Name of Speaker Zhengyuan Zhou Schedule 20 November 2023, 10am – 11.30am Venue   BIZ1 – 0302 Link to Register  https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudu6qrTorE90DBkeYzCo1WC_rQEUdCldn Title  Optimal No-Regret Learning in Repeated First-Price Auctions Abstract First-price auctions have very recently swept the online advertising industry, replacing second-price auctions as the predominant auction mechanism on many platforms for display ads […]

Name of Speaker Yanchong (Karen) Zheng Schedule 28 November 2023, 10am – 11.30am Venue I4-01-03 (Innovation 4.0, level 1, Seminar Room) Link to Register https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vf-GpqzwvHN1xiFo9IOFYhdZZS-yp1RcZ Title Improving Farmers’ Welfare via Digital Agricultural Platforms Abstract In order to improve the welfare of smallholder farmers, multiple countries (e.g., Ethiopia and India) have launched digital agricultural platforms to […]

  Name of Speaker Chen Xi Schedule 2 January 2024, 10am – 11.30am Venue   I4-01-03 (Innovation 4.0, level 1, Seminar Room) Link to Register https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcuygqTstGtXSwYItVg9uaq46sPHW8Akl Title  Digital Privacy in Personalized Pricing and New Directions in DeFI Abstract Abstract: This talk has two parts. The first part is on digital privacy in personalized pricing. When […]

Name of Speaker Zhao Jinglong Schedule 12 January 2024, 10am – 11.30am Venue BIZ1-0203 Link to Register   https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcOGopz4jE91kG6vFGQ78zjTCRdz9iGFZ Title Adaptive Neyman Allocation Abstract In experimental design, Neyman allocation refers to the practice of allocating subjects into treated and control groups, potentially in unequal numbers proportional to their respective standard deviations, with the objective of […]

  Name of Speaker Qin Hanzhang Schedule 19 January 2024, 10am – 11.30am Venue   I4-01-03 Seminar Room Link to Register   https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpce-orz8rEtZcddjRXnFf3EACPJSUMiAt Title  Lower Sample Complexity of Reinforcement Learning for Structured MDPs: Evidence from Inventory Control Abstract I will discuss the important open problems of 1) What is the sample complexity (i.e., how may number of […]

  Name of Speaker Zhan Ruohan Schedule 26 January 2024, 10am – 11.30am Venue   I4-01-03 Link to Register  https://nus-sg.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApdeirrD8uGdK8Z3tiW6Can4XywK0kVD4C Title  Estimation and Inference under Recommender Interference Abstract In digital platforms, recommender systems (RecSys) are essential for aligning content with viewer preferences. This work considers the evaluation of RecSys updates, referred to as "treatments", by […]