Dr Fernando Beltrán
Senior Lecturer (IS)
Department:
Address: Owen G Glenn Building
12 Grafton Road
Auckland
Faculty: Business & Economics
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 87850
Email: f.beltran@auckland.ac.nz
Qualifications:
1994 Doctor of Philosophy Applied Mathematics SUNY at Stony Brook, USA
1987 BE Electrical Engineering Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá Colombia
Special Interests:
Agent-based computational methods for mechanism design
Competition modelling in Next-Generation Networks
ICT impact on economic growth
Optimal resource allocation in telecommunications networks
Positions Held:
FromToInstitutionPosition Held
2006 Now University of Auckland Senior Lecturer
2004 2006 University of Auckland Senior Lecturer
1995 2004 Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá Colombia Associate Professor
Service:
PostGraduate Adviser (MCom)
PostGraduate Adviser (PGDipCom, Hons)
Teaching:
2011 INFOSYS 339 Computer Networks
2011 INFOSYS 730 Telecommunications Management
2010 INFOSYS 224 Data Communications
2010 INFOSYS 339 Computer Networks
2010 INFOSYS 730 Telecommunications Management
2009 INFOSYS 224 Data Communications
2009 INFOSYS 339 Computer Networks
2009 INFOSYS 730 Advanced Computer Netwrks
2008 INFOSYS 329 Advanced Data Communications
2008 INFOSYS 339 Computer Networks
2008 INFOSYS 730 Advanced Computer Networks
2007 BUSADMIN 763 Quantitative Analysis
2007 INFOSYS 224 Data Communications
2007 INFOSYS 329 Advanced Data Communications
2007 INFOSYS 730 Advanced Computer Networks
2006 INFOSYS 329 Advanced Data Communications
2006 INFOSYS 730 Advanced Computer Networks
2005 INFOSYS 224 Data Communications
2004 INFOSYS 224 Data Communications
Research Interests:
Competition in Next-Generation Networks
We develop a dynamic model of competition between two IP-platforms - also known as Next-Generation Networks (NGN), while discussing several technological elements and economic aspects that have emerged from the literature concerned with NGN. First, a NGN serves multiple types of consumers, so we consider end-users and content providers who both require connection to a network platform. Second, we make some assumptions about traffic flows (i.e. who originates a transmission and whether a consumer or content provider gets charged or not). Third, different interconnection agreements are considered, that range from regulated access charges through zero-charge agreements.
Computational incentive mechanism incubator
The research project will build a computational incentive mechanism incubator. This is a software platform for the design, implementation and testing of market-based resource allocation methods. The platform is built using an agent-based computational environment (JADE) that will allow for the analysis of features such as efficiency and optimal price determination in a wide variety of settings and applications ranging from conventional resource allocation problems all through new auction designs. The incubation process allows a robust strategy in which designs are hosted before being proposed as solution to the resource allocation problems. “Incubating” a mechanism refers to the process by which a solution to a given resource allocation problem is devised, a particular mechanism is coded using the underlying platform, a game is defined –which includes all communication protocols - and a family (or families) of strategies is given to the agents. Extensive experimentation using Monte Carlo simulation techniques is then used.
[Grants / Funding]
Business School Faculty Development Research Fund
Whosale pricing of Layer 2 services for the Ultra Fast Broadband network
The New Zealand government began to build a nation wide fibre-optics broadband network in partnership with interested private companies to provide New Zealanders with a high-capacity next-generation broadband access network. The network will be the key element of an open access ecosystem that expects the creation of new information-based business. Those new entrepreneurs will have to purchase wholesale services from the network operators so deployment of new services can be effectively taken to end consumers. This research project's objective is to devise a range of pricing schemes for the wholesale services (Layer 2 services).
Selected Publications:
Refereed Journal Articles
2010 BELTRÁN, F.,  GOMEZ, L.,  ‘Discrimination in NGN services markets: Opportunity or barrier to digital inclusion?‘, Vol. 48, No2, February 2010, 161.
2007 SANTAMARIA, N.,  MEDAGLIA, A.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘Solving the Winner Determination Problem in a Divisible-Object Auction‘, The Engineering Economist, Vol.52, Issue 2/(01/04/2007), 179-194,.
