A team from Computer Systems Group comprising Anush Anand, B.Tech Honors; Pranav Agrawal, B.Tech Honors; and Dr. Tejas Bodas won the dynamic pricing competition 2024. The team leveraged their expertise in Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Optimization to optimize pricing strategies for a duopoly, with Gaussian Processes likely playing a key role in their success in the 2024 competition. Pranav and Anush did their honors and independent study last semester in this competition with Dr. Tejas Bodas. They used Gaussian Processes instead of regular neural networks.
Details of the competition: https://dynamic-pricing-competition.com/
Winners of the competition: https://dynamic-pricing-competition.com/winners/
January 2025