Computer scientists often encounter problems relevant to real-life scenarios. For instance, "multiagent problems," a category characterized by multi-stage decision-making by multiple decision makers ...

If you've ever been stuck in an endlessly time-wasting automated telephone tree ("Press One for…") you know the limits of pre-programmed decision-making systems. Somebody must have thought this was a ...

Algorithms in clinical decision tools have been making it harder for certain racial and socioeconomic groups to receive the healthcare they deserve.

Predictive algorithms and big data are increasingly being used by firms and policymakers to guide high-stakes decisions, with a range of ethical, social, and policy implications. This course covers ...

Algorithms that incorporate race as a modifying factor to guide clinical decision-making have recently been criticized for propagating racial bias in medicine. The calculation of lung or kidney ...