Controlled Switching Diffusions Under Ambiguity: The Average Criterion

This paper concerns controlled switching diffusions. In particular, we consider that the drift coefficient of the diffusion process depends on an unknown (and possibly nonobservable) parameter. For giving solution to our control problem, we formulate it as a game against nature, where the ambiguity is represented by nature that chooses values of the unknown parameter through actions so playing the role as an opposite player of the controller. Our objective is to give conditions to characterize the ergodic optimality and guarantee the existence of optiaml policies for the central controller. Finally, we provide two examples to illustrate our results.

Ergodicity of a Nonlinear Stochastic SIRS Epidemic Model with Regime-Switching Diffusions

In this paper, taking both white noises and colored noises into consideration, a nonlinear stochastic SIRS epidemic model with regime switching is explored. The threshold parameter R s is found, and we investigate sufficient conditions for the existence of the ergodic stationary distribution of the positive solution. Finally, some numerical simulations are also carried out to demonstrate the analytical results.

A stochastic maximum principle for switching diffusions using conditional mean-fields with applications to control problems

This paper obtains a maximum principle for switching diffusions with mean-field interactions. The motivation stems from a wide range of applications for networked control systems in which large-scale systems are encountered and mean-field interactions are involved. Because of the complexity due to the switching, little has been done for the associate control problems with mean-field interactions. The main ingredient of this work is the use of conditional mean-fields, which is distinct from the existing literature. Using the maximum principle, optimal controls of linear quadratic Gaussian controls with mean-field interactions for switching diffusions are carried out. Numerical examples are also provided for demonstration.