only on local interactions within neighborhoods. The diffusion of information through repeated interactions allows for globally…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-03-30 Stefan Vlaski , Ali H. Sayed

In this paper, we study estimation of potentially unstable linear dynamical systems when the observations are distributed over a network. We are interested in scenarios when the information exchange among the agents is restricted. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2011-11-22 Usman A. Khan , Ali Jadbabaie

In recent times, various distributed optimization algorithms have been proposed for whose specific agent dynamics global optimality and convergence is proven. However, there exist no general conditions for the design of such algorithms. In…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-14 Pol Jane-Soneira , Charles Muller , Felix Strehle , Sören Hohmann

The use of game theoretic methods for control in multiagent systems has been an important topic in recent research. Valid utility games in particular have been used to model real-world problems; such games have the convenient property that…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-16 David Grimsman , Philip N. Brown , Jason R. Marden

We present an algorithm that identifies the reasoning patterns of agents in a game, by iteratively examining the graph structure of its Multi-Agent Influence Diagram (MAID) representation. If the decision of an agent participates in no…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2012-06-18 Dimitrios Antos , Avi Pfeffer

In important applications involving multi-task networks with multiple objectives, agents in the network need to decide between these multiple objectives and reach an agreement about which single objective to follow for the network. In this…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-12-27 Sahar Khawatmi , Abdelhak M. Zoubir , Ali H. Sayed

Distributed Nash equilibrium (NE) seeking problems for networked games have been widely investigated in recent years. Despite the increasing attention, communication expenditure is becoming a major bottleneck for scaling up distributed…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-17 Xiaomeng Chen , Wei Huo , Yuchi Wu , Subhrakanti Dey , Ling Shi

Today we rely on networks that are created and maintained by smart devices. For such networks, there is no governing central authority but instead the network structure is shaped by the decisions of selfish intelligent agents. A key…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-01-20 Julian Berger , Tobias Friedrich , Pascal Lenzner , Paraskevi Machaira , Janosch Ruff

In stochastic Nash equilibrium problems (SNEPs), it is natural for players to be uncertain about their complex environments and have multi-dimensional unknown parameters in their models. Among various SNEPs, this paper focuses on locally…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-06 Yuanhanqing Huang , Jianghai Hu

The computational characterization of game-theoretic solution concepts is a central topic in artificial intelligence, with the aim of developing computationally efficient tools for finding optimal ways to behave in strategic interactions.…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2013-04-05 Nicola Gatti , Marco Rocco , Tuomas Sandholm

Complex networks are a great tool for simulating the outcomes of different strategies used within the iterated prisoners' dilemma game. However, because the strategies themselves rely on the connection between nodes, then initial network…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-08-30 Louis Zhao , Chen Ye Gan , Minglu Zhao

Distributed optimization finds applications in large-scale machine learning, data processing and classification over multi-agent networks. In real-world scenarios, the communication network of agents may encounter latency that may affect…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-06 Mohammadreza Doostmohammadian , Narahari Kasagatta Ramesh , Alireza Aghasi

Due to the spectrum reuse in small cell network, the inter-cell interference has great effect on MEC's performance. In this paper, for reducing the energy consumption and latency of MEC, we propose a game theory based jointing offloading…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-05-08 Ning Li , Jose-Fernan Martinez-Ortega , Gregorio Rubio

In this work, we consider the problem of a network of agents collectively minimizing a sum of convex functions. The agents in our setting can only access their local objective functions and exchange information with their immediate…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-01 Charikleia Iakovidou , Ermin Wei

We consider a wireless communication system in which $N$ transmitter-receiver pairs want to communicate with each other. Each transmitter transmits data at a certain rate using a power that depends on the channel gain to its receiver. If a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-04 Krishna Chaitanya A , Vinod Sharma , Utpal Mukherji

In this paper, we study a distributed continuous-time design for aggregative games with coupled constraints in order to seek the generalized Nash equilibrium by a group of agents via simple local information exchange. To solve the problem,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-14 Shu Liang , Peng Yi , Yiguang Hong