Yair Zick

Yair Zick is an Assistant Professor at the Manning College of Information Systems and Computer Sciences (CICS), University of Massachusetts Amherst. Previously, he held positions at the National University of Singapore (NUS School of Computing) and Carnegie Mellon University as a postdoc. His research focuses on algorithmic fairness, game theory, fair division, and explainable AI. He earned his PhD in Mathematics from Nanyang Technological University (2014) and a BSc (Amirim Honors Program) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

• Educations:
  • PhD in Mathematics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2014)
  • BSc in Mathematics (Amirim Honors Program), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (2009)

His research interests include computational aspects of game theory, fair division, algorithmic transparency, and applying machine learning to economic problems. He teaches courses such as Algorithms, Game Theory, and Fairness, Artificial Intelligence, and Algorithmic Fairness.

Key Awards:

• 2021 IJCAI Early Career Spotlight Award
• 2020 AAAI Outstanding Senior Program Committee Member Award
• 2017 Singapore NRF Fellowship
• 2016 ACM EC Best Paper Award
• 2014 Victor Lesser IFAAMAS Distinguished Dissertation Award

His work bridges theoretical foundations (e.g., Nash equilibria, mechanism design) with practical applications in fair resource allocation and transparent AI systems. He actively contributes to conferences like AAAI, AAMAS, and NeurIPS, and collaborates with institutions globally.