Using Game Theory to Protect Biomedical Data
We have seen game theory be used in a number of real-world scenarios, from athletic events to predictions about international wars. With the rise of the internet, a big problem in today’s society is how to protect our information online from hackers, especially private, anonymous data. Data on these websites especially needs to be secured, […]
The Intersection of Racial Identity and Career Choice with Strong and Weak Ties
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1303070117300495 Telling fellow Cornell students about how I switched from being in a pre-law track to an Information Science major always makes them wonder why I took this 180 degree turn. I was undecided about what career path would be a good fit for me and realized I don’t have a network in my family […]
Game Theory in The Fifa World Cup
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/world-cup-football-and-game-theory https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/3548151/mexico-fans-fete-south-koreans-after-germanys-defeat-saves-el-tris-world-cup The idea of throwing a match is often frowned upon but is a viable strategy to make sure a different team proceeds through to the next stage of elimination. However, when a team needs to tie vs win, this is when it gets complicated. More often than not, tieing an opponent is […]
Game Theory in the WNBA Playoffs
https://defector.com/its-time-for-some-wnba-playoff-game-theory/ In sports, the idea of home-court advantage is not a new thought. Theoretically, teams do better at home due to a variety of factors, the most obvious being that the fans are on their side. Furthermore, playing at one’s home court mean less travel time, playing on a court that the players are used […]