Abstract: We consider non-atomic games in populations provided with a choice of preventive policies to act against a contagion spreading amongst interacting populations, be it biological organisms or connected computing devices. The spreading model of the contagion is the standard SIR model. Each participant in the population has a choice from amongst a set of… Read More »Contagion and Control-Policy Games by Prof. Sanjiv Kapoor

Abstract: A set of indivisible goods, e.g., a car, a house, a toothbrush, . . .  has to be split among a set of agents in a fair manner. Each agent has its own valuation function for sets of goods. What constitutes a fair allocation? When does a fair allocation exist? If it exists, can… Read More »Who Gets What? Fair Division of Indivisible Goods by Prof. Kurt Mehlhorn

Abstract:  We are living in an era where our digital lives are increasingly interdependent and deeply interconnected. These connections rely on a vast, layered ecosystem of actors—many of whose trustworthiness is uncertain or outright suspect. Over the past three decades, rapid advances in computing and communication technologies have brought unprecedented access and connectivity to billions… Read More »Trust in an Untrusted World: Private Access over Public Infrastructures by Prof. Divy Agrawal