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SUMMARY:IC Colloquium : Game Theory \, Internet and the Web : A new Scienc
 e ?
DTSTART:20121129T161500
DTEND:20121129T173000
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DESCRIPTION:Paul Spirakis\nPresident of the Computer Technology Institute 
 & Press "Diophantus"\nFull Professor at Patras University\nAbstract\nInter
 net  (and the Web) is perhaps the most influential artifact of our times.
  The talk examines some possible scientific tools and theories  that cou
 ld help in analyzing\nthe antagonism and cooperation in such a system. Gam
 e Theory has been proposed to be such a tool. We discuss the notion of Equ
 ilibria \, their computation\nand approximations \, the notion of Selfish 
 Systems\, and some measures of quality of Equilibria such as the prices of
  Anarchy and Stability. The talk also discusses inefficient proofs of exis
 tence\, limitations to rational behaviour\, and the dynamics of Selfish Sy
 stems. The main claim of the talk is that\, perhaps\, a new Science is eme
 rging out of such considerations.\n\nBiography\nPaul Spirakis obtained his
  PhD from Harvard University\, in 1982. He is currently the President of t
 he Computer Technology Institute & Press “DIOPHANTUS” and a Full Profe
 ssor in Patras University\, Greece. Paul Spirakis has seriously affected t
 he growth of the Computer Technology Institute & Press “DIOPHANTUS”\, 
 which is now a major organization. Was acknowledged between the top 50 sci
 entists worldwide in Computer Science with respect to “The best Nurturer
 s in Computer Science Research”\, published by B. Kumar and Y.N. Srikant
 \, ACM Data Mining\, 2005. His research interests include Algorithms and C
 omplexity and interaction of Complexity and Game Theory. Paul Spirakis has
  extensively published in most of the important Computer Science journals 
 and most of the significant refereed conferences. He was elected unanimous
 ly as one of the two Vice Presidents of the Council of the EATCS. He is a 
 member of Academia Europaea\, a member of the ACM Europe Council and has b
 een appointed as a Member of the Executive Body of the Polytechnic Univers
 ity of Cyprus. Paul Spirakis is a high level consultant for the Greek Mini
 stry of Education. Paul Spirakis has gained many European competitive rese
 arch funds and has served in several scientific bodies of the EU.
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