Game Theory - Science topic

In recent years, along with some ground-breaking advances made by artificial intelligence (AI) in Go, chess, video games, computer vision, natural language processing, and the analysis and prediction of protein struc- tures, the inherent barriers of traditional disciplines are gradually being broken, and a cross-discipline wave is stead- ily underw...

The sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication system is envisioned be cable of providing highly dependable services by integrating with native reliable and trustworthy functionalities. Zero-trust vehicular networks is one of the typical scenarios for 6G dependable services. Under the technical framework of vehicle-and-roadside collaboration, mor...

Book on mean-field-type games (under preparation)

With the progress of technology, inspection UAV clusters oriented to collaborative control are increasingly widely used in electric power inspection with the advantages of information sharing, task collaboration and multiplication of effectiveness. This paper proposes a hybrid cluster access selection algorithm for transmission line (QS) assurance...

Final Assignment: Exploring Game Theory Concepts and Calculations

A Flocking obstacle avoidance algorithm based on the extensive game with perfect information is proposed for the blockage problem of UAV swarm in front of multi‐narrow type obstacles. The two UAVs closest to the target are selected as participants of the game, and the game tree is defined to determine the combination of the motion strategies of the...

Rock mass classification is essential for assessing the quality of macroscopic rock mass and is the basis for rock mass stability analysis and geotechnical engineering design. The joint observation technology limits traditional rock mass classification methods in that they only collect joint information from one-dimensional or two-dimensional space...

This study uses a two-level programming model to present a Stackelberg game. The two-level programming problems consist of two levels of decision-making, each level having its objective function. This model’s first player (leader) includes the supplier and manufacturer, while the second player (follower) includes the distributor, customer, and revi...

How to ensure privacy security and improve computing efficiency is a research hotspot in the field of machine learning. Among them, how to balance the interests of users, cloud servers and attackers on the premise of ensuring user privacy is a difficult problem in the field of machine learning privacy protection. The development of quantum computin...

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to invite you to submit articles for the new special issue of the journal Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050, IF 3.9 Web of Science for 2022) “Sustainable Transport Research and Railway Network Performance”. This Special Issue aims to expand scientific knowledge regarding the technology and organization of transport in the...

The digital transformation of equipment manufacturing enterprises is a gradual process in which enterprises, governments, and consumers form stakeholders. The equipment manufacturing enterprise is the executive body of digital transformation, the government is the maker of subsidy policies, and consumers are the users of digital products. The impac...

The game theory lays out frameworks for studying decision-making in different environments. The principles of this theory predict human behaviour, leading with decision-making and describing how established outcomes may appear that are not optimal for all groups. This article presents a procedure for teamwork management in additive manufacturing pr...

This article is based on the mixed ownership reform, with energy enterprises as the research object, and constructs a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis game framework for path optimization in complex systems. Using fsQCA and game theory from the perspective of knowledge sharing, reasonable assumptions are made for the sharing of green inno...

When workers hear about a possible promotion, it is common for them to get training, and they can do so through education. However, there is the possibility that the worker needs to receive a salary according to the knowledge acquired in such training. In this study, considering a population of employed workers with incomplete secondary school, we...

Integrity-linked issues have become increasingly serious and attracted considerable attention regarding the sustainability of live streaming; therefore, live streaming anchors and suppliers have become increasingly concerned about their ongoing marketing. Moreover, streaming platforms are also beginning to focus on sustainable development. Determin...

Game theory provides a useful template to demonstrate that cooperation leads to a better payoff for all involved and also leads to better outcomes for all as opposed to open armed conflict in search for access markets and resources, a world that all humanity would hope that was left behind after second world war. Open conflict is sub optimal and sh...

This paper considers a game-based control problem of networked control systems (NCSs) under network constraints that contain the network-induced delays and the data dropouts in the forward and feedback channels. A high-order fully actuated (HOFA) system model is used to establish the dynamics of NCSs. In the view of game theories, a cost function i...

We study a class of nonlinear optimization problems with diverse practical applications, particularly in cooperative game theory. These problems are referred to as Maximum Multiplicative Programs (MMPs), and can be conceived as instances of "Optimization Over the Frontier" in multi-objective optimization. To solve MMPs, we introduce a feasibility p...

Subsurface ocean measurements are extremely sparse and irregularly distributed, narrowing our ability to describe deep ocean processes and thus also limiting our understanding of the role of ocean and marine ecosystems in the Earth system. To overcome these observational limitations, neural networks combining remotely-sensed surface measurements an...

