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48 results for asymmetric games

Study proves value of non-Markovian games with partial, asymmetric info.

problem Value of non-Markovian Dynkin games with partial and asymmetric information.
method Probabilistic and functional analytic approach based on Sion's min-max theorem.
result Existence of optimal strategies for both players in randomised stopping times.

Paper defines saddle points in asymmetric Dynkin games using martingale theory.

problem Tackles saddle point conditions in asymmetric Dynkin games with partial information.
method Uses martingale theory to identify super and submartingales related to equilibrium payoffs.
result Characterizes saddle point strategies in terms of equilibrium payoffs' dynamics and Doob-Meyer decompositions.

In this paper we show how the study of asymmetric R&D alliances, that are those between young and small firms and large and MNEs firms for knowledge exploration and/or exploitation, requires the adoption of a coopetitive framework which consider both collaboration and competition. We draw upon the literature on asymmet…

2012-05-13abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper tackles learning Stackelberg equilibrium in asymmetric games efficiently from noisy samples.

problem Learning Stackelberg equilibrium in asymmetric, general-sum games efficiently from noisy samples.
method The paper initiates the theoretical study of sample-efficient learning of the Stackelberg equilibrium in bandit feedback setting.
result Sharp positive results on sample-efficient learning of Stackelberg equilibrium with value optimal up to a fundamental gap identified.

We introduce CSE for MLSF games and devise online learning algorithms for achieving no-external Stackelberg-regret.

problem Learning equilibrium in leader-follower games with noisy bandit feedback.
method Proposed Correlated Stackelberg Equilibrium (CSE) and online learning algorithms balancing exploration and exploitation.
result Achieves no-external Stackelberg-regret, converging to approximate CSE.

In this paper we study the continuum time dynamics of a stock in a market where agents behavior is modeled by a Minority Game and a Grand Canonical Minority Game. The dynamics derived is a generalized geometric Brownian motion; from the Black & Scholes formula the calibration of both the Minority Game and the Grand Can…

2012-05-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Expands MFGs to handle real-world asymmetric multi-agent games efficiently.

problem Applying mean-field games to real-world, heterogeneous multi-agent systems.
method Develops a method to symmetrize and extend finite-player games to infinite-player MFGs, proving approximation bounds and convergence guarantees.
result TD learning converges to approximate Nash equilibria in finite-sample settings, enabling symmetrized learning without explicit MFG models.

Study on optimal trading in a finite population with market frictions and asymmetric information.

problem Optimal trading in a finite population with market frictions and asymmetric information.
method Investigates stochastic differential games with asymmetric information and market frictions, proving existence and uniqueness of Nash and Stackelberg-Nash equilibria.
result Existence and uniqueness of Nash and Stackelberg-Nash equilibria in both unconstrained and constrained trading scenarios.

Investors with asymmetric information play a game to optimize their portfolios.

problem Two investors with different information levels compete in portfolio selection.
method Modelled as a Stackelberg game with entropy-regularized mean-variance objectives.
result Equilibria exist where follower's strategy depends on leader's actions.

Learning to cooperate with friends and compete with foes is a key component of multi-agent reinforcement learning. Typically to do so, one requires access to either a model of or interaction with the other agent(s). Here we show how to learn effective strategies for cooperation and competition in an asymmetric informat…

2018-08-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyze linear McKean-Vlasov forward-backward SDEs arising in leader-follower games with mean-field type control and terminal state constraints on the state process. We establish an existence and uniqueness of solutions result for such systems in time-weighted spaces as well as a {convergence} result of the solution…

2018-09-12abs ↗pdf ↗

We present an extension of Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) that strongly increases its efficiency for trees with asymmetry and/or loops. Asymmetric termination of search trees introduces a type of uncertainty for which the standard upper confidence bound (UCB) formula does not account. Our first algorithm (MCTS-T), whic…

2018-05-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Interpretability has arisen as a key desideratum of machine learning models alongside performance. Approaches so far have been primarily concerned with fixed dimensional inputs emphasizing feature relevance or selection. In contrast, we focus on temporal modeling and the problem of tailoring the predictor, functionally…

2018-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep fictitious play converges to Nash equilibrium in stochastic differential games.

problem Finding Nash equilibrium in large stochastic differential games.
method Decouples the game into sub-optimization problems and solves each player's optimal strategy with deep BSDE method.
result Deep fictitious play converges to the true Nash equilibrium.

Autonomous systems can substantially enhance a human's efficiency and effectiveness in complex environments. Machines, however, are often unable to observe the preferences of the humans that they serve. Despite the fact that the human's and machine's objectives are aligned, asymmetric information, along with heterogene…

2017-05-26abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we apply the idea of fictitious play to design deep neural networks (DNNs), and develop deep learning theory and algorithms for computing the Nash equilibrium of asymmetric NN-player non-zero-sum stochastic differential games, for which we refer as \emph{deep fictitious play}, a multi-stage learning pro…

2019-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Study multi-agent RL in OTC markets, learning from agents' interactions.

problem Designing efficient RL solutions for OTC market interactions.
method Parameterized reward functions, shared policy learning, RL calibration.
result Agents learn to balance hedging and skewing in market simulations.

eva method improves RL models by adaptively creating prompts, boosting performance.

problem Fixed prompt distribution limits scalability of RL models post-training.
method Evolving Alignment via Asymmetric Self-Play (eva) approach.
result Significant performance boost on benchmarks, e.g. 51.6% to 60.1% win-rate.

