Bezalel Peleg was born in the town of Afula located in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine. According to the 1931 census, Afula contained 874 inhabitants and 236 houses. Peleg grew with town, leaving it for the Hebrew University by the time its population had almost quadrupled. At the University he came to… Read More In Memoriam: Bezalel Peleg (1936-2019)
In Memoriam: Michel Balinski (1933-2019)
Has, after a long illness passed away. Though born in Geneva, he spent the early part of his life in France. The 1940 invasion of France propelled the Balinski family to the United States. He returned to France 40 years later where he settled. Balinski received his PhD under the supervision of Albert Tucker, part… Read More In Memoriam: Michel Balinski (1933-2019)
In Memoriam: Martin Shubik (1926-2018)
Martin Shubik, he of the Shapley-Shubik assignment game, and the Shapley-Shubik power index passed away on Wednesday August 24, 2018. As he passed into the `seventh age’ of man he suffered a progressive muscle disorder characterized by muscle inflammation, weakness, and atrophy (wasting). Born in England, he was the middle of three remarkable children. His… Read More In Memoriam: Martin Shubik (1926-2018)
2018 Election Outcomes of the Israeli Game Theory Society
The Israeli Chapter of the Game Theory Society elected Yair Tauman as the President and Igal Milchtaich as the Executive Officer for the period 2018–2020.
Kreps, Milgrom and Wilson win John J. Carty Award
David M. Kreps, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, familiar names to members of the Society, were awarded the US National Academy of Sciences John J. Carty award for the advancement of science. The citation reads, in part: Kreps and Wilson provided a framework, known as sequential equilibrium, for modeling dynamic effects in economics. All three… Read More Kreps, Milgrom and Wilson win John J. Carty Award
New Fellows of the Society
(mailed to GTS members by Jean-Jacques Herings, Secretary-Treasurer of the Game Theory Society, on 21 September 2017) Dear Members of the Game Theory Society, According to the bylaws of our Society, one of the duties of the Council is to vote for the Fellows of the Society. The Fellows of the Society are a group… Read More New Fellows of the Society
Council Elections 2017
(mailed to GTS members by Jean-Jacques Herings, Secretary-Treasurer of the Game Theory Society, on 12 July 2017) Dear member of the Game Theory Society, The elections for the replacement of 12 members of the GTS Council have taken place, and the following candidates have been elected: Yeon-Koo Che John Duggan Lars Ehlers Faruk Gul Akihiko Matsui Wojciech… Read More Council Elections 2017
In Memoriam: Kenneth J. Arrow (1921-2017)
(posted by Rakesh Vohra, 21 February 2017) Kenneth Joseph Arrow, a member of the Society’s advisory board since its foundation, passed away February 21, 2017. If a scholar’s contributions are to be judged by the amount of work he or she created for others, then Arrow was a full employment act. Born in 1921, he… Read More In Memoriam: Kenneth J. Arrow (1921-2017)
Knuth Prize Awarded to Pioneer of Algorithmic Game Theory
(posted by Rakesh Vohra, 11 September 2016) GTS Council Member Noam Nisan was awarded the 2016 Knuth Prize. The details may be found here. Among the contributions he was honored for, was his work on algorithmic game theory.
Knuth Prize Awarded to Pioneer of Algorithmic Game Theory
(posted by Rakesh Vohra, 11 September 2016) GTS Council Member Noam Nisan was awarded the 2016 Knuth Prize. The details may be found here. Among the contributions he was honored for, was his work on algorithmic game theory.