Call for papers

WINE 2009
The Fifth Workshop on Internet and Network Economics

Organized by:
Department of Computer and System Sciences
Sapienza University of Rome

December 14-18, 2009, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Presentation

Over the past decade there has been a growing interaction between researchers in theoretical computer science, networking and security, economics, mathematics, sociology, and management sciences devoted to the analysis of problems arising in the Internet and the worldwide web. The Workshop on Internet & Network Economics (WINE) is an interdisciplinary forum is an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and results arising in these varied fields. The 5th edition of WINE will take place in December 2008 at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Call for papers

All submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the quality of their contribution, originality, soundness, and significance.  Industrial applications and position papers presenting novel ideas, issues, challenges and directions are also welcome.

Submissions are invited in the following topics but not limited to:           

• Algorithmic game theory
• Algorithmic mechanism design
• Auction algorithms and analysis
• Computational advertising
• Computational general equilibrium and approximation
• Convergence and learning in games
• Coalitions, coordination and collective action 
• Economics aspects of security and privacy
• Economics aspects of distributed and network computing
• Fixed point algorithms
• Information economics
• Knowledge economy and intellectual product pricing
• Majority equilibrium
• Network games
• Price differentiation and price dynamics
• Social networks

Important dates

Submission Deadline: July 15th, 2009.
Notification: September 10th, 2009.
Camera Ready Version: October 5th, 2009.
Conference: December 14-18, 2009.

Organizing Committee

Giorgio Ausiello

Vincenzo Bonifaci 

Stefano Leonardi (Chair) 

Alberto Marchetti-Spaccamela

Piotr Sankowski

Conference Site

Please refer to the Workshop's official web site for updates and further details.