AGATE
About the AGATE Centre
The AGATE Centre, established at the School of Computer Science of Charles University, is a hub of excellence in algorithmic game and decision theory and their applications.
The AGATE Centre starts as ERA Chair project number… Under the leadership of ERA Chair holder Michel Grabisch, the AGATE Centre is driven by two key motivations:
1. Scientific Shift Toward Socio-Economic Applications
Computer science is undergoing a “gold rush” towards socio-economic applications — a fast-growing area often referred to as broad algorithmic game theory. To take part in this transformation, we focus on Algorithmic Game Theory in Socioeconomics (AGATE) — a domain that includes:
- Algorithmic game theory
- Decision theory
- Computational social choice and social welfare
- Fairness optimisation
- Public administration logistics and indirect mechanisms
- Socio-economic networks
This interdisciplinary field brings together tools from mathematics, computer science, optimisation, and machine learning. We are also witnessing renewed, direct links between academic research and real-world innovation on a global scale.
2. Connecting Academia with Practice in Czechia
AGATE responds to the need for the School of Computer Science at Charles University to lead larger-scale applied research projects in collaboration with the non-academic sector — including major Czech IT companies and national or regional public administrations.
