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Game Theory and Economic Paradigms: Cooperative Game TheoryMachine Learning: Evolutionary LearningMultiagent Systems: Mechanism Design
Machine Learning for Evolutionary Graph Theory
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This study addresses the challenge of early detection of catastrophic collapses in cooperative systems on complex networks, triggered by the proliferation of defectors. We propose a novel paradigm integrating evolutionary graph theory with machine learning, introducing CNN-Seq-LSTM and Seq-LSTM architectures—first applied in this domain—to jointly model temporal evolutionary dynamics and topological graph features using synthetic simulation data. Key results demonstrate that selection strength, game type, and community structure significantly influence prediction accuracy; increasing selection pressure and extending the observation window substantially improve performance. The work uncovers critical mechanisms underlying cooperation sustainability, identifies precursory signatures of collapse, and proposes actionable early-intervention strategies. It provides theoretical foundations and methodological tools for resilience-oriented design in multi-agent systems, online communities, and public goods governance.
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📝 Abstract
The stability of communities - whether biological, social, economic, technological or ecological depends on the balance between cooperation and cheating. While cooperation strengthens communities, selfish individuals, or "cheaters," exploit collective benefits without contributing. If cheaters become too prevalent, they can trigger the collapse of cooperation and of the community, often in an abrupt manner. A key challenge is determining whether the risk of such a collapse can be detected in advance. To address this, we use a combination of evolutionary graph theory and machine learning to examine how one can predict the unravel of cooperation on complex networks. By introducing few cheaters into a structured population, we employ machine learning to detect and anticipate the spreading of cheaters and cooperation collapse. Using temporal and structural data, the presented results show that prediction accuracy improves with stronger selection strength and larger observation windows, with CNN-Seq-LSTM and Seq-LSTM best performing models. Moreover, the accuracy for the predictions depends crucially on the type of game played between cooperators and cheaters (i.e., accuracy improves when it is more advantageous to defect) and on the community structure. Overall, this work introduces a machine learning approach into detecting abrupt shifts in evolutionary graph theory and offer potential strategies for anticipating and preventing cooperation collapse in complex social networks.
Problem
Research questions and friction points this paper is trying to address.
Predicting cooperation collapse in complex networks using evolutionary graph theory and machine learning.
Detecting spreading of cheaters and anticipating cooperation collapse with temporal and structural data.
Improving prediction accuracy based on game type and community structure.
Innovation
Methods, ideas, or system contributions that make the work stand out.
Combines evolutionary graph theory with machine learning
Uses CNN-Seq-LSTM and Seq-LSTM for prediction
Detects cooperation collapse via temporal data
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