Daniel Vial

Decision Sciences · University of Michigan

Mid career · publishing since 2003

Advanced Bandit Algorithms Research Optimization and Search Problems Complex Network Analysis Techniques Machine Learning and Algorithms Reinforcement Learning in Robotics

Publications

Citations

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Active years

Publishing since 2003

In context

Among 111 mid career Decision Sciences PIs within our index

Citations: 49cohort median 481

Publications / year (recent): 1.4cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 83% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 6 venues

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently

Collaborators per year

Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.

Recent publications

Restart Perturbations for Reversible Markov Chains: Trichotomy and Pre‐Cutoff Equivalence
Random Structures and Algorithms · 2025
Collaborative Multi-Agent Heterogeneous Multi-Armed Bandits
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023
Robust Multi-Agent Bandits Over Undirected Graphs
2023
Robust Multi-Agent Bandits Over Undirected Graphs
ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review · 2023
Robust Multi-Agent Bandits Over Undirected Graphs
Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems · 2022
Minimax Regret for Cascading Bandits
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2022
Robust Multi-Agent Bandits Over Undirected Graphs
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2022
Robust Multi-Agent Multi-Armed Bandits
2021
Regret Bounds for Stochastic Shortest Path Problems with Linear Function Approximation
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2021
Improved Algorithms for Misspecified Linear Markov Decision Processes
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2021
Empirical Policy Evaluation With Supergraphs
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory · 2021
Robust Multi-Agent Multi-Armed Bandits
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2020
One-bit feedback is sufficient for upper confidence bound policies
arXiv (Cornell University) · 2020
Structural Results and Applications for Perturbed Markov Chains
Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · 2020
A Structural Result for Personalized PageRank and its Algorithmic Consequences
Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems · 2019

Publishes in

arXiv (Cornell University)×10
Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems×2
ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review×2
Random Structures and Algorithms×1
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory×1

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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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