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New algorithms offer high-probability Nash regret bounds for decentralized learning

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Researchers have developed new algorithms for decentralized learning of Nash equilibria in Markov $\alpha$-potential games. These algorithms, a KL-projected natural policy gradient (NPG), are designed for both episodic and fully online asynchronous settings. The work establishes finite-time high-probability Nash regret bounds, removing distribution-mismatch coefficients and accommodating approximation errors. The framework is then applied to independent-resource Markov congestion games and strategic online job scheduling, offering scalable decentralized learning algorithms with finite-time guarantees. AI

IMPACT Provides theoretical advancements in decentralized learning and game theory, potentially impacting multi-agent systems and resource allocation.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two identical academic papers published on arXiv, detailing new algorithms and theoretical results in game theory and machine learning.

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New algorithms offer high-probability Nash regret bounds for decentralized learning

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · S. Rasoul Etesami ·

    High-Probability Nash Regret for Decentralized Learning in Markov $\alpha$-Potential Games: Episodic and Fully Online Asynchronous Algorithms with Applications to Markov Congestion Games

    arXiv:2609.14959v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We study decentralized learning of Nash equilibria (NE) in infinite-horizon discounted Markov games under bandit feedback, focusing on Markov $\alpha$-potential games. We develop KL-projected natural policy gradient (NPG) algorithms…

  2. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · S. Rasoul Etesami ·

    High-Probability Nash Regret for Decentralized Learning in Markov $α$-Potential Games: Episodic and Fully Online Asynchronous Algorithms with Applications to Markov Congestion Games

    We study decentralized learning of Nash equilibria (NE) in infinite-horizon discounted Markov games under bandit feedback, focusing on Markov $α$-potential games. We develop KL-projected natural policy gradient (NPG) algorithms in two settings: an episodic setting with frozen pol…

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