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Spring 2020
Mar 28, 2024
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CSCI 1440 - Computation in Economics and Games
This course examines topics in game theory and mechanism design from a computer scientist’s perspective. Through the lens of computation, the focus is the design and analysis of systems utilized by self-interested agents. Students will investigate how the potential for strategic agent behavior can/should influence system design, and the ramifications of conflicts of interest between system designers and participating agents. Emphasis on computational tractability is paramount, so that simple designs are often preferred to optimal. Students will learn to analyze competing designs using the tools of theoretical computer science, and empirical tools, such as empirical game-theoretic analysis. Application areas include computational advertising, wireless spectrum, and prediction markets.
1.000 Credit hours
1.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Primary Meeting

Computer Science Department

Prerequisites:
(Undergraduate level MATH 0180 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level MATH 0350 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level APMA 0350 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level APMA 0360 Minimum Grade of S) and (Undergraduate level CSCI 1450 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level APMA 1650 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level APMA 1655 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level MATH 1620 Minimum Grade of S) and (Undergraduate level CSCI 0220 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 1010 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 1550 Minimum Grade of S) and (Undergraduate level CSCI 0040 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 0111 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 0150 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 0170 Minimum Grade of S or Undergraduate level CSCI 0190 Minimum Grade of S)

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