CS 4852

Networks II: Market Design

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

Networks II builds on its prerequisite course and continues to examine how each of the computing, economic, sociological and natural worlds are connected and how the structure of these connections affects these worlds. In this course, we will construct mathematical models for and analyze networked settings, allowing us to both make predictions about behavior in such systems, as well as reason about how to design such systems to exhibit some desirable behavior. Throughout, we will draw on real-world examples such as social networks, peer-to-peer filesharing, Internet markets, and crowdsourcing, that illustrate these phenomena.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: INFO 2040, CS 2800 or equivalent.

Comments Knowledge of basic probability and statistics expected. Please visit the course website and see the FAQ if you do not satisfy the prerequisites (especially INFO 2040), for further detail.

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