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4 November 2010, Empirical Game-Theoretic Analysis for Practical Strategic Reasoning, Michael Wellman
The games agents play - in markets, conflicts, or most other contexts - often defy strict game-theoretic analysis. Games may be unmanageably large (combinatorial or infinite state or action spaces), and present severely imperfect information, which could be further complicated by partial dynamic revelation. Moreover, the game may be specified procedurally, for instance by a simulator, rather than in an explicit game form.
With colleagues and students over the past few years, I have been developing a body of techniques for strategic analysis, adopting the game-theoretic framework but employing it in domains where direct "model-and-solve" cannot apply. This empirical game-theoretic methodology embraces simulation, approximation, statistics and learning, and search. Through applications to canonical auction games, and rich trading scenarios, we demonstrate the value of empirical methods for extending the scope of game-theoretic analysis. This perspective also sheds insight into behavioral models and bases for predicting joint action in complex multiagent scenarios.
For more information, contact H.van.Hasselt at cwi.nl
5 November 2010, DIP Colloquium, Jaap van der Does
For abstracts and more information, see https://www.illc.uva.nl/dip/.
9 November 2010, Logic Tea, Gideon Borensztajn
The Logic Tea homepage can be found at https://www.illc.uva.nl/logic_tea/. For more information, please contact Bruno Jacinto (jacinto.bruno at gmail.com), Umberto Grandi (u.grandi at uva.nl), or Yurii Khomskii (Y.D.Khomskii at uva.nl).
10 November 2010, Computational Linguistics Seminar, Federico Sangati
For more information and abstracts, see https://www.illc.uva.nl/LaCo/CLS/.
11 November 2010, LIRa Seminar Special Session, David Etlin (Groningen), Wes Holliday (Stanford), Olivier Roy (Groningen)
For more information, see https://www.illc.uva.nl/lgc/seminar/?p=764
12 November 2010, Computational Social Choice Seminar, Eric Pacuit
For more information, see here or https://www.illc.uva.nl/~ulle/seminar/, or contact Ulle Endriss (ulle.endriss at uva.nl).
12 November 2010, DIP Colloquium, Rosanna Keefe
For abstracts and more information, see https://www.illc.uva.nl/dip/.
15 November 2010, Colloquium on Mathematical Logic, Rod Downey Wellington
For abstracts and more information, see http://www.math.uu.nl/people/jvoosten/seminar.html
19 November 2010, Computational Social Choice Seminar, Stefan Minica
For more information, see here or https://www.illc.uva.nl/~ulle/seminar/ or contact Ulle Endriss (ulle.endriss at uva.nl).
23 November 2010, Logic Tea, Gillman Payette
The Logic Tea homepage can be found at https://www.illc.uva.nl/logic_tea/
For more information, please contact Bruno Jacinto (jacinto.bruno at gmail.com), Umberto Grandi (u.grandi at uva.nl), or Yurii Khomskii (Y.D.Khomskii at uva.nl)
24-26 November 2010, Workshop on History of Logic in China, Amsterdam
Do different cultures embody fundamentally different styles of thinking? An emphasis on rigorous explicit logic has often been considered a hallmark of Western culture, dating back to Greek Antiquity. But things are more complex, and cultures sometimes have surprising similarities beyond their standard images.
In fact, logic started independently, roughly around the same time, in Greece, India, and China. What does this tell us about analogies in thinking across human beings and their cultures? How do we or should we perceive it? The aim of this workshop is to get clearer on these issues.
The workshop brings together experts in Chinese logic and Western logic, comparing themes and insights in these two traditions in detail. While focusing on the School of Mohism in the Pre-Qin period, the workshop will also study logical contributions by other schools, for instance, Confucianism. Basic concepts and reasoning patterns will be extensively explored at the workshop, linking up with modern logical notions and theories. We will also discuss how ancient Chinese logic developed, even into the 20th century, and study how this affects current ways of thinking. While the main emphasis of this event is scholarly, it also touches on major scientific and cultural issues today.
