SIS Seminars

"The Study of Information Markets"

Speaker:

Giorgos CHELIOTIS
Former IBM Labs Researcher and
McKinsey & Company Consultant

Date:

24 January 2005 (Tuesday)

Time:

3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Venue:

Meeting Room 4.4, Level 4
School of Information Systems

Abstract

For over 20 years, several researchers have ventured out of the boundaries of their traditional disciplines to study the interaction of finance, economics and information technology. In this talk, we will not attempt to cover the entire spectrum of these interdisciplinary efforts. We will however discuss the field of Information Markets at large, identify the main schools of thought or currents within this field, and chart a map of past and current activities. We will naturally also attempt to make an educated guess at what the most promising future directions might be.

To attain an appreciation of both the breadth and depth of analytical, simulation and experimental work required for the study of Information Markets, we will examine more closely three specific topics. These relate to the innovative application of economics and finance techniques to: (a) Networking (b) Grid computing (c) Digital media.

About the Speaker

Giorgos CHELIOTIS was with IBM Research for almost 6 years and became known for his contributions to the study of Bandwidth Trading and for having been one of the first researchers to define and promote the field of Grid Economics. Giorgos has a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the National Technical University of Athens. He is the author of several peer-reviewed papers, journal articles and book chapters. Giorgos is also co-inventor on 3 IBM patents.

For the last 3 years Giorgos has been working as a management consultant, first with McKinsey & Company and later independently, while at the same time developing his passion for digital media, especially computer music.

In his spare time, when not out with friends, you will most likely find him making music in his home studio, while he also very much enjoys a ride on his motorbike. Giorgos is of Greek and Dutch origin, was born in London, UK, grew up in Athens, Greece and is currently living in Zurich, Switzerland. He can be reached at gcheliotis@gmx.net .

We look forward to welcome you at this Research Talk.