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Uncoordinated charging of a rapidly growing number of electric vehicles (EVs) and the uncertainty associated with renewable energy resources may constitute a critical issue for the electric mobility (E-Mobility) in the transportation system…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-06-30 Hwei-Ming Chung , Sabita Maharjan , Yan Zhang , Frank Eliassen

The rapid growth of electric vehicles (EVs) is driving the expansion of charging infrastructure globally. As charging stations become ubiquitous, their substantial electricity consumption can influence grid operation and electricity…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-07 Sukanya Kudva , Kshitij Kulkarni , Chinmay Maheshwari , Anil Aswani , Shankar Sastry

This paper considers the problem of charging station pricing and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) station selection. When a PEV needs to be charged, it selects a charging station by considering the charging prices, waiting times, and travel…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2015-12-01 Wei Yuan , Jianwei Huang , Ying Jun Zhang

The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) introduces complex spatiotemporal demand management challenges for charging station operators (CSOs), exacerbated by demand imbalances, behavioral heterogeneity, and system uncertainty.…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Yongqi Zhang , Dong Ngoduy , Li Duan , Mingchang Zhu , Zhuo Chen

Algorithmic collusion has emerged as a central question in AI: Will the interaction between different AI agents deployed in markets lead to collusion? More generally, understanding how emergent behavior, be it a cartel or market dominance…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Ziyi Wang , Carmine Ventre , Maria Polukarov

This paper presents the equilibrium analysis of a game composed of heterogeneous electric vehicles (EVs) and a power distribution system operator (DSO) as the players, and charging station operators (CSOs) and a transportation network…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-27 Babak Ghaffarzadeh Bakhshayesh , Hamed Kebriaei

Recent scholarly work has extensively examined the phenomenon of algorithmic collusion driven by AI-enabled pricing algorithms. However, online platforms commonly deploy recommender systems that influence how consumers discover and purchase…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Xingchen Xu , Stephanie Lee , Yong Tan

This paper presents a framework for simultaneous bidding and pricing strategy for wholesale market participation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations aggregator. The proposed framework incorporates the EV charging stations' technical…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-14 Mohammad Mousavi , Li "Lisa" Qi , Alexander Brissette , Meng Wu

This paper presents a dynamic pricing and energy management framework for electric vehicle (EV) charging service providers. To set the charging prices, the service providers faces three uncertainties: the volatility of wholesale electricity…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-01-10 Chao Luo , Yih-Fang Huang , Vijay Gupta

A high penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) will deeply impact the management of electric power systems. To avoid costly grid reinforcements and the risk of load curtailment due to EV charging, indirect load control via adapted economic…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Icaro Silvestre Freitas Gomes , Adam Abdin , Jakob Puchinger , Yannick Perez

Collaborative vehicle routing occurs when carriers collaborate through sharing their transportation requests and performing transportation requests on behalf of each other. This achieves economies of scale, thus reducing cost, greenhouse…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-27 Stephen Mak , Liming Xu , Tim Pearce , Michael Ostroumov , Alexandra Brintrup

The transition from the Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles (ICEVs) to the Electric Vehicles (EVs) is globally recommended to combat the unfavourable environmental conditions caused by reliance on fossil fuels. However, it has been…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-11 Leloko J. Lepolesa , Kayode E. Adetunji , Khmaies Ouahada , Zhenqing Liu , Ling Cheng

Algorithmic pricing raises a question of interpretation as well as intervention: when autonomous deep-learning pricing systems sustain supracompetitive prices, what strategic pattern have they learned, and how might market institutions…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2026-05-19 Soumen Banerjee

AI agents are increasingly deployed in ecosystems where they repeatedly interact not only with each other but also with humans. In this work, we study these human-AI ecosystems from a theoretical perspective, focusing on the classical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Natalie Collina , Eshwar Ram Arunachaleswaran , Meena Jagadeesan

With the recent advances in mobile energy storage technologies, electric vehicles (EVs) have become a crucial part of smart grids. When EVs participate in the demand response program, the charging cost can be significantly reduced by taking…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-05 Zixuan Zhang , Yuning Jiang , Yuanming Shi , Ye Shi , Wei Chen

When online sellers use AI learning algorithms to automatically compete on e-commerce platforms, there is concern that they will learn to coordinate on higher than competitive prices. However, this concern was primarily raised in…

General Economics · Economics 2025-11-03 Hangcheng Zhao , Ron Berman

This paper studies the routing and charging behaviors of electric vehicles in a competitive ride-hailing market. When the vehicles are idle, they can choose whether to continue cruising to search for passengers, or move a charging station…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-12 Kenan Zhang , John Lygeros

Electric Vehicles' (EVs) growing number has various consequences, from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and local pollution to altering traffic congestion and electricity consumption. More specifically, decisions of operators from both the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-12-13 Benoît Sohet , Yezekael Hayel , Olivier Beaude , Alban Jeandin

There is growing concern about tacit collusion using algorithmic pricing, and regulators need tools to help detect the possibility of such collusion. This paper studies how to design a hypothesis testing framework in order to decide whether…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2020-03-31 Pedro Hespanhol , Anil Aswani

We study the optimal charging strategies for large-scale electric vehicles in smart grids within a finite-horizon mean field game framework. We first establish the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the consistency condition…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-12-03 Lijun Bo , Fengcheng Liu , Shihua Wang