Denison Scientific Association lecture on the Cost of Selfishness

Date of Event: April 22, 2009

Posted: April 13, 2009 / Last Updated: April 20, 2009

The Denison Scientific Association will sponsor a lecture by associate professor of computer science Tom Wexler on “Algorithmic Game Theory: Measuring the Cost of Selfishness” on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Olin Science Hall (100 Sunset Hill Drive), room 114. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Wexler is an assistant professor of computer science at Denison University. His research interests include algorithmic game theory, approximation algorithms, social and computer networks, and graph theory and combinatorics.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville—Denison Scientific Association lecture by Tom Wexler on “Algorithmic Game Theory: Measuring the Cost of Selfishness” on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Olin Science Hall (100 Sunset Hill Drive), room 114. Free and open to the public. Contact Dee Ghiloni at 740-587-6259.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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