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Strategyproof Mechanisms For Ad Hoc Network Formation, C. Jason Woodard, David C. Parkes
Strategyproof Mechanisms For Ad Hoc Network Formation, C. Jason Woodard, David C. Parkes
C. Jason Woodard
Agents in a peer-to-peer system typically have incentives to influence its network structure, either to reduce their costs or increase their ability to capture value. The problem is compounded when agents can join and leave the system dynamically. This paper proposes three economic mechanisms that offset the incentives for strategic behavior and facilitate the formation of networks with desirable global properties.
Modeling Product Development As A System Design Game, C. Jason Woodard
Modeling Product Development As A System Design Game, C. Jason Woodard
C. Jason Woodard
A system design game is a model of a situation in which agents’ actions determine the structure of a system, which in turn affects the system’s value and the share of value that each agent may capture through bargaining or market competition. This paper describes a class of games in which agents design interdependent products, for example software programs, which may be complements or substitutes for each other. These relationships are epresented by an object called a design structure network (DSN). Depending on the modeler’s choice of allocation rules, agents may benefit from owning critical nodes in the DSN, corresponding …