Speltheorie en strategische besluitvorming

Game theory is a mathematical theory of interactions. It studies situations (known as games) in which multiple parties (known as players) interact and ones outcome may depend not only on their own actions, but also on actions of the others. Classic game theory studies strategic decision making of rational players, while evolutionary game theory focuses on situations, in which players rather inherit than choose their strategies, according to Darwins principles of natural selection.

The course is aimed at illustrating the basics of game theory, such as difference between cooperative and noncooperative games or Nash equilibria. We will also analyze games with one or more players being able to impose their strategy on the other players, known as Stackelberg (or leader-follower) games and focus on dynamic games, such as classic differential games and evolutionary games.

Special attention will be given to application of the concepts learned, for example in traffic control or in medical field, and connection between agent-based simulations and spatial games.