Advances in Game Theory and Optimization with Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The primary objective of this Special Issue is to explore the frontiers of game theory and optimization research, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration and fostering innovation in both theory and practice. By promoting the exchange of ideas, methodologies, and experiences, this Special Issue aspires to contribute to the development of new tools and techniques that can address the challenges in various fields and support decision-making processes in complex systems.

To achieve the objective, we invite submissions covering a broad range of topics. Some areas of interest include:

1. Mechanism design and incentive engineering: research on the design of mechanisms and incentive structures to align agents' behavior with the desired outcomes, including auctions, markets, and contract theory.
2. Learning and adaptation in games: exploration of learning algorithms, reinforcement learning, and adaptive strategies in theoretical game settings, as well as their implications for the dynamics and convergence of the system.
3. Robust and stochastic optimization: techniques for handling uncertainty, risk, and robustness in optimization problems, including robust optimization, stochastic programming, and chance-constrained optimization.
4. Distributed optimization and decision making: methods for decentralized optimization and decision making in multi-agent systems, networks, and large-scale systems, including consensus algorithms, distributed optimization, and coordination mechanisms.
5. Game theory and optimization in cybersecurity: applications of game-theoretic and optimization-based methods for addressing cybersecurity challenges, such as intrusion detection, risk assessment, and defense strategies.
6. Algorithmic game theory and computational aspects: studies on the computational complexity of game-theoretic and optimization problems, as well as the development of efficient algorithms and computational methods to solve them.
7. Social and ethical considerations: investigation of the social, ethical, and fairness aspects of game theory and optimization, including fairness in resource allocation, privacy concerns, and the impact on human behavior.
8. Game theory and optimization in healthcare: applications of these methods in healthcare systems, such as patient scheduling, resource allocation, epidemic modeling, and healthcare policy design.

By expanding the scope to cover these areas, the Special Issue aims to create a comprehensive collection of high-quality research articles that demonstrate the power and potential of game theory and optimization to solve real-world challenges and contribute to the advancement of various fields.

Dr. Yaodong Yang
Guest Editor

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• game theory
• cooperative games
• multiplayer games
• contract theory
• decision making
• complex systems
• learning algorithms
• adaptive strategies
• robust optimization
• stochastic optimization
• distributed optimization
• algorithmic game theory
• applications in engineering, cybersecurity, healthcare, etc.