[CCoE Notice] Seminar: Coalitional Game Theory in Wireless Networks

[Lewis, Lindsay R]

Coalitional Game Theory in Wireless Networks

Walid SAAD, University of Oslo, Norway and Dr. Zhu HAN, University of
Houston, USA

W205 3/12 3-6pm

Game theoretical techniques have recently become prevalent in many
engineering applications, notably in wireless networks. With the
emergence of cooperation as a new communication paradigm, and the need
for self-organizing, decentralized, and autonomic networks, it has
become imperative to seek suitable game theoretical tools that allow to
analyze and study the behavior and interactions of the nodes in future
communication networks. In this context, this tutorial introduces the
concepts of cooperative game theory, namely coalitional games, and their
potential applications in wireless networks. For this purpose, we
classify coalitional games into three categories: Canonical coalitional
games, coalition formation games, and coalitional graph games. This new
classification represents a novel application-oriented approach for
understanding and analyzing coalitional games. For each class of games,
we present the fundamental components, introduce the key properties, and
solution concepts, and describe the methodologies for applying these
games in several applications drawn from the state-of-the-art research
in wireless networks. In a nutshell, this tutorial aims to provide an
in-depth and solid introduction on applying coalitional game theory in
wireless and communication networks.

 

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