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Optimization of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks with Massive MIMO
(2016-05-13)
In the next generation wireless communication system, multi-layers of Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets) are required to provide high efficiency bandwidth usage and high speed data throughput. Users’ distribution and their ...
BLOCKCHAIN: RESOURCE UTILISATION ANALYSIS WITH A GAME THEORY PERSPECTIVE
(2019-05-10)
Major blockchain networks are using proof-of-work based consensus protocols to establish trust and decentralize resource management with different incentive mechanisms for the participants or nodes in the network. We ...
Some New Results for Equilibria of N-Person Games
(2017-11-28)
In this dissertation, we present four journal articles in the area of game theory. In the first article, we define a generalized equilibrium for n−person normal form games. We prove that the Nash equilibrium and the mixed ...
A Game Theoretic Framework for Temporal and Agent Abstractions in Multiagent Learning
(2016-05-10)
A major challenge in the area of multiagent reinforcement learning is addressing the issue of scale as systems get more and more complex. Systems with multiple agents attempting to explore and learn about the world they ...
BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS IN OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. APPLIED FACTOR INVESTIGATIONS ON THE MICRO (INDIVIDUAL) AND MESO (CLUSTER) LEVELS
(2020-06-22)
Normative theoretical models in operations management have been widely utilized by businesses and scientists to explain multiple phenomena. They assume that operating systems are managed by fully rational decision-makers ...
FORMING COALITIONS AND SHARING PAYOFFS IN n-PERSON NORMAL FORM GAMES
(2022-12-19)
For a given n-person normal form game, we form all possible sets of mutually
exclusive and collectively exhaustive coalitions of the n players. For each set of coalitions, we define a coalitional semi-cooperative game as ...
A BEHAVIORAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STUDY OF MARKET POWER AND FUZZY RETURN
(2021-07-06)
This dissertation studies the market power and the investment in the supply chain in the first two studies and the return policy of the retailer in the third study.
In the first study, we study how the dominant market ...
A Behavioral Study of Supply Chain Inventory Management
(2022-07-15)
**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 6/20/2024** ABSTRACT: This dissertation explores issues regarding inventory management in the domain of behavioral operations management by employing a combination of ...