GERAD Research Center Courses

A Potential Approach for One-Dimensional Price Formation Models

Explore a novel approach to solving first-order mean-field games in price formation using Poincaré's Lemma and potential functions, with applications to linear-quadratic models.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Cooperative Differential Games on Networks

Explore cooperative differential games on networks, examining optimality principles and core concepts in player interactions within network structures.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Multi-Precision Optimization Algorithm: Decreasing Computational Cost and Controlling Computational Error

Explore multi-precision optimization algorithms to reduce computational costs and control errors in smooth, non-convex function minimization, with applications in deep neural network training.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Decision Awareness in Reinforcement Learning - End-to-End Optimization Approaches

Explore decision awareness in reinforcement learning, covering control-oriented models, neural ODEs, and computational challenges. Gain insights into advanced techniques for optimal decision-making.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reinforcement Learning for Non-Markovian Environments

Explore key issues in reinforcement learning for non-Markovian environments, drawing parallels with stochastic control and discussing approximation of conditional laws.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Mean Field Limits of Heterogeneous Networks - Informal Systems Seminar

Explore mean field limits of heterogeneous networks, focusing on interacting particle systems coupled on digraphs and their macroscopic behavior. Gain insights into Vlasov equations and digraph measures.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Asymptotic Behavior and Selection of Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibria in Stackelberg Games

Explorez le comportement asymptotique et la sélection des équilibres de Nash parfaits en sous-jeux dans les jeux de Stackelberg sous diverses perturbations des ensembles d'actions et des fonctions de gain.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Policy Revision Dynamics and Algorithm Design in Stochastic and Mean-Field Games

Explore policy dynamics and algorithm design in stochastic and mean-field games, focusing on decentralized learning algorithms for multi-agent systems and near-equilibrium convergence.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Learning to Bound Using Decision Diagrams and Reinforcement Learning

Explore decision diagrams and reinforcement learning for tighter bounds in discrete optimization, enhancing branch-and-bound algorithms with improved variable ordering techniques.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Climate Clubs, Border Carbon Adjustments and Trade Wars - Dynamic Games and Applications Seminar

Explore climate clubs, border carbon adjustments, and trade wars in international climate policy. Analyze proposals for cooperation, retaliation scenarios, and impacts on global trade and emissions reduction.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Price and Quality Competition While Envisioning a Quality-Related Product Recall

Explorez les stratégies de prix et de qualité des entreprises face au risque de rappel de produits. Analysez un jeu de Nash à deux étapes modélisant la concurrence et les impacts sur le marché.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Complex Systems - A Focus on Power System Applications

Explorez l'application de l'apprentissage automatique aux systèmes électriques, en mettant l'accent sur les modèles réduits et la calibration à partir de données enregistrées pour améliorer la résilience du réseau.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Equilibrium in Queueing System with Strategic Users

Explore strategic user behavior in single-server queueing systems. Learn game theory applications for optimal entry timing in preemptive access and retrial queues.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Nash Equilibria in Two-Player Differential Games with Impulse Control - Lecture

Explore Nash equilibria in two-player differential games with impulse control, focusing on feedback strategies, HJB equations, and QVIs. Analyze a scalar linear-quadratic game with numerical experiments.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Modelling Evolution in Structured Populations Using Multiplayer Interactions

Explorez la modélisation de l'évolution dans des populations structurées à travers des interactions multi-joueurs. Découvrez un cadre élargi intégrant des concours de groupe de taille variable et son application aux jeux évolutifs.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video