Alan Tsang, Carleton University

Research

Algorithmic Fairness Artificial Intelligence Computational Social Choice Fair Division Game Theory Graph Theory Multiagent Systems Opinion Dynamics

Latest funding

Fairness and the Public Good in Social Networks with Strategic Actors
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$96,000
Fairness and the Public Good in Social Networks with Strategic Actors
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

Fairness and the Public Good in Social Networks with Strategic Actors

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tsang, Alan

Keywords: artificial intelligence; multiagent systems; game theory; computational social choice; social networks; fair division; algorithmic fairness; random graph theory; opinion dynamics; graph theory

$96,000

Fairness and the Public Good in Social Networks with Strategic Actors

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Tsang, Alan

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Algorithmic Fairness Dear Professor Tsang, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on algorithmic fairness connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Fairness and the Public Good in Social Networks with Strategic Actors" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]