Arik Motskin
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About
Me
.
I’m a PhD student at the
Institute for Computational
and Mathematical Engineering in
advised by Prof.
Leonidas Guibas. My research interests are in algorithms, game theory and
sensor networks.
I completed my
undergraduate degree in mathematics at Harvard
University in 2005, and have previously
worked at Yahoo!
(sponsored search algorithm design) and Citigroup (fixed income quantitative
research).
CV: [pdf]
Papers
A. Motskin, I. Downes, B. Kusy and L. Guibas.
Network Warehouses: Efficient Information Distribution to Mobile Users. Submitted.
L. Guibas, N. Milosavljevic and A. Motskin. Connected Dominating Sets on Geometric
Graphs with
A. Motskin, T. Roughgarden, P. Skraba and L.
Guibas. Lightweight
Coloring and Desynchronization for Networks, INFOCOM, 2009.
H. Lee, H. Kwon, A. Motskin and L. Guibas. Interference-Aware
MAC Protocol for Wireless Networks by a Game-Theoretic Approach, INFOCOM,
2009.
L. M. Wein, Y. Liu and A. Motskin. Analyzing
the Homeland Security of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Risk Analysis: An
International Journal, May 2009. Appendix.
In
Progress
Photo
Go to my photo page.
Music
I play alto sax in jazzy funk collective The
Riot Squad. Check out our band website.
Press
Very
soft dominoes.
Friends
and Colleagues
My brother, Yon, makes movies. His latest is The Cutman.
My sister-in-law, Michal, cuts movies. Check out Gardens of the Night.
My friend, Rupak,
stars in movies. Check him out as Raj on USA Network’s hit show Royal Pains.