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SAGT
2009
Springer
15 years 5 months ago
2009
Springer
In a scheduling game, each player owns a job and chooses a machine to execute it. While the social cost is the maximal load over all machines (makespan), the cost (disutility) of ...
CDC
2008
IEEE
15 years 5 months ago
2008
IEEE
— The problem of sensor activation in a controlled discrete event system is considered. Sensors are assumed to be costly and can be turned on/off during the operation of the syst...
ISPAN
2005
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
2005
IEEE
In classical mechanism design setting the outcome of the mechanism is computed by a trusted central party. In this paper we consider distributed implementations in which the outco...
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IPSN
2004
Springer
15 years 4 months ago
2004
Springer
We present a methodology for a sensor network to answer queries with limited and stochastic information using probabilistic techniques. This capability is useful in that it allows...
WECWIS
2003
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
2003
IEEE
The paper analyzes auctions which are not completely enforceable. In such auctions, economic agents may fail to carry out their obligations, and parties involved cannot rely on ex...