The Federmann Center for the Study of Rationality at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem cordially invites you to a special workshop, “Games, Rationality, and Society” held in honor of Prof. Yisrael Aumann, celebrating 20 years since his Nobel Prize.

This special gathering will highlight the remarkable academic legacy of Prof. Aumann through his academic descendants-his students and their students- and their contributions to the study of game theory, rationality, and society.

We would be happy to see you all at this special event. Participation is free but registration is required.

Click here to register.

 

Date:

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Location:

IIAS Lecture Hall 130, Feldman Building, Edmond J. Safra Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Program:

12:00-13:15 Registration and Light Lunch

13:15-13:30 Opening Remarks, Katrina Ligett

First Session

13:30-14:00 Yonatan Aumann, On the Rationality of Rational Behavior

14:00-14:30 Shiri Alon Eron, Competitive Equilibrium as a Bargaining Solution: an Axiomatic Approach

14:30-15:00 Boaz Zik, Informative Certification and Inefficiency in Trade

15:00-15:30 Coffee Break

Second Session

15:30-16:00 Yevgeny Tsodikovich, Authority Measure for Opinion Dynamics

16:00-16:30 Inbal Talgam-Cohen, Algorithmic Contract Design: Recent Progress

16:30-17:00 Ella Segev, Pricing Hybrid Human-AI Service

17:00-17:30 Itai Arieli, Strategic Centrality and the Emergence of Core-Periphery Networks

17:30-18:00 Reflections from Yisrael Aumann