EDUCATION
2004 - September 2009 (expected) Ph.D. Computational and Mathematical Engineering. Stanford University
Advisor: Ramesh Johari
Thesis: Dynamics for Network Formation Games
Algorithmic and modeling problems related to game, network and economic equilibrium theory
Thesis defended on 04/24/2009
Current GPA: 4.04/4.0
June 2007 Master of Science. Computational and Mathematical Engineering. Stanford University
Courses in theoretical computer science; approximation algorithms; algorithmic game theory; linear, nonlinear and numerical optimization; information networks; stochastic models; economic modeling.
Final GPA: 4.1 / 4.0
2001-2002 D.E.A., Mathématiques Appliquées. Université de Metz (Metz, FR)
Master of Arts degree in applied mathematics
Final dissertation on non-linear control and systems
Graduated with honors
1998-2002 Diplôme d’Ingénieur. Ecole Supérieure d’Electricité (Supélec) (Metz & Paris, FR)
Equivalent to a BS and a MS degree in electrical and computer engineering
Specialization in advanced signal processing and applications
Combined GPA: 3.23
Summer 1999 London School of Economics Summer School. University of London (London, UK)
Summer course on Introductory Microeconomics
Final Grade: A
1995-1998 Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles. Lycée Privé Sainte Geneviève (Versailles, FR)
Preparation of the French competitive exams to enter French Engineering schools
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as majors
Finished 233rd out of 2246
Summer 1995 Fermi National Laboratory (Fermilab) (Batavia, Illinois, USA)
The United States of America Department of Energy High School Honors Research Program
1982-1995 Baccalauréat S spécialité Math. Lycée Franco-Mexicain (Mexico City, MEX)
Equivalent to a High School diploma with mathematics and sciences as majors
Finished 1st out of 60
WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer 2008 Yahoo! Research (Santa Clara, Ca, USA) 13 weeks
Research intern position with John Tomlin. Collaborated with multiple interns and researchers in areas such as:
- Online allocation of display advertisements
- The impact of social networks in the job market
- Social capital in online social networks
Summer 2007 Yahoo! Research (Santa Clara, Ca, USA) 14 weeks
Research intern position with John Tomlin. Collaborated with multiple interns, postdocs and researchers in areas such as:
- Mathematical models for social networks
- Mechanism design for social welfare maximization under uncertainty
- Analysis of current mechanisms commonly used in sponsored search
Summer 2006 Yahoo! Research (Santa Clara, Ca, USA) 12 weeks
Research intern position with John Tomlin. Collaborated with multiple interns and researchers in areas such as:
- Mechanism design for profit maximization under uncertainty
- Economic incentives in networks
- Graph partitioning
April 2003 – April 2004, SEGIME, Groupe Altran, (Paris and Grenoble FR. Brussels, BE) 1 year
Consultant in electrical engineering, computer engineering and in applied mathematics
Software consultant for ST Microelectronics, France
Evolution of the computer interface for the circuit’s test bench
Design and implementation of the solution using LabVIEW
Project leader for Renault France
Evolution of a CRM reporting application
Functional and technical link between the marketing and commercial department and the engineering staff
Software consultant for Groupe PSA Peugeot-Citroën
Automated text generator for official documents
Identification and definition of the client’s needs.
Design, implementation and delivery of the solution. Training of the final users
Summer 2002 Groupe PSA Peugeot-Citroën (Vélizy, FR) 16 weeks
Research engineer position on statistical modeling of car-production costs
Study of correlations between economic and technical parameters on car’s electrical system
Goal: spot abnormal supplier’s behavior.
Summer 2001 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (London, UK) 11 weeks
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP)
Design and implementation using C++ of a generic 3D visualization module for medical scan images
Design of a blood flow prediction algorithm.
PAPERS IN PREPARATION
Tree Formation Games, with R. Johari and S. Mannor.
To be submitted to Games and Economic Behavior
A First Result in Network Formation Games with Capacity Constraints, with A. Motskin.
PUBLISHED PAPERS
Social Networks and Stable Matchings in the Job Market, with S. Vassilvitskii.
(WINE 09)
Online Allocation of Display Advertisements Subject to Advanced Sales Contracts, with Saeed Alaei,
Samir Khuller, Wenjing Ma, Azarakhsh Malekian and John Tomlin.
(ADKDD 09)
Local Two-Stage Myopic Dynamics in Network Formation Games, with R. Johari and S. Mannor.
(WINE 08 and GAMES 08)
Local Dynamics in Network Formation Games, with R. Johari and S. Mannor.
(Allerton Conference 2008)
On Threshold Behavior in Query Incentive Networks, with A. Kirsch, R. Kumar, D. Liben-Nowell and S. Vassilvitskii.
(EC 07)
Dynamics and Stability in Network Formation Games with Bilateral Contracts, with E. Dallal, R. Johari and S. Mannor.
(CDC 07)
Network Formation: Bilateral Contracting and Myopic Dynamics, with R. Johari and S. Mannor.
(IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control - Aug.09 and WINE 07)
Deterministic Decentralized Search in Random Graphs, with N. Chen, R. Kumar, D. Liben-Nowell, M. Mahdian, H. Nazerzadeh and Y. Xu.
(Internet Mathematics and WAW 07)
LANGUAGES AND SPECIAL SKILLS
Computer Languages and Software
C C++ VBA
Mathematica Matlab LabView
MS Office
Languages
Spanish - mother tongue
French - bilingual
English - fluent
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
Karate (10 years), Handball (4 years), Basketball (3 years)
Algorithmic modeling and optimization
Mathematical modeling and formal systems
President of the SIAM Stanford Student Chapter (2005/2006)
SIAM Stanford Student Chapter Officer (2004/2005)
Computational Consulting