TOPICS IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH

3.00 points · University catalogue

This course will cover the basics of game theory and market design, with a focus on how AI and optimization enables large-scale game solving and markets. We will cover the core ideas behind recent superhuman AIs for games such as Poker. Then, we will discuss how AI and game theory ideas are used in marketplaces such as internet advertising, fair course seat allocation, and spectrum reallocation. This is intended to be an advanced MS level and senior undergraduate course for students in Operations Research and Financial Engineering