Masterclass 2: Professor Yuri Faenza, Columbia University

Monday 13 April 2026, 2:00pm to Tuesday 14 April 2026, 5:00pm

Venue

PSC - PSC A54 - View Map

Open to

Postgraduates

Registration

Free to attend - registration required

Registration Info

This event is for STOR-i students and STOR-i National Associates.

Event Details

Combinatorial Optimization for Matching Markets & Resource Allocation

Combinatorial Optimization for Matching Markets & Resource Allocation

This course presents certain problems arising in matching markets and their solutions using techniques from combinatorial optimization. In particular, we will cover the following topics:

Matching without money: stability and related concepts:

  • Motivation: School matching;
  • Stability and properties of Gale and Shapley’s Deferred Acceptance algorithm;
  • Beyond the classical model: choice function models;
  • Beyond the classical model: alternative to stability.

Matching with money: The assignment game and its extensions:

  • Motivation: A house market model;
  • The classical setting by Gale and Shapley;
  • Beyond linear valuations: gross substitutes;
  • Beyond frictionless transactions: imperfectly transferable utility.

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Schedule

Monday 13th April

Masterclass session 1

14:00-16:00 PSC LT1 (A54)

Tuesday 14th April

Masterclass session 2

10:00-12:00 PSC LT1 (A54)

Tuesday 14th April

Masterclass session 3

15:00-17:00 PSC LT1 (A54)

Contact Details

Name Nicky Sarjent
Email

n.sarjent@lancaster.ac.uk

Directions to PSC - PSC A54

On the bottom floor of the PSC, the LT at the end.