NetGCoop 2014 - International Conference on Network Games, Control and Optimization

The topic of network control and optimization has been of increasing importance in many networking application domains, such as mobile and fixed access networks, computer networks, social networks and transportation networks. These all require tools (both conceptual and algorithmic) for a better and more efficient control operation, for optimization of their performance, and/or for a better understanding of the relationships between entities that may be cooperative or act selfishly, and in an uncertain and possibly adversarial environment.
The goal of this international forum is to bring together researchers from different areas with theoretical expertise in game theory, control, and optimization, and with applications in the domains listed above.
Topics of interest
The Topics of interest to NetGCooP include (but are not limited to):
Hierarchical optimization in networking
Resource allocation and their optimization
Optimization and control theoretical tools in networking
Dynamic Programming and Hamilton-Jacobi equations on networks
Optimal control, differential games and mean field games
Algorithmic game theory
Learning mechanisms in games
Computation of Nash, correlated, and market equilibria
Price of anarchy
Stackelberg games in networking
Incentives for cooperation between network entities
Network pricing
Preference elicitation and winner determination in combinatorial auctions
Flow and congestion control in networks
Transport networks
Control of queuing networks
Scheduling transmissions in networking
Optimization of wireless networks
Grid applications
Trust and reputation management
Electrical power networks
Formation of social networks
Competitive routing
Biological networks
Games for competition, advertisement or influence over social networks.
Network formation games
Chairs and Committes
General Chairs:
Fabio Bagagiolo (University of Trento, Italy)
Naum Shimkin (Technion ? Israel Institute of Technology)
Program Chairs:
Jean Walrand, Chair (University of California, USA)
Francesco De Pellegrini, Co-Chair (CREATE-NET, Italy)
Rachid El Azouzi, Co-Chair (University of Avignon, France)
Jianwei Huang, Co-Chair (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Local Chair:
Lorenzo Maggi (CREATE-NET, Italy)
Publicity Chair:
Fabio Martignon (University Paris Sud, France)
Steering Committee:
Eitan Altman (Inria Sophia-Antipolis, France), Chair
Tijani Chahed (Telecom SudParis, France), Vice-Chair
Daniel Kofman (Telecom ParisTech, France)
Alexandre Proutière (Microsoft, France)
Sergei Foss (Heriot-Watt, UK)
Laurent Massoulié (Technicolor, France)
Peter Glynn (Stanford University, England)
Sem Borst (TUE, The Netherlands)
Onno Boxma (TUE, The Netherlands)
Eilon Solan (Tel-Aviv Univ, Israel)
Tamer Basar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Sylvain Sorin (Univ Paris 6, France)
Tony Ephremides (Univ of Maryland, USA)
Nahum Shimkin (Technion, Israel)
Bruno Tuffin (INRIA Rennes, France)
Invited Plenary Speakers
Tamer Basar (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Fabio Camilli (Universita' La Sapienza Roma, Italy)
Paola Goatin (INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France)
One fourth plenary speaker is going to be invited
DEADLINES
Submission -> June 15
Notification -> September 10
Camera Ready -> September 20
Early registration -> September 20
Late registration -> October 20