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Kira Goldner is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University. She is a co-founder of the Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG) initiative and directs the BEACH research hub.
- PhD in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
- Postdoc: Columbia University (NSF Mathematical Sciences & Data Science Institute)
Her research focuses on algorithmic mechanism design and approximation algorithms, particularly their applications to social equity, healthcare access, climate policy, and AI ethics. She explores foundational questions in revenue maximization and behavioral economics under varied information constraints.
Recent publications highlight her work on interdependent valuations in bilateral trade (EC 2025), multidimensional Bayesian utility optimization (2025), and matroid prophet inequalities (SAGT 2024). Her research bridges theoretical computer science with real-world socio-economic challenges.
Awardees include the NSF CAREER Award (2025), Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship (2017-19), and Google Anita Borg Scholarship (2016-17). She mentors students across disciplines, including postdoc Divyarthi Mohan and PhD candidate Thodoris Tsilivis.
She organizes academic events like the BEACH Day 2025 workshop on behavioral econCS models and co-organized WALE 2024. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, with affiliations to Boston University’s Rafik Hariri Institute and the Boston Economics and Computing Hub.
