[Theory] 2/27 TTIC Colloquium: Rediet Abebe, Harvard University

[Mary Marre]

*When:*        Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at* 11:00** a**m CT   *


*Where:       *Talk will be given *live, in-person* at

                   TTIC, 6045 S. Kenwood Avenue

                   5th Floor, Room 530


*Who: *         Rediet Abebe, Harvard University
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*Title:          *When Does Allocation Require Prediction?

*Abstract:   *tba

*Bio: *Rediet Abebe <https://www.redietabebe.com/> is a Junior Fellow at
the Harvard Society of Fellows <https://socfell.fas.harvard.edu/> and an Andrew
Carnegie Fellow
<https://www.carnegie.org/awards/andrew-carnegie-fellows/2022/>. Abebe’s
research examines the interaction of algorithms and inequality, with a
focus on contributing to the scientific foundations of this emerging
research area. Abebe co-launched the ACM Conference on Equity and Access in
Algorithms, Mechanisms, and Optimization (ACM EAAMO <https://eaamo.org/>),
for which Abebe serves on the executive committee and was a program
co-chair for the inaugural conference. Abebe’s work has received
recognitions including the MIT Technology Reviews’ 35 Innovators Under 35,
the Bloomberg 50 as a one to watch, the ACM SIGKDD Dissertation Award, and
an honorable mention for the ACM SIGecom Dissertation Award.

*Host: **Avrim Blum* <avrim at ttic.edu>



Mary C. Marre
Faculty Administrative Support
*Toyota Technological Institute*
*6045 S. Kenwood Avenue, Rm 517*
*Chicago, IL  60637*
*773-834-1757*
*mmarre at ttic.edu <mmarre at ttic.edu>*
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