Project Description
Every quarter the department assigns TAs to courses based on the applications of potential TAs and on the preferences of course instructors. Currently this allocation is done centrally by a committee.
In this ERSP project the students will design and implement a market mechanism (i.e. an auction system) for instructors to bid for TA candidates. Students will consider different potential auction designs and evaluate their properties empirically (through simulations) as well as theoretically (for example by proving that the auction design incentivizes the instructors to bid “truthfully” and not game the system).
Team Members
- Nicolas Santos
- Priyanka Ballani
- Zoey Nielsen
Professor and Mentors
- Prof. Daniel Lokshtanov
- Grad mentors: Ajay Satheeshkumar