Escape Sensing Games: Detection-vs-Evasion in Security Applications

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Main Authors: Boehmer, Niclas, Han, Minbiao, Xu, Haifeng, Tambe, Milind
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Published: 2024
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author Boehmer, Niclas
Han, Minbiao
Xu, Haifeng
Tambe, Milind
author_facet Boehmer, Niclas
Han, Minbiao
Xu, Haifeng
Tambe, Milind
contents Traditional game-theoretic research for security applications primarily focuses on the allocation of external protection resources to defend targets. This work puts forward the study of a new class of games centered around strategically arranging targets to protect them against a constrained adversary, with motivations from varied domains such as peacekeeping resource transit and cybersecurity. Specifically, we introduce Escape Sensing Games (ESGs). In ESGs, a blue player manages the order in which targets pass through a channel, while her opponent tries to capture the targets using a set of sensors that need some time to recharge after each activation. We present a thorough computational study of ESGs. Among others, we show that it is NP-hard to compute best responses and equilibria. Nevertheless, we propose a variety of effective (heuristic) algorithms whose quality we demonstrate in extensive computational experiments.
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spellingShingle Escape Sensing Games: Detection-vs-Evasion in Security Applications
Boehmer, Niclas
Han, Minbiao
Xu, Haifeng
Tambe, Milind
Computer Science and Game Theory
Traditional game-theoretic research for security applications primarily focuses on the allocation of external protection resources to defend targets. This work puts forward the study of a new class of games centered around strategically arranging targets to protect them against a constrained adversary, with motivations from varied domains such as peacekeeping resource transit and cybersecurity. Specifically, we introduce Escape Sensing Games (ESGs). In ESGs, a blue player manages the order in which targets pass through a channel, while her opponent tries to capture the targets using a set of sensors that need some time to recharge after each activation. We present a thorough computational study of ESGs. Among others, we show that it is NP-hard to compute best responses and equilibria. Nevertheless, we propose a variety of effective (heuristic) algorithms whose quality we demonstrate in extensive computational experiments.
title Escape Sensing Games: Detection-vs-Evasion in Security Applications
topic Computer Science and Game Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.20981