Mechanisms for scheduling games with selfish players

Acknowledgments A Ph.D. thesis is the product of several years of work and, therefore, influenced by a lot of people. Here I would like to thank all of you who contributed, in one way or another, to me being able to finish this work. The following people deserve a special mention. First of all I thank Marc Uetz for the supervision during this trajectory. Starting with the final project of my master's degree and followed by my Ph.D. research. I enjoyed working together and I hope that we can keep this fruitful collaboration going for many years to come. I thank all my colleagues of the mathematics department at the University of Twente for the many coffee and lunch discussions and the very good work environment that all of you create together. In particular, I would like to thank my roommates Jasper de Jong and Kamiel Cornelissen and, also, Bodo Manthey (whom I practically consider a roommate as well) for the daily conversations, both about work related and not so much work related topics. For the design of the cover, my gratitude goes to my brother, Piet Hein. You did a great job of finding the cover I did not know I wanted. I want to thank my mother for a childhood that has lead me to pursue a career in research. From going to several Ph.D. defenses at young age, to listening to discussions about your research on waste water treatment during dinner, I know I have a lot to thank you for, and this is certainly part of it. Finally, Marije, thank you for enabling me to do what I do, and for being there for me no matter what. vi Acknowledgments Contents Acknowledgments v 1 Introduction 1 1.