Search Results for: Michael Maschler

Lior, Aryeh, and Michael

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Gil Kalai

Three dear friends, colleagues, and teachers Lior Tzafriri, Aryeh Dvoretzky and Michael Maschler passed away last year. I want to tell you a little about their mathematics.  Lior Tzafriri (  1936-2008  )  Lior Tzafriri worked in functional analysis.

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Game Theory – on-line Course at IDC, Herzliya

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Gil Kalai

Game theory, a graduate course at IDC, Herzliya; Lecturer: Gil Kalai; TA: Einat Wigderson,  ZOOM mentor: Ethan. Starting Tuesday March 31, I am giving an on-line course (in Hebrew) on Game theory at IDC, Herzliya (IDC English site; IDC Chinese … Continue reading →

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A Historical Picture Taken by Nimrod Megiddo

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Gil Kalai

Last week I took a bus from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and I saw (from behind) a person that I immediately recognized. It was Nimrod Megiddo, from IBM Almaden, one of the very first  to relate game theory with complexity … Continue reading →

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Rationality, Economics and Games

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Gil Kalai

1. The “Center for Rationality” “Founded in 1991, the Hebrew University’s Center for the Study of Rationality  [at first it was simply called “Center for Rationality”] is a unique venture in which faculty, students, and guests join forces to explore the … Continue reading →

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