Fair and consistent prize allocation in competitions

Incentive-Compatible Forecasting Competitions

We initiate the study of incentive-compatible forecasting competitions in which multiple forecasters make predictions about one or more events and compete for a single prize. We have two objectives: (1) to incentivize forecasters to report truthfully and (2) to award the prize to the most accurate forecaster. Proper scoring rules incentivize truthful reporting if all forecasters are paid according to their scores. However, incentives become distorted if only the best-scoring forecaster wins a prize, since forecasters can often increase their probability of having the highest score by reporting…

Exchange of Services in Networks: Competition, Cooperation, and Fairness

Exchange of services and resources in, or over, networks is attracting nowadays renewed interest. However, despite the broad applicability and the extensive study of such models, e.g., in the context of P2P networks, many fundamental questions regarding their properties and efficiency remain unanswered. We consider such a service exchange model and analyze the users' interactions under three different approaches. First, we study a centrally designed service allocation policy that yields the fair total service each user should receive based on the service it others to the others. Accordingly, w…

竞争环境下的公平性

Fairness under Competition

本文研究竞争环境下算法公平性对生态系统整体公平性的影响，证明个体公平的分类器可能导致生态系统不公平，并呼吁关注系统层面的公平性。

快车道上的公平竞赛：将体育精神融入自动驾驶赛车系统

Fair Play in the Fast Lane: Integrating Sportsmanship into Autonomous Racing Systems

本文提出一个双层博弈论框架，将体育精神融入自动驾驶赛车，通过Stackelberg博弈与MCTS进行高层意图决策，并以GNEP在低层约束车辆交互，在保持竞争力的同时实现公平安全竞赛。