@inproceedings{63de377fce6c4da8b97e31b3864d0bb5,
title = "A strategy-proof trust mechanism for pervasive computing environments",
abstract = "As pervasive applications become prevalent in our day-to-day lives, the interactions of service provision and consumption between unknown and strange users are commonplace. Trust and reputation systems play a vital role in such application scenarios. One of the problems is that selfish users are reluctant to render the truthful recommendation without incentive. Even if there are incentives, self-interested users may maximise their profit by falsely declaring their opinions strategically. In this paper, we propose a strategy-proof trust mechanism which is a VCG (Vickrey-Clarke-Groves) mechanism for honest recommendation elicitation. The characteristics of the mechanism, such as the characteristics of social choice function and the properties of the payments, are also discussed. Simulation results show that our mechanism is effective in preventing strategic manipulation and guarantee that selfish users will give honest recommendations.",
author = "Zhiqiang Wei and Wei Zhou and Mijun Kang and Michael Collins and Paddy Nixon",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/MOBHOC.2009.5336929",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424451135",
series = "2009 IEEE 6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems",
publisher = "IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
pages = "728--733",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE 6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems",
address = "United States",
note = "6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems, MASS 2009 ; Conference date: 12-10-2009 Through 15-12-2009",
}