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The modern era is marked by magnificent advances in information and communication technologies and has created opportunities for powerful new applications. In many of these applications, the research challenges can be effectively addressed using game theory and mechanism design. In this article, we highlight the key role that the brilliant discoveries of John Nash continue to play in these fascinating applications of game theory and mechanism design.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, 560 012, India

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Y Narahari is currently a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. The focus of his research in the recent times has been to explore problems at the interface of computer science and game theory.

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Narahari, Y. Beautiful results from a beautiful mind. Reson 21, 777–801 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-016-0385-6

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