Michael Wellman

He was born March 27, 1961. He received a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1988 for his work in qualitative probabilistic reasoning and decision-theoretic planning. ==Career==

In the areas of qualitative probabilistic reasoning and decision-theoretic planning, In 2016, he became the college's Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. He was elected an Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Fellow in 2001 for his work in decision theory, qualitative probabilistic and utilitarian reasoning, planning, multiagent systems, computational economics, e-commerce, and his role as editor of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. He was also elected as a fellow of Association for Computing Machinery In 2016, he was named the Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering His term ended in June 2024. == Research ==

His research has focused on computational market mechanisms and game-theoretic reasoning methods, with applications in electronic commerce, finance, and cyber-security. He contributed to the development of the Trading Agent Competition (TAC). Wellman has investigated the risks posed by autonomous trading agents, exploring vulnerabilities and potential instabilities in algorithmic trading. His recent work models how AI trading systems can impact financial stability, particularly examining manipulative behaviors like spoofing and the broader implications of AI in financial markets. ==See also==