[Opt-Net] Autumn School on "Optimization and Market Design" (October 3-7, 2021)

[Sven de Vries]

   Autumn School on "Optimization and Market Design" (October 3-7, 2021)

Data intensive firms like Uber, AirBnB, Deliveroo and the European Electricity 
Markets play the role of market makers connecting buyers with sellers. They 
must, among other things, monitor quality, standardize offerings so as to 
operate at scale, determine prices and facilitate search. Optimization plays a 
fundamental role in the design of the rules of a marketplace. What 
distinguishes the optimization problems in this setting from classical resource 
allocation problems is the role of incentives. How should they be incorporated 
into optimization models?

The ALOP (DFG Research Training group 2126 "Algorithmic Optimization") Autumn 
School on "Optimization and Market Design"  will provide an overview of the 
mathematical challenges that such questions present from some of the leading 
authorities on the subject:

   *Rakesh V. Vohra (UPenn) "Allocating Indivisible Goods"

   *Moshe Babaioff (Microsoft Research) "How to Maximize Profit When Selling Multiple Items?"

   *Garrett van Ryzin (Amazon's Supply Chain Optimization Technologies) "Minimum Earnings Regulation and the Stability of Marketplaces"

   *Martin Bichler (TU Munich) "Equilibrium Computation in Markets"

Due to the current circumstances, the autumn school will take place online via 
Zoom meetings from October 3-7, 2021. Registration and participation is free of 
charge. The registration deadline is August 30th, 2021.

We also plan to have a poster session and a poster award.

All relevant information, updates and registration information can be found at 
https://alop.uni-trier.de/event/autumn-school-on-optimization-and-market-design/

Best regards!
Sven de Vries