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ECAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Optimal Task Migration in Service-Oriented Systems: Algorithms and Mechanisms
In service-oriented systems, such as grids and clouds, users are able to outsource complex computational tasks by procuring resources on demand from remote service providers. As th...
Sebastian Stein, Enrico Gerding, Nicholas R. Jenni...
CORR
2010
Springer
189views Education» more  CORR 2010»
13 years 9 months ago
An Optimal Dynamic Mechanism for Multi-Armed Bandit Processes
We consider the problem of revenue-optimal dynamic mechanism design in settings where agents' types evolve over time as a function of their (both public and private) experien...
Sham M. Kakade, Ilan Lobel, Hamid Nazerzadeh
PAM
2009
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Analyzing Router Responsiveness to Active Measurement Probes
Abstract. Active probing has increasingly been used to collect information about the topological and functional characteristics of the Internet. Given the need for active probing a...
Mehmet Hadi Gunes, Kamil Saraç
WINE
2005
Springer
161views Economy» more  WINE 2005»
14 years 3 months ago
Design of Incentive Compatible Mechanisms for Stackelberg Problems
This paper takes the first steps towards designing incentive compatible mechanisms for hierarchical decision making problems involving selfish agents. We call these Stackelberg p...
Dinesh Garg, Yadati Narahari
WER
2007
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
A Strategy for Information Source Identification
Eliciting requirements is well known to be a difficult task. Several strategies exist that makes it possible to elicit information from different information sources. These strate...
Julio Cesar Sampaio do Prado Leite, Edson Andrade ...