Arjun Maneesh Agarwal

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ABOUT ME

I am Arjun Maneesh Agarwal, currently pursuing a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science at Chennai Mathematical Institute, expected graduation: 2027.

Research Interests: Decision Theory, Game Theory, Social Choice Theory, Haskell

"It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection." — Bhagavad Gita 3:35

Academic Yapping(aka semminars/talks)

CMI Student Seminar, Oct 11, 2024 + STEMS 2025, Feb 9, 2025
Rational Roots of Irrational Markets: An introduction to game theory through financial bubbles
[Slides]

Upcoming: April 4, 2025
Playing Politics: Why democracy is just a game
Explores game theory in democratic systems, fairness, and power indices. Topics include Arrow's theorem, Gibbard-Satterthwaite, Banzhaf and Shapley-Shubik indices, gerrymandering, and more.

TEACHING

Coming soon — I'll be a TA next semester!

Student Resource: Haskell DP Done Right

CONNECT

FOR FUN

I love organizing things and see other people have fun — here are a few things I helped do:

Tesselate 2025 Integration Bee
CMI's annual fest has an integration bee. I comanaged 2025 edition with Piyush Kumar Jha. We made the website, questions, slides and the format in a single week.>
Integration Bee Website