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2007
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Gradient-Based Algorithms for Finding Nash Equilibria in Extensive Form Games
We present a computational approach to the saddle-point formulation for the Nash equilibria of two-person, zero-sum sequential games of imperfect information. The algorithm is a ļ¬...
Andrew Gilpin, Samid Hoda, Javier Peña, Tuo...
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2007
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On the Performance of Congestion Games for Optimum Satisfiability Problems
Aristotelis Giannakos, Laurent Gourvès, J&e...
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2007
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Computing Optimal Bundles for Sponsored Search
A context in sponsored search is additional information about a query, such as the userā€™s age, gender or location, that can change an advertisementā€™s relevance or an advertise...
Arpita Ghosh, Hamid Nazerzadeh, Mukund Sundararaja...
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2007
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Mechanism Design on Trust Networks
We introduce the concept of a trust networkā€”a decentralized payment infrastructure in which payments are routed as IOUs between trusted entities. The trust network has directed ...
Arpita Ghosh, Mohammad Mahdian, Daniel M. Reeves, ...
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2007
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Market Equilibrium Using Auctions for a Class of Gross-Substitute Utilities
In addition to useful Economic interpretation, auction based algorithms are generally found to be eļ¬ƒcient. In this note, we observe that the auction-based mechanism can also be u...
Rahul Garg, Sanjiv Kapoor
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2007
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Empirical Price Modeling for Sponsored Search
We present a characterization of empirical price data from sponsored search auctions. We show that simple models drawing bid values independently from a ļ¬xed distribution can be...
Kuzman Ganchev, Alex Kulesza, Jinsong Tan, Ryan Ga...
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2007
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Total Latency in Singleton Congestion Games
Abstract. In this work, we consider singleton congestion games as a special class of (weighted) congestion games where each players' strategy consists only of a single resourc...
Martin Gairing, Florian Schoppmann
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2007
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The Wi-Fi Roaming Game
Abstract. We propose an extensive-form game as a model for pricing roaming charges in 802.11 wireless data networks. We specify utility functions for the three agents involved in t...
Mohammad Hossein Falaki
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2007
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Maximizing Revenue in Sequential Auctions
We study sequential auctions for private value objects and unit-demand bidders using second-price sealed-bid rules. We analyze this scenario from the sellerā€™s perspective and con...
Edith Elkind, S. Shaheen Fatima
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2007
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Information Sharing Communities
Gabrielle Demange