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ATAL
2010
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
Honor among thieves: collusion in multi-unit auctions
We consider collusion in multi-unit auctions where the allocation and payments are determined using the VCG mechanism. We show how collusion can increase the utility of the collud...
Yoram Bachrach
ESA
2010
Springer
178views Algorithms» more  ESA 2010»
13 years 12 months ago
Weighted Congestion Games: Price of Anarchy, Universal Worst-Case Examples, and Tightness
We characterize the price of anarchy in weighted congestion games, as a function of the allowable resource cost functions. Our results provide as thorough an understanding of this ...
Kshipra Bhawalkar, Martin Gairing, Tim Roughgarden
ESORICS
2010
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
A Theory of Runtime Enforcement, with Results
This paper presents a theory of runtime enforcement based on mechanism models called MRAs (Mandatory Results Automata). MRAs can monitor and transform security-relevant actions and...
Jay Ligatti, Srikar Reddy
GECCO
2008
Springer
141views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
13 years 11 months ago
A study of NK landscapes' basins and local optima networks
We propose a network characterization of combinatorial fitness landscapes by adapting the notion of inherent networks proposed for energy surfaces [5]. We use the well-known fami...
Gabriela Ochoa, Marco Tomassini, Sébastien ...
GECCO
2008
Springer
126views Optimization» more  GECCO 2008»
13 years 11 months ago
Swarm intelligence in e-learning: a learning object sequencing agent based on competencies
In e-learning initiatives content creators are usually required to arrange a set of learning resources in order to present them in a comprehensive way to the learner. Course mater...
Luis de Marcos, José-Javier Martínez...