BrainSurge

Speaker: Adam Noel

Topic: Game Theory: What a Dilemma!

Game theory as a field of study has already been extensively developed over the last 60 years. While most of its applications have been in economics, the concepts of game theory can be related to many areas of electrical and computer engineering. This talk will focus on a social perspective of game theory to present the classical 7 “Deadly Dilemmas” - including the prisoner’s dilemma, chicken, battle of the sexes, stag hunt, and others. Some basic qualitative mechanics of game theory will be introduced so that we can understand these dilemmas and potentially manipulate the games to resolve them. Applications in ECE will also be noted.

BIOGRAPHY

Adam Noel obtained his B.Eng from Memorial University in St. John’s, NL. His co-op experiences include the defence (General Dynamics) and telecommunications (Alcatel-Lucent) industries. He has also worked with the Communications Research Centre in Ottawa and the Institute for Ocean Technology in St. John’s. He is currently a MASc student in the UBC ECE Communications group, with a general interest in cognitive radio.