There is a growing recognition that auctions are one of the most efficient tools for resource allocation. Because of this, they are becoming increasingly important within the economic, social and computational fields.
For instance, the European Union (EU) uses auctions to allocate pollution permits, allowing factories to bid on the level of emissions they are permitted to emit; the UK government promotes investment in renewable energy by offering a guaranteed electricity sale price, determined through auctions; and in the financial sector, they have long been used for various purposes such as bond sales and corporate takeovers.
Our two-day workshop will bring together researchers and industry professionals for a range of sessions covering theoretical and empirical research around this topic.
The workshop will include insights from guest speakers, who will share their perspectives and detail recent advancements and key challenges. It will also provide a forum to promote open conversations and debates.
This is open to researchers, industry professionals and University of Bath PhD students.
Invited speakers
- Dr Sohail Ahmed, PZEM
- Professor Elizabeth Baldwin, University of Oxford
- Professor Todd Kaplan, University of Exeter and University of Haifa
- Professor Salvatore Piccolo, University of Bergamo
- Dr Georgios Piliouras, Google DeepMind
Call for contributors
We invite contributed talks on any topic related to auctions.
Anyone is encouraged to apply, including doctoral students and early-career researchers. Partial reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs will be provided to speakers.
Submissions by March 25 will receive full consideration. We aim to announce the final program before Easter.
