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Seminar Topics

The seminar covers algorithmic topics:.

  • no regret learning
  • logit response dynamcis
  • best response dynamics
  • evolutionary game theory
  • cascading dynamics
  • ...

Prerequisites

  • Lecture "Network Algorithms " or equivalent lecture on algorithms.

Important Dates

  • July 27th, 10:00: Preliminary discussion
  • October 15th, 10:00: Overview talks (mandatory)
  • 5 weeks before main talk: final version of term paper
  • 3 weeks before main talk: final version of slides
  • Talks (starting 10. December): Thursdays, 10:00-12:00
All meetings will be in room 4017 at I1.

Guidelines

  • Overview talk: 3 minutes, 0-2 slides
  • Term paper at most eight pages, font size 11-12pt, margins at least 3cm
  • Talks about 45 minutes plus discussion
  • Supporting slides with LaTex Beamer or Powerpoint
  • 10.12.: Xiao, Bo
    "Efficient Algorithms for Online Decision Problems", Kalai, Vempala
  • 10.12.: Klingen, Bastian
    "Adaptive Game Playing using Multiplicative Weights", Freund, Schapira
  • 17.12.: Zhang, Yang
    "Online Convex Programming and Generalized Infinitesimal Gradient Ascent", Zinkevich
  • 17.12.: Siebenkotten, Philipp
    "Online Convex Optimization in the Bandit Setting: Gradient Descent without a Gradient", Flaxman, Kalai, McMahan
  • 07.01.: Wilms, Maximilian
    "Discrete Prediction Games with Arbitrary Feedback and Loss", M. Damian, Piccolboni, Schindelhauer
  • 07.01.: Scheiff, Christian
    "On the Convergence of Regret Minimization Dynamics in Concave Games", Even-Dar, Mansour, Nadav
  • 14.01.: Christian Fuchs
    "Convergence to Approximate Nash equilibria in Congestion Games", Chien, Sinclair
  • 14.01.: Goliath, Andre
    "Maximizing the Spread of Influence through a Social Network", Kempe, Kleinberg, Tardos
  • 21.01.: Mathes, Robert
    "On the Submodularity of Influence in Social Networks", Mossel, Roch
  • 21.01.: Feuster, Jens
    "The Role of Compatibility in the Diffusion of Technologies through Social Networks", Immorlica, Kleinberg, Mahdian, Wexler
  • 28.01.: Gurevich, Ilia
    "Routing without Regret", Blum, Even-Dar, Ligett
  • 28.01.: Prüne, Ansgar
    "Fast Convergence to Wardrop Equilibria by Adaptive Sampling Methods", Fischer, Räcke, Vöcking

Contact

Martin Hoefer: mhoefer (at) cs.rwth-aachen.de
Lars Olbrich: lars(at) cs. rwth-aachen.de