Registration Now Open for Social Choice: Theory and Computation Conference at Wellesley College
The registration form is now open for “Social Choice: Theory and Computation – An Interdisciplinary Conference on Voting, Representation, and…
IMD Fellow Leah Valentiner Publishes Paper on the Topology of Simple Games
IMD fellow Leah Valentiner has released a paper using combinatorial topology to study simple games. The paper can be found…
Colloquium on the Reinforcement Paradox at Wellesley College
On April 3, the Wellesley College Math Department will host IMD affiliate Dr. David McCune for his colloquium talk entitled…
“Counted Out” Screening at Wellesley College
On Thursday, March 13th, IMD and the Wellesley College Math Department will co-host a screening of the documentary Counted Out.…
2025 IMD Summer High School Research Program
Every year, IMD runs an online five-week summer research program for advanced high school students, who work in groups on…
IMD Researchers Begin a Study of Ranked Choice Methods
In December 2024, a team of IMD-affiliated faculty and students started a large empirical study of ranked choice voting methods.…
Presentation Videos and Slides from “Redesigning our Democracy” by IMD Fellows
Exactly one month after the 2024 Election, IMD fellows engaged the Wellesley community in an impactful discussion around the mechanisms…
Redesigning our Democracy – an IMD Event at Wellesley College
On December 5, we are excited to present “Redesigning our Democracy: A Quantitative Approach,” an series of short talks delivered…
IMD Affiliates at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings Special Session
In January 2025, three of IMD's affiliates, Dr. David McCune, Dr. Jennifer Wilson, and Dr. Michael Jones will co-organize a…
Introducing the 2024-2025 IMD Fellows
We are excited to welcome Wellesley College students Arial Brookhart ‘27, Winnie Zhou ‘27, Presha Goel ‘27, Cianna Salvatora ‘25,…
Colloquium on Sortition and Democracy at Wellesley College
On October 17, the Wellesley College Math Department will host IMD affiliate Dr. Bailey Flanigan for her colloquium talk entitled…
IMD Intern Ilinca Drondoe’s Paper on Power Distribution in the UN Security Council
IMD intern Ilinca Drondoe has released a paper studying the extent of power imbalances in the United Nations Security Council…
