Leslie R. Fine

I am a scientist in the Information Dynamics Lab at HP Labs in Palo Alto, California. I am an applied game theorist and mechanism designer, with a strong emphasis on the methods of experimental economics.

In my previous life, I was a graduate student in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences at Caltech, where I received my Ph.D. in Social Science working under Dr. John O. Ledyard.  If you're having trouble sleeping you can read my dissertation.

When not at work, I spend as much time as possible with my husband, Ed.  He is an applied mathematician at Financial Engines.  We garden, hike, SCUBA dive, travel, and are starting to collect an obscene amount of Napa Valley wine.

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On April 4th and 5th, 2002, we conducted a conference on Information Dynamics in the Networked Society, held at the Quadrus Conference Center in Palo Alto. 

	Recent Papers and Publications
	» "Forecasting Uncertain Events with Small Groups." Kay-Yut Chen, Leslie R. Fine and Bernardo A. Huberman. » "Cooperative and Market-Based Solutions to Pollution Abatement Problems." Leslie R. Fine. Doctoral Dissertation, Caltech, 2001. » "Inducing Liquidity In Thin Financial Markets Through Combined-Value Trading Mechanisms." Peter Bossaerts, Leslie R. Fine, and John O. Ledyard.

Recent Presentations

» "For the Want of a Mechanism Designer, the Market was Lost: Market Stories -- PCS Spectrum, Air Conditioning, Power, and Coffee." Presented to the Software Technology Lab at HP Labs, July 10th 2001. (PowerPoint presentation) » "Combined-Value Markets." Presented May 10, 2001. (PowerPoint presentation) » "Auction Theory is Your Friend. Or, How to Make Sure your Good Intentions Lead to Good Results." Presented April 2001 to Cup of Excellence. (PowerPoint presentation)