This page presents the Program for ICTERI-2024 PhD Symposium . The symposium is organized by:
- The Faculty of Applied Sciences of Ukrainian Catholic University – Ukraine (https:/apps.ucu.edu.ua/)
- The Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich – Germany (https://www.en.ibe.med.uni-muenchen.de/)
PhD Symposium at ICTERI-2024
The PhD Symposium is traditionally organized under the umbrella of ICTERI. It is a scientific forum for young researchers, who are at the beginning of their careers, such as PhD students or young researchers from the industry. Our vision of the PhD Symposium at ICTERI is to provide an expert environment for presenting ideas and early results of PhD projects or other research aiming to be framed in PhD projects. Young researchers, who join us to take part in discussions and/or present their papers, are offered an opportunity to exchange and discuss their research ideas with their peers, advisors, and senior researchers working in the fields that are within the scope of ICTERI-2024.
The information about the dates and times of the two PhD Symposium Sessions at ICTERI-2024 is provided at the conference program.
PhD Symposium Chairs
Oleksii Ignatenko (UCU – Lviv)
Roman Hornung (LMU – Munich)
Invited Speaker: Vitus Bühl, FernUniversität in Hagen – Germany
Title: International Environmental Agreements – A Game Theoretic Introduction
Date: September the 26th. Time: 10:30 EEST
Abstract: This talk examines the formation and effectiveness of international climate treaties in the context of anthropogenic climate change. The main challenge in achieving global cooperation is the lack of a supranational enforcement mechanism. Consequently, treaties must be self-enforcing to ensure that individual countries benefit from compliance. Game theory provides a valuable framework for analyzing these treaties. The prisoner’s dilemma serves as a fundamental example, illustrating the tension between individual and collective interests. Recent research has examined the effects of tipping points and asymmetric countries on treaty formation. While a tipping point with a certain threshold can facilitate cooperation among all countries, uncertainty about the threshold can lead to the opposite result. Similarly, asymmetries in abatement costs or climate change impacts can have different consequences. Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for designing effective international climate policy. By applying game theory, policymakers can identify strategies that foster cooperation and mitigate the challenges posed by climate change.
Short Bio: After graduating in aerospace engineering and later in economics, Vitus Bühl is currently doing his doctorate in the latter. His research topics, in addition to agent-based modeling, are primarily game theory in the context of international environmental agreements, in order to understand how international cooperation between different countries can be successfully achieved. He is a member of the “Forschungsschwerpunkt Energie, Umwelt & Nachhaltigkeit” (research cluster energy, environment and sustainability, based at the University of Hagen. In addition to publishing in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, he has presented his research at numerous conferences throughout Europe.