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We consider the problem of stochastic optimal control, where the state-feedback control policies take the form of a probability distribution and where a penalty on the entropy is added. By viewing the cost function as a Kullback- Leibler…

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In this manuscript we consider optimal control problems of stochastic differential equations with delays in the state and in the control. First, we prove an equivalent Markovian reformulation on Hilbert spaces of the state equation. Then,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-05-20 Filippo de Feo

This paper aims to explore the relationship between maximum principle and dynamic programming principle for stochastic recursive control problem with random coefficients. Under certain regular conditions for the coefficients, the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-12-10 Yuchao Dong , Qingxin Meng , Qi Zhang

We establish a recursive representation that fully decouples jumps from a large class of multivariate inhomogeneous stochastic differential equations with jumps of general time-state dependent unbounded intensity, not of L\'evy-driven type…

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In this paper, a partially observed stochastic linear Stackelberg differential game with mean-variance criteria is studied. Randomness comes from Brownian motions and Poisson random measures. which leads to a circular dependency. We follow…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-01-27 Jingtao Lin , Jingtao Shi

We consider a robust switching control problem. The controller only observes the evolution of the state process, and thus uses feedback (closed-loop) switching strategies, a non standard class of switching controls introduced in this paper.…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-07-04 Erhan Bayraktar , Andrea Cosso , Huyen Pham

Over the recent past data-driven algorithms for solving stochastic optimal control problems in face of model uncertainty have become an increasingly active area of research. However, for singular controls and underlying diffusion dynamics…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-10-15 Sören Christensen , Asbjørn Holk Thomsen , Lukas Trottner

In this paper we first investigate zero-sum two-player stochastic differential games with reflection with the help of theory of Reflected Backward Stochastic Differential Equations (RBSDEs). We will establish the dynamic programming…

Probability · Mathematics 2008-09-30 Rainer Buckdahn , Juan Li

In this paper, we first establish the dynamic programming principle for stochastic optimal control problems defined on compact Riemannian manifolds without boundary. Subsequently, we derive the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-03 Dingqian Gao , Qi Lü

In this paper, we investigate a sparse optimal control of continuous-time stochastic systems. We adopt the dynamic programming approach and analyze the optimal control via the value function. Due to the non-smoothness of the $L^0$ cost…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-09-17 Kaito Ito , Takuya Ikeda , Kenji Kashima

In this paper, we consider the functional It\^o calculus framework to find a path-dependent version of the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation for stochastic control problems that feature dynamics and running cost that depend on the path of…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-02-11 Yuri F. Saporito

In this paper we consider non convex control problems of stochastic differential equations driven by relaxed controls. We present existence of optimal controls and then develop necessary conditions of optimality. We cover both continuous…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-02-15 Nasir U. Ahmed , Charalambos D. Charalambous

In this paper, we examine a stochastic linear-quadratic control problem characterized by regime switching and Poisson jumps. All the coefficients in the problem are random processes adapted to the filtration generated by Brownian motion and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-30 Xiaomin Shi , Zuo Quan Xu

We are interested in stochastic control problems coming from mathematical finance and, in particular, related to model uncertainty, where the uncertainty affects both volatility and intensity. This kind of stochastic control problems is…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-05-15 Sébastien Choukroun , Andrea Cosso

In this paper, we study the following nonlinear backward stochastic integral partial differential equation with jumps \begin{equation*} \left\{ \begin{split} -d V(t,x) =&\displaystyle\inf_{u\in U}\bigg\{H(t,x,u, DV(t,x),D \Phi(t,x), D^2…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-11-10 Qingxin Meng , Yuchao Dong , Yang Shen , Shanjian Tang

Given a Brownian motion $W$ and a stationary Poisson point process $p$ with values in ${\mathbb R}^d$, we prove a Dynamic Programming Principle (DPP) in a strong formulation for a stochastic control problem involving controlled SDEs of the…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-09-12 Alessandro Bondi , Enrico Priola

In this paper we study the optimal stochastic control problem for a path-dependent stochastic system under a recursive path-dependent cost functional, whose associated Bellman equation from dynamic programming principle is a path-dependent…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-03-06 Shanjian Tang , Fu Zhang

In this paper we study a Markovian two-dimensional bounded-variation stochastic control problem whose state process consists of a diffusive mean-reverting component and of a purely controlled one. The main problem's characteristic lies in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2020-04-21 Salvatore Federico , Giorgio Ferrari , Patrick Schuhmann

In this paper, we consider a general time-inconsistent optimal control problem for a non homogeneous linear system, in which its state evolves according to a stochastic differential equation with deterministic coefficients, when the noise…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-05-19 Ishak Alia , Farid Chighoub , Ayesha Sohail