Department Events
The department runs a variety of seminars, workshops and colloquia. See upcoming events below. You are also welcome to sign up to the seminar mailing list.
For visiting the department, see the map of campus, directions, and accommodation recommendations.
(Be reminded that the University of Warwick is not, surprisingly, located in the town of Warwick.)
Tim Roughgarden: How Computer Science Informs Modern Auction Design
Tim Roughgarden, Stanford University
Abstract: Economists have studied the theory and practice of auctions
for decades. How can computer science contribute? Using the recent
U.S. FCC double-auction for wireless spectrum as a case
study, I'll illustrate the many answers: novel auction formats,
algorithms for NP-hard problems, approximation guarantees for simple
auctions, and communication complexity-based impossibility results.