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STIET News

 Press Release and  podcast -- Yahoo Answers users seek advice, opinion, as well as expertise in research by Mark Ackerman, Lada Adamic and STIET fellow Eytan Bakshy


 Press Release -- Bluffing in prediction markets research by Rahul Sami and STIET fellow, Stanko Dimitrov

 Podcast discussing the STIET research program with Jeff MacKie-Mason and Tom Finholt

  STIET video showing lifesize, uncompressed fiber-optic video conference from UM Atkins room to WSU via OptIPortal

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STIET Calendar

STIET Research Seminar Series

Thursdays 4-5:30 pm
University of Michigan: Ehrlicher Room, 411 West Hall, 1085 S. University Ave. (directions to building)
Wayne State University: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Seminar InformationTime and Location
Sept. 11 Seminar: Alvin Roth

Alvin Roth

Professor of Economics and Business Administration, Harvard Univ

"Incentive Issues In Some Recent Market Designs"

Al Roth 9-11 seminar streaming audio file 

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Sept. 18 Seminar: Mary Rigdon

Mary Rigdon

Assistant Research Scientist, Research Center for Group Dynamics, ISR, UM

"Trust and Reciprocity in 2-node and 3-node Networks"

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Sept. 25 Seminar: Y. Richard Yang

Y. Richard Yang

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Yale University

"P4P: Provider Portal for Network Applications"

Richard Yang 9-25 seminar streaming audio file 

4-5:30
WSU: 313 State Hall (transportation will be available from UM--contact stiet-info@umich.edu)
UM: 411 West Hall (via videoconference)

Oct. 2 Seminar: Jason Hartline

Jason Hartline

Assistant Professor, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University

"Bayesian Foundations of Prior-free Optimal Mechanism Design"

Jason Hartline 10-2 seminar streaming audio file 

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Oct. 9 Seminar: Rakesh Vohra

Rakesh Vohra

John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, J. L. Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

"Auctions with Budget Constrained Bidders"

Rakesh Vohra 10-9 seminar streaming audio file 

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Oct. 16 Seminar: Nicole Immorlica

Nicole Immorlica

Assistant Professor in the Economics group of the EECS department, Northwestern University

"The Role of Compatibility in Technology Diffusion on Social Networks"

Nicole Immorlica 10-16 seminar streaming audio file 

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Oct. 23 Seminar: Lada Adamic

Lada Adamic

Assistant Professor, School of Information, UM

"Expertise Sharing Dynamics in Online Forums"

Lada Adamic 10-23 seminar streaming audio file 

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

Nov. 6: STIET Research Workshop

Faculty and students presenting STIET research activity.

4-8:30 pm
411 West Hall, 1085 S. University Ave.

Nov 13 Seminar: Robert Reynolds

Robert Reynolds

Professor of Computer Science at Wayne State University and Adjunct Associate Research Scientist with the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

"Survival of the Fastest: Using Cultural Algorithms to Optimize the Design of a Controller for a 3D Racing Game"

4-5:30 pm
UM: 411 West Hall
WSU: 313 State Hall (via videoconference)

CANCELED: Nov. 20 Seminar John Kagel

John Kagel

Professor of Economics, Ohio State Univ

"Learning in Signaling Games: Recent Experimental Results"

CANCELED