EECS 395: Algorithmic Research for E-Commerce Winter 2007 4:00--5:15 MWF Tech MG28 Class URL: www.cs.northwestern.edu/~kao/eecs395-ecommerce Copyright (c) 2002--2007, Ming-Yang Kao Synopsis: The intellectual goal of this course is to study the interplay between computer science and economics. This interplay gives rise to two complementary directions of basic research. One is to use computer science tools to solve economics problems; the other is to use economics ideas to solve computer science problems. E-commerce algorithms provide a concrete context, although not the only one, in which we can pursue these directions. Specific topics of this course will change as our understanding of this interplay expands; they will center around e-commerce but will not be limited to it. The educational goal of this course is to help students learn how to formulate and approach research problems through novel combinations of classical computer science and economics ideas, in hopes that such interactions of ideas will some day result in fundamental advances in both disciplines. Instructor:Ming-Yang Kao Prerequisites: CS 336 Design and Analysis of Algorithms. Course Work and Grading Policy:
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Tentative Topics and Schedule:The following topics and the reading lists for them will be updated as the seminar progresses and will depend on the participants' interests.
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