Optimal exit strategies of CPT gamblers in unfair gambles

problem Optimal exit strategies of gamblers with CPT preferences in games with strictly negative expected payoffs
method Formulating the problem as an optimal stopping problem on asymmetric random walks, applying geometric transformation, randomized strategies, and changing the decision variable
result The unfair problem in the infinite time horizon has finite values for a wide range of CPT parameter specifications

Study of geometric analysis on asymmetric metric spaces, including heat flow and Sobolev spaces.

problem Analysis of geometric properties on asymmetric metric measure spaces.
method Introduction of upper gradients, qq-Laplacian, and qq-heat flow in asymmetric settings.
result Extension of concepts from symmetric to asymmetric metric measure spaces.

A new asymmetric correntropy method improves robust adaptive filtering for asymmetric error distributions.

problem Inadequate handling of asymmetric error distributions in adaptive filtering.
method Proposes asymmetric correntropy using an asymmetric Gaussian kernel and develops a robust adaptive filtering algorithm.
result The proposed algorithm shows better steady-state convergence performance for asymmetric error distributions.

This study examines asymmetric cross-correlations in cryptocurrency markets using fractal analysis.

problem Exploring asymmetric multifractal cross-correlations in cryptocurrency markets.
method Fractal analysis and MF-ADCCA method to investigate asymmetric volatility dynamics.
result Cross-correlations are stronger in downtrend markets than in uptrend markets for maturing BTC and ETH.

Theoretical justification for asymmetric actor-critic algorithms in reinforcement learning.

problem Lack of precise theoretical justification for asymmetric actor-critic algorithms in reinforcement learning.
method Adapting a finite-time convergence analysis to the asymmetric actor-critic setting with linear function approximators.
result A finite-time bound reveals that the asymmetric critic eliminates aliasing errors in the agent state.

JIT liquidity providers can sometimes reduce overall market liquidity by crowding out passive LPs.

problem JIT liquidity providers can reduce overall market liquidity by crowding out passive LPs.
method Game-theoretic model with asymmetrically informed agents to analyze JIT liquidity provision in blockchain-based decentralized exchanges.
result JIT LPs only provide liquidity to uninformed orders and crowd out passive LPs when order volume is not sufficiently elastic to pool depth, potentially reducing overall market liquidity.

We consider the problem of designing locality sensitive hashes (LSH) for inner product similarity, and of the power of asymmetric hashes in this context. Shrivastava and Li argue that there is no symmetric LSH for the problem and propose an asymmetric LSH based on different mappings for query and database points. Howev…

2014-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper improves asymmetric causality tests by addressing inefficiencies and statistical significance issues.

problem Inefficiencies and statistical significance issues in asymmetric causality tests.
method Improved asymmetric causality tests via partial cumulative sums for positive and negative components, explicitly testing differences between causal parameters.
result Efficiently tested hypotheses on asymmetric causal interaction between financial markets.

We propose Deep Asymmetric Multitask Feature Learning (Deep-AMTFL) which can learn deep representations shared across multiple tasks while effectively preventing negative transfer that may happen in the feature sharing process. Specifically, we introduce an asymmetric autoencoder term that allows reliable predictors fo…

2017-08-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Bayesian VI copula models capture asymmetric intraday equity dependence.

problem Modeling asymmetric and extreme tail dependence in financial data.
method Bayesian variational inference for skew-t copula models in high dimensions.
result The copula captures substantial heterogeneity in asymmetric dependence over equity pairs and time.

Extends multidimensional scaling to analyze three-way asymmetric proximities.

problem Analyzing asymmetric and three-way proximities in a Euclidean space.
method Unified h-plot methodology for three-way asymmetric proximities, including symmetric and conditional frameworks.
result Identification of archetypal profiles and clustering structures.

This paper introduces constrained mixtures for continuous distributions, characterized by a mixture of distributions where each distribution has a shape similar to the base distribution and disjoint domains. This new concept is used to create generalized asymmetric versions of the Laplace and normal distributions, whic…

2015-03-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Enhances reinforcement learning with partial state information.

problem Improving learning under partial observability with limited privileged signals.
method Introduced informed asymmetric actor-critic framework that uses arbitrary state-dependent privileged signals.
result Unbiased policy gradient estimates with arbitrary privileged signals.

Proposes a new OAL algorithm for imbalanced data with limited labels.

problem Handling imbalanced unlabeled datastream with limited query budget.
method Integrates asymmetric losses and queries strategies, uses second-order optimization, and applies sketching technique.
result Demonstrates improved performance and efficiency in class imbalance.

Study uses viscosity solutions to solve control problems involving measure-valued martingales.

problem Stochastic control problems with measure-valued martingale state processes.
method Viscosity solution approach exploiting structural properties of MVM processes.
result Value function is the unique viscosity solution to the HJB equation.

Study uncovers new phase transitions in asymmetric causal inference scenarios.

problem Understanding typical phase transitions in asymmetric causal inference.
method Combining Causal inference (C-inf) and Low-rank recovery (LRR) with Random duality - Free probability theory (RDT-FPT).
result Discovering a doubling low-rankness phenomenon in asymmetric scenarios.

Modified asymmetric hidden Markov models for time series with autoregressive components.

problem Dynamic relationships between variables in time series data.
method Introducing an asymmetric autoregressive component to recent asymmetric hidden Markov models.
result The model can choose the optimal autoregressive order for better likelihood.