The power of counting steps in quantitative games
We study deterministic games of infinite duration played on graphs and focus on the strategy
complexity of quantitative objectives. Such games are known to admit optimal memoryless …
complexity of quantitative objectives. Such games are known to admit optimal memoryless …
Optimal strategies in concurrent reachability games
We study two-player reachability games on finite graphs. At each state the interaction
between the players is concurrent and there is a stochastic Nature. Players also play …
between the players is concurrent and there is a stochastic Nature. Players also play …
Strategy Complexity of B\" uchi Objectives in Concurrent Stochastic Games
S Kiefer, R Mayr, M Shirmohammadi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We study 2-player concurrent stochastic B\" uchi games on countable graphs. Two players,
Max and Min, seek respectively to maximize and minimize the probability of visiting a set of …
Max and Min, seek respectively to maximize and minimize the probability of visiting a set of …
[PDF][PDF] Beyond Strong-Cyclic: Doing Your Best in Stochastic Environments.
Abstract “Strong-cyclic policies” were introduced to formalize trial-and-error strategies and
are known to work in Markovian stochastic domains, ie, they guarantee that the goal is …
are known to work in Markovian stochastic domains, ie, they guarantee that the goal is …
Strategy complexity of reachability in countable stochastic 2-player games
S Kiefer, R Mayr, M Shirmohammadi… - Dynamic Games and …, 2024 - Springer
We study countably infinite stochastic 2-player games with reachability objectives. Our
results provide a complete picture of the memory requirements of ε-optimal (resp. optimal) …
results provide a complete picture of the memory requirements of ε-optimal (resp. optimal) …
Transience in countable MDPs
S Kiefer, R Mayr, M Shirmohammadi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2020 - arxiv.org
The Transience objective is not to visit any state infinitely often. While this is not possible in
finite Markov Decision Process (MDP), it can be satisfied in countably infinite ones, eg, if the …
finite Markov Decision Process (MDP), it can be satisfied in countably infinite ones, eg, if the …
Strategy Complexity of Mean Payoff, Total Payoff and Point Payoff Objectives in Countable MDPs
R Mayr, E Munday - arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.03287, 2021 - arxiv.org
We study countably infinite Markov decision processes (MDPs) with real-valued transition
rewards. Every infinite run induces the following sequences of payoffs: 1. Point payoff (the …
rewards. Every infinite run induces the following sequences of payoffs: 1. Point payoff (the …
Strategy complexity of point payoff, mean payoff and total payoff objectives in countable MDPs
R Mayr, E Munday - Logical Methods in Computer Science, 2023 - lmcs.episciences.org
We study countably infinite Markov decision processes (MDPs) with real-valued transition
rewards. Every infinite run induces the following sequences of payoffs: 1. Point payoff (the …
rewards. Every infinite run induces the following sequences of payoffs: 1. Point payoff (the …
A Beginner's Tutorial on Strategy Complexity in Stochastic Games: Can the King Cautiously Eliminate Robin Hood?
M Shirmohammadi - ACM SIGLOG News, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This article is a tutorial introduction to stochastic games, first introduced by Shapley in 1953.
The presentation is based around several classical examples of such games, and focusses …
The presentation is based around several classical examples of such games, and focusses …
Markov Decision Processes with Sure Parity and Multiple Reachability Objectives
This paper considers the problem of finding strategies that satisfy a mixture of sure and
threshold objectives in Markov decision processes. We focus on a single ω-regular objective …
threshold objectives in Markov decision processes. We focus on a single ω-regular objective …