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ATAL
2010
Springer
13 years 7 months ago
Time constraints in mixed multi-unit combinatorial auctions
We extend the framework of mixed multi-unit combinatorial auctions to include time constraints, present an expressive bidding language, and show how to solve the winner determinati...
Andreas Witzel, Ulle Endriss
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
User modeling in position auctions: re-considering the GSP and VCG mechanisms
We introduce a study of position auctions, with an explicit modeling of user navigation through ads. We refer to our model as the PPA model, since it is most applicable in the con...
Danny Kuminov, Moshe Tennenholtz
CORR
2006
Springer
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13 years 7 months ago
Frugality ratios and improved truthful mechanisms for vertex cover
In set-system auctions, there are several overlapping teams of agents, and a task that can be completed by any of these teams. The auctioneer's goal is to hire a team and pay...
Edith Elkind, Leslie Ann Goldberg, Paul W. Goldber...
SAC
2004
ACM
14 years 29 days ago
A multi-criteria model for electronic auctions
In this paper we present a multi-criteria model for electronic auctions, which is based on reference points. According to the model, the buyer must specify an aspiration point tha...
Marie-Jo Bellosta, Imène Brigui, Sylvie Kor...
ATAL
2007
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Outperforming the competition in multi-unit sealed bid auctions
In this paper, we examine the behavior of bidding agents that are in direct competition with the other participants in an auction setting. Thus the agents are not simply trying to...
Ioannis A. Vetsikas, Nicholas R. Jennings