One PhD position funded within the ERC Advanced Grant project “Algorithmic and Mechanism Design Research in Online Markets” (AMDROMA) led by Stefano Leonardi is available at Sapienza University of Rome.

The project AMDROMA considers research questions in algorithmic and mechanism design that are central for today’s digital economy. The focus of the project is on the development of new methods in research areas such as algorithmic mechanism design, machine learning in games and markets, modeling uncertainty in algorithmic market design, algorithmic fairness, online and approximation algorithms, and large-scale algorithmic data analysis.

The PhDs will be associated to one of the three areas of investigation of AMDROMA: i) market and auction design, ii) models of uncertainty and algorithmic learning, iii) large-scale matching and clustering methods. The research will primarily focus on theoretical investigation, data driven modeling, analytical and experimental validation.

PhDs of AMDROMA are expected to contribute to the research problems of interest of the project, finding and analyzing novel solutions, writing research papers, and collaborating with other PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. Applicants should hold a Master of Science degree in computer science, computer engineering, data science, mathematics, statistics, or related fields.

The position will start in November 2021. Salary is competitive at the European level.

Applications, including a CV, a statement of research, and reference letters, should be sent to

Stefano Leonardi leonardi@diag.uniroma1.it

preferably before June 15th, 2021.