The Warren Center welcomes its newest postdoc, Jieming Mao

Jieming Mao, hosted by Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth and Rakesh Vohra, graduated with a PhD from Computer Science Department at Princeton University and is interested in multi-armed bandit, algorithmic mechanism design, communication complexity and information theory.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Blockchain Fever

Cryptographic sorcery, entrepreneurial zeal, and utopian dreams have gripped a striking number of Penn students and alumni this year. Why are people so excited? “To me,” Kevin Werbach reflected, “blockchain is a foundational technical innovation that will have tremendous impacts on just about every company in the world."

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Focus on: Cary Coglianese

In his interview with the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, Cary Coglianese shared his thoughts on the concept of regulatory excellence and other related areas, as his study of regulation extends beyond healthcare to other sectors, such as energy, communications and financial markets.

Law

Social Norms for Algorithms

Liberals Do Drink More Lattes, But Maybe Not For the Reasons You Think

The term “latte liberal” has been a popular way to disparage American progressives as uppity and out of touch, but does a person’s coffee preference really say something about their political ideology? According to Diana Mutz's new study in PS: Political Science & Politics, it does.

Communication
Political Science

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Morgan Stanley Hires Ex-SAC Capital Artificial Intelligence Expert

Morgan Stanley, which aims to expand its use of artificial intelligence, has hired Warren Center Director Michael Kearns to help guide the effort. He will lead Morgan Stanley’s AI research and offer advice on deploying the technology for projects across the company.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Blockchain Isn’t a Revolution

These days it’s hard to avoid pronouncements about how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology could change everything. The truth is that there isn’t a blockchain phenomenon to be for or against. There are three, and Kevin Werbach helps to clarify the similarities and differences.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Can Washington Create Smarter Regulations?

Since Donald Trump’s days on the campaign trail, the Republican president has called for a radical rollback of government regulations that he sees as overly broad and impeding business growth. Cary Coglianese spoke recently to staffers on Capitol Hill about how to build a framework for sensible, flexible regulation.

Law
Political Science

Ubiquity of Data

Can Barnes & Noble Survive?

Barnes & Noble once played the role of disruptor, leading to the demise of many an independent bookseller. But now the big box book chain is considered a dinosaur, struggling to survive in a rapidly changing retail landscape. Peter Fader discusses what the future holds for the company.

Marketing

Ubiquity of Data

Erdős-Rényi Prize for Danielle Bassett

Danielle Bassett has been named the 2018 recipient of the Erdős-Rényi Prize in Network Science by the Network Science Society (NetSci) for fundamental contributions to our understanding of the network architecture of the human brain, its evolution over learning and development, and its alteration in neurological disease.

Bioengineering

Evolution, Emergence and the Brain

The Warren Center welcomes its newest affiliate, Maria Cuellar

Assistant Professor Maria Cuellar's work is driven by interdisciplinary projects in which I use statistics and data science to study problems in public policy, public health, and forensic science.

Criminology

Ubiquity of Data

News

The Warren Center welcomes its newest postdoc, Jieming Mao

Blockchain Fever

Focus on: Cary Coglianese

Liberals Do Drink More Lattes, But Maybe Not For the Reasons You Think

Morgan Stanley Hires Ex-SAC Capital Artificial Intelligence Expert

Blockchain Isn’t a Revolution

Can Washington Create Smarter Regulations?

Can Barnes & Noble Survive?

Erdős-Rényi Prize for Danielle Bassett

The Warren Center welcomes its newest affiliate, Maria Cuellar