Working Groups

Civic Participation

Organized by Paul Gölz (CMU) and Manon Revel (MIT)

We study the mathematical theory of civic participation, focusing on novel modes of democratic decision making that complement traditional elections.

Conversations with Practitioners

Organized by Kristen Scott (KU Leuven) and Wendy Xu (HKUST)

We aim to bridge research and practice by hosting informal interviews with practitioners who work with disadvantaged and underserved communities.

Developing Nations

Organized by Tejumade Afonja (Saarland) and Illenin Kondo (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)

We are a group of academic researchers working on understanding and tackling issues pertaining to the role and application of technology in addressing challenges in emerging nations or under-resourced settings.

Environment and Climate

Organized by Matthew vonAllmen (Northwestern University) and Andrew Roberts (Boston University)

We study how computational methods can help address environmental challenges, particularly those that exacerbate the climate crisis.

Inequality

Organized by Sam Taggart (Oberlin) and Sera Linardi (University of Pittsburg)

We study how computational methods can either address or exacerbate inequality, both globally and for vulnerable populations in the United States.

Algorithms, Law, and Policy

Organized Ayse Gizem Yasar (Harvard, Sciences Po) and Fernando Delgado (Cornell)

Some of the topics the group will work on include but are not limited to free speech, content moderation, antitrust, the use of “black box” machine learning models, data-driven algorithms, and decision-support tools.