Explores research frontiers in game theory, emphasizing applications in social science, biology, and engineering. Each interdisciplinary team develops a topic, and presents it to the class in oral and written reports and demonstrations. Students must have shown a strong performance in course 166A or equivalent. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Economics 272, Computer Science 272, or Biology: Ecology and Evolutionary 274.

Prerequisite(s): course 166A or Computer Science 166A; satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors.

Also offered as CMPS 166B; taught in conjunction with Econ 272, CMPS 272, and BIOE 274.