Announcements of Opportunity
SURF: Announcements of Opportunity
Below are Announcements of Opportunity posted by Caltech faculty and JPL technical staff for the SURF program. Each AO indicates whether or not it is open to non-Caltech students. If an AO is NOT open to non-Caltech students, please DO NOT contact the mentor. Announcements of Opportunity are posted as they are received. Please check back regularly for new AO submissions!
Remember: This is just one way that you can go about identifying a suitable project and/or mentor. Click here for more tips on finding a mentor. Announcements for external summer programs are listed here.
*Students applying for JPL projects should complete a SURF@JPL application instead of a "regular" SURF application.
*Students pursuing opportunities at JPL must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents.
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Project: | Analysis on consumer's choice using math and computer science | ||||||||
Disciplines: | Economics, Mathematics | ||||||||
Mentor: | Kota Saito, Professor, (HSS), saito@caltech.edu | ||||||||
Mentor URL: | https://saito.caltech.edu/ (opens in new window) | ||||||||
Background: |
I am using mathematics and computer science to analyze consumers' choice. For information about the content of RA work, please visit my webpage https://saito.caltech.edu/student-resourcesrasurf- I explained my project in the following video: Please watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puW-nlEr-Hw |
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Description: |
I am looking for students who can satisfy the following requirements: Must: 1. Comfortable for using Python; 2. An undergraduate training on Linear Algebra and Real Analysis; 3. An undergraduate training on Probability and Statistics and discrete mathematics; If you have an experience of problem solving such as International Mathematics Olympics or Putnam Mathematical Competition, you are likely to fit with the projects very well. The tasks that I will ask are as follows: 1: Weekly discussion with me and my coauthors 2: Programming 3: Mathematical Analysis |
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References: |
I wrote one paper with one undergraduate student, Alec Sandroni, who was my RA through SURF. We solved an important open question in decision theory. Alec and I presented at major international conferences in economics and computer science. Here is the link to the paper https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.03913 This is a good example showing types of projects that I am working on. |
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Student Requirements: |
It is a great opportunity for students who is (a) interested in how math and computer science can be used to analyze human behavior (especially, consumers' choice); or (b) considering going to graduate schools since I would be able to write a recommendation letter based on the tasks that the students will perform. |
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Programs: |
This AO can be done under the following programs:
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