Algorithmic Game Theory
Algorithmic Game Theory
Course with SWS 2/2/0 (lecture/exercise/practical) in SS 2024
Lecturer
Tutor
SWS
- 2/2/0
Modules
Examination method
- Written exam
- Oral exam
Game Theory is a multi-disciplinary and pervasive field that is concerned with how strategic decision making can be formally modelled and mathematically analysed.
In this course, we will approach the subject from a computer science perspective and -- in addition to covering the foundational aspects -- also address how game theory can be approached computationally, e.g. consider how computers can be programmed to play games, or analyse the computational complexity of various game-theoretic notions.
Dates and times
The lecture takes place as follows:
- Mondays, DS3, SCH/A316.
Exercise sessions are offered at the following times:
- Tuesdays, DS6, APB/E006
- Thursdays, DS4, APB/E005
- Thursdays, DS5, APB/E006
Exercises start in the week of the first lecture, i.e. on 16th/18th April.
In the week of 6th to 10th May, there will be an exceptional virtual exercise session on Wednesday, 8th May, 13:00 via Zoom.
On Thursday, 13th June, due to rooms being used for OUTPUT, the exercise sessions take place as follows:
On Tuesday, 25th June, there will be no exercise session. Students are asked to use the exercise sessions on Thursday (27th June) instead., which will be held in a hybrid fashion via Zoom.
Topics
- Noncooperative games in normal form
- Noncooperative games in extensive form
- Search in game trees
- Games with missing information
- Evolutionary game theory
- The Game Description Language and General Game Playing
- Cooperative Games
Exam
For CMS students and students wishing to use this course for modules INF-B-510 or INF-B-520, there will be a written exam (90min). The written exam will take place on 16th August, 2024, 13:00 in HSZ/E01/U. The exam will be closed book, i.e. without notes, and no other resources (in particular technical aids) are permitted.
For anyone else (INF-VERT-2/6, INF-BAS-2/6, INF-PM-FOR, IST) the exam will be oral. To obtain an exam slot, please contact Ms. Ramona Behling.
A consultation session for discussing common questions regarding the lecture and/or exam(s) will be held on 15th August, 2024, 12:00–13:00 in APB/E023 (note the updated time).- Jörg Rothe (Ed.): Economics and Computation. An Introduction to Algorithmic Game Theory, Computational Social Choice, and Fair Division. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2016) (Part I: Playing Successfully)
- Lectures 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, and 12
- Richard Alan Gillman, David Housman: Game Theory. A Modeling Approach. CRC Press (2019)
- Lectures 1, 2, 3, and 9
- Stuart J. Russell, Peter Norvig: Artificial Intelligence. A Modern Approach (Global Edition). Pearson (2021) (Chapter 6: Adversarial Search and Games)
- Lectures 4 and 5
- Todd W. Neller, Marc Lanctot: An Introduction to Counterfactual Regret Minimization. Self-published. (2013)
- Lecture 8
- Noam Nisan, Tim Roughgarden, Éva Tardos, Vijay Vazirani (eds.): Algorithmic Game Theory. Cambridge University Press (2007)
- Lecture 9
- Michael R. Genesereth, Michael Thielscher: General Game Playing (Synthesis Lectures on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) Morgan & Claypool Publishers (2014)
- Lectures 4, 5, and 10
- Bernhard von Stengel: Game Theory Basics. Cambridge University Press (2021)
Subscribe to events of this course (icalendar)
| Lecture | Noncooperative Games in Normal Form | DS3, April 15, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Noncooperative Games in Normal Form | File | |
| Lecture | Normal-Form Games: Mixed Strategies | DS3, April 22, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Normal-Form Games: Mixed Strategies | File | |
| Lecture | Sequential Games with Perfect Information | DS3, April 29, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Sequential Games with Perfect Information | File | |
| Lecture | Playing Games: Alpha-Beta Tree Search | DS3, May 6, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Minimax and Alpha-Beta Tree Search | File | |
| Lecture | Playing Games: Monte Carlo Tree Search | DS3, May 13, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File 1, File 2 |
| Exercise | Monte Carlo Tree Search | File | |
| No session | Bank holiday | DS3, May 20, 2024 in -- | |
| Lecture | Missing Information: Modelling | DS3, May 27, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Missing Information: Modelling | File | |
| Lecture | Missing Information: Solving | DS3, June 3, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Missing Information: Solving | File | |
| Lecture | Counterfactual Regret Minimisation | DS3, June 10, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File 1, File 2 |
| Exercise | Counterfactual Regret Minimisation | File | |
| Lecture | Repeated Play | DS3, June 17, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Repeated Play | File | |
| Lecture | Game Description Language | DS3, June 24, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Game Description Language | File | |
| Lecture | Cooperative Games: Definition and the Core | DS3, July 1, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Cooperative Games: Definition and the Core | File | |
| Lecture | Cooperative Games: Stable Sets and Shapley Value | DS3, July 8, 2024 in SCH/A316 | File |
| Exercise | Cooperative Games: Stable Sets and Shapley Value | File |
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