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I work on game theory. In particular, on how social interactions and social networks impact decision-making and classical economic models. In general, mathematical modeling with context-dependent strategic solutions. I further pursue the expansion of the boundaries to which (conscious) structured mathematical reasoning is applied.

My background is mathematics, with a MSc in Mathematical Engineering and a PhD in applied mathematics, both from the University of Porto.

Currently, I am invited assistant professor of the department of informatics engineering at the Engineering Faculty of the University of Porto, and an external research collaborator at LIAAD, the center for artificial intelligence and decision support at Inesc Tec.

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  • Name

    Renato Araújo Soeiro
  • Cluster

    Computer Science
  • Role

    Senior Researcher
  • Since

    01st April 2012
Publications

2022

A Note on Type-Symmetries in Finite Games

Authors
Soeiro, R; Pinto, AA;

Publication
MATHEMATICS

Abstract
In two-action generalized polymatrix games, Nash equilibria are support-type-symmetric, i.e., determined by supports for each type of player. We show that such a property does not generalize straightforwardly for games with at least three actions or where interaction weights have different signs (neither all positive nor negative). A non-trivial condition on interaction weights must be satisfied, which may go unnoticed as it is trivially satisfied for: (i) two-action games, (ii) conformity games, and (iii) congestion games. We derive this condition and the corresponding simplified analytic equation for mixed strategies.

2016

Empirical analysis of the Portuguese governments social network

Authors
Moniz, N; Louca, F; Oliveira, M; Soeiro, R;

Publication
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND MINING

Abstract
The Portuguese governmental network comprising all the 776 ministers and junior ministers who were part of the 19 governments between the year 1976 and 2013 is presented and analyzed. The data contain information on connections concerning business and other types of organizations and, to our knowledge, there is no such extensive research in previous literature. Upon the presentation of the data, a social network analysis considering the temporal dimension is performed at three levels of granularity: network-level, subnetwork-level (political groups) and node-level. A discussion based on the results is presented. We conclude that although it fits two of the four preconditions of a small-world model, the Portuguese governmental network is not a small-world network, although presenting an evolution pointing toward becoming one. Also, we use a resilience test to study the evolution of the robustness of the Portuguese governmental network, pinpointing the moment when a set of members became structurally important.

2015

EXTERNALITY EFFECTS IN THE FORMATION OF SOCIETIES

Authors
Pinto, AA; Mousa, A; Soeiro, R;

Publication
JOURNAL OF DYNAMICS AND GAMES

Abstract
We study a finite decision model where the utility function is an additive combination of a personal valuation component and an interaction component. Individuals are characterized according to these two components (their valuation type and externality type), and also according to their crowding type (how they influence others). We study how positive externalities lead to typo symmetries euillbrIn, while negative externalities allow the existence of equillibria that are not type-symmetric. In particular, we show that positive elides lead to euilibria having a unique partition into a minimum number of societies (simi individuals using the same strategy, see 1271); and negat ve externalities I to equilibria with multiple societal partitions, some with the maximum number of societies

2014

Dynamics of human decisions

Authors
Soeiro, R; Mousa, A; Oliveira, TR; Pinto, AA;

Publication
Journal of Dynamics and Games

Abstract