Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty through Bi-Level Game Theory and Distributionally Robust Optimization

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Autores principales: Shen, Jiachen, Shi, Jian, Fan, Lei, Wu, Chenye, Wang, Dan, Hong, Choong Seon, Han, Zhu
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Publicado: 2025
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author Shen, Jiachen
Shi, Jian
Fan, Lei
Wu, Chenye
Wang, Dan
Hong, Choong Seon
Han, Zhu
author_facet Shen, Jiachen
Shi, Jian
Fan, Lei
Wu, Chenye
Wang, Dan
Hong, Choong Seon
Han, Zhu
contents In strategic scenarios where decision-makers operate at different hierarchical levels, traditional optimization methods are often inadequate for handling uncertainties from incomplete information or unpredictable external factors. To fill this gap, we introduce a mathematical framework that integrates bi-level game theory with distributionally robust optimization (DRO), particularly suited for complex network systems. Our approach leverages the hierarchical structure of bi-level games to model leader-follower interactions while incorporating distributional robustness to guard against worst-case probability distributions. To ensure computational tractability, the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions are used to transform the bi-level challenge into a more manageable single-level model, and the infinite-dimensional DRO problem is reformulated into a finite equivalent. We propose a generalized algorithm to solve this integrated model. Simulation results validate our framework's efficacy, demonstrating that under high uncertainty, the proposed model achieves up to a 22\% cost reduction compared to traditional stochastic methods while maintaining a service level of over 90\%. This highlights its potential to significantly improve decision quality and robustness in networked systems such as transportation and communication networks.
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spellingShingle Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty through Bi-Level Game Theory and Distributionally Robust Optimization
Shen, Jiachen
Shi, Jian
Fan, Lei
Wu, Chenye
Wang, Dan
Hong, Choong Seon
Han, Zhu
Systems and Control
Signal Processing
In strategic scenarios where decision-makers operate at different hierarchical levels, traditional optimization methods are often inadequate for handling uncertainties from incomplete information or unpredictable external factors. To fill this gap, we introduce a mathematical framework that integrates bi-level game theory with distributionally robust optimization (DRO), particularly suited for complex network systems. Our approach leverages the hierarchical structure of bi-level games to model leader-follower interactions while incorporating distributional robustness to guard against worst-case probability distributions. To ensure computational tractability, the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) conditions are used to transform the bi-level challenge into a more manageable single-level model, and the infinite-dimensional DRO problem is reformulated into a finite equivalent. We propose a generalized algorithm to solve this integrated model. Simulation results validate our framework's efficacy, demonstrating that under high uncertainty, the proposed model achieves up to a 22\% cost reduction compared to traditional stochastic methods while maintaining a service level of over 90\%. This highlights its potential to significantly improve decision quality and robustness in networked systems such as transportation and communication networks.
title Strategic Decision-Making Under Uncertainty through Bi-Level Game Theory and Distributionally Robust Optimization
topic Systems and Control
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.04940