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STOC
2010
ACM
194views Algorithms» more  STOC 2010»
15 years 8 months ago
Multi-parameter mechanism design and sequential posted pricing
We study the classic mathematical economics problem of Bayesian optimal mechanism design where a principal aims to optimize expected revenue when allocating resources to self-inte...
Shuchi Chawla, Jason Hartline, David Malec and Bal...
INFOCOM
2003
IEEE
15 years 9 months ago
Pricing strategies under heterogeneous service requirements
— This paper analyzes a communication network with heterogeneous customers. We investigate priority queueing as a way to differentiate between these users. Customers join the net...
Michel Mandjes
ACSC
2002
IEEE
15 years 9 months ago
Representation and Reasoning for Goals in BDI Agents
A number of agent-oriented programming systems are based on a framework of beliefs, desires and intentions (BDI) and more explicitly on the BDI logic of Rao and Georgeff. In this ...
John Thangarajah, Lin Padgham, James Harland
SIGECOM
2010
ACM
128views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2010»
15 years 4 months ago
Equilibria of plurality voting with abstentions
In the traditional voting manipulation literature, it is assumed that a group of manipulators jointly misrepresent their preferences to get a certain candidate elected, while the ...
Yvo Desmedt, Edith Elkind
GECCO
2003
Springer
108views Optimization» more  GECCO 2003»
15 years 9 months ago
Sexual Selection of Co-operation
Advocates of sexual selection theory have argued that various male traits, such as male co-operative behavior towards females, can evolve through female preference for mating with ...
Muhammad Afzal Upal