Vikram Kher
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Undergraduate, Senior |
About me
I am an undergraduate at USC's Viterbi School of Engineering double majoring in Computer Science (BS) and Applied Math (BA). I love Algorithm Design, Game Theory, and Russian Literature. During the Fall of 2022, I will be applying to PhD programs for theoretical computer science. Please check out my CV for a full list of my previous research experiences and related links.
Research Summary
In the Summer 2022, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Dr. Ariel Schvartzman at the 2022 DIMACS REU on
investigating fine-grained buy-many mechanisms in Auction Theory.
Additionally, since the Spring of 2021, I have been working with Professor David Kempe on proving distortion bounds in the field of Metric Voting and investigating committee elections.
Finally, during the Summer and Fall of 2020, I had the great opportunity to work as an undergraduate researcher at Hughes Professor Assad Oberai's Computation and Data Driven Discovery Group (CD3). I co-authored a paper, entitled “Machine Learning Based Predictors for COVID-19 Disease Severity”,
based on this work, which was published in the Journal of Scientific Reports. The paper can be found here.
My research interests include:
Algorithm Design
Mechanism Design and Auction Theory
Computational Social Choice
Selected Awards
Semi-finalist for USC's 2022 Valedictorian/Salutatorian(s)
Viterbi Dean's List (2018-2022)
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi's 2021 Summer Research Scholarship ($1,000)
Best Presentation at Viterbi Summer 2020 Research Showcase (Voted by Faculty)
USC Academic Achievement Award (2020)