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FOCS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Approximation Algorithms for Unique Games
We present a polynomial time algorithm based on semidefinite programming that, given a unique game of value 1 − O(1/ log n), satisfies a constant fraction of constraints, wher...
Luca Trevisan
FUN
2010
Springer
279views Algorithms» more  FUN 2010»
13 years 5 months ago
Cracking Bank PINs by Playing Mastermind
The bank director was pretty upset noticing Joe, the system administrator, spending his spare time playing Mastermind, an old useless game of the 70ies. He had fought the instinct ...
Riccardo Focardi, Flaminia L. Luccio
WDAG
2009
Springer
146views Algorithms» more  WDAG 2009»
14 years 2 months ago
Dynamics in Network Interaction Games
We study the convergence times of dynamics in games involving graphical relationships of players. Our model of local interaction games generalizes a variety of recently studied ga...
Martin Hoefer, Siddharth Suri
CIG
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Evolving a Neural Network Location Evaluator to Play Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man is a challenging, classic arcade game with a certain cult status. This paper reports attempts to evolve a Pac-Man player, where the control algorithm uses a neural net...
Simon M. Lucas
CONCUR
2006
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Strategy Improvement for Stochastic Rabin and Streett Games
A stochastic graph game is played by two players on a game graph with probabilistic transitions. We consider stochastic graph games with -regular winning conditions specified as Ra...
Krishnendu Chatterjee, Thomas A. Henzinger