Wednesday, January 29 • Doors open at 6:00pm
Talk begins at ~6:30pm
Abandoned Building Brewery
142 Pleasant Street #103a, Easthampton, MA
The Algorithmics of Fair Resource Allocation
What is envy-freeness?
When is a market fair?
What do we do when we can’t use money in a market?
What do washing the dishes, public housing, and choosing classes in college have in common?
What’s the best way to cut a birthday cake?
Yair Zick is an Assistant professor at the College of Information Systems and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst. Prior to that, he was an assistant professor at the NUS School of Computing. He obtained his PhD (mathematics) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2014, and a B.Sc (mathematics, “Amirim” honors program) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests include computational fair division, computational social choice, algorithmic game theory and algorithmic transparency. He is the recipient of the 2011 AAMAS Best Student Paper award, the 2014 Victor Lesser IFAAMAS Distinguished Dissertation award, the 2016 ACM EC Best Paper award, and the 2017 Singapore NRF Fellowship. He is mainly interested in game theory, fair division, strategic collaborative behavior, and their applications in various domains. Professor Zick is also interested in algorithmic transparency, and ethics in AI/ML.
Bring a friend and join us as we enjoy lively conversations, prizes, and brilliant minds. Light refreshments will be available outside the presentation room, first come, first served. This is an inclusive, family-friendly event for people from all walks of life (ALL are very much welcome: kids, college students, your parents!). We promise, you’ll learn something if you come. And hey, you might even win a prize! Remember… Admission is FREE!
ABB allows guests to bring outside food! Please feel free to brings your own snacks with you, too.
SciTech Cafe events are open to any one with a curious mind regardless of age and background. Our events, prizes, and snacks are free, but donations are appreciated.
This event is hosted at Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton, MA.
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