CS 5854 - Networks and Markets

(crosslisted) ORIE 5138

Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: basic probability. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students. Offered in New York City at Cornell Tech.

R. Pass.

The course examines how the computing, economic and sociological worlds are connected and how these connections affects these worlds. Tools from computer science, game theory and mathematics are introduced and then used to analyze network structures present in everyday life. Topics covered include social networks, web search, auctions, markets, voting, and crypto-currencies (e.g. bitcoin).