Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Game Theory (17.IFE261)

Native organizations units: Sub-department for Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, Sub-department for Applied Computer Science and Informatics, Chair of Mathematics

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Information and Analytics Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)
Master Academic Studies	Information Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Scientific-professional
Scientific or art field	Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment Teorijska i primenjena matematika
ECTS	4

The main goal of the course is to introduce basic concepts of game theory and strategic decision making. Originating from processes in real life situations, the theory finds numerous applications in economics, political science, psychology and logic. For that reason, the suggested topics may be of interest from both theoretical and practical aspect.

Learning the concept of a game, rational behavior and strategy, as well as their main properties. Understanding the connections between the real life situations and their game-theoretic models. Knowing how to recognize several frequently occurring game settings, what tools can be used for respective games, and how to analyze them.

Combinatorial games, Nim, operations on games. Game tree, rational behavior, strategy, symmetric games, dominance. Nash equilibrium. Bayesian games. Mixed strategies, mixed equilibria, degenerate games, zero-sum games. Extensive games. Behavior strategies. Bargaining.

Lectures. Tutorials, including practical exercises. Oral exam.