2006 BELTRÁN, F.,  SANTAMARIA, N.,  ‘A Measure of the Variability of Revenue in Auctions: A Look at the Revenue Equivalence Theorem‘, JAMDS Special Issue
2006 BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘Evolution of Network Access Points (NAPs) and agreements among Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in South America‘, Revista de Ingeniería, Universidad de Los Andes, 23, 01/05/2006, 109-118.
2005 BELTRÁN, F.,  GARCIA-DIAZ, C.,  ‘The Use of Efficient Cost Allocation Mechanisms for Congestion Pricing in Data Networks with Priority Service Models‘, International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, 1(1) Jan-March 2005, 33-48.
Sections in Books
2007 GARCIA-DIAZ, C.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘Cost-Based Congestion Pricing in Network Priority Models Using Axiomatic Cost Allocation Methods‘ In: Jairo Gutierrez (ed.), Business Data Communications and Networking: A Research Perspective (Advances Series), Idea Group Publishing, Inc
Conference Paper
2009 BELTRÁN, F.,  SHARKEY, W.,  BYKOWSKY, M.,  ‘Computational Analysis of an Auction for Licensed and Unlicensed Use of Spectrum‘, IEEE Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Game Theory for Networks
2009 BELTRÁN, F.,  GOMEZ, L.,  ‘Discrimination in NGN service markets: Opportunity or barrier to digital inclusion?‘, 2nd ITU-T Kaleidoscope: Innovations for Digital Inclusion. IEEE Communications Society. , 2009, 269.
2008 BELTRÁN, F.,  BOURDEAU DE FONTENAY, A.,  ‘Inequality and economic growth: Should we be concerned by the digital divide?‘, International Telecommunications Society Biennial Conference, Montreal, June 2008
2007 BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘A heuristic approach to revenue maximisation in a competitive bandwidth-on-demand wireless market‘, San Francisco, California, USA, San Francisco, California, USA
2007 BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘Equilibria in Bundle-reducing Strategies for Combinatorial Auctions‘, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2007
2007 BELTRÁN, F.,  ROGGENDORF, M.,  ‘Multiple equilibria in symmetric strategies for simultaneous auctions in next-generation bandwidth markets‘, 01/10/2007
2006 ROGGENDORF, M.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘A heuristic approach to revenue maximisation in a competitive bandwidth-on-demand wireless market‘, BoD 2006 First IEEE International Workshop on Bandwidth on Demand, 2006
2006 BELTRÁN, F.,  ROGGENDORF, M.,  ‘A simulation-based approach to bidding strategies for network resources in competitive wireless networks‘, June 27, 2006, Saint-Malo, France, LNCS4033/27/06/2006, 37-48.
2006 ROGGENDORF, M.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  J.GUTIERREZ,  ‘Architecture and implementation of an agent-based simulation tool for market-based pricing in Next-Generation Wireless Networks‘, Proceedings of the TRIDENTCOM 2006 Conference, Barcelona, Spain, March 1-3, 2006
2006 ROGGENDORF, M.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘Flow-based resource allocation in a multiple-access wireless market using an auction‘, July 4-7, Lisboa, Portugal
2005 BELTRÁN, F.,  ROGGENDORF, M.,  ‘A simulation model for the dynamic allocation of network resources in a competitive wireless scenario‘, ISBN 3-540-29410-4, 54-64.
2005 BELTRÁN, F.,  SANTAMARIA, N.,  ‘Solving the Bidder Problem in a Combinatorial Auction‘
Non-Refereed Journal Articles
2005 BELTRÁN, F.,  WOHLERS, M.,  BOURDEAU DE FONTENAY, A.,  ‘Internet as a Critical Infrastructure: Lessons from the Backbone Experience in South America‘, Communications & Strategies Special Issue, 01/11/2005, 63-94.
Other
2008 BELTRÁN, F.,  BOURDEAU DE FONTENAY, A.,  ‘A theoretical model of ICT´s impact on economic growth‘
2007 BOURDEAU DE FONTENAY, A.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘New economics’ potential for the study of productivity‘
2007 BOURDEAU DE FONTENAY, A.,  BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘The innovation growth theory of economic growth:A literature review‘, 01/02/2007
2006 BELTRÁN, F.,  ‘Achieving an efficient equilibrium when simultaneously bidding on multiple, divisible-item auctions‘
2004 BELTRÁN, F.,  SANTAMARIA, N.,  ‘A measure of the variability of revenue to an auctioneer: a look at the Equivalence Revenue Theorem‘



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