For more information, see http://www.sciencehistory.asia/history-logic-china
24-26 November 2010, Workshop on History of Logic in China, Amsterdam
Do different cultures embody fundamentally different styles of thinking? An emphasis on rigorous explicit logic has often been considered a hallmark of Western culture, dating back to Greek Antiquity. But things are more complex, and cultures sometimes have surprising similarities beyond their standard images.
In fact, logic started independently, roughly around the same time, in Greece, India, and China. What does this tell us about analogies in thinking across human beings and their cultures? How do we or should we perceive it? The aim of this workshop is to get clearer on these issues.
The workshop brings together experts in Chinese logic and Western logic, comparing themes and insights in these two traditions in detail. While focusing on the School of Mohism in the Pre-Qin period, the workshop will also study logical contributions by other schools, for instance, Confucianism. Basic concepts and reasoning patterns will be extensively explored at the workshop, linking up with modern logical notions and theories. We will also discuss how ancient Chinese logic developed, even into the 20th century, and study how this affects current ways of thinking. While the main emphasis of this event is scholarly, it also touches on major scientific and cultural issues today.
For more information, see http://www.sciencehistory.asia/history-logic-china
24-26 November 2010, Workshop on History of Logic in China, Amsterdam
Do different cultures embody fundamentally different styles of thinking? An emphasis on rigorous explicit logic has often been considered a hallmark of Western culture, dating back to Greek Antiquity. But things are more complex, and cultures sometimes have surprising similarities beyond their standard images.
In fact, logic started independently, roughly around the same time, in Greece, India, and China. What does this tell us about analogies in thinking across human beings and their cultures? How do we or should we perceive it? The aim of this workshop is to get clearer on these issues.
The workshop brings together experts in Chinese logic and Western logic, comparing themes and insights in these two traditions in detail. While focusing on the School of Mohism in the Pre-Qin period, the workshop will also study logical contributions by other schools, for instance, Confucianism. Basic concepts and reasoning patterns will be extensively explored at the workshop, linking up with modern logical notions and theories. We will also discuss how ancient Chinese logic developed, even into the 20th century, and study how this affects current ways of thinking. While the main emphasis of this event is scholarly, it also touches on major scientific and cultural issues today.
For more information, see http://www.sciencehistory.asia/history-logic-china
26 November 2010, Colloquium on Mathematical Logic, Marek Zawadowski
For abstracts and more information, see http://www.math.uu.nl/people/jvoosten/seminar.html
26 November 2010, DIP Colloquium, Elena Tribushinina
For abstracts and more information, see https://www.illc.uva.nl/dip/.
26 November 2010, Colloquium on Mathematical Logic, Andrew E.M. Lewis
For abstracts and more information, see http://www.math.uu.nl/people/jvoosten/seminar.html
27- 28 November 2010, 91st Peripatetic Seminar on Sheaves and Logic
The Peripatetic Seminar on Sheaves and Logic (PSSL) is one of the oldest and longest lasting periodic seminars in mathematics. The scope of the PSSL is not limited to sheaves and logic; but more to category theory and its applications.
Category theory constitutes a research field of considerable interest, not only for its applications to computer science and physics, but also because of its rich mathematical theory which has unraveled deep connections between algebra, topology, logic and computer science.
For more information, see http://staff.science.uva.nl/~ciancia/PSSL91/
27- 28 November 2010, 91st Peripatetic Seminar on Sheaves and Logic
The Peripatetic Seminar on Sheaves and Logic (PSSL) is one of the oldest and longest lasting periodic seminars in mathematics. The scope of the PSSL is not limited to sheaves and logic; but more to category theory and its applications.
Category theory constitutes a research field of considerable interest, not only for its applications to computer science and physics, but also because of its rich mathematical theory which has unraveled deep connections between algebra, topology, logic and computer science.
For more information, see http://staff.science.uva.nl/~ciancia/PSSL91/