Stategic behaviour in multiagent systems

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We are currently witnessing the growth of a new paradigm of open computing systems, as embodied by the Internet. The heterogeneous participants in these systems (which we call agents) often have diverging information and interests. In particular, in many situations these agents are self-interested and will act to further their own goals, irrespective of the desires of others, nor is it reasonable to assume that a system designer is able to force these agents to behave in some socially optimal way. Interesting applications with these properties range from new electronic marketplaces and auctions, to differentiated scheduling for Internet service provisioning.