5 papers
The Value of Compromising Strategic Intent in General Lotto Games
Gilberto Diaz-Garcia, Keith Paarporn, Jason R. Marden
Resource allocation in adversarial environments is a fundamental challenge across various domains, from corporate competition to military strategy. This article examines the impact…
Inefficient Alliance Formation in Coalitional Blotto Games
Vade Shah, Keith Paarporn, Jason R. Marden
When multiple agents are engaged in a network of conflict, some can advance their competitive positions by forming alliances with each other. However, the costs associated with est…
Strategic investments in multi-stage General Lotto games
Rahul Chandan, Keith Paarporn, Mahnoosh Alizadeh +1
In adversarial interactions, one is often required to make strategic decisions over multiple periods of time, wherein decisions made earlier impact a player's competitive standing…
The Division of Assets in Multiagent Systems: A Case Study in Team Blotto Games
Keith Paarporn, Rahul Chandan, Mahnoosh Alizadeh +1
Multi-agent systems are designed to concurrently accomplish a diverse set of tasks at unprecedented scale. Here, the central problems faced by a system operator are to decide (i) h…
When showing your hand pays off: Announcing strategic intentions in Colonel Blotto games
Rahul Chandan, Keith Paarporn, Jason R. Marden
In competitive adversarial environments, it is often advantageous to obfuscate one's strategies or capabilities. However, revealing one's strategic intentions may shift the dynamic…