The application of Agent-Based Modelling to Game Theory allows us to benefit from the strengths of both approaches, and to enrich the study of games when solutions are difficult to elicit analytically. Using an agent-based approach to sequential games, however, poses some issues that result in a few applications of this type. We contribute to this...

Infra topology has efficient tools of knowledge discovery. It has many applications in graph theory, fractals and game theory. One of the aims of this paper is to study some near infra open sets in infra topological spaces. Additionally, some results for near infra open and closed sets are studied. In fact, the union of an infra preclosed set and a...

Intro: First and foremost, Racially European liberals and leftists truly understand the game theory of dating and society. Racially European liberals and leftists understand that offering refuge to economic refuges of different racial stock is necessary and important morality. However, internalized racism and fetishization, the probable result of...

This research aims to determine the appropriate level of effort required for each step of the Observe–Plan–Do–Check–React (OPDCA) cycle to improve the workflow reliability of a construction project. Empirical data on detailed weekly meeting minutes over 18 weeks and the planned and actual starting and finish times of 475 activities were collected f...

(Preprint version) - Variable selection or importance measurement of input variables to a machine learning model has become the focus of much research. It is no longer enough to have a good model, one also must explain its decisions. This is why there are so many intelligibility algorithms available today. Among them, Shapley value estimation algor...

Multiattribute decision making (MADM) approach is a well-known decision-making process utilized in a variety of fields such as solid waste management, renewable energy resources, air quality assurance, hotel location decision, sustainable supplier selection, partner recognition, green supplier enterprises, game theory, construction development auth...

Governance of railway freight corridors requires establishing effective coordination and cooperation mechanisms between different governments, infrastructure managers, and railway carriers along those corridors. This paper introduces the application of cooperative game theory and defines its structure in the context of the problem of improving corr...

The integration of building information modeling (BIM) and the integrated project delivery (IPD) mode effectively promotes collaboration among project members and enhances project profitability. However, the issue of profit sharing significantly impacts the successful implementation of IPD projects. To enhance the profit-sharing mechanism of IPD pr...

Over the past 30 years market-based mechanisms have been upheld as the gold- standard of water governance approaches. However, while some water markets have been successful, many struggle to meet the strict institutional preconditions for efficiency and effectiveness, which has implications for social welfare and public good provision. As pressure...

We study a competitive advertisement process over a social network. Potential customers are hidden in the network, and multiple content providers (CPs) attempt to contact them through advertising. Any customer chooses one among the contacted CPs. The CPs are unaware of the customers already contacted by their opponents. We consider a generic framew...

Conflicts among various spatial planning policies have created a spatial game over land function and utilization due to the limitation of land resources. We quantitatively assess the evolutionary game process among three functional space types (agricultural production, urban-rural living, and blue-green ecological) using the concept of game theory...

In light of recent geopolitical developments, Europe and Poland are acutely aware of the urgent importance of infrastructure security. Despite heightened interest and increased investments, our security resources remain severely limited, rendering continuous protection for every potential target unattainable. Consequently, the strategic allocation...

In evolutionary game, aspiration-driven updates and imitation updates are the two dominant game models, and individual behavior patterns are mainly categorized into two types: node player and link player. In more recent studies, the mixture strategy of different types of players has been proven to improve cooperation substantially. Motivated by suc...

Digital twin (DT) and other emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), data mining, reinforcement learning, remote intelligent control, and machine learning offer enormous potential for transforming today’s equipment model into intelligent devices. It is one of the key technologies to endorse the virtual and remote intelligent cont...

As the fusion of automotive industry and metaverse, vehicular metaverses establish a bridge between the physical space and virtual space, providing intelligent transportation services through the integration of various technologies, such as extended reality and real-time rendering technologies, to offer immersive metaverse services for Vehicular Me...

In this paper, the flexibility of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as the benefits of coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission, are utilized for mitigating the interference in cellular networks. Specifically, the joint problem of CoMP clusters and UAVs’ trajectories is addressed for downlink transmission in a UAV-assisted cellular system...

Due to the confidentiality, value and exclusivity of technical secrets, how to protect the technical secrets within cultural industry clusters has become a paradoxical issue and a research hotspot. Focusing on the collaborative protection of technical secrets within cultural industry clusters, this paper analyzes the strategies of collaborative pro...

