How maths can be used to decide more fairly just who gets what
Our research is covered by UNSW. The research is based on work with my students Barton Lee and Zhaohong Sun . https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/news/how-maths-can-be-used-to-decide-more-fairly-just-who-gets-what 6 March 2020 Lachlan Gilbert A team of UNSW computer scientists has developed algorithms that can help people in power make decisions that incorporate diversity. Dr Haris Aziz The benefits of diversity in our society, workplace and population have long been associated with more creativity, increased productivity and improved performance. But how do we reconcile this desire for diversity with the traditional democratic principle of ‘the majority rules’? A researcher and his colleagues at UNSW Engineering’s School of Computer Science are showing just how this can be done. They have been designing algorithms that help governments, policy writers and decision makers to decide just “who gets what” in a fair way that respects principles of dive...