@inproceedings{47988079927e41c79297fe700410b1d4,
title = "On asynchronous implementations of fictitious play for distributed learning",
abstract = "The classical Fictitious Play (FP) algorithm is defined within a framework of synchronous repeated play. In practice, the global synchronization assumed in classical FP can be difficult to achieve in large-scale multi-agent settings. The paper considers FP with asynchronous updates-a variant of FP in which players are permitted to be either {"}active{"} or {"}idle{"} in each stage of the repeated play process. The FP process with asynchronous updates is shown to be a generalization of classical FP. Analytical convergence results are given for the asynchronous variant of FP. Furthermore, the paper studies an asynchronous continuous-time embedding of FP. The continuous- time embedded FP process may be implemented in a real-world setting where no global clock is available. Sufficient conditions for convergence of the continuous-time embedded process are provided as a consequence of the convergence analysis for FP with asynchronous updates. Example implementations that attain the sufficient condition are presented.",
author = "Brian Swenson and Soummya Kar and Joao Xavier",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 IEEE.; 49th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2015 ; Conference date: 08-11-2015 Through 11-11-2015",
year = "2016",
month = feb,
day = "26",
doi = "10.1109/ACSSC.2015.7421314",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Conference Record - Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
pages = "1119--1124",
editor = "Matthews, \{Michael B.\}",
booktitle = "Conference Record of the 49th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2015",
address = "United States",
}