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We study the problem of dynamically allocating $T$ indivisible items to $n$ agents with the restriction that the allocation is fair all the time. Due to the negative results to achieve fairness when allocations are irrevocable, we allow…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Mingwei Yang

We propose an online form of the cake cutting problem. This models situations where players arrive and depart during the process of dividing a resource. We show that well known fair division procedures like cut-and-choose and the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2010-07-06 Toby Walsh

Fair division with unequal shares is an intensively studied recourse allocation problem. For $ i\in [n] $, let $ \mu_i $ be an atomless probability measure on the measurable space $(C,\mathcal{S}) $ and let $ t_i $ be positive numbers…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Zsuzsanna Jankó , Attila Joó

The cake-cutting problem involves dividing a heterogeneous, divisible resource fairly between $n$ agents. Br\^{a}nzei et al. [6] introduced {\em generalised cut and choose} (GCC) protocols, a formal model for representing cake-cutting…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-10 Paul W. Goldberg , Ioana Iaru

We consider a multi-agent resource allocation setting in which an agent's utility may decrease or increase when an item is allocated. We take the group envy-freeness concept that is well-established in the literature and present stronger…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2019-07-23 Haris Aziz , Simon Rey

We study the fair allocation of indivisible goods across groups of agents, where each agent fully enjoys all goods allocated to their group. We focus on groups of two (couples) and other groups of small size. For two couples, an EF1…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Paul Gölz , Hannane Yaghoubizade

In this article we study the problem of fair division. In particular we study a notion introduced by J. Barbanel that generalizes super envy-free fair division. We give a new proof of his result. Our approach allows us to give an explicit…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2017-07-11 Guillaume Chèze , Luca Amodei

A collection of objects, some of which are good and some are bad, is to be divided fairly among agents with different tastes, modeled by additive utility functions. If the objects cannot be shared, so that each of them must be entirely…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-10 Fedor Sandomirskiy , Erel Segal-Halevi

In fair division applications, agents may have unequal entitlements reflecting their different contributions. Moreover, the contributions of agents may depend on the allocation itself. Previous fairness notions designed for agents with…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-31 Qishen Han , Biaoshuai Tao , Lirong Xia

We study fair division of indivisible items under a variable input setting, where the set of agents or items may change over time. Starting from an arbitrary allocation, the goal is to restore envy-freeness up to one item (EF1) through item…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Harish Chandramouleeswaran , Prajakta Nimbhorkar , Nidhi Rathi

We study the allocation of indivisible goods among groups of agents using well-known fairness notions such as envy-freeness and proportionality. While these notions cannot always be satisfied, we provide several bounds on the optimal…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Pasin Manurangsi , Warut Suksompong

We study the fair allocation of indivisible goods under cardinality constraints, where each agent must receive a bundle of fixed size. This models practical scenarios, such as assigning shifts or forming equally sized teams. Recently,…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Alviona Mancho , Evangelos Markakis , Nicos Protopapas

We study the problem of allocating divisible resources among $n$ agents, hopefully in a fair and efficient manner. With the presence of strategic agents, additional incentive guarantees are also necessary, and the problem of designing fair…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-25 Xiaohui Bei , Biaoshuai Tao , Jiajun Wu , Mingwei Yang

We study fair division of indivisible chores among $n$ agents with additive disutility functions. Two well-studied fairness notions for indivisible items are envy-freeness up to one/any item (EF1/EFX) and the standard notion of economic…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Hannaneh Akrami , Bhaskar Ray Chaudhury , Jugal Garg , Kurt Mehlhorn , Ruta Mehta

Envy-freeness is a standard benchmark of fairness in resource allocation. Since it cannot always be satisfied when the resource consists of indivisible items even when there are two agents, the relaxations envy-freeness up to one item (EF1)…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2020-07-07 Warut Suksompong

We study the fair allocation of indivisible resources among agents. Most prior work focuses on fairness and/or efficiency among agents. However, the allocator, as the resource owner, may also be involved in many scenarios (e.g., government…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-10 Xiaolin Bu , Zihao Li , Shengxin Liu , Jiaxin Song , Biaoshuai Tao

When dividing items among agents, two of the most widely studied fairness notions are envy-freeness and proportionality. We consider a setting where $m$ chores are allocated to $n$ agents and the disutility of each chore for each agent is…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-30 Pasin Manurangsi , Warut Suksompong

Given a so called ''Sperner coloring'' of a triangulation of the $D$-dimensional simplex, Sperner's lemma guarantees the existence of a rainbow simplex, i.e. a simplex colored by all $D+1$ colors. However, finding a rainbow simplex was the…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-09-25 Ruiquan Gao , Mohammad Roghani , Aviad Rubinstein , Amin Saberi

We study the allocation of indivisible goods under conflicting constraints, represented by a graph. In this framework, vertices correspond to goods and edges correspond to conflicts between a pair of goods. Each agent is allocated an…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-18 Ayumi Igarashi , Pasin Manurangsi , Hirotaka Yoneda

We study the existence of fair distributions when we have more guests than pieces to allocate, focusing on envy-free distributions among those who receive a piece. The conditions on the demand from the guests can be weakened from those of…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-16 Pablo Soberón