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X-WR-CALNAME:Ezra Systems Seminar: Anastasia Bizyaeva (Cornell MAE)
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DESCRIPTION:Nonlinear dynamics of social decision-making and belief formati
 on\n\nMotivated by the study of complex social behavior\, and by the botto
 m-up design of collaborative social autonomy\, in the presented work we pr
 esent and analyze a nonlinear model of social belief dynamics. In our mode
 ling framework\, belief updates of individuals are informed by the complex
  interplay of external factors\, i.e. social network effects\, and interna
 l factors\, i.e. internal biases\, networked relationships between an indi
 vidual's belief representations\, and nonlinear processing of social infor
 mation. Our analysis sheds light on mechanistic principles that allow grou
 ps overcome deadlocks to form strong beliefs when it is urgent to do so\, 
 on how the structure of social relationships and of the underlying belief 
 system shapes social decisions in the group\, and on the effects of indivi
 dual predispositions and local information on shaping a global decision. T
 his work provides novel insights into the dynamics of complex social syste
 ms in nature and society and motivates a new approach for the design of di
 stributed behavior in engineered networks of social agents.\n \n\nBio: Ana
 stasia Bizyaeva joined the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engin
 eering faculty as an assistant professor in July 2024. Prior to this\, she
  was a postdoctoral scholar at the AI Institute in Dynamic Systems at the 
 University of Washington. She received her Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospa
 ce engineering from Princeton University in September 2022 and her B.A. in
  physics with a minor in mechanical engineering from the University of Cal
 ifornia\, Berkeley in 2016.
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SUMMARY:Ezra Systems Seminar: Anastasia Bizyaeva (Cornell MAE)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.cornell.edu/event/ezra-systems-seminar-anastas
 ia-bizyaeva-cornell-mae
CATEGORIES:Seminar
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