6 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…
Conditions for Altruistic Perversity in Two-Strategy Population Games
Colton Hill, Philip N. Brown, Keith Paarporn
Self-interested behavior from individuals can collectively lead to poor societal outcomes. These outcomes can seemingly be improved through the actions of altruistic agents, which…
The madness of people: rational learning in feedback-evolving games
Keith Paarporn
The replicator equation in evolutionary game theory describes the change in a population's behaviors over time given suitable incentives. It arises when individuals make decisions…
The Defense of Networked Targets in General Lotto games
Adel Aghajan, Keith Paarporn, Jason R. Marden
Ensuring the security of networked systems is a significant problem, considering the susceptibility of modern infrastructures and technologies to adversarial interference. A centra…
Analysis of Contagion Dynamics with Active Cyber Defenders
Keith Paarporn, Shouhuai Xu
In this paper, we analyze the infection spreading dynamics of malware in a population of cyber nodes (i.e., computers or devices). Unlike most prior studies where nodes are reactiv…