Constrained swap dynamics over a social network in distributed resource reallocation

Abdallah Saffidine, Anaëlle Wilczynski*

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    Abstract

    We examine a resource allocation problem where each agent is to be assigned exactly one object. Agents are initially endowed with a resource that they can swap with one another. However, not all exchanges are plausible: we represent required connections between agents with a social network. Agents may only perform pairwise exchanges with their neighbors and only if it brings them preferred objects. We analyze this distributed process through two dual questions. Could an agent obtain a certain object if the swaps occurred favourably? Can an agent be guaranteed a certain level of satisfaction regardless of the actual exchanges? These questions are investigated through parameterized complexity, focusing on budget constraints such as the number of exchanges an agent may be involved in or the total duration of the process.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAlgorithmic Game Theory - 11th International Symposium, SAGT 2018, Proceedings
    EditorsXiaotie Deng
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages213-225
    Number of pages13
    ISBN (Print)9783319996592
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Event11th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, SAGT 2018 - Beijing, China
    Duration: 11 Sept 201813 Sept 2018

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume11059 LNCS
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    Conference

    Conference11th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory, SAGT 2018
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityBeijing
    Period11/09/1813/09/18

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