CS 598 RM: Algorithmic game theory, Fall 2019

Lectures: Wed & Fri 3.30pm to 4:45pm in 1214 Siebel Center

Instructor: Ruta Mehta (rutameht)

Office hours: Thu 2:00-3:00pm in 3218 Siebel Center.

Administrivia:

Teaching Assistant: Vasilis Livanos (livanos3)

Office hours: Wed 10:00-11:00am in the theory lounge (open area betwen 3232 and 3304) in Siebel

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Homework should be submitted either in hard copy by end of class, or by email to livanos3@illinois.edu.
Compass 2g for grades.
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Schedule and lecture notes

Announcements

The practice exam solutions are available here.
You can find the presentation titles and abstracts on piazza or here.
The final schedule for project presentations is available on piazza.
The practice exam is available here. We will post solutions at a later date.
The exam will take place on Wednesday, December 11th, from 4pm - 7pm, in room 3403, Siebel Center. The exam is closed-book, but you are allowed a cheat-sheet on one piece of standard letter-sized paper.
The project report is due Fri, Dec 6th, by email to livanos3@illinois.edu (please also CC rutameht@illinois.edu). Submissions should be 6 pages plus references for 1-person, 8 pages plus references, for 2-person, formatted in LNCS style (see the LNCS website for style files)
HW3 is due on Wed, Nov 13th, 2019 by 11:59pm. Here is the tex file.
Submit either in hard copy by end of class, or email a soft copy to livanos3@illinois.edu.
HW2 is due on Sun, Oct 20th, 2019 by 11:59pm. Here is the tex file.
Submit either in hard copy by end of class, or email to livanos3@illinois.edu.
One page project summary is due on Oct 4, 2019 by 11:59pm to be emailed to livanos3@illinois.edu. It should contain:
- Project title (Research/Survey)
- Group member names
- Project summary (at most 500 words) along with a concrete goal for the project
- At least three relevant references (papers)
The project can be either a research or a survey project. You can submit it either in a group of two members or individually. You can find the list of suggested project topics below.
HW1 is due on Wed, Sept 25th, 2019 by 11:59pm.Here is the tex file.
Submit either in hard copy by end of class, or by email to livanos3@illinois.edu.
List of possible project topics. If you want references to understand/start any of the research project, feel free to ask on Piazza.
HW0 is for self-study and not to be submitted. It is to brush up the concepts required for this course.
The first lecture will be on Aug 28th, 2019.

Course webpages are borrowed (with permission) from Jeff Erickson's Fall 2010 version of CS 573 and Spring 2016 version of CS 473.