Mehmet Ismail

Dr. Mehmet Ismail is a Lecturer in Economics and Teaching Fellow in Higher Education at King's College London's Department of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Maastricht University and a Master's in Applied Mathematics from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. His research focuses on game theory, political economy, and fairness in sports and games. He has conducted research visits at New York University and Bielefeld University through the Erasmus Mundus QEM program.

• Education:
• PhD in Economics, Maastricht University
• Masters in Applied Mathematics, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Erasmus Mundus QEM Program, Bielefeld University

His research interests include game theory applications to sports fairness (e.g., chess, soccer), artificial intelligence in decision-making, and conflict resolution. Recent work explores AI constraints on human-machine interactions and Pareto-optimal equilibria in strategic settings. His publications address topics like fairer penalty shootouts, chess rule reforms, and Nash equilibria in zero-sum games.

Dr. Ismail is affiliated with the Quantitative Political Economy and Political Economy of Peace and Conflict research groups. His work has been featured in outlets like PLOS One, Mathematical Social Sciences, and SIAM Review.