Afshin Nikzad
Login to view DISC.Afshin Nikzad is the Co-founder and CTO of Across AI, a company developing AI agents for enterprise workflows. He is also an Associate Professor of Economics at USC (currently on leave), holding dual PhDs from Stanford University in Economics and Operations Research. His expertise lies at the intersection of AI, algorithms, and market design.
His academic research focuses on market and mechanism design, matching markets, and algorithm design, with numerous publications in prestigious economic journals. He has applied this expertise to real-world problems, including school choice mechanisms for the San Francisco Unified School District and analyzing global kidney exchange programs.
Afshin is a competitive programming gold medalist, showcasing his deep-rooted expertise in advanced algorithms.
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