Under construction industry upgrading and environmental protection requirements, promoting prefabricated buildings is very important, but its development varies significantly in different regions. For example, it only accounts for 20% of the new construction area in China, and the overall development level is low. The promotion of prefabricated bui...

Power battery recycling (PBR) has triggered profound changes in the industrial chain of electric vehicles (EVs). The PBR innovation network provides information channels and resource conditions for enterprises, but the mechanism of its impact on the synergistic innovation benefits and sustainable development ability of EV and PBR enterprises still...

ANTI-RACIST Cartoon Political Science: Wendy Testaburger left Tolkien Black to Return to Stan Marsh: In the cartoon sitcom, South Park, Wendy Testaburger and Tolkien Black PROBABLY broke up(episode The List) because the latter was not as far left as the former. Tolkien's dad thought hate crime punishments were hypocritical. Tolkien's dad helped th...

Federated learning, a decentralized paradigm, offers the potential to train models across multiple devices while preserving data privacy. However, challenges such as malicious actors and model parameter leakage have raised concerns. To tackle these issues, we introduce a game-theoretic, trustworthy anti-collusion federated learning scheme, which co...

In this chapter, the optimal control strategy for organism is investigated by using adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) method under the architecture of nonzero-sum games (NZSGs). Firstly, a tumor model is established to formulate the interaction relationships among normal cells, tumor cells, endothelial cells and the concentrations of drugs. Then,...

Game theory theorists use behavioral game theory to model people's behavior in the real world because some believe that Nash equilibrium strategy is a poor predictor of human player behavior. Here, using a dynamic system of games that combines game theory and behavioral game theory, we design a new mechanism in which players can bring an event or c...

This article presents the synthesis of a nonlinear multi-object differential game model in relation to the process of safe ship control in collision situations at sea. Nonlinear dynamic equations of a target ship and linear kinematic equations of passing ships were used to formulate the game state equations. The model of such a differential game wa...

The Archetypes of Wendy defeating Cartman Wendy Testaburger is the heroic successful white liberal. While Eric Cartman represents the evil right wing broken demagogues. Eric Cartman has killed many more white people than Wendy Testaburger. Wendy Testaburger actually cares for her boyfriend who is also white, Stan Marsh, after realizing the fetishi...

Across the annals of history, the genius of John Nash and the divine leadership of King David stand as monumental figures who, in their respective domains, offered paths to harmony, understanding, and order. While Nash's theories reshaped our understanding of strategy in an interconnected world, David's leadership, anchored in prophecy and faith, o...

Cellular network is the most popular network setup among today’s wireless communication systems. The primary resource in a cellular system is the spectrum for communication, and owing to the rising number of cellular users, the spectrum that is currently accessible from different service providers is depleting quickly. The resource or channel alloc...

Cancer is a disease characterised by changes in combinations of genes within affected tumour cells. The deep understanding of genetic activity afforded to cancer specialists through complex genomics data analytics has advanced the clinical management of cancer by using deep machine learning algorithms and visualisation. However, most of the existin...

To achieve low-carbon and green mobility, the government needs to encourage people to buy and use new energy vehicles. This study proposes a tripartite evolutionary game model among new energy vehicle manufacturers, consumers, and government agencies. The game strategy combinations of each party and the stability conditions of the equilibrium point...

This paper presents a comprehensive study of ultra-wideband (UWB) and multi-band orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (MB-OFDM) technologies for lunar rover navigation and communication in challenging terrains. Lunar missions pose unique challenges, such as signal propagation in the lunar environment, terrain elevation, and rover movement con...

Coordinated vehicle route guidance is recognized as an effective way to alleviate the Braess' paradox that new congestion is generated since numerous vehicles obey the same guidance from Google Maps. In conventional route games, decision‐makers are assumed to be completely rational (maximized utility is taken as an optimization objective). However,...

This research proposal aims to investigate the integration of critical system thinking, Bayesian inference, human-scale development, and game theory for assessing Earth's life-supporting systems at a local scale. The proposed methodology involves a participatory approach that combines a board game-based framework with citizen participation and data...

The existing cyber deception decision-making model based on game theory primarily focuses on the selection of spatial strategies, which ignores the optimal defense timing and can affect the execution of a defense strategy. Consequently, this paper presents a method for selecting deception strategies based on a multi-stage Flipit game. Firstly, base...

Game theory provides a mathematical framework that helps to model multi-agent interactions and reasoning in dynamic evolving environment. Recently, game theory has been applied in security domain to model strategic interaction between attacker and defender, consequently, helps defender to find optimal policies. Defensive deception is a widely used...

With the increase in rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems at the residential level, customers owning such renewable resources can act as a source of generation for other consumers in the same network. Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading refers to a local trading platform where the residential customers having excess PV power (prosumers) can interact wit...

Future networks are shifting towards more diversified and exemplary applications for societal benefits. To realise the functionalities of these advanced applications and services, Next-generation heterogeneous networks (HetNets) emerged as an exemplary connectivity solution, enabling each user device (UD) to associate with a radio access technology...

Considering the game competition of downstream retailers, the influence of government supervision and subsidy on green supply chain decisions has been studied in present study. The novelty of present study is to reveal a two-echelon green supply chain composed of a manufacturer and two retailers with price competition. In present study, the governm...

The construction safety risks (such as landslides or slumps) of the high-fill subgrade are characterized by uncertainty and variability. In order to ensure the construction safety of the high-fill subgrade of the expressway, a comprehensive risk assessment model of high-fill subgrade construction according to the combination weighting method based...

Transportation and packaging of cool chain have major role in social demands of the fresh green high-level product for perishable supply chain (SC) to be regarded in SC management. In the present study, we evaluated a Third-Party Logistics (3PL) operator in a dairy SC that requires a costly freshness-keeping effort (FKE) through the transportation...

We study opinion formation games based on the famous model proposed by Friedkin and Johsen (FJ model). In today’s huge social networks the assumption that in each round agents update their opinions by taking into account the opinions of all their friends is unrealistic. So, we are interested in the convergence properties of simple and natural varia...

Energy demand has shown an increase in recent years, and distributed energy generation and load management systems are essential components in modern Microgrids (MG). An effective and continuous monitoring of the grid represented a challenge. The proposed method regulates the power flow of the microgrid, improving the Load-management performance.

The combination of medical care and nursing enables the elderly to obtain continuous health care and medical services, which can help alleviate the phenomenon of medical resource crowding and make the elderly have a sense of security. This study uses game theory to explore how to consider various institutions for their own interests under the gover...

Digital servitization ecosystem (DES) is a cooperative model based on the concept of value co-creation. However, asymmetries in capabilities between enterprises in this ecosystem can lead to unfair benefits distribution, hindering value co-creation and digital servitization transformation. This paper revises the benefits distribution based on the i...

In the context of climate change, the agro-industrial complex certainly belongs to the class of complex production and economic systems, and in practice experiments to improve the management of such systems are dangerous because they can lead to unexpected and irreversible changes. According to the proposed scenario, agriculture in Uzbekistan will...

The transformation of the economy to a low-carbon level is constrained by a high level of costs and the problem of balancing interests in the distribution of these costs among participants. The paper proposes to use the corporate game theory, in particular the Shapley value, for cost allocation. In contrast to the classical division of additional u...

Many of our critical infrastructure systems and personal computing systems have a distributed computing systems structure. The incentives to attack them have been growing rapidly as has their attack surface due to increasing levels of connectedness. Therefore, we feel it is time to bring in rigorous reasoning to secure such systems. The distributed...

State-of-the-art methods for solving 2-player zero-sum imperfect information games rely on linear programming or regret minimization, though not on dynamic programming (DP) or heuristic search (HS), while the latter are often at the core of state-of-the-art solvers for other sequential decision-making problems. In partially observable or collaborat...

Based on the environmental protection concept and green needs of consumer in the context of green sustainable development, we study how to enhance the economic benefits of green enterprises under the premise of green, environmental protection and health and create a pure, healthy, and efficient supply chain system, thus promoting the economic devel...

In recent years, virtual reality training technology (VRTT) has been considered by many scholars as a new training method instead of traditional training (TT) to reduce unsafe behaviors ascribed to construction workers (CWs) and corporate accident rates. However, in this process, a conflict of interest arises among the government, construction ente...

With the advent of the Distributed Energy Resources within smart grid systems, traditional demand response management (DRM) models need to be redesigned to capture prosumers’ energy consumption requests and dynamic behavior within the energy market. In this paper, a coalitional DRM model is introduced based on the principles of Game Theory and rein...

The proliferation of machine learning models in critical domains has brought new chal- lenges, particularly in the realm of adversarial machine learning. Adversarial attacks, which exploit vulnerabilities in these models, have taken center stage due to their potential to com- promise sensitive data, undermine system integrity, and subvert decision-...