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Thodoris Tsilivis
Curriculum Vitae

I am Thodoris Tsilivis (Θοδωρής Τσιλιβής), a third-year Ph.D. student in Computing and Data Science at Boston University. My research interests lie in algorithmic game theory, mechanism design, and randomized algorithms. My Ph.D. is advised by Professor Kira Goldner.

I received my joint BSc & MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens. For my thesis, "Learning Augmented Combinatorial Auctions", I had the privilege of being advised by Professor Dimitris Fotakis (NTUA) and Professor Vasilis Gkatzelis (Drexel University).

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Program Ph.D. Computing & Data Science
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University Boston University
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Email tsilivis [at] bu [dot] edu
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Office CDS 1321

Publications & Ongoing Work

Under Review

Mechanism Design with Predictions

with Kira Goldner and Divyarthi Mohan

Procurement Auctions with Budgets

with Alon Eden, Kira Goldner, and Eldar Kerner

Published & Completed

Bilateral Trade with Interdependent Values: Information vs. Approximation

with Shahar Dobzinski, Alon Eden, Kira Goldner, and Ariel Shaulker

EC 2025 arXiv

Learning Augmented Combinatorial Auctions

with Dimitris Fotakis and Vasilis Gkatzelis

NTUA Thesis · 2022 PDF

Teaching Experience

Spring 2026
Teaching Assistant · Boston University
Fall 2021, Fall 2022
Algorithms and Complexity
Teaching Assistant · National Technical University of Athens
Spring 2022
Discrete Mathematics
Teaching Assistant · National Technical University of Athens
Fall 2022
Computer Programming
Teaching Assistant · National Technical University of Athens

Selected Talks

2026
Bilateral Trade with Interdependent Values
Northeastern Theory Seminar · Feb 25, 2026
Bilateral Trade with Interdependent Values
Harvard EconCS Seminar · Feb 20, 2026
2025
Bilateral Trade with Interdependent Values
Qualifying Exam Presentation
2024
Secretary Problem and Prophet Inequalities — Quick Introduction
DS 592: Randomized Algorithms
2022
Learning Augmented Combinatorial Auctions
NTUA Thesis Presentation
2021
Improved Truthful Mechanisms for Subadditive Combinatorial Auctions
Drexel Theory Group

Notes

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Prophet Inequalities and Secretary Problem
DS 592: Randomized Algorithms · 2024
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About

I have spent most of my life in Athens and have enjoyed most of my summers in Kalamata. I enjoy traveling, puzzles (jigsaw and mathematical ones), walking, exercising, football, and a bunch of other cool stuff. I have two wonderful cats in Greece, Mavroula (Μαυρούλα) and Hadiaris (Χαδιάρης). 🐈‍⬛