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STOC
2003
ACM
152views Algorithms» more  STOC 2003»
15 years 9 months ago
Reducing truth-telling online mechanisms to online optimization
We describe a general technique for converting an online algorithm B to a truthtelling mechanism. We require that the original online competitive algorithm has certain "nicen...
Baruch Awerbuch, Yossi Azar, Adam Meyerson
WSDM
2010
ACM
166views Data Mining» more  WSDM 2010»
15 years 6 months ago
Ranking Mechanisms in Twitter-Like Forums
We study the problem of designing a mechanism to rank items in forums by making use of the user reviews such as thumb and star ratings. We compare mechanisms where forum users rat...
Anish Das Sarma, Atish Das Sarma, Sreenivas Gollap...
ATAL
2011
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Online mechanism design for electric vehicle charging
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are expected to place a considerable strain on local electricity distribution networks, requiring charging to be coordinated in order to accommoda...
Enrico H. Gerding, Valentin Robu, Sebastian Stein,...
APPROX
2009
Springer
142views Algorithms» more  APPROX 2009»
15 years 4 months ago
Truthful Mechanisms via Greedy Iterative Packing
An important research thread in algorithmic game theory studies the design of efficient truthful mechanisms that approximate the optimal social welfare. A fundamental question is ...
Chandra Chekuri, Iftah Gamzu
WWW
2009
ACM
15 years 4 months ago
Tagommenders: connecting users to items through tags
Tagging has emerged as a powerful mechanism that enables users to find, organize, and understand online entities. Recommender systems similarly enable users to efficiently navig...
Shilad Sen, Jesse Vig, John Riedl