Algorithmic game theory is a significant topic in modern algorithm design study with vast applications that span economics, mathematics, physical sciences, and humanities. Born out of the dot-com boom of the late 90s, where the internet marketplace rapidly revolutionized many economic enterprises, algorithmic game theory allows problems that arise in game theory to be studied from the algorithmic view-point of efficient computation with guaranteed performance.

The school is aimed at senior bachelor and master students interested in learning about an advanced topic in design and analysis of algorithms; and doctoral and postdoctoral fellows interested in pursuing research in this topic.