Auction theory and mechanism design form a cornerstone of economic and computer science research, examining how individuals or entities bid for resources and ensuring that strategic interactions yield ...

image: SMU Assistant Professor Li Jiangtao aims to further the theoretical work of mechanism design, which is a framework that is frequently used by governments and leaders for facilitating auctions ...

Columbia Engineering researchers have created an AI system that can design functional planar mechanisms from visual shape prompts, a breakthrough in a field that has relied on human intuition for ...