I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the Graduate School and University Center, the City University of New York. I expect to defend my dissertation in April 2010, titled "Automated Auction Mechanism Design with Competing Markets". I am now looking for a post-doctoral researcher or faculty job.
My research interests lie between computer science and economics, specifically around the intersections between multi-agent systems and markets. Their similarities --- both involving multiple self-interested individuals and concerning global outcomes --- help to form two areas of research: agent-based computational economics (ACE) and market-based control (MBC). ACE employs agent-based models to study economic and computational properties of electronic markets, whereas MBC leverages markets as interaction mechanisms between agents to achieve desired systemic properties. My current research work concentrates on these areas.
The opportunities to teach and work with students and to develop new educational materials and techniques are among my primary reasons for seeking an academic career. My academic background, teaching experience, and my experience in software development and project management make me well-prepared to teach introductory computer science courses as well as courses on operating systems, distributed systems, artificial intelligence, data structures, and algorithms. My research on agent-based computational economics enables me to teach more advanced topics, including multi-agent systems, reinforcement learning, evolutionary game theory, e-commerce, and distributed systems.
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