About our research

This new research group has been set up to build upon existing research strengths and expertise within the department.

Overview: The group carries out research in the computational foundations of economics/game theory and economic theory in computer science. The group will enjoy close collaborative links with the existing Complexity, Theory and Algorithms research group and the Agent Applications, Research, and Technology research group. Relevant topics of interest include (but are not restricted to) algorithmic game theory; mechanism design and auction theory; complexity and computation of solution concepts; optimization problems in economics and computational social choice.

By way of example, we have the following two EPSRC funded research projects. Efficient Decentralised Approaches in Algorithmic Game Theory: (earlier announcement for the RA post). The project is to study the problem of reaching equilibrium under models of computation where agents must operate independently, without any central control. EPSRC funded project Algorithmic Mechanism Design and Optimisation Problems with Economic Applications (PI: Piotr Krysta) (earlier advertisement for the 2 year RA post) The project involves research on algorithmic game theory, that is, on algorithmic and computational complexity aspects of game theory and mechanism design with specific problems related to electronic commerce and networks.

Recent publications