Evdokia Nikolova



Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
2501 Speedway, EER 6.808 Austin, TX 78712
USA
Office: EER Building, Room 6.808
Tel: 512-471-1932
Email: my last name@austin.utexas.edu

Research interests: (Approximation) Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Game Theory and Mechanism Design. Special focus on algorithms for risk mitigation in networks, decision making under uncertainty, and applications to transportation and energy.


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Evdokia Nikolova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is a member of the Wireless Networking & Communications Group. She graduated with a BA in Applied Mathematics with Economics from Harvard University, MS in Mathematics from Cambridge University, U.K. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT.

Evdokia Nikolova's research aims to improve the design and efficiency of complex systems (such as networks and electronic markets), by integrating stochastic, dynamic and economic analysis. Her recent work examines how human risk aversion transforms traditional computational models and solutions. One of her algorithms has been adapted in the MIT CarTel project for traffic-aware routing. She currently focuses on developing algorithms for risk mitigation in networks, with applications to transportation and energy. She is a recipient of an NSF CAREER award and a Google Faculty Research Award. Her research group has been recognized with a best student paper award and a best paper award runner-up. She currently serves on the editorial board of the journal Mathematics of Operations Research.


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Algorithms, Game Theory and Mechanism Design

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Teaching

Spring 2019: EE 381V: Game Theory. Course materials on Canvas. Syllabus
Fall 2017: EE 360C: Algorithms. Course materials on Canvas (two sections).
Spring 2017: EE 381V: Advanced algorithms. Course materials on Canvas.
Fall 2016: EE 360C: Algorithms. Course materials on Canvas.
Fall 2015: Mechanism Design for the Smart Grid, Simons Institute, Berkeley, CA
Spring 2015: EE 381V: Advanced algorithms. Course materials on Canvas. Syllabus
Fall 2014: EE 360C: Algorithms. Course materials on Canvas.
Spring 2014: EE 381V: Game Theory. Course materials on Blackboard.

Courses taught at Texas A&M University:
Fall 2013: CSCE 489/689: Special Topics in Algorithmic Game Theory
Spring 2013: CSCE 411H: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Fall 2012: CSCE 629: Analysis of Algorithms
Spring 2012: CSCE 689: Special Topics in Algorithmic Game Theory
Fall 2011: CSCE 689: Special Topics in Stochastic and Risk-averse Optimization



Service

Program Co-chair: WINE 2019.

Editorial Board: Mathematics of Operations Research.

Program Committees: EC 2018, ESA 2017, EC 2017, WWW 2017, AAAI 2017, AAAI 2016, WINE 2015, EC 2014, EC 2013, AAAI 2013, EC 2012, WWW 2012, EC 2010.

Workshop Co-organizer: Invited Session Chair: ISMP 2015, ISMP 2012, ISMP 2009.

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Funding

I gratefully acknowledge the following grants whose financial support makes my research